Course Title: Leading Numeracy Learning and Teaching

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Leading Numeracy Learning and Teaching

Credit Points: 12.00

Course Coordinator: Dan Jazby

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7864

Course Coordinator Email: Dan.jazby@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses 

Successful completion of TCHE2658 Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education AND TCHE2625 Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education. 

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course. 

For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites webpage. 

Course Description

This course has an emphasis on numeracy leadership and professional learning that can identify school-wide issues in teaching and develop approaches to addressing those issues. You will explore the skills and knowledge required to be an be a graduate generalist teacher who has specialized knowledge of mathematics teaching and leadership. You will analyse and interpret school wide numeracy data and use this information to effect change in a school setting. You will explore effective strategies to lead the development of whole school approaches to numeracy teaching and learning, curriculum planning and professional learning. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

In this course, you will develop the following program learning outcomes:   

3. Support students to develop the skills needed to become collaborative, problem-solving, creative learners with agency, and innovative and engaged members of society. 

5. Demonstrate agency and an emerging professional identity through their application of effective learning and teaching practices 

8. Draw on evidence-based theory and reflective practice to adapt to the changing needs of the profession and to identify professional learning needs to improve student learning outcomes. 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

		Graduate APST
1.	Evaluate and select a range of quality resources to support student and teacher learning in numeracy.	2.5, 3.4
2.	Design and implement professional learning to address identified student learning needs in numeracy.	2.5, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
3.	Critically explore and reflect on strategies for effectively collaborating and leading numeracy learning and teaching teams	6.1, 6.3, 7.1, 7.4
4.	Consider and apply strategies for working with colleagues to appraise and improve numeracy teaching	2.5, 3.6, 6.3

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.  

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).  

Assessment Tasks 

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Developing a mathematics scope and sequence	30%	1, 4	2.5, 3.4, 3.6, 6.3
AT 2	Planning and conducting professional learning in mathematics	40%	1, 2, 4	2.5, 3.4, 3.6, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3
AT 3	Reflecting on your readiness to lead in mathematics	30%	2, 3	2.5, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.4

 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.