POMM1092 Applied module: Environmental and Natural Sciences (3 cr)

LUOKAs2018 Viikon kv. intensiivikurssi Prahassa projektioppimisesta
The course is taking place at the Faculty of Education, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. The preliminary course dates are 3.-10. November 2019 encapsulating the PBE2019 conference 7.-8. November 2019. The course focuses on project-based education (PBE) and other activating learning and teaching methods related to science education and teacher training
- primary, secondary and upper secondary school: these learning and teaching approaches are embedded in the current curricula in order to make learning more efficient and to promote
active learning. Moreover, such approaches promote more profound understanding of
scientific concepts and phenomena instead of requiring only learning-by-heart.
- more efficient and engaging science education by problem-solving, context-based and
interesting tasks and targets for focus
- training of teachers on international level promotes understanding of various views and
approaches of science education, and gives perspective to be adopted in development of
one’s own teaching practices and laying foundation for research-based teaching
development and life-long personal professional development
- giving students the flavor of an educational conference and attending it with learning tasks
to focus on in order to relate the topics to the course
- networking between teacher students in the participant countries and learning from the
approaches taken in different countries and possibilities of creating learning communities,
which could also promote activities in the future working life of participant students.
Teaching methods:
Orienting lectures, group work, learning tasks and assignments, group discussions, final report to be delivered within 4 weeks after the course. POMM1092 (3 ECTS for primary student teachers, requires an extended course report for passing the course) (JYU/Department of Teacher Education)
Course topics:
- Project-based education (PBE): basics of method, applicability to science education
- Activating teaching methods to promote active learning and increase motivation in studying
sciences: how to make science education interesting, motivating and meaningful to students
- Inquiry-based science education (IBSE) to promote pedagogical content knowledge and
inquiry-based learning: Learning by investigations and inquiry; supportive teaching models
for IBSE
- Assessment possibilities supporting formative assessment of learning and for learning
Up to 15 students from JYU from different natural science teacher education majors (Faculty of Science and Mathematics) and primary student teachers from the Faculty of Education and
Psychology. Up to 15 students from Charles University. Also the possibility to have in-field teachers to join as part of their personal development training.
Methods of evaluating the course:
The course will be evaluated by the principles and criteria of the curricula of organizing departments:
Learning tasks and assignments, reflective discussions in the end of the course, final report
Student feedback is also collected at the end of the course in order to see how the students found the course, how useful they think it was for their professional development, and what can be developed further in case the course is organized in the upcoming years. Moreover, feedback from students is needed to find out how a course involving students from different university departments and study majors at JYU is administered and organized.
students are requested to cover their own food and sustenance outside the PBE2019 conference.

Kevään itsenäisesti suoritettavalla toteutuksella: 11.1.2021 on pakollinen ohjaajakoulutus kaikille. 1. luokkien opintokäynnit järjestetään Luontomuseossa 18.1.-26.3.2021 välisenä aikana ma-pe klo 9-11 Luontomuseolla (erikoistapauksissa etukäteen sovittu myöhäistetty aika, esim. klo 9:30-11:30). Jokainen opiskelija ohjaa viidellä opintokäynnillä. Ohjausten lisäksi opiskellaan verkkokurssitoteutus informaaleista oppimisympäristöistä ja luonnontieteen oppimisen ohjaamisesta niissä.