Developing a Professional Teacher IdentityLaajuus (6 cr)

Objective

The purpose of the study unit

The purpose of this course is to develop your reflection skills as a part of the teacher identity development. You will set personal goals related to teacher education and your own professional development. You will monitor and evaluate your own study progress and the development of the competence. You will participate in the learning circle group work, and at the end of the studies you will analyse the results of you have achieved.

Study unit competeneces

In this course, you will promote and develop your reflection skills, agency skills and interpersonal skills.

The objective of reflection skills is that you will be able to assess your pedagogical principles and working methods as a facilitator of learning. You will be able to realistically assess your own learning and competences, as well as, set new goals as a facilitator of learning.  

The objective of agency skills is that you will be able to systematically develop your professional competences as a facilitator of learning. You will be able to develop pedagogically meaningful learning environments in cooperation with other staff members.

The objective of interpersonal skills is that you will be able to take into account learner diversity and learners' personal goals both in planning and implementing learning sessions, and in guiding and evaluating learning processes.

Learning objectives

You will be able to systematically develop your professional competence as a facilitator of learning. You will be able to assess your pedagogical principles and working methods as a facilitator of learning. You will be able to realistically assess your own learning and competence and set new goals as a facilitator of learning. You are also able to work in a constructive manner with your peer students.

Content

Tasks related to a personal competence development plan (CDP), reflective learning diary, peer and self-evaluation, participation in small group (learning circle) work, portfolio work.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The criteria for assessing the approved level are as follows:

Reflection skills
- You assess your own learning process and competence based on the learning objectives defined in professional teacher education.

Agency skills
- You will set goals for yourself that are related to teacher education, develop your own professional agency based on your own starting points and set new goals for your professional development.

Interpersonal skills
- You will document your learning for others and provide constructive feedback for other students to support their learning.