EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
EDU5EDL
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject is about recognising that teachers must be leaders and learners within their school community. An emphasis is on exploring frameworks to teaching and learning with an emphasis on building a culture of leadership and excellence in schools. The focus is on improving knowledge and understanding by relating theory and best practice to participants own contexts and situations, thus enabling development of the skills and competencies necessary to refine and improve practice.
School: School of Education
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Noel Meyers
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
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 | . | Recommended | . | . |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Apply strategies that can be used to evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning
- Activities:
- Schools as learning organisations
02. Identify effective sources of professional learning for teachers
- Activities:
- International educational leadership policy and practice
03. Analyse models for continued professional learning and the implications for improved student learning
- Activities:
- Leadership in pedagogy
04. Understand the role of parents, external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers# professional knowledge and practice
- Activities:
- Building strategic organisational partnerships
05. Effectively lead change, and respond to a diverse range of perspectives and abilities
- Activities:
- Managing organisational change Data informing strategic choices in complex educational contexts
Online, 2017, Week 35-47, Online
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Noel Meyers
Class requirements
Scheduled Online Class
One 2.0 hours scheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day and delivered via online.
"Plus directed online learning activities"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case study: Leadership and learning (3000 words) | 50 | 01, 02, 03 | |
| Model of teaching leadership and learning (3000 words) | 50 | 03, 04, 05 |