EDCURRIC 722 : Teacher Leadership for Learning Equity
Education and Social Work
2022 Semester One (1223) (30 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
- Participants choose one area of curriculum and pedagogical expertise as their focus for the course. Early childhood teachers use Te Whariki as their curriculum guide.
- Participants will need to be working in a centre, school or community setting during the course to apply new learnings.
- Engagement and learning of all children and youth is the priority for impact in the focal area of choice.
- All means all. Inclusive thinking and approaches are integral to all aspects of the course.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 2: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 3: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 4: | Communication and Engagement |
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of collaborative leadership and its effect on student engagement and learning outcomes in a local setting relative to a specific area of curriculum and pedagogy. (Capability 1, 2 and 3)
- Engage networks (i.e., colleagues, parents, whãnau and other community members) in generative, problem-solving conversations to effect and sustain positive outcomes for students’ learning. (Capability 3 and 4)
- Collaborate with colleagues in ways that build teaching capacity. (Capability 1 and 4)
- Identify and use factors associated with organizational structures (e.g., schools, early childhood centres) and cultures to facilitate innovation, system transformation, and the momentum and depth of student progress. (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment #1 | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment #2 Part 1 | 30% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment #2 Part 2 | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| Assignment #4 | 10% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
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To pass this course you need to submit all assessments and achieve at least 50% for the course overall
Workload Expectations
This course is a 30-point course delivered in an online format. Students are expected to spend 20 hours per week involved in each 30-point course in which they are enrolled.
For this course, you can expect 10 hours per week of reading, thinking and reflecting on the content relative to your experience and work context and 10 hours of work on assignments and engagement in online Canvas discussions.
To pace engagement across the semester, modules are released each week. Students will have the option of participating in one-hour, weekly Zoom discussions on a day/time agreed upon by participants. The Zoom Chats promote discussion of issues from the previous week and forecast the next week's module.
Delivery Mode
Online
Online
The course will include weekly, live online discussions. Participation in online discussions is optional. Audio recordings will be uploaded to Canvas.
Readings, professional resources and assignments will be available at course commencement.
The course content is organised by critical issues that are introduced each week. Readings, resources, reflections and provocations for online discussions pertinent to the critical issue will be posted in Canvas each week. Thus, the materials are rolled out weekly to build on the prior content. The graduated building of the content facilitates pacing the work across the semester and allows a flexible approach to respond to participants' priorities and projects.
This course runs to the University semester timetable, and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.
Learning Resources
Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).
Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
Other Information
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.