Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Jo Fitzgibbon
Contact via jo.fitzgibbon@mq.edu.au
Emilia Djonov
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(39cp including (ECH231 or ECH214)) or admission to GDipAdvStEc
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
Offered with ECH433 external offerings (shared recorded lectures)
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit examines the roles of leaders and advocates within the broader early childhood profession. Looking at local, national and international perspectives we analyse the effectiveness of a range of advocacy strategies and seek ways to better understand how early childhood teachers can develop their advocacy effectiveness. Students undertake individual and group work to plan an advocacy campaign based on an area of their professional interest. They develop skills in marketing, communication and the use of technology to sharpen their advocacy approach. This unit will be of interest to all students who wish to extend their professional capacity in the areas of leadership and advocacy.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Position Paper | 60% | 2 part submission |
Literacy profile | 40% | week 13 |
Due: 2 part submission
Weighting: 60%
Students explore current issues in early childhood literacy education and develop an annotated bibliography and a position paper.
Due: week 13
Weighting: 40%
Students will construct a literacy profile of one learner, identify a focus area for literacy support, plan and implement a literacy program. Strategies, formative and summative evaluations will be presented to peers and submitted for asessment.
Delivery, resources and technologies are summarised below:
The unit is taught through lectures and large group tutorials. Scenario based planning, assessment tasks and workshop sessions are included in tutorials. Assignments enable the development of the ability to position oneself in current research-informed literacy debates as well as to teach effectively within diverse contexts. Research-literature searches are required to meet assignment criteria as is the contribution to a writing portfolio which is shared in tutorial writing circles. External students must listen to recorded lectures and contribute to on-line discussions as well as participating in the mandatory on-campus sessions.
Texts: Required
Flint, A. S., Kitson, L., Lowe, K., & Shaw, K. (2014). Literacy in Australia: Pedagogies for Engagement. Milton, Queensland: John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
Hill, S. (2012). Developing early literacy: Assessment and teaching. (2nd ed).South Yarra, Victoria: Eleanor Curtain Publishing.
NSW Board of Studies (2012). English K-10 syllabus and support materials. Sydney: NSW Board of Studies.
Highly Recommended:
Australian Government: Department of Education, Science & Training. (2005). Teaching reading: Report and recommendations of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy. Canberra: DEST.
Callow, J. (2013). The Shape of Texts to Come. Sydney: iLit/PETA.
Christie, J., Enz, B., Vukelich, C., & Roskos, K. (2013). Teaching language and literacy: Preschool through the elementary grades (5th ed). Boston: Pearson.
Education Department of Western Australia (2006). First Steps [any two of Maps of Development and Resource books for Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening]
Fellowes, J. & Oakley, G. (2010). Language, literacy and early childhood education. South Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press.
Healy, A (2008) (Ed). Multiliteracies and diversity in education: New pedagogies for expanding landscapes. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Kalantzis, M., & Cope, B. (2012). Literacies. Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Cambridge University Press.
Makin, L., Jones Diaz, C & McLachlan, C. (Eds).(2007) Literacies in childhood: Changing views, challenging practice. (2nd ed). Sydney: MacLennan & Petty.
McLachlan, C., Nicholson, T., Fielding-Barnsley, R., Mercer, L., & Ohi, S. (2013). Literacy in Early Childhood and Primary Education: Issues, Challenges and Solutions. Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Cambridge University Press.
NSW Department of Education and Training and NSW Department of Community Services (2001). Literacies, communities and under fives: the early literacy and social justice project. Sydney.
Power, K. (2005). Changing perceptions of literacy: Local literacies in Indigenous and early childhood communities. Journal of Australian research in early childhood education. 12 (1) pp11-21.
Winch, G, Johnston, R.R., March, P., Ljungdahl, L. and Holliday, M. (2010). Literacy: reading, writing and children’s literature (4th edition). South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
Module 1: Establishing the frame for literacy learning
Module 2: Literacy Pedagogies
Module 3: Socially just implementation
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New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
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Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
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