Welcome to the Graduate Diploma in Education Secondary Mid-year 2015 Enrolment and Orientation Information Orientation will be held Tuesday June 23 rd. Semester 2 classes commence Monday 13th July
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015... 2 ORIENTATION... 3 ENROLMENT INFORMATION... 4 COURSE UNIT INFORMATION... 4 Course Structure... 4 Core Units... 4 Curriculum Units... 4 Electives/Curriculum Corequisites... 5 Typical mid-year enrolment... 6 Typical full time enrolment... 6 COURSE INFORMATION... 6 Handbook... 6 Professional Practice Placement... 6 Clearances required for Professional Practice Placements... 6 Communication... 6 Texts... 7 Teachers Language and Numeracy Competency... 7 Timetable... 7 Academic Calendar... 7 STUDENT IT INFORMATION... 8 Location... 8 Appropriate Use of UWA Graduate School of Education Computers... 8 Usernames and Passwords at UWA... 8 GSE Student Lab Accounts... 8 Access to the Internet... 8 IT Support... 8 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE... 9 HELP Loans Schemes (Australian students)... 9 Scholarships... 9 USEFUL CONTACTS... 9 1
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015 Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) DATES 2015 GDE SCHEDULE GOVT SCHOOLTERM M T W T F FEB 2 3 4 5 6 1 9 10 11 12 13 2 16 17 18 19 20 Orientation 3 23 24 25 26 27 Lectures 4 MAR 2 3 4 5 6 Lectures 5 9 10 11 12 13 Lectures 6 16 17 18 19 20 Lectures 7 23 24 25 26 27 Lectures 8 APR 30 31 1 2 3 Lectures (Good Friday) 9 6 7 8 9 10 Vacation School Holidays 13 14 15 16 17 Vacation School Holidays 20 21 22 23 24 * Lectures 1 MAY 27 28 29 30 1 * Lectures 2 4 5 6 7 8 * Lectures 3 11 12 13 14 15 * Lectures 4 18 19 20 21 22 * NO Lectures 5 25 26 27 28 29 Prac 1 6 JUN 1 2 3 4 5 Prac 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 Prac 1 8 15 16 17 18 19 Prac 1 9 22 23 24 25 26 Prac 1 10 JUL 29 30 1 2 3 Vacation 11 6 7 8 9 10 Vacation School Holidays 13 14 15 16 17 Lectures School Holidays 20 21 22 23 24 Lectures 1 27 28 29 30 31 Lectures 2 AUG 3 4 5 6 7 Lectures 3 10 11 12 13 14 Lectures 4 17 18 19 20 21 Prac 2 5 24 25 26 27 28 Prac 2 6 SEP 31 1 2 3 4 Prac 2 7 7 8 9 10 11 Prac 2 8 14 15 16 17 18 Prac 2 9 21 22 23 24 25 Prac 2 10 OCT 28 29 30 1 2 Vacation School Holidays 5 6 7 8 9 Vacation School Holidays 12 13 14 15 16 Lectures 1 19 20 21 22 23 Lectures 2 26 27 28 29 30 Lectures 3 NOV 2 3 4 5 6 Lectures 4 9 10 11 12 13 Lectures 5 16 17 18 19 20 6 23 24 25 26 27 7 2
ORIENTATION Your attendance at Orientation is required. Your attendance at Orientation is required, even if you have previously been enrolled as a student at UWA. Orientation will be held on June 23 rd at 4 pm in room G.09 on the ground floor of the Education building on Nedlands campus (cnr Hampden Rd and Stirling Highway). See the schedule below. Pre-Service Teacher Education (Secondary) Orientation Program 2015 G.09 (Campus map www.uwa.edu.au/campus-map) 4.00 Introduction to Teacher Education at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) and unit selection 4:30 Introduction to the UWA Learning Management System EDFAA Library and Information Services Dr Michelle Striepe (Course Coordinator) Parking: Please note that parking can be difficult to find around the campus. As orientation falls within university holidays, non-permit holders are allowed to park in student (yellow) areas or paid visitor areas. Do not park in staff (red) areas at any time. 3
ENROLMENT INFORMATION Please go to www.unistart.uwa.edu.au/postgrad/welcome to find all the information you will require for your enrolment. Your course code is 31400, as indicated on your offer letter. The photograph taken for your Campus Card will also be provided to schools in which you will be placed for professional practice. In light of this please be careful to consider your presentation when going to arrange your card. COURSE UNIT INFORMATION Course Structure The Graduate Diploma in Education is comprised of core units, curriculum units and electives/corequisites which are highly integrated. As a mid-year entrant you are only able to enrol in the course in a part time capacity because of the sequencing of units. The number of units that you can enrol in will be determined by your curriculum area and requirements for corequisites that might be relevant to that curriculum area (see below). Please note, that the structure of second semester is influenced by the professional practice undertaken by full time students. Consequently, you will have an eight week mid semester break. Please see the academic calendar for full details. Core Units There are five compulsory core units for the Graduate Diploma in Education (course code 31400). Unit code Unit title Teaching period EDUC5485 Development, Teaching and Learning: Theory and Practice Sem 1 EDUC5429 Aboriginal Education Sem 1 EDUC5546 Relationships and Learning Management Sem 2 EDUC5481 Professional Practice I TS-A-2D EDUC5482 Professional Practice II TS-A-3E In addition, if you have not been enrolled at UWA in the past you will need to enrol and complete: AACE4000 Academic Conduct Essentials (any new students at UWA are required to complete this online unit) Curriculum Units Next year, you will need to select the relevant curriculum major and minor units (in total) as indicated in your offer email. Do not enter a choice other than those approved in your offer. A major and a minor consists of a Curriculum I and Curriculum II pair of units. For example, for a Science major and Mathematics minor you would enrol in: EDUC5465 Science Curriculum I EDUC5475 Science Curriculum II EDUC5462 Mathematics Curriculum I Music students must enrol in both music units in both semesters a total of 4 curriculum units. Physical Education students must enrol in both physical education and health units in both semesters a total of 4 curriculum units. EDUC5445 Art Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5446 Art Curriculum II Sem 2 EDUC5463 Career Education Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5460 English Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5470 English Curriculum I Sem 2 EDUC5464 Information and Communication Technology Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5461 LOTE Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5471 LOTE Curriculum II Sem 2 EDUC5462 Mathematics Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5472 Mathematics Curriculum II Sem 2 MUSC4631 Secondary Music Curriculum Sem 1 MUSC4711 Instrumental and Vocal Music Curriculum 1 Sem 1 MUSC4632 Secondary Music Curriculum Sem 2 MUSC4712 Instrumental and Vocal Music Curriculum 2 Sem 2 4
SSEH5464 Physical Education Curriculum I Sem 1 SSEH5474 Physical Education Curriculum II Sem 2 EDUC5465 Science Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5475 Science Curriculum II Sem 2 EDUC5466 Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5476 Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum II Sem 2 EDUC5468 Special Education Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5467 TESOL Curriculum I Sem 1 EDUC5477 TESOL Curriculum II Sem 2 Electives/Curriculum Corequisites You are required to select two electives or curriculum corequisites. Special requirements for particular teaching majors: TESOL majors must complete Educational Linguistics EDUC5404 (unless you have previous linguistics studies). Music majors must enrol in all four music curriculum units plus one minor curriculum unit or one elective. Physical Education majors are required to complete Health Education SSEH5491 and Health Promotion in Schools SSEH5492. EDUC5404 EDUC5494 SSEH5491 EDUC5411 EDUC5492 EDUC5415 EDUC5416 EDUC5454 SSEH5492 Educational Linguistics (Compulsory for TESOL Majors) This unit offers an introduction to linguistics, with an emphasis on applications to educational contexts. Students learn the fundamental principles of phonology, grammar, semantics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics. Approaches to Student Assessment This unit focuses on the principles of assessment and evaluation in the context of education and the social sciences. Students explore principles of test construction, administration, scoring analysis and practical perspectives. Health Education (Compulsory for Physical Education Majors) This unit focuses on developing health education and promotion skills. Lesson planning, presentation skills, group facilitation, pedagogical content knowledge and the use of health-related teaching aids frame the content focus. Enhancing Teaching Through Understanding Contemporary Education This unit examines how education systems have been shaped in a variety of countries. Special emphasis is placed on the distinctive cultural settings in which schools function and a range of contemporary issues. Understanding and Managing Disruptive Behaviour Disorders This unit focuses on students with serious behaviour disorders and the effect of reputation enhancement among at risk students. Educational Leadership and Management This unit draws on perspectives from educational leadership and management as well as the sociology of Education. The emphasis of the unit is on providing a theoretical and professional basis for understanding educational leadership by exploring schools as complex organisations and examining the application of organisational and leadership theories in these settings. Education in Rural Australia This unit explores key conceptual issues underpinning the provision of education in rural Australia. It questions place-based education in relation to the possibility of a more diverse approach to educational provision as a response to geographic, demographic and economic factors impacting upon teaching in non-metropolitan areas. Students considering a rural practicum should consider this elective. Learning Difficulties This unit provides a general overview of learning difficulties (LD) from a number of perspectives (e.g. medical, neuropsychological, educational) and a range of teaching strategies for students with LD. It critically examines the specificity and complexity of learning difficulties, including moderate, severe and profound learning disabilities. Although the primary focus is on reading, mathematics, written expression and learning disorders not otherwise specified, other psychopathologies which impact learning are also covered. Health Promotion in Schools (Compulsory for Physical Education Majors) This unit studies societal health issue and the knowledge, values, skills and behaviours that promote a healthy lifestyle concentrating on adolescent health problems which affect WA secondary school students. Sem 1 Sem 1 Sem 1 Sem 1 Sem 1 Sem 2 Sem 2 Sem 2 Sem 2 5
EDUC5410 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum This unit comprises emphasises how knowledge is constructed in different subjectspecific discourses and what kinds of literacy and numeracy support can be offered across the curriculum to enhance students' learning. Students will connect the theory and research related to literacy and numeracy to classroom-based applications to help students develop strategies that support students' learning. Sem 2 Typical mid-year enrolment Unit Code Unit Title Period E D U C 5 5 4 6 Relationships and Learning Management E D U C 5 4 Elective I E D U C 5 4 Elective II A A C E 4 0 0 0 Academic Conduct Essentials (only applicable students who have not previously completed this unit) Typical full time enrolment Unit Code Unit Title Period E D U C 5 4 8 5 Development, Teaching and Learning: Theory and Practice 1 E D U C 5 4 2 9 Aboriginal Education 1 E D U C 5 5 4 6 Relationships and Learning Management 2 E D U C 5 4 8 1 Professional Practice I A2D E D U C 5 4 8 2 Professional Practice II A3E E D U C 5 4 6 Curriculum I (Minor) 1 E D U C 5 4 6 Curriculum I (Major) 1 E D U C 5 4 7 Curriculum II (Major) 2 E D U C 5 4 Curriculum II (Minor) 2 E D U C 5 4 A A C E 4 0 0 0 Elective Academic Conduct Essentials (only applicable for new students to UWA) COURSE INFORMATION Handbook On Orientation Day you will be provided with the Pre-service Teacher Education Handbook 2015, which details the structure, organisation and content of the Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) course. This is an essential course document. Orientation is compulsory. Professional Practice Placement Professional Practice forms a substantive element of the course. In Semester 1 this takes the form of five distributed days, followed by a five week block. Semester 2 provides the largest professional practice placement with a six week block. In addition, many of other units in the course also include authentic school experiences that range from observation to team-teaching in specific learning areas. Over the duration of the course you will engage with a wide range of secondary education settings. Clearances required for Professional Practice Placements As mid-year entrants do not go out on their practice placements until Semester 1 2016 more information will be provided at orientation for 2016. DO NOT obtain these clearances at this time. Please keep in mind that pre-service teachers ARE NOT permitted to participate in professional practice without BOTH of the clearances listed below. a. A National Police History Check (NPHC) through the Department of Education (DoE). b. A Working with Children Check (WWCC). Communication Two main methods of communication will be used with all students: UWA student email accounts. You must regularly check your student email address. All information related to fees, enrolment, library loans and so on will be sent to this account. The Learning Management System (LMS). You will have access to an LMS site for each unit you are enrolled in, plus an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) LMS site that provides information to all ITE students in all our Teacher Education programs. This site includes valuable information about additional learning opportunities, employment and resources. 1 1 6
Texts To find any set texts for your units please visit the Co-op bookshop webpage www.coop.com.au/bookshop/action/datasubjselect. You need to select University of Western Australia in Step 01 and the semester in which the unit commences in Step 02 then click the Search button. A subject list will then appear further down the page from which you can select your units. Please note that not all your units will have a set text. Teachers Language and Numeracy Competency The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) require pre-service teachers to demonstrate literacy and numeracy skills within the top 30% of the Australian population. This is a result of professional and community concerns about low levels of teacher literacy and numeracy competency. Whilst a national approach to this requirement is still in development, at UWA, consistent with other universities, pre-service teachers are required to demonstrate English language competency through satisfactory completion of assessments set by the faculty. Pre-service teachers will sit some literacy assessments on orientation day 2016 and they will include assessment of spelling, grammar and the ability to write a short essay using appropriate text structure and vocabulary. To assist you in preparing for this, we recommend that you purchase the following book: Faigley, L. (2012). The Little Penguin Handbook, Pearson, Australia. (Available from the UWA bookshop, packaged version of text includes online access code to My Writing Lab Global, where you can self-test and access online resources). If you do not pass the literacy tests, you will be given an opportunity to sit parallel assessments at a later time (dates to be advised). In addition to the tests mentioned above, a high standard of literacy must be demonstrated in all assignments and on professional practice. Oral language standards will be assessed in several units through student presentations. It is recommended that pre-service teachers experiencing serious difficulties with their literacy should seek help to improve their reading and writing skills through Student Support Services (telephone: 6488 2423 or online: www.student.uwa.edu.au/contact/studentservices#support ). Timetable A draft version of the timetable is available at: www.education.uwa.edu.au/students/timetables.once you are enrolled, timetables can be accessed through On Line Class Registration (OLCR), please go to website www.unistart.uwa.edu.au/crawley/prepare/timetables for assistance. If you have checked the timetable and have a clash, please contact Anna Johansson by either email: anna-carin.johansson@uwa.edu.au or telephone: 6488 2397. Academic Calendar Please check the academic calendar when planning holidays and special events. You should note that the vacation periods occur in three two weeks blocks rather than a large break in the middle of the year. Pre-service teachers are encouraged to reduce their external commitments during professional practice periods to cope with the demanding work load. 7
STUDENT IT INFORMATION Location The GSE Student Lab is located on the ground floor in room G26 of the Education Building. Appropriate Use of UWA Graduate School of Education Computers All students are asked to abide by the following three important guidelines while using the UWA Graduate School of Education computer facilities: Do not download, email or store pornographic or other offensive material. Do not illegally download, store or copy music, movies or any other copyrighted material. Do not run a business, send spam or other mass emails, or attempt to gain unauthorised access to any computer system. Students are reminded that internet and email usage can be monitored and inappropriate use of the internet or email may result in severe penalties including expulsion from the University and/or criminal penalties. For a more detailed examination of UWA IT Policies, please refer to the following link: www.is.uwa.edu.au/ithelp/policies Usernames and Passwords at UWA Every time you access a system you need a username and password. The Pheme server matches passwords on a number of systems across the University to minimise the credentials you need to remember. Please Note: you must activate your Pheme password before you will be able to log in. Once you have activated your Pheme account for the first time, you need to log into your Pheme account again to check your password and then log out. You must do this otherwise your password won t be pushed to GSE. GSE Student Lab Accounts If you are currently enrolled in any units offered by the Faculty of Education then an account will have been created for you on our server. Your username and password will be the same as your Student ID and Pheme password. If you have any difficulty logging onto the Student Lab PCs, or if you are a late enrolment, please see the IT staff in Room 201A during IT Support hours with your details and an account will be set up for you. Access to the Internet Users can gain access to the internet via the web browser built into Windows, Internet Explorer, which is preconfigured with all the required details. Email is via webmail only at the following address: www.uwa.edu.au/myuwa No email client programs (Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora etc) are permitted on the GSE network and are blocked at the firewall level. IT Support Your Documents and Data Security and Backup It is GSE policy that students are responsible for their own data and documents at all times, including backup. Student data on the server IS NOT BACKED UP. Technical issues with the computer lab If there are any issues with computers or printers not working then contact GSE Computer Support on 6488 7883 or email the Computer Helpdesk: itsupport-edu@uwa.edu.au The Student Internet Support Office (SISO) is available on 6488 3814. Contact them first if you have problems with your username and password. GSE support staff have no control over your internet or email logon details. 8
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HELP Loans Schemes (Australian students) The Australian Government offer various loan schemes to assist students in Commonwealth supported places for the student contribution of tuition fees. These are available to Australian citizens and permanent humanitarian visa holders. For more information please visit their website www.studyassist.gov.au. Scholarships You may be eligible to apply for a Scholarship to support your continuing studies. Some of those available for future teachers include: Amy Beatrice Hodgson Memorial Research Award Beatrice Silk Postgraduate Scholarship in Education Centenary Trust for Women (CTW) Dr June Jones Master s Scholarship in Education Christ Church Grammar School Initial Teacher Education (ITE) Scholarship Constance Horsfall Bursary Elsie Hope Solly Scholarship in Mathematics Education Hale School Scholarship Please visit our website for more information: www.education.uwa.edu.au/students/awards USEFUL CONTACTS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Physical address: Cnr Hampden Rd and Stirling Highway, Nedlands Postal address: M428, The University of Western Australia 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009 www.education.uwa.edu.au Office Coordinator Room Telephone/E-mail Secondary Education Course Coordinator Dr Michelle Striepe 2.21 6488 2392 michelle.striepe@uwa.edu.au Professional Practice Coordinator Rachel Wicking 2.27 Professional Practice Office Jodie Basham, Amy Deverell & Peta Gjedsted 2.26 6488 1461 rachel.wickingl@uwa.edu.au 6488 3640 prac-edu@uwa.edu.au Routine Assistance Officer Room Telephone/E-mail Graduate School of Education RECEPTION 2.29 Enrolment Queries Anna Johansson 2.20 IT Support Nathan Cantem 2.01A 6488 2388 reception-edu@uwa.edu.au 6488 2397 anna-carin.johansson@uwa.edu.au 6488 7883 itsupport-edu@uwa.edu.au 9