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Teacher Education in an International Perspective (B-KUL-D0A00A)

3 ECTSEnglish30 Second termCannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Holz Oliver (coordinator) |  N. |  Holz Oliver (substitute)
OC Educatieve master in de economie FEB

Aims

For this course a numerus clausus is in action, therefore students cannot add the course to their individual study programme themselves. Students who want to take the course, can send a message to the Internationaloffice.feb@kuleuven.be with the subject ‘Teacher Education in an International Perspective’. In the message you state that you want to follow the course and you include your student number and the programme you are enrolled in. As the number of participants is capped, additional selection criteria may apply.

Learning Outcomes:

The student

...has knowledge and scientific insight into general pedagogical-educational frameworks.
…can take a substantiated position on, and actively participate in and contribute to, national and international public debate on current social topics and developments.
…can take initiative and responsibility to independently and actively seek out innovations from the broad field of research and education, to develop them on the basis of scientific research and to implement them at a group and organizational level.

Training objectives:

The student

...has a scientific, investigative approach to their own discipline, teaching methodology and within the general pedagogical-educational domain, with a focus on creativity and sustainability. They are able to reflect on their own educational vision.
…develops a curious attitude in the context of continuous professional development in his/her discipline, didactics and the general pedagogical-educational domain regarding their educational development, showing willingness and enthusiasm to innovate.
...is interested in current affairs and education in general.

Previous knowledge

The LU Leuven student has completed LIMBO 1 or a similar course (to be checked by the teaching staff) and acquired basic knowledge of general pedagogical subjects. The student can also follow LIMBO 1 or a similar course at the same time.

The student is able to understand and interpret results from recent education research and teaching methodology research. The student appreciates the usefulness of such research, but the student also understands that introducing results from education research into the specific education practice (and in specific school subjects) demands a translation procedure and making a comparative assessment.

The student is capable of and willing to study, critically assess and form their own viewpoint about recent developments and challenges with regard to the profession of teacher, the school organisation and the relation between education and society on the basis of theoretical frames and scientific research. Furthermore, the student is capable of and willing to enter into a conversation about their own viewpoint and to adjust this viewpoint if necessary on the basis of new insights.

The student is capable of and willing to develop their own viewpoint in a nuanced and substantiated manner with regard to current matters in the following domains: pedagogical-educational (e.g. vision on learning and support of that), social-political (e.g. visions on education and school policy, relation freedom-control), socio-economic (e.g. education equality, visions and initiatives around that, aspects around diversity), ideological (e.g. pedagogical freedom and diversity) and cultural-scientific (e.g. role of expertise, meaning of educatioal quality).

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( P0V17A ) OR SIMULTANEOUS( P0V22A )

The codes of the course units mentioned above correspond to the following course descriptions:
P0V17A : Leren in maatschappelijk betrokken onderwijs, deel 1 (sem 1)
P0V22A : Leren in maatschappelijk betrokken onderwijs, deel 1 (sem 2)

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

3 ects. Teacher Education in an International Perspective (B-KUL-D0A00a)

3 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture30 Second term
N. |  Holz Oliver (substitute)
OC Educatieve master in de economie FEB

Content

The course ‘Teacher Education in an International Persepctive’ will be organized as a Blended Intensive Programme, a sub-programme within the Erasmus program 2021-27.

In addition to students from KU Leuven (educational master), students from 6 teacher training programmes from 5 countries will participate. The foreign students come from Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa.

The OPO consists of a virtual preparation, a contact week in Helsinki (financial supported by the Erasmus+ programme) and a virtual post-processing.

More information about the virtual preparation and post-processing of the course can be found in the explanation of the didactical approach.

The 30 contact hours are set up from Monday 17 to Friday 21 March 2024.

Monday 17 March 2025:

  • Welcome 
  • European integration and collaboration in (teacher) education 
  • Introduction to the week assignment

Tuesday 18 March 2025:

  • Parallel sessions about
    • social justice: gender, class and race 
    • multilingualism in education 
    • differentiation  
    • financial literacy 
    • wellbeing etc.
  • Group work

Wednesday 19 March 2025:

  • School visits
  • Visit Helsinki
  • Dinner in Helsinki

Thursday 20 March 2025:

  • Parallel sessions about
    • social justice: gender, class and race 
    • multilingualism in education 
    • differentiation  
    • financial literacy 
    • wellbeing etc.
  • Group work

Friday 21 March 2025:

  • Innovation: digital education    
  • Cases 4 Europe
  • Groups meeting with a first sharing ideas of assignment in a workshop

10 Flemish students can register in this course.

Course material

Provided by the (guest) lecturers and made available on Toledo.

Language of instruction: more information

During the blended intensive programme, students from the EM’s KU Leuven and students from Cologne, Enschede, Helsinki, Oslo, Stellebosch and Utrecht can participate.

English as a language of instruction is necessary.

Format: more information

Individual assignment - Presentation - Report

The Blended Intensive Programme ‘Teacher Education in an International Perspective’ consists of

  • a virtual preparation
  • contact hours in March 2025 in Helsinki
  • a virtual post-processing

During the preparation, 2 online moments will be provided (end of February and beginning of March 2025). During the first online contact moment, students get to know each other and get an introduction to the course is provided (objectives, programme, study material, evaluation, etc.).

Students study their own education system and their teacher training, as well as the education system and teacher training in Belgium. During the second contact moment, the students are introduced to

  • the education system in Flanders, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa
  • the teacher training courses in Flanders, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa
  • current educational aspects

The contact hours will be set up between 17 and 21 March 2025 (see explanation content). At the end of the contact week, students present their preliminary results to each other.

After the contact week, the students continue to work on their assignment in groups.

During an online moment after the contact week, students present the final results of the assignment to each other and submit a report on their further processing.

Evaluation

Evaluation: Teacher Education in an International Perspective (B-KUL-D2A00a)

Type : Continuous assessment without exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Report, Presentation, Participation during contact hours
Learning material : Course material

Explanation


Evaluation characteristics

During an online session, the students present their results regarding the assignment.

The students submit the group report at the latest 7 days after the moment of return.

Determination final result

Evaluation structure – scale 1 to 20

Information about retaking exams

The features of the evaluation and determination of grades are identical to those of the first examination opportunity, as described in the tab 'Explanation'.