Description Practising Pedagogical Leadership is a capstone subject for students in the Master of Teaching (Birth – 5 Years) and is undertaken in the same semester as Professional Experience 3-5 Years. In this subject students apply the principles, practices and outcomes of Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia and understandings of curriculum and pedagogy from other Master of Teaching subjects to design and implement interest-based projects and integrated curriculum. The focus is on curriculum that connects to children’s social worlds and facilitates children’s in-depth investigations, creativity and critical thinking. Students will also develop their research skills by engaging in research into their own teaching practices.
School Education
Discipline Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 1 10cp
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Equivalent Subjects TEAC 7042 - Engaging Children in Curriculum
Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1691 Master of Teaching (Birth-5 Years/Birth-12 Years), 1670 Bachelor of Education (Birth - 5 Years) or 1783 Master of Teaching (Birth-5 Years/Birth-12 Years).
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
Demonstrate pedagogical leadership in planning meaningful curriculum for children using the principles, practices and learning outcomes of Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, understanding of curriculum content and a range of pedagogies
Observe, document, assess and plan for children’s learning in the areas of mathematics, science and technology, literacy, creative arts, education for sustainability, and human society
Design integrated interest-based experiences and projects that build on children’s family experiences, strengths and interests and facilitate the development of deep knowledge
Provide a range of media, technologies, tools and everyday resources for children to investigate ideas, explore mathematical and scientific concepts and processes, and to represent their thinking
Work in partnerships with families to support children's learning
Reflect critically on issues relating to their own teaching and learning philosophy, ethical practice and pedagogical leadership
Engage in action research in relation to own teaching practice.
Early Years Learning Framework principles, practices and learning outcomes and the role of the educator as a pedagogical leader
Observing, assessing and documenting children's learning and sharing with families
Planning integrated sequences of learning, integrated units and projects
Resources for learning - literacy resources, investigative resources, creative arts resources
Partnerships with families and communities to provide authentic contextually responsive experiences that extend learning
Action research and practitioner research principles and practices
Legislative pre-requisites
1. Students are required to complete the Working with Children Check (WWCC) process leading to the issuance of a clearance number under the category of volunteer. Students will need to:
i. Access the Commission for Children and Young People website and complete an online application form to generate an application number.
ii. Present an application number and identification to a Service NSW office who will issue a Working with Children Check number via mail or email.
iii. Submit the letter with a valid Working With Children Check number via WesternNow Student Portal. The document is recorded as a Special Requirement on your academic record. WesternNow Student Portal link
2. Students must complete the two components of the NSW Department of Education’s Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT).
a) Students will need to:
i. Access the NSW Department of Education’s MyPL website https://mypl.education.nsw.gov.au/
ii. Complete the online Child Protection Awareness Training: Induction
iii. Save certificate of completion
iv. Submit certificate via WesternNow Student Portal
b) Students will need to:
i. Access the NSW Department of Education’s MyPL website https://mypl.education.nsw.gov.au/
ii. Complete the Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT): Annual Update for the calendar year
iii. Save certificate of completion
iv. Submit certificate via WesternNow Student Portal
Both certificates will be recorded on your student record as Special Requirements with the end date for the Annual CPAT recorded. The CPAT: Annual Update will need to be renewed and submitted on an annual basis.
Students who have not completed both components of the Child Protection Awareness Training will need to withdraw from the subject.
3. Students must complete the ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training and submit their certificate to Submit certificate via WesternNow Student Portal.
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
Item
Length
Percent
Threshold
Individual/Group Task
Professional Task
2000 words
50
N
Individual
Professional Task
2000 words
50
N
Individual
Prescribed Texts
Arthur, L., Beecher, B., Death, E., Dockett, S., & Farmer, S. (2017). Programming and planning in early childhood settings (7th ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
Australian Government Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations. (2009). Belonging, being & becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia. Canberra, Australia: DEEWR
