Teaching practice in The Viikki Teacher Training School

Teaching practice in The Viikki Teacher Training School Kimmo Koskinen Principal basic education Viikki Teacher Training School of Helsinki University

• University of Helsinki (11 faculties) • Faculty of Behavioural Sciences http: //www. helsinki. fi/behav/english/deptandunits. htm • Institute of Behavioural Sciences • Department of Teacher Education www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto

Unit formed by the two Teacher Training Schools Viikki Teacher Training School (grades 1– 9 and upper secondary school) Helsingin normaalilyseo (grades 7– 9 and upper secondary school) www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto 3

In the Department of Teacher Education, studies can be carried out in six different sections • Subject teacher education • Special education • Home economics teacher education • Craft science and textiles teacher education • Class teacher education • Kindergarten teacher and early childhood education Käyttäytymistieteellinen tiedekunta / Henkilön nimi / Esityksen nimi www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto 29. 10. 2020 4

Subject Teacher Education TEACHING PRACTICE (20 credits) October 7 credits, 8 weeks, 15 lessons (45 min) 9 lessons (75 min) January 4/5 credits, 3 weeks, 10 lessons (45 min) 6 lessons (75 min) March 9 credits, 9 weeks, 15 lessons (45 min) 9 lessons (75 min) Käyttäytymistieteellinen tiedekunta / Henkilön nimi / Esityksen nimi www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto 29. 10. 2020 5

Class Teacher Education TEACHING PRACTICE (20 credits) Orientative teaching practice (3 credits, 3 weeks, 18 lessons) Minor subject teaching practice (9 credits, 7 weeks, 60 lessons) Main subject teaching practice (8 credits, 5 weeks, 20 lessons/week) Käyttäytymistieteellinen tiedekunta / Henkilön nimi / Esityksen nimi www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto 29. 10. 2020 6

The Teacher Training Practices The target of the practices is to develop and deepen the professional growth of the student. During the practice, theory and practice interact: the matters the student has learnt during the pedagogic studies and the subject education will be applied in the class and, on the other hand, the practice will be conceptualized. The student is supervised so that he / she will become aware of his / her own educational theory through co-operational and individual methods. The practices are supervised and instructed, and the aim is to gradually increase the independence of the student. Käyttäytymistieteellinen tiedekunta / Henkilön nimi / Esityksen nimi www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto 29. 10. 2020 7

The Teacher Training Practices All the practices include observing the lessons, group meetings, seminars, lectures, discussions with the supervisor etc. www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto

An example: The Minor Subject Teaching Practice in Class Teacher Education Käyttäytymistieteellinen tiedekunta / Henkilön nimi / Esityksen nimi www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto 29. 10. 2020 9

An example: The Minor Subject Teaching Practice in Class Teacher Education The aims (demanded for the examination): The student will be capable of understanding the curriculum from the point of view of the subject didactics using different methods of teaching and different ways to visualise matters co-operating in a peer group explaining and justifying the decisions he/she has made during the lessons identifying the needs of his/her own professional development. www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto

The basic targets are that the student will understand the characteristics of different subjects (10) and branches of knowledge develop his/her subject educational preparedness and skills learn to identify, analyse and evaluate different teaching-studying-learning processes understand the learning process be able to use his/her theoretical knowledge in practical teaching work www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto

…and more the basic targets that the student will learn to analyse be able to take into account his/her own professional development get acquainted with different ways of working be able to co-operate with others different learners, for example pupils from different cultures get acquainted with possibilities of using teaching and learning information technology as an instrument for teaching and learning www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto

What happens in a class: In the beginning of the practice period, the class team (the class teacher and the students) plans the teaching and makes written long term plans for the whole period in each teaching subject. Written plans are also made for each individual lesson. Plans are made in co-operation with the class teacher and the university teachers of subject didactics. www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto

Personal training plan In the beginning of the practice period the student will compose a personal training plan in which he / she will register the personal learning targets based on the targets set by the class teacher section During the practice, the student will reflect his / her professional development and evaluate the learning process and the results compared to the self-set goals. At the end of the practice, the student will write a self-evaluating report. The report will then be used as a basis in the last evaluation discussion between the student and the class teacher. www. helsinki. fi/yliopisto

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