Teaching Methodology Biology 1

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 4 with catalog number 4022754DNW for working students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester

1st 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 een inschrijving kan nemen op 'Vakdidactiek Biologie 1' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Krachtige leeromgeving'.

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Department

Multidisciplinary Institute for Teacher Education

Educational team

Ingeborg Plackle
Iris Stiers (course titular)
Lies Vanerum
Andy Thys
Katrien Van Roelen
Liesbeth Noppen
Els Govaerts
Céline Gillardin

Activities and contact hours

10 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
80 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Learning Pathway Professional Practice

In this co-teaching internship, the student assists the mentor in teaching, whereby the responsibilities of the student are gradually built up: from participatory observation as a teacher-guide (2h), to at least two more active forms of co-teaching: parallel teaching, adapted teaching, teaching in one of several complementary groups, or team teaching together with the mentor or with a fellow student (2h). These last 2 hours are prepared in an interview with the mentor.

For students with LIO status: 2 hours observation and 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 in which the student assists a mentor in a co-teaching internship, in which the student's responsibilities are gradually built up: from participatory observation as a teacher-supervisor (2h), to at least two more active forms of co-teaching: parallel teaching, adapted teaching, teaching in one of several complementary groups, or team teaching together with the mentor or with a fellow student (2h). These last 2h are prepared in a conversation with the mentor.

Learning Pathway Pedagogical Content Knowledge

In this track students develop a broad subject specific teaching toolbox for biology. Students learn how to translate curriculum goals into practice. In addition, attention is paid to the translation of teaching methods into classroom practice. Intra muros, teaching insights are practiced in a mini-lesson.

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 powerful learning environment is developed. During the internship the aim is to integrate the learning outcomes of the other course units and the course unit Powerful Learning Environments.

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 teacher is able to successfully* support the experienced teacher within the framework of differentiation strategies.
The student teacher is able to design lessons and teach together with the mentor or a fellow student.

*Successfully here means: integrating the objectives formulated in pathways pedagogy and pedagogical content knowledge.

Learning Pathway Pedagogical Content Knowledge

The student shows an open, inquisitive and professional attitude.
The student is able to express the essence and the unique social relevance of biology education in the Flemish educational system.
The student is able to consult and interpret the curriculum goals in biology education.
The student is able to formulate concrete and operational learning objectives based on the curriculum goals that match with the initial needs and strengths of the learning group.
The student is able to choose learning content, divide it into learning steps and employ it in meaningful assignments.
The student is able to utilize models for teaching and instruction in order to create a powerful learning environment for biology.
The student is able to use biology text books and other didactic resources to create a powerful learning environment for biology.
The student is able to use classroom activities, learning resources and group settings to create a powerful learning environment for biology.
The student is able to utilize current and authentic contexts in order to create a powerful learning environment for biology.
The student is able to utilize the framework of 21st century skills in order to create a powerful learning environment for biology.
The student is able to utilize the initial needs and strengths of the learning group in order to make classroom activities fit student learning.
The student is able to utilize the physical and digital learning environment in order to create a powerful learning environment for biology.
The student is able to devise, design, execute and report on the results of student experiments in a correct way (OVUR method).
The student is able to use elements of subject specific pedagogical research in order to create a powerful learning environment and to account for his/her own didactic choices.
The student is able to link the various sub-areas of the subject biology.
The student is able to relate biology to other fields of science, including chemistry and physics, and use this to create a powerful learning environment for biology.
The student is able to use digital teaching tools for biology to make observations, to simulate, analyse and report.

Grading

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

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

Vakspecifieke opdracht with a relative weight of 60 which comprises 60% of the final mark.

Note: Students work out an assignment

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

Co- of duo-teaching with a relative weight of 40 which comprises 40% of the final mark.

Note: The evaluation of the co-teaching or in-service internship is done by the internship supervisor based on internship administration, preparations and developed material, oral and written feedback from the mentor, self-evaluation, interview 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