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IYC Conference for Nordic Chemistry
teachers
Stockholm, 28.10.2011
Marja Montonen
Curriculum Development Unit
Finnish National Board of Education
[email protected]
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A subject teacher
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typically teaches at grades 7 to 12 (ages 13 to 19)
is qualified for teaching positions in all kinds of
schools in his or her major or minor subject
teaches typically one major and one minor
subjects (e.g. math and chemistry/physics)
A primary school teacher
• teaches at grades 1 to 6 (ages 7 to 13)
• teaches typically all 13 subjects
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Structure of the master degree
of a subject teacher: 3 + 2 years
Bachelor’s level (180 p.)
Master’s level (120 p.)
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Study points
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Masterthesis
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Ped. thesis
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Major
Subject
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Minor
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Pedagogical
studies
Communication
and language
studies
Science Curriculum
Theory
Laws and
principles
Phenomena
1-4
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Understanding, models,
explanations
Experiments,variables, correlation
Observations, describing,
identification, classifying, presentation
5-9
Upper Secondary
Competencies are complex by
definition. They can be best
developed by experiences;
”how” is even more
important in education than
”what”
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What do we mean by competence?
Competence includes
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Values
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Attitudes
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Ability to use all these elements in different
contexts in a relevant way
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Competence approach effects
curricula and teaching
Competence is not a single skill, it is a very complex
set of knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and
behaviour
This complexity sets high demands on curricula and
teaching:
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How to create good knowledge base?
How to provide opportunities to practice skills?
How to help students to understand and adopt values?
How to support students to develop their attitudes?
How to combine all these together across different school
subjects?
How to strengthen students to understand different contexts
(cultural and social literacy)
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Do we still need schools for learning?
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We can learn practically everywhere but in school
we can enhance
the long-spanned, systematic learning
understanding of information and construction of
new knowledge
dialogue and cooperation between learners, and
between generations, between different people
coherence of pupil’s identity by taking care of
supportive, encouraging and respective
atmosphere
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Cooperation between Nordic Countries
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Curriculum in Sciences
Assesment tools
Teachers in-service training
ICT in Chemical Education
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