ED4491:03
Futures and Education
Townsville, Cairns
HECS Band 1
20 hours lectures, 20 hours tutorials. Semester 2.
Available to final year graduate BEd students in primary and early childhood programs who have completed either ED4190 or ED4091.
Staff: Dr B Bamford, Dr S Rocco (Townsville campus); Dr R Hickey (Cairns campus).
The subject focuses on current and future developments in the educational context and their significance for the beginning teacher. The subject examines a range of expectations, situations and experiences a neophyte teacher may encounter.
Learning Objectives:
- critically assess the implications for the role of the teacher of current and emerging educational issues, trends and policies;
- understand and be able to work in ethical ways which respond to the changing role of schools in society;
- work effectively with the profession and the community;
- develop and reflect on an incipient teacher identity.
Assessment by: ECE strand – professional portfolio (60%); project report (40%). Primary strand – portfolio (100%).