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Internship Economics: Initiation Stage (B-KUL-D0Q20A)

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3 ECTSDutchBoth termsCannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
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OC Educatieve master in de economie FEB

Aims

During this internship, the students will be able to use observation and training in an authentic educational setting to effectively practice and develop the learning content learned in the theoretical part. Through evidence on the one hand and guided and individual reflection and review of their experiences on the other, they will gradually shape their growth line with the teacher's basic competencies as its foundation.

The teacher in secondary education (the level at which the academic teacher training programme prepares) is a specialist teacher. As a result, the organization of the internship, the internship assignments and the supervision are mainly conceived in the context of the own field of economics.

Concrete elaborations, deadlines, tasks and objectives are described in the digital portfolio.

Upon completion of the course, the student can:

1. assess the initial situation of a group of students and recognize and name the characteristics that influence the quality of learning.

2. formulate concrete and operational objectives for each lesson, taking into account the broader educational framework (curricula, attainment targets and students' initial situation).

3. design and structure learning situations adapted to the didactic situation, the level of processing and the interest of the students.

4. choose and, if necessary, adapt teaching aids to the objectives of the subject economics and to the needs of the students.

5. create a lesson-related assessment: choose goal-oriented questions.

6. build a positive interaction with the class as a group.

7. reflect in a positive-critical way on behaviour and approach, both individually and in consultation with others, and on this basis adjust his own behaviour and approach where necessary.

8. develop his teaching material using various ICT tools.

9. apply, broaden and deepen the acquired domain-specific knowledge and skills.

10. create a smooth and efficient course of lessons and days, fitting into the time schedule of the school.

11. in a correct way contact, consult, communicate and cooperate with both the internal (professors, colleagues ...) and the internship supervisors of the program.

12. interact appropriately in Standard Dutch with the learner and with all members of the school team and training institution.

13. update the growth line based on reflection and 360° feedback and using multimedia supporting evidence and selecting the reflection framework most appropriate for him.

Educational objective

The student can seize the opportunities that occur in the various assignments to train him/herself depending on his/her own objectives.

Previous knowledge

For this programme component, it is obligated that the following programme components be taken up simultaneously or have already been completed: Teaching Methodology: Economics, Didactic Applications.

Order of Enrolment

Mixed prerequisite:
You may only take this course if you comply with the prerequisites. Prerequisites can be strict or flexible, or can imply simultaneity. A degree level can be also be a prerequisite.
Explanation:
STRICT: You may only take this course if you have passed or applied tolerance for the courses for which this condition is set.
FLEXIBLE: You may only take this course if you have previously taken the courses for which this condition is set.
SIMULTANEOUS: You may only take this course if you also take the courses for which this condition is set (or have taken them previously).
DEGREE: You may only take this course if you have obtained this degree level.


(SIMULTANEOUS( Y05316 ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q31A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q34A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q35A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( HEM10A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q49A)) AND (SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q32A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q36A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q37A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q38A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q40A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q41A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0X40A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( Y05317 ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( HEM11A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( D0Q50A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( O0G70A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( O0G71A ))

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
Y05316 : Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q31A : Teaching Methodology: Economics
D0Q34A : Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q35A : Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
HEM10A : Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q49A : Teaching Methodology: Economics
D0Q32A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q36A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q37A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q38A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q40A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q41A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0X40A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
Y05317 : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
HEM11A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
D0Q50A : Applications in Teaching Methodology: Economics (No longer offered this academic year)
O0G70A : Didactic Applications
O0G71A : Didactic Applications

This course unit is a prerequisite for taking the following course units:
D0Q21A : Internship Economics: Apprentice Stage
D0Q23A : Internship Economics: International (No longer offered this academic year)

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

3 ects. Internship Economics: Initiation Stage (B-KUL-D0Q20a)

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OC Educatieve master in de economie FEB

Content

This OPO consists of three parts:

  • 6 hours of didactic observation (economics) at an internship location of your choice (no first-degree STI);
  • 4 introductory lessons in cooperation with preferred schools (not a first grade secondary school class);
  • updating the growth portfolio.

In accordance with the School of Education's internship framework, the following conditions apply to the teaching internship as a whole:

Students will have the opportunity to:

  • observe educational realities in a minimum of two diverse contexts (e.g., in different finalities in secondary education, in secondary and adult or higher education, in a school and a business context), at least one should be in a secondary school; 
  • take responsibility, both in group and independently, for guiding learning processes in at least two diverse contexts. The spread of classes between these two forms of education works according to a fork from ¼ to ¾; 
  • function as a teacher at both classroom and school level; 
  • learn to deal with diversity and specific educational needs, and to be actively involved in dealing with care requests from students and parents; 
  • observe and help guide the student's assessment process; 
  • share questions with their peers and receive feedback;
  • gain experience in team teaching; 
  • develop activities related to all functional wholes of the competency profile teacher;
  • work within informal and non-formal educational contexts; 
  • integrate new educational technology into their internship; 
  • commit to teaching subject-related and cross-curricular topics; 
  • participate actively in a school for full days. 

The close relationship between professional field, teacher education and student is central in each case.

Detailed information can be found on Toledo.

Course material

Concrete elaborations, deadlines, tasks and goals are described on Toledo.  

  • The digital portfolio within this environment acts as a central tool for archiving, documentation, communication.  
  • All blank documents needed in function of the internship are also available on Toledo.

Format: more information

This OPO consists of several sub-assignments, which are briefly explained below. More concrete information about the assignments to be carried out can be found in the internship manual and the assignment sheets on the digital learning environment.

Observation

The student observes at least 6 lessons within the subject area of economics. During these observation lessons, the student focuses on different themes: starting situation, setting and evaluating goals, learning lines, working methods, media and material, language, etc.

The student writes an overall learning report.

The student may already start observing lessons from the beginning of the programme.

For this course unit, the student should make his/her own contacts with the internship sites (of his/her choice).  Via the Flanders-wide registration platform www.lerarenstage.be, the student submits his/her internship application.

Entry-level classes

These lessons are organised by the supervisors in collaboration with the schoolmentors in EM economics' preferred schools. It involves:

- 3 lessons in which the student participates with the subject mentor (team teaching). Supervision and follow-up is done by the mentor;

- 1 lesson that the student prepares and realises entirely by himself. Supervision and follow-up is done by the internship supervisor.

          o lesson preparation is checked beforehand by the supervisor;

          o lessons are given in the presence of the placement supervisor.

The student may give the introductory lessons after passing the ‘didactic exercise’ in the course unit ‘Didactic applications’. The boarding lessons ideally follow immediately after the ‘didactic exercise’ and precede the other subject didactic internship components. After all, the complexity of the assignments is intended to gradually increase in order to enable optimal development of the student.

The student keeps the internship supervisor informed of his internship planning at all times. If the student does not sent this planning at least one week in advance, the assessments of the lessons that have already been given are not included. Consequently, these lessons must be completed again.

Lesson preparations and didactic material must be included in the personal portfolio on the digital learning environment. Lesson preparations are submitted to the subject mentor one day before the respective lesson.

Assessment forms are completed by the mentor and submitted via the digital portfolio.

Portfolio

Lesson preparations and didactic material should be included in the personal portfolio on the digital learning environment. In addition, the growth line is completed based on reflections and feedback discussions with the internship supervisor and the subject mentors.

Students always use the templates provided on the digital learning environment.

Other modalities are possible for students with LIO valorisations. These are described on Toledo.

Evaluation

Evaluation: Internship Economics: Initiation Stage (B-KUL-D2Q20a)

Type : Continuous assessment without exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Project/Product, Report, Process evaluation

Explanation


Evaluation characteristics

Conditions for receiving a score for this course unit are:

- the observation tasks and four entry-level lessons have been completed, in accordance with the assignment sheet on Toledo;

- deadlines and deadlines (e.g. for bringing in the internship agreement and planning, assessment documents, etc.), set by the teacher(s) and communicated via the evaluation sheet on Toledo, are respected;

- all output (lesson preparations, learning report...) must be included in the student's digital portfolio;

- the evaluation documents completed by the subject mentor at the internship site are available in the digital portfolio or submitted to the responsible internship supervisor.

- the templates made available on the digital learning environment have been used.

Correct use of Standard Dutch in spoken and written language is a requirement.

Determination of the final result

The result is calculated and expressed as a whole number out of 20. This result is determined by

- Observation: the quality of the learning report

- Entry-level classes

o the score given by the subject mentor:

  • per lesson (block), the subject mentor will give a score based on a course evaluation form;
  • after the four boarding lessons, the subject mentor will complete a final evaluation form;

o the score given by the internship supervisor from KU Leuven

o the scores relate to the quality of lesson preparation and lesson realisation.

- Portfolio: the quality and elaboration of the digital portfolio.

The student's performance is central to the evaluation.

If the student does not participate in one of the partial evaluations, the student is given NA (not taken) for the entire course unit.

If the stipulated submission deadline is not respected, the student cannot take part in the final examination and the final assessment for the programme component will be NA (not taken), unless for a serious reason a new submission date is set after application.

If a student repeatedly or seriously fails to comply with the obligations described in the agreement with the internship school, the internship will be terminated and a final assessment for the course unit ‘not taken’ will be awarded. The student is not entitled to an alternative assignment, nor to a second examination opportunity.

If the total score is at least 10/20, the student acquires a credit for this course unit. A failing grade for this course unit is non-tolerable.

Detailed information is available on Toledo.

The pathes 'On-the-job learning' and 'Teacher-in-training' (LIO) have a number of variations to this.  These are clarified in documents that the student, who steps into one of those, receives by mail.

Information about retaking exams

This exammoment can only be used to provide missing documents.