Leading and Developing Educators G (11971.1)

Successful leadership builds individual capacity and team cohesiveness. Quality leadership is crucial to success in educational contexts, and this subject clarifies the ways in which effective leadership values the contribution that all teachers make. It investigates ways to develop teachers' professional capacity, knowledge, teamwork and initiative among colleagues, professional staff and school leaders. The subject also appraises different skills and strategies to build and sustain teacher development and the establishment of specific programs in educational settings. Students examine ways in which the effective leadership of teachers can result in improved student engagement and outcomes, and school community empowerment.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify ways to respond to and lead initiatives which address the needs of school staff;
2. Communicate the significance of teacher leadership and school leadership development and enhancement;
3. Evaluate the connection between effective leadership of school staff and improved outcomes for students and school communities; and
4. Apply knowledge of teacher leadership to particular school contexts and challenges.

Graduate attributes

2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

Student must be enrolled in one of the following courses to enrol in this unit:
EDC101 Graduate Certificate in STEM Education
EDC102 Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership
EDC103 Graduate Certificate in Education
EDM102 Master of Education

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.