LITERACY AND NUMERACY FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS
EDU4LNP
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject, students explore the links between their own knowledge, experience and skills of numeracy and literacy and those required of a teaching professional. Under the guidance of a VET in VCE or VCAL mentor in a Victorian school or alternative educational setting, students spend five days (or equivalent) with their site-based mentor. Following a period of fieldwork students submit a folio which includes a strategic plan for their own personal learning and professional development, and relevant teaching materials and resources. Students also participate in self-paced, on-line activities.
Faculty: Faculty of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Damon Cartledge
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Head first, | Recommended | Buzan, T. (2000) | THORSONS |
| Readings | Keeping a professional journal, | Recommended | Holly, M.L. (1997) | 2ND EDN, DEAKIN UNIVERSITY |
| Readings | Portfolios, performance and authenticity, | Recommended | Hay, T. & Moss, J. (eds) (2005) | PEARSON |
| Readings | Professional learning in effective schools: the seven principles of highly effective professional learning | Recommended | N/A | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING, MELBOURNE, 2005 |
| Readings | Towards a comprehensive theory of human learning. Lifelong learning and the learning society. Volume 1, | Recommended | Jarvis, P. (2006) | ROUTLEDGE |
Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Damon Cartledge
Class requirements
Placement - Off Site
One 5.0 days placement - off site per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.0 days scheduled online class other recurrence on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
WorkShop
One 7.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| Folio related to fieldwork experience (2000-words equivalent) | 40 | |
| Online activities: numeracy (10%); literacy (10%); e-learning audit (10%) | 30 | |
| Professional learning & personal development plan (1000-words equivalent) | 30 |