Understanding Teaching

Course Code: MMAMTG_03

Masters Level Module

The Understanding Teaching (UT) module is designed specifically for new teachers in either their first of second year of teaching. Acknowledging this busy early stage of a teaching career it is run over a complete academic year with a mix of online discussions and face to face (f2f) sessions once a term. It is multi-phase (primary and secondary) and multi subject and uses online group discussion of key issues, with participant's personal teaching contexts being central in this process.

The module comprises of an online starter task as well as online discussions based on the themes of:

• classroom interactions
• learning, progression and achievement
• evaluating teaching
• developing pedagogy

Coursework is based on a piece of work devised to evaluate an aspect of teaching that is of personal and professional interest. The work may represent a personal teaching episode, the interpretation of a key pedagogical issue, or the implementation of a particular teaching and learning strategy. It enables participants to demonstrate critical awareness in evaluating what, why, and how they teach, and their commitment to developing pedagogical and professional skills.

Assessment is split between formative and summative assessment. The formative stage requires participants to run a session with peers towards the end of the module that focuses on their work in progress (this work counts as equivalent to 1500 words of the coursework). The summative stage is a final report of 3,500 words in length; the material prepared for the formative stage will be included in the appendices.

Please contact mteach@ioe.ac.uk for further details.

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