Week 1 – Theories, concepts and models of reflective practice and reflexivity
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Week 2 – Application and critique of theories and models in educational contexts
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Week 3 – The impact of personal and cultural values in educational contexts
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Week 4 – Formative Task – Plan for the Professional Portfolio
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Week 5 – Identity and self as an education professional
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Week 6 – Responsibilities, leadership stances and mentoring in teaching/education
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Week 7 – Professional development review and effective portfolio building
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Week 8 – Final course assessment point Summative task- Professional Portfolio
Week 1: Theories, concepts and models of reflective practice and reflexivity
Book: Reflective Learning in Practice by Brockbank, A, & McGill, (2002)
Chapter: Part 1 Purpose and Themes / 4 Reflective Learning in Practice, pages 18 – 28
Week 2: Application and critique of theories and models in educational contexts
Book: Dewey, Russell, Whitehead: Philosophers As Educators, Hendley, BP (1986)
Chapter: Two / John Dewey and the Laboratory School, pages 14 – 42
Week 3: The impact of personal and cultural values in educational contexts
Book: The Good Life of Teaching: An Ethics of Professional Practice, Higgins, C (2011)
Chapter: 4 A Question of Experience: Dewey and Gadamer on Practical Wisdom, pages 111 – 134
Week 5: Identity and self as an education professional
Book: Connecting Policy and Practice: Challenges for Teaching and Learning in Schools and Universities, Kompf, M, & Denicolo, P (2005)
Chapter: 1 Teacher Education and the Development of Professional Identity: Learning to be a Teacher by Judyth Sachs, pages 5 – 21
Week 6: Responsibilities, leadership stances and mentoring in teaching/education
Book: A Guide to Effective School Leadership Theories, Lynch, M (2012)
Chapters: 1 Transformational Leadership: The (Un)Disputed Champion of Leadership Strategies, pages 1 – 16
2 Instructional Leadership: A Catalyst for the Promotion of Teaching and Learning, pages 17 – 34
3 Distributed Leadership: A Humanistic Approach to Shared Governance, pages 35 – 53
4 Ethical Leadership: Using Your Moral Compass to Steer the Ship, pages 54 – 71
5 Emotional Leadership: Using Your Heart to Lead, pages 72 – 90
6 Entrepreneurial Leadership: How Schools can Learn from Business Leaders, pages 91 – 108
7 Strategic Leadership: Those Who Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail, pages 109 – 127
8 Sustainable Leadership: The Race is Won by Those Who Endure, pages 128 – 146
9 Invitational Leadership: Developing a School Culture of Trust, Respect, and Hope, pages 147 – 163
10 Constructivist Leadership: A Framework for Building Sustainable School Improvement, pages 164 – 184
Week 7: Professional development review and effective portfolio building
Book: Connecting Policy and Practice: Challenges for Teaching and Learning in Schools and Universities, Kompf, M, & Denicolo, P (2005)
Chapter: 25 Teachers Becoming Researchers: Reflections on Professional Development, pages 236 – 243
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