Teacher Leadership - EDSTYS7401
Stream Summary
Faculty: ARTSC - Faculty of Arts&Social Science
School: School of Education
Contact: education@unsw.edu.au
Program: 7401 - Education
Award(s):
Graduate Certificate in Education (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
This stream is available to domestic students only.
A specialist professional development program designed to address increasing demands to explore, critique and contribute to the study of teacher leadership, mentoring and teacher professional learning through a range of courses covering teacher leadership, teacher learning, professional standards, teacher development, assessment and supervision, performance appraisal and evaluation, and professional practice.
A specialist professional development program designed to address increasing demands to explore, critique and contribute to the study of teacher leadership, mentoring and teacher professional learning through a range of courses covering teacher leadership, teacher learning, professional standards, teacher development, assessment and supervision, performance appraisal and evaluation, and professional practice.
Stream Learning Outcomes
At the end of the stream, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the field of education as it relates to their specialist area of study, and the ability to synthesize and apply disciplinary principles and practices to new or complex environments
- Demonstrate advanced critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Communicate effectively to a range of audiences, and be capable of independent and collaborative enquiry and team-based leadership
- Demonstrate an understanding of international perspectives relevant to the educational field
Stream Structure
The program consists of four courses (24 units of credit) from the following list of prescribed courses in teacher leadership, mentoring and professional learning:
- EDST5127 Coaching and Mentoring (6 UOC)
- EDST5142 Leading Educational Change (6 UOC)
- EDST5145 Mentoring Practicum (6 UOC)
- EDST5146 Teacher Eval and Improvement (6 UOC)
- EDST5308 Teacher Learning (6 UOC)
- EDST5313 Learning: Research and Prac (6 UOC)
- EDST5462 Teacher Leadership (6 UOC)
In certain circumstances students may be permitted to take another EDST course instead of one of the above courses - please see Program Convenor for details.
