Teaching Methodology Biology 2

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4022755ENW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Alvorens men kan inschrijven voor 'Vakdidactiek Biologie 2', moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Vakdidactiek Biologie 1' en 'Positief en inclusief leefklimaat'.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Department

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Educational team

Iris Stiers (course titular)
Liesbeth Noppen
Céline Gillardin

Activities and contact hours

8 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
82 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Learning Pathway Professional Practice

In this course unit, students start with 2 hours of co-teaching in the field of biology. The kind of co-teaching depends on the contextual needs. After these 2h, students develop and deliver lessons in the field of biology under the supervision of a mentor teacher who is present in the classroom. This part of the internship comprises of 7 hours of teaching.

For students with LIO status: in-service internship of 28 hours (and if applicable pre-service or alternative internship). If the assignment volume is between 200 and 499 teaching hours, the student may not be able to perform sufficient unique teaching hours for this course unit. In that case, additional assignments from the regular track will be given in proportion to the missing hours. In cases where the LIO student has no or insufficient teaching assignment within the field of this course unit, an additional assignment is given from the regular track , i.e. guided practice internship. Here the student designs lessons that are carried out in classroom practice, in the presence of the mentor.

Learning Pathway Pedagogical Content Knowledge

In this track, students further develop their subject specific teaching toolbox for biology. Attention is paid to aspects of game didactics, evaluation, language-oriented education and excursion design.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Beschikbaar via Canvas.

Additional info

For students of campuses Anderlecht, Diest and Leuven 6 contact hours will be organised. 84h are completed as self-study (including internship).
Students are expected to attend all classes within this course unit in order to prepare as much as possible for the internship (professional attitude).
Additional information on the course unit internship: internships can take place during academic leaves that does not coincides with school holidays, exam preparation time and exam periods. Students are expected to spread the duration of their internship (see internship guidelines).
During this course unit an integrated skill set of competences, needed for the design of a positive and inclusive climate is developed. During the internship the aim is to integrate the learning outcomes of the other course units and the course unit positive and inclusive climate.

Learning Outcomes

General competences

Programme specific learning outcomes

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 4, 16, 19, 20, 22

Learning Pathway Professional Practice

1. The student shows an open, inquisitive and professional attitude.

2. The student can design lessons and teach classes under the supervision of an experienced mentor teacher and depending of the contextual needs.

Learning Pathway Pedagogical Content Knowledge

The student shows an open, inquisitive and professional attitude.
The student is able to situate pedagogical content knowledge of biology in a school vision and can apply a school vision to a learning environment.
The student understands curriculum theory and the horizontal and vertical structure of biology education and is able to apply this to departmental cooperation and planning.
The student is able to utilize current scientific evidence and recent insights concerning a positive and caring living environment when creating a subject specific learning environment for science education.
The student is able to integrate current social themes when creating a subject specific learning environment for science education, with special attention to the Brussels metropolitan context.
The student is able to utilize different models of summative and formative evaluation when designing lessons in view of study evaluation, remediation and differentiation.
The student is able to provide feedback, feed forward and feed up.
The student is able to utilize strategies that encourage the pupils' language development within science education when designing lessons.
The student is able to flexibly utilize subject specific knowledge and skills in his/her didactic actions and, if necessary, to correct gaps in his/her own subject specific knowledge.
The student is able to stimulate a positive interaction between students and realize connection and a sense of competence in order to optimize the learning of individual students.
The student is able to select methods for teaching and learning that encourage participation.
The student is able to design a field excursion according to the applicable didactic principles.
The student is able to use specific fieldwork techniques.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 40% of the final mark.
Practical Exam determines 60% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Assignment with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

Note: Assignment with regard to processing the pedagogical content knowledge.

Within the Practical Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Co-teaching and internship with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

Note: The evaluation of the supervised or in-service internship is done by the internship supervisor based on e.g. internship administration, lesson preparations and developed material, verbal and written feedback from the mentor, self-evaluation and conversation, etc.

Additional info regarding evaluation

A final grade can only be calculated if a score was obtained for each category of the evaluation. Not participating in one or more categories results in the mention ‘afwezig’ (afw).
A student can only pass the course unit if at least 7/20 is obtained for each category. If this is not the case then the final score awarded is equal to the grade of the lowest scored category.
If the grade for the practical exam is insufficient, a remedial trajectory with binding agreements is proposed in order to continue with the internship for the next course unit.
It is obligatory to communicate in a timely fashion (see agreements in internship guidelines). Belated communication can lead to a score 'afwezig’ (afw) for the internship. 
If the total score of the internship is insufficient, the student cannot pass this course unit. Retaking the practical part can only be done in the following useful session. In the case of a referral to the next session, the titular can allow the transfer of the grades of the successfully completed sections.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context