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EDU4100 Evidence for Teacher Impact

Semester 1, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Education
Grading basis : Graded
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Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: ECL2200 or ESP2200 or EPP3200
Enrolment is not permitted in EDU4100 if EDE4103 or ECP4100 or EDP4130 or EDS4401 has been previously completed

Overview

Data driven instruction is the core business of teachers’ work, enabling teachers with a process of practice that targets instruction to meet the needs of all students. Consisting of a cyclical set of stages, teachers collect, collate and analyse student data to inform planning. Throughout the cycle, teachers participate in critical reflection to consider their teaching practice and the impact of their teaching on student learning. In doing so, teachers have a mechanism by which their teaching can undergo continuous improvement for the benefit of all students.

The coursework focuses upon the implementation of a data driven instruction cycle through the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA). The course requires pre-service teachers to gather evidence of the teacher they are becoming and evaluate the impact this has upon their learners as well as justifying their repertoire of teaching practices.

This course contains a 25-day placement and is the final Professional Experience Placement within the following contexts:

BEED program, the placement is in a school setting (in the nominated primary curriculum specialisation area) from Prep to Year 3 with preservice teachers observing at least one lesson in Yr 4 - Yr 6) for exposure to upper primary.

BPED program, the placement is in a school setting (in the nominated primary curriculum specialisation area) from Prep to Year 6.

BSED program, the placement is in a school setting from Year 7 to Year 12 which is guided by, but not limited to, the preservice teachers nominated teaching areas.

Students need to pass the competency Assessment in this Course and reach a total passing Mark of 50% to be awarded a passing Grade in this course. Failure of the Professional Experience component will result in a fail grade for the course, regardless of the graded mark. Full details of the Professional Experience particulars can be found on the Professional Experience website and in the Professional Experience Book.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course preservice teachers should be able to:

  1. use a variety of student data and evidence to establish students’ readiness for learning and plan teaching and learning sequences connected to official curriculum documentation and the explicit teaching of literacy and numeracy (APST 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4*, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7*, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3*);
  2. employ a range of suitably challenging and engaging teaching and learning strategies for inclusive and differentiated instruction using ongoing data collection and analysis (APST 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4*, 1.5, 1.6*, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4*, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 7.1);
  3. use assessment tools and moderation processes to assess student learning, make standards based judgements and provide feedback to students (APST 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4*, 1.5, 1.6*, 2.1, 2.3, 3.2, 3.6, 4.1, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2);
  4. reflect on practice, drawing on relevant theory, at all stages of data driven instruction cycle to improve future teaching and learning (APST 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.3, 3.6, 3.7*, 5.4, 5.5, 6.2*, 6.3, 6.4, 7.3*);
  5. appraise and discuss the impact of teaching and learning on student outcomes drawing on relevant theory, enacted practice and evidence collected (APST 1.1, 1.2, 3.6, 4.4, 5.4, 6.1*, 6.2*, 6.4, 7.4).

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Collecting, collating and analysing student data 20.00
2. Planning from student data 20.00
3. Developing assessment tasks and marking criteria 20.00
4. Critical reflection on student learning and teacher practice 20.00
5. Appraising impact on student learning 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Practical Placement Performance No 1,2,3,4,5
Assignments Written Case Study No 100 1,2,3,4,5
Date printed 9 February 2024