what is expected of a vocational teacher? HOW DOES A VOCATIONAL TEACHER DEAL WITH THE DEMANDS OF EQUALITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP? Group freire: 29th October, 2013
what is expected of a vocational teacher? Padlet discussion for group 1: http://padlet.com/wall/3ovy1qjpon Padlet discussion for group 2: http://padlet.com/wall/36t5qsi9nl Padlet discussion for group 3: http://padlet.com/wall/2ye89ky3qe
what is expected? THE Core competences of a Vocational Teacher
SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION - STUDY GUIDE OULU UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES 2013-2014
what is expected? Student’s Expectations of teachers THERE ARE SEVERAL factors TO EVALUATE - following by Marsh (1984): 1.
Learning and value. Challenge, subject interest, amount of material learned.
2.
Enthusiasm. Interest, humor.
3.
Organization. Objectives, clear explanation.
4.
Group interaction.
5.
Individual rapport. Provides help and answers questions.
6.
Breadth of coverage.
7.
Examinations and grading.
what is expected? Methods for Teachers to assess themselves: • External assessment
• Questions for students
• Peer teacher assessment
• Questionnaires
• Own perceptions
• Interviews
• Self assessment • Discussions with students
• Work group • Student outputs
HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS – COURSE STRUCTURES, TEACHING METHODS AND ASSESSMENT. 2009.
what is expected? challenges and developments influencing the teaching profession
VET Teachers and Trainers in Finland Publications of the Ministry of Education, Finland 2006:41
How does a vocational teacher deal with the demands of equality & sustainability What is equality? • ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably, specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation and age.
How? • An awareness and appreciation of diversity • Inclusive teaching • Responsive teaching • Anti-discriminatory teaching • Attitudinal teaching • Diversity teaching
How does a vocational teacher deal with the demands of equality & sustainability • What is ‘sustainability’? • Growing population • Poverty • Environmental degradation • Democracy, human rights and peace • Development
• a dynamic balance among many factors, including the social, cultural and economic requirements of humankind and the imperative need to safeguard the natural environment of which humanity is a part.
How does a vocational teacher deal with the challenges of entrepreneurship? Video link: http:// www.ted.com/talks/cameron_herold_let_s_raise_kids_to_be_entrepreneurs.html (scroll ahead to minute:sec 16:10 and watch to end – less than 4 minutes)
How is entrepreneurship being developed in vocational teaching? • First, what is entrepreneurship?:
• Internal entrepreneurship • Example
• External entrepreneurship • example
Web of development in entrepreneurship education
One final discussion question‌
Name one way you will meet the future expectations of vocational teaching?
Bibliography • http://www.oamk.fi/amok/docs/opiskelijalle/amok_opinto-opas_2013-2014_en.pdf • http://www.minedu.fi/export/sites/default/OPM/Julkaisut/2006/liitteet/opm41.pdf?lang=en
• HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS – COURSE STRUCTURES, TEACHING METHODS AND ASSESSMENT. Publications of the Teaching and Learning Develop • EVALUATION OF TEACHING CHAPTER 16, Teaching Engineering - Wankat & Oreovicz, OPTIMA • www.opinkirjo.fi/en/activity/entrepreneurship_education_/internal_and_external_entrepreneurship
• www.oph.fi/english/sources_of_information/articles_and_presentations/101/0/entrepreneurship_in_vocational_education_and_training_intended_ • www.minedu.fi/export/sites/default/OPM/Julkaisut/2009/liitteet/opm09.pdf • http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/equality-diversity/about/equality-diversity • http://adulteducation.gloucestershire.gov.uk/pluginfile.php/4438/mod_resource/content/1/2.3%20ED%20in%20the%20classroom.pdf