Enhance your career by achieving a highly respected Master of Teaching and Learning (Secondary). Your qualification will give you an edge in a competitive educational workplace - and your abilities will be valued if you aspire to work in an Australian, international, Indigenous or rural, regional, remote community. This qualification equips you to teach in government, Catholic and independent schools. In line with the developmental approach, you'll experience as you study towards this JCU Masters degree, the course is structured into phases focusing on: Learners and learning Teaching for learning Leading for learning and change. As a highlight of your studies, you'll take part in an internship or service learning experience focused on teachers as researchers for learning. Among the units you will study are: Learners and Learning in Secondary School Contexts Literacy and Numeracy for Secondary Teachers Teaching and Learning in Diverse Secondary School Contexts Information Technology across the Curriculum Teachers as Leaders for Learning and Change Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Collecting, Analysing and Reporting Data: Leading for Learning Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms and Communities. Course Highlights: Throughout your JCU Masters studies, you will be supported by JCU's highly-awarded teaching staff. With the particular focus, this degree has on the inextricable links between professional knowledge, professional practice and professional engagement, you'll gain: Qualifications that are valued by school leaders in government, Catholic and independent schools, and that satisfy requirements for teacher registration at state and national levels A qualification that is portable internationally Opportunities to participate in an international or community-based experience as part of your internship A total of 80 placement days, with a highlight in the final phase of your studies of a 20-day extended placement - so you'll be ready to make a difference at your school from day one Deep knowledge of approaches to foster learning for Indigenous, rural and remote students, with a special focus on the needs of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Career Opportunities: Whether you're an Australian or international postgraduate, this two-year full-time (or equivalent part-time) James Cook University (JCU) Masters course will equip you to make a difference to the success of students and the secondary school or college at which you are employed. You will gain capabilities that will be sought after, especially to address the recurrent shortage of secondary teachers - particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), English, and Languages - in the North and Far North Queensland regions.