Study Guide

Objectives

Teacher student:
- recognises and evaluates practices relating to flexibility of studies
- evaluates the structure and goal setting of the curriculum and qualification requirements
- can justify the significance of facilitation in teaching and learning
- works in an ethical manner which decreases the risk of exclusion and promotes inclusive practices at an educational institute.
- knows the main laws regulating teachers' work and can abide by them

Content

How can a teacher take into consideration students’ individuality and ways to orient themselves to studying and learning?
What kinds of skills are required from teachers and staff in order to to carry out flexible design and implementation of studies?
How can the safety of studying and the educational institute be secured?
In what situations in teachers’ work can knowledge of legislation be useful?
What are teachers’ responsibilities according to the Finnish law?
What are your most important ethical principles as a teacher?

Assessment criteria, pass/fail

Pass: Teacher student
- combines theoretical data with their own experiences and observations while evaluating online learning environments and practices and how they contribute to learning
- reflects their observations, actions and experiences and evaluates their significance to their own competences and knowledge
- participates actively in the group learning process by sharing expertise, searching for information and collaboratively creating knowledge at online and at face to face meetings
- analyzes and evaluates their learning results and choices made
- works in an ethical manner which decreases the risk of exclusion

Fail: Teacher student
- describes theoretical knowledge and experiential knowledge and observations separately
- discussion is shallow, presents disconnected facts and/or paraphrases literature
- does not participate in the group processes actively and/or has not submitted the learning tasks according to instructions
- does not demonstrate understanding of the inclusive approach
- is not aware of the laws and regulations guiding teachers' work