Introduction
As the introductory unit of the secondary Arts education specialisation, this unit focuses on exploring the role of the Arts educator, developing skills in reflective practice in Arts education, and creating an individualised pathway towards your professional practice. The unit will involve interactive online learning activities with peers, and engagement with the work of Arts education specialists in schools. You will investigate the role of the Arts educator through the lens of critically reflective practice. Commencing with your entry level skills and knowledge, and with reference to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the Australian Curriculum: The Arts, you will highlight areas for focus and articulate a plan to develop these, expanding your skills and knowledge across two disciplines. By the end of this unit, you will have developed: an introductory understanding of the role of the Arts educator, an understanding of critically reflective practice in Arts education, explicit understanding of your own skills and knowledge in two discipline areas, and a clear pathway for your ongoing professional learning.
Summary
| Unit name | The Arts Educator: Pathways to Professional Practice |
| Unit code | EMT551 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Associate Professor Abbey MacDonald |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Postgraduate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- collect, analyse and evaluate information about the role of the arts educator using lenses of critical reflection.
- synthesise your skills and understandings, and key components of the Australian curriculum: the arts, and the Australian professional standards for teachers, with your evolving understanding of the role of the arts educator.
- apply research to your evolving understanding of the role of the arts educator.
- communicate your knowledge of arts education in writing.
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Concurrent Prerequisites
EMT502Teaching
| Assessment | Critical Reflections in Arts Education (50%)|Pathway Planning in Arts Education (50%) |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Brookfield, S. (2017). Becoming a critically reflective teacher (2nd Edition). Jossey Bass. Please note this text is available as a UTAS eBook in the Reading List. Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website. |
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| Recommended | Abbs, P. (2003). Against the flow: Education, the Arts and postmodern culture. London, UK: Routledge Falmer. Freire, P. (1993). Pedagogy of the oppressed (3rd Edition.). London, UK: Pearson. Gardner, H. (2008). Five minds for the future. Boston, MAS: Harvard Business Press. Schon, D. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. US: Basic Books. University of Tasmania (2024). APA 7th edition. Retrieved from https://utas.libguides.com/referencing/APA7th |
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