Teaching Methodology History 2

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4022492ENR for all 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

For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Department

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Educational team

Joost Vaesen (course titular)
Iris Gysels

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 for history didactics. The form of co-teaching depends on the needs of the situation. Subsequently, a supervised practice internship for professional didactics in history is transferred to a supervised practice internship. Students design lessons (7h) which they also carry out in class practice, in the presence of the mentor.

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

Within "Positief & inclusief leefklimaat" (Positive & inclusive living climate) students immerse themselves further in history didactics. They learn how to work together as a member of a team. On the basis of curriculum issues from their internship practice, they learn to situate a subject-oriented learning environment within the educational frame of reference by, among other things, studying the vertical and horizontal coherence, for example by bridging with other domains.

In a blended learning environment the students study which actors and factors are important at the different aggregation levels. Topics such as differentiation, evaluation and feedback, motivation and classroom management will be addressed and included in their internship experiences. A link will also be made to research within the field. Research-based learning will be given a prominent place.

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).
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, 14, 16, 19, 20, 22

Learning Pathway Professional Practice

The student shows an open, inquisitive and professional attitude.
The student can successfully design, carry out and adjust lessons in classroom practice, under the guidance of, in the presence of the mentor and in line with the diversity of the classroom group.

Learning Pathway Pedagogical Content Knowledge

The student shows an open, inquisitive and professional attitude.
When designing lessons, the student takes into account the selected subject didactic principles that fit within the school's vision.
The student can explain the choices made for the year and period planning on the basis of the horizontal and vertical structure of the subject area as outlined in the departmental work.
The student can integrate current scientific evidence and new insights in order to realise a positive and caring living climate within the discipline.
The student underpins the choice of problem definition and lesson design with insights from recent societal debates, with particular attention to the Brussels metropolitan context.
The student integrates models of evaluation from the professional didactic literature in the lesson preparation and execution.
The student argues the use of different models of summative and formative evaluation within the chosen approach in the discipline.
The student can use techniques of language-oriented subject education in the design and execution of a lesson.
The student can design and carry out lessons that stimulate positive interaction between and with students and optimise each student's learning.
The student can select forms of work that encourage participation, participation and collaboration.
Together with the students, the student explores forms of inquiry-based learning and supports the students in its implementation (e.g. source research, logical analysis, image analysis and literature research).

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 & guided internshi 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. The final score awarded is then the grade assigned to the lowest scored category.
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 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.
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