Combining theory and practice in teacher education

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Combining theory and practice in teacher education

• PISA 2008 Conference, University of Helsinki
• Jyrki Loima, Adjunct Professor, Admin.Principal/
• The Viikki TTS/Faculty of Behavioural Sciences

2008-09-11 JL
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From theory to practiceSubject Teacher
Education/Teachers Pedagogical Studies, 60 ETCS

• COMMON FRAMEWORK
• In Helsinki, the STE is organised in cooperation
  with the Dept. of Applied Sciences of Education,
  Teacher Training Schools, several other Faculties
  of the University as well as with the Sibelius
  Academy, the University of Arts and Design
  Helsinki, and the Theatre Academy
• Subject teachers for comprehensive schools/upper
  secondary schools/vocational schools/adult
  education take a degree in their own faculties,
  with the subject of instruction as their major.
  To become qualified teachers for permanent
  teaching posts they must complete TPS (60
  ETCS)

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Subject Teacher Education II

• A BIT MORE DETAILED
• 1) In line with the EU Bologna process, TPS
  include two cycles B.A (3 years) and M.A. (2)
• 2) TPS are linked into both cycles
• 3) The University of Helsinki has shared the
  academic year gt four study periods
• 4) For university students this system means
  applications, selection and registration before
  entering to the pedagogical studies
• 5) Lections, individual work, teamwork and
  textbooks, as well as evaluation and interactive
  feedback are included to each course and period
  of the TPS

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Theory and practice in periodical structures

• BACHELORS CYCLE (25 ECTS)
• (1 cr. 27 working hours in average)
• First period (18 ETCS)
• Psychology of development and leaning (4 ETCS)
• Special Education (4 ETCS)
• Introduction to subject teaching (10 ETCS),
  includes an observation visit (3 d) to the
  teacher training schools
• Second period (13 ETCS)
• Basic Training Period in TTS (7 ETCS)
• Masters level studies teacher as a researcher
  seminar, concentrating on research and methods

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• MASTER S CYCLE (35 ETCS)
• Third period (17 ETCS)
• Social, historical and philosophical
  foundations/roots of education (5 ETCS)
• Evaluation and development of teaching (7 ETCS)
• Applied training period (5 ETCS)
• Fourth period (12 ETCS)
• Teacher as a researcher seminar pedagogical
  thesis (4 ETCS)
• advenced training period (8 ETCS), including a
  summarising feedback of the TPS to the Department
  of Applied Sciences of Education as well as to
  the training schools and national wetwork