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Opettaja yhteiskunnallisena tulevaisuuden toimijana (5 cr)

Code: 1L00GC00-3001

General information


Enrolment period
01.03.2023 - 21.05.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.05.2023 - 30.09.2023
Implementation has ended.
Credits
5 cr
Virtual portion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
Pedagogical Innovations and Culture
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
Finnish
Teachers
Mikko Turunen
Päivi Lehtonen
Katariina Hakala
Ville Palkinen
Eveliina Asikainen
Person in charge
Ville Palkinen
Tags
BLENDED
Course
1L00GC00

Objectives (course unit)

After completing the course the student teacher is able to
- Describe the historical development of education as a part of society’s development
- Recognise the role of education and the teacher as the creators of future
- Work in national and international networks, which develop learning and working environments
- Recognise the ethical principles and values governing a teacher’s work and act according to them
- Promote sustainable development in their work
- Evaluate and promote security and wellbeing in different environments
- Evaluate information critically and guide their students into critical thinking

Content (course unit)

During the study unit, we seek answers to the following questions
- What is the Finnish school system like and what are its main functions?
- How to predict the future of education, learning and different professional fields?
- What does sustainable development mean in the work of a teacher?
- Which global trends affect education and the work of a teacher?
- How are the needs for the wellbeing and security in learning and working environments changing?
- What is the value base of a teacher’s work, as well as their ethical and social responsibility?
- How do topical phenomena in society affect a teacher’s work?

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

The criteria for passing

Knowing
Structuring the relationships between the phenomena and concepts covered during the course. Applying, explaining, comparing, and analysing contents from the viewpoint of a vocational teacher.

Student teacher:
- understands the importance of teachers as actors in society and the creators of their profession’s future
- knows the central legislation in educational institution security and wellbeing
- knows the trends of future research and future scenarios
- understands the wider meaning of sustainable development as a part of a teacher’s work

Doing
Being able to plan and choose suitable methods for their work and justify their choices as a vocational teacher. Applying the theory taught in the course when solving challenges and using the possibilities offered by the theory base in their work.

Student teacher:
-plans, documents, and presents an act with impact in their own field
- works in their own field, considering the effect of future research and trends
- finds out and evaluates the security and wellbeing factors in their work, and promotes school safety in their actions

Developing as a teacher
Giving and receiving active and constructive feedback. Evaluating issues from their own and their community’s viewpoints. Collaborating responsibly and being ready to develop communication skills. Recognising and following the ethical principles of a teacher’s work. Describing and evaluating the economical and wellbeing promoting impact of their actions.

Student teacher:
- Implements an act with impact in their own field in an ethical manner, tying it to being a teacher as well as to sustainable development
- Evaluates their own work from the viewpoints of sustainable development and future competences
- Collaborates in a constructive manner in networks
- Recognises the connections between education and social phenomena and what impact they themselves can have

Exam schedules

Ei tenttiä.

Assessment methods and criteria

Opintojakson osaamisen osoittamisen tapa on suunnitella, toteuttaa, raportoida ja teorialähteillä perustella pedagogisesti vaikuttava teko, jossa opiskelija osoittaa osaavansa
- koulutusjärjestelmän kehittymisen historialliset päälinjat
- taustoittaa tekoansa oman alan koulutukseen ja oppimiseen vaikuttavilla globaaleilla trendeillä ja tulevaisuusnäkymillä
- soveltaa kestävän koulutuksen periaatteita työssään ja työyhteisössään
- edistää omaa ja työyhteisönsä hyvinvointia ja turvallisuutta
- suunnitella toimintatapojaan tarkoituksenmukaisiksi muuttuviin toimintaympäristöihin

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Luennot, opetuskeskustelut sekä ryhmätehtävät ja –pohdinnat lähiopetuksen aikana, itsenäiset verkkotehtävät Moodlessa.

Pedagogisesti vaikuttavan teon suunnittelu, toteutus ja raportointi Moodleen.

Learning materials

Opetuksen aikana ja oppimisalustalla esitelty aineisto.

Student workload

Lähiopetus 12 tuntia, ohjaus 3 x 1 tunti Zoomissa, itsenäistä opiskelua ja pienryhmätyöskentelyä 118 tuntia.

Content scheduling

26.5. 12-18

12 Opintojakson rakenne ja suorittamistavat, esittelyt, verkostoituminen
13 Koulutusjärjestelmä ja historialliset perusteet
tauko
15 Opettajuus ja etiikka
16.30 Tulevaisuus: luento ja megatrendipohdintaa

27.5. 9-14

9 Kestävä kehitys: myös aktiivista tekemistä
10.30 Turvallisuus, hyvinvointi ja vuorovaikutus
11.45 lounas
12.30 Verkostot
13.45 Vaikuttavan teon ohjeistus ja ideointi

Tehtävien viimeinen palautuspäivä 8.8.2023,
Moodle sulkeutuu 15.8.2023

Completion alternatives

Toteutuksella ei ole valinnaisia suoritustapoja. Opintojakson voi suorittaa myös keväällä 2024 verkossa.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Opintojakso sisältää verkostojen tunnistamista ja niissä toimimista joko kotimaisissa tai kansainvälisissä verkostoissa.

International connections

Ei

Further information

Vastuuopettaja Ville Palkinen

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The criteria for passing

Knowing
Structuring the relationships between the phenomena and concepts covered during the course. Applying, explaining, comparing, and analysing contents from the viewpoint of a vocational teacher.

Student teacher:
- understands the importance of teachers as actors in society and the creators of their profession’s future
- knows the central legislation in educational institution security and wellbeing
- knows the trends of future research and future scenarios
- understands the wider meaning of sustainable development as a part of a teacher’s work

Doing
Being able to plan and choose suitable methods for their work and justify their choices as a vocational teacher. Applying the theory taught in the course when solving challenges and using the possibilities offered by the theory base in their work.

Student teacher:
-plans, documents, and presents an act with impact in their own field
- works in their own field, considering the effect of future research and trends
- finds out and evaluates the security and wellbeing factors in their work, and promotes school safety in their actions

Developing as a teacher
Giving and receiving active and constructive feedback. Evaluating issues from their own and their community’s viewpoints. Collaborating responsibly and being ready to develop communication skills. Recognising and following the ethical principles of a teacher’s work. Describing and evaluating the economical and wellbeing promoting impact of their actions.

Student teacher:
- Implements an act with impact in their own field in an ethical manner, tying it to being a teacher as well as to sustainable development
- Evaluates their own work from the viewpoints of sustainable development and future competences
- Collaborates in a constructive manner in networks
- Recognises the connections between education and social phenomena and what impact they themselves can have

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