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darshil

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I just reached the point where I think I want to teach secondary school students. However I do not know the degrees, and UAI etc involved with it. I want to teach computing studies (mainly Information processes and technology and things like that) and do not know how it all works. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
 

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I tried looking it up but I don't think there's a BEd course designed solely for teaching comp science . You can do B Education (secondary:science) in usyd where you do a major studies in science (e.g. geo, bio, chem) and then you can pick another second teaching which could be computing studies.

So basically you must also be a science teacher if you want to be a computing studies teacher....that's what I gathered. The UAI for teaching is generally in the 80s in unsw and usyd, it can go as low as 50-60s in some uni (e.g. UWS). Alternatively you can do a bachelor of computing science in any uni (cutoff at around 70s) then do a graduate diploma of education for 1 yr.
 

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you'd do design & technology, not science

the uai isn't important except to say they let anyone in
 

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k i am in uni now doing computers teaching:
I go to ACU - strathfield and i am doing B of Teaching/B of Arts (Technology) However i am changing to a computing major.

Something important to note is going into computers teaching means that you have the following options
1. Do a computer degree then your dip ed.
2. Do a course specifically designed for computers teaching.

I would personally reccomend option 2. This means that ultimatly you are learning to teach right through uni, and not just you last year. However Option 1 means that you have a large choice of unis

The uni's that offer teaching degrees in this are:
UNCLE= B of teaching/ B of design and technology
ACU= B of Teaching/ B of arts (Computing)- This allow's you to teach computers to year 12, and you get a minor in geography, history, theology, or visual arts- great course once you get past the subjects like tech drawing
UC offers a design and technology course but i do not know if this covers computing too
Is is possible to have computing studies as your only teaching subject or will you need to have a second area that you teach also?
 

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CSU has an IT teaching major with secondary teaching, but you'd need to specialise in something else. Most people that are good at IT pair it with maths or science.
 

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That is about what I thought. The OP should probably keep that in mind when choosing a course, that's all - if he chooses the computing degree + diped option make sure that he does enough subjects in another area to have a second teaching subject.

I have met quite a few computing teachers who teach junior maths as a sideline. Most people who teach senior high school maths don't teach other areas, though.
 
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