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Clayton,
Gippsland and Peninsula campuses
Course code: 1582
Contact: Dr Ian Mitchell (Clayton - please telephone 9905 2819 or
9905 2784 for initial inquiries), Associate Professor Tony Taylor
(Gippsland - please telephone (03) 51 22 6969 or
(03) 9902 6969 for initial inquiries) or Ms Margrette Fairbanks
(Peninsula - please telephone 9904 4291 for initial inquiries)
The
course extends the work undertaken during the (preservice) graduate diploma
through to the stage where the teacher can realistically be expected to have
established a degree of authority in her/his professional practice. In short,
it traces the journey from competence to mastery.
The Master of Teaching also formalises the extensive professional development
and research work that members of the faculty have been carrying out with
practising teachers over many years. This work in developing teacher knowledge
has received world-wide recognition but has not been acknowledged in any formal
award recognition. This award will enhance this focus on teaching and learning
within the faculty.
Upon successful completion of this course students should have:
The course also aims to:
The
course will be available to four-year-trained teachers.
Students taking the course will normally be in full-time or substantial
part-time employment in schools. Other situations will be approved if the
student has access to sufficient teaching to provide the basis for the core
subject, project and practicum. International students will be able to enrol in
the course where the faculty is able to provide appropriate supervision. For
admission to stage 2 of the course, students must have completed a minimum
of one year's approved teaching.
Applicants contemplating admission to this course may seek formal credit or recognition of prior learning. Applicants should apply for credit prior to enrolment but currently enrolled students may also apply. The Faculty of Education considers each application on its merits within the context of the faculty guidelines on credit transfer which are contained in a booklet Learning from experience available from the Professional Development Institute, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Gippsland campus, Churchill 3842 ($7 postage and packing).
The
course is structured in two stages. At the end of the first stage, the
student/teacher should have consolidated her/his understanding of the
teaching/learning process. At this point students may either take out the
Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning or continue in the program, in
which case their academic record will reflect that they have satisfied the
requirements for Master of Teaching, Preliminary.
The second stage requires the student/teacher to subject her/his practice to
systematic analysis and reflection over an extended period. In the process,
she/he will acquire techniques of action-research which can be utilised
throughout her/his career.
As
the course is specifically directed towards the developmental needs of
qualified teachers with a significant amount of professional experience, the
varied backgrounds and differing career aspirations of such teachers require a
program which balances individual interests and initiatives with a common focus
on continuing development in professional practice. The course therefore
contains a core subject which maintains this focus, and a program of elective
subjects which may be put together in many different ways.
All students will undertake the core subject EDN8038 (Improving professional
practice) which is a twelve-point, year-long subject which helps students
review and reflect on their teaching practice. This subject will also provide
the framework and foundation for the second-year requirements carried out in
the teaching context. Students will also take one of a list of approved
teaching and learning subjects currently available in the faculty's masters
program.
Students choose elective subjects equivalent to a further thirty-six to forty
points, which must form a coherent program of study, to be approved by the
course leader. Normally, at least twenty-four points must be taken from MEd
subjects. The remaining twelve to sixteen points may be taken as one MEd
subject or two BEdSt subjects or, with approval from the course leader, as
appropriate third or fourth-year subjects.
Students should have access to subjects offered on any campus of the faculty,
and in distance mode as well as face-to-face. The entire pool of
fifth-year-level subjects available within the faculty gives students an
unprecedented opportunity to build programs suited to their individual needs.
The course leader may, however, identify a subset of subjects that are most
appropriate for a particular student. An opportunity also exists for students
to readjust their academic qualifications by taking up to twelve to sixteen
points from another faculty to upgrade or readjust qualifications to meet
employment needs. (See the examples of possible programs below.)
A number of EdD subjects will be available to approved masters level students.
A list of these subjects can be obtained from the inquiry office, Clayton campus.
Total: 48 points
Total: 48 points
1 Students
will be required to provide evidence and demonstrate mastery of teaching. The
subject EDN8038 will have introduced ways of doing this, eg developing
portfolio items of curriculum development items, students' work and other
records of teaching. Students will also need to demonstrate mastery of the
teacher competencies recently developed. These demands will be part of the
advanced practicum which will be completed in association with a university and
school supervisor over a minimum of two years. To this end they will complete a
(twenty-four points) advanced practicum requiring a minimum of two years (or
equivalent part-time) supervised teaching.
2 Teachers will be expected to reflect carefully and critically on
their experience and develop ways of communicating their knowledge and
understanding. To this end they will undertake the twenty-four points project
currently offered to MEd and MEd(Pol&Mgt) students. The project undertaken
will relate to their professional practice.
3 Graduates from the MTeach course will be expected to have
accumulated a substantial body of experience. To this end they will also be
required to have completed a minimum of three years equivalent full-time
teaching consisting of one year's approved experience prior to undertaking
stage two and the two years required for the advanced practicum.
Thus, the assessed component of the second stage would consist of:
Total: 48 points
The
course will involve two equivalent full-time years of study over a number of
calendar years, depending on the balance of full-time and part-time study
undertaken.
The course will be offered through a combination of on-campus and distance mode
from each campus. Where practicable, students may select subjects from more
than one campus. The expected number of hours per week for a full-time student
is forty-eight.
Details
of all subjects, including reading lists, follow the course information in this
handbook. Not all subjects are offered each year and students should consult
the timetable or the course adviser.
Further information regarding this course may be obtained from one of the
faculty's campuses: the inquiry office, Clayton campus (telephone
9905 2819 or 9905 2784); the senior administrator, Gippsland campus
(telephone (03) 51 22 6969 or (03) 9902 6969); the
senior administrative officer, Peninsula campus (telephone 9904 4291) or
visit our web site at http://www.education.monash.edu.au/
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