VOC2

The VOC II studies (7 ECTS Credits) consist of five themes: 

Global and multicultural activities ( see my post 27.02.2014)

Link: http://reflectionsonstudy.blogspot.fi/2014/02/voc2-i-see-culture-in-context-of-social.html

Intended Learning Outcomes

The student teacher understands the role of the cultural background in the human behavior. The student teacher is able to support the student’s adjustment process in a new environment. The student teacher is also able to guide and enhance the learning of a multicultural group. The student teacher knows the various sectors of the school’s international activities and is able to enhance his/her own globalization processes as well those of the students.

Core questions

1.What is meant by culture?

2.What challenges are there in confronting people from various cultural backgrounds?

3.How to create suitable conditions for learning with a multicultural student group?

4.What are the ways that a vocational school participates in international activities?

5.Considering both teachers and students, what are the benefits for international activities?

Entrepreneurship ( see my post 7.02.2014)

Link: http://reflectionsonstudy.blogspot.fi/2014/03/entreprenourhsip.html

Intended Learning Outcomes

The teacher student understands how the development of his/her personal intrapreneurship will aid in the process of becoming a full-fledged entrepreneur. He/she can develop, create and assess learning environments so that they will boost the potential for entrepreneurship.

Core questions:

1. What is meant by intrapreneurship?

2. What are the teaching and assessment methods that will enhance development of the        student’s intrapreneurship?

3. How to further/aid the process from intrapreneuship/internal entrepreneurship towards (external) entrepreneurship?

4. How to teach entrepreneurship in the best and most effective manner in vocational education?

Interaction with working community ( see my posts 31.01. 2014 and 16.03.2014)

Links: 
http://reflectionsonstudy.blogspot.fi/2014/01/here-is-interview-that-timo-partanen.html
http://reflectionsonstudy.blogspot.fi/2014/03/a.html

Intended Learning Outcomes

The intended learning outcome of the working-life module in VOC II is that the student teacher will learn to plan, execute, assess and further develop learning activities mutually with other teachers, student, representatives of the working-life and other interest groups. The student teacher understands that working-life orientation is one of the main guiding principles in his/her own activities.

Core questions

1. What does working-life orientation mean?

2. What are working-life oriented learning environments?

3. How is working-life oriented learning guided?

4. How will a vocational teacher maintain and further develop his/her working-life competences?

Sustainability  ( see my post 16.03.2014)

Link: http://reflectionsonstudy.blogspot.fi/2014/03/voc-2-sustainability.html

Intended Learning Outcomes

Hän osaa arvioida organisaationsa arvoja ja toimintatapoja kestävän kehityksen näkökulmasta. Opiskelija osaa soveltaa kestävän kehityksen periaatteita ammatillisena opettajana. The student is able to understand sustainable development within the framework of ecological, economic, cultural and social points-of-view. He/she can evaluate the values and practices of his/her own organization from the viewpoint of sustainability. The student teacher is able to apply the principles of sustainable development in his/her work as a vocational teacher.

Core questions

1. What does the term ”sustainable development” mean?

2. How to direct/govern/teach  sustainable development in schools?

3. In various fields of work, what challenges are there in sustainable development (with vocational education in mind)?

4. How can I apply the principles of sustainable development in the teaching of my own subject?
  

Special needs education ( see my post 5.2.2014)

Link: http://reflectionsonstudy.blogspot.fi/2014/03/blog-post.html

Intended Learning Outcomes:

The student teacher is able to describe the ways how special needs education is carried out in the Finnish educational system. He/she is able to find and apply the legislation concerning the special needs education in vocational education. He/she can use the terms and concepts of special needs education in an appropriate manner. He/she can plan and execute individual educational plans in multiprofessional work groups.

Core questions:

1. How is the vocational special needs education realized/fulfilled in the Finnish educational system?

2.  How is the special needs education carried out specifically in the vocational education?

3.Which Finnish legislature governs the special needs eduation?

4. What elements does an individual educational plan (= IEP = “HOJKS” in Finnish) contain, and how does the IEP process proceed?

5. Inclusive models and segregative models, what are they?

All of the VOC II themes have their own ILOs and core questions. The student groups will actively research the given tasks guided by the questions and resources. The groups will use the pedagogical solutions established in the previous VOC I studies to design and present learning activities to other groups.

I will be creating posts as a response to individual groups tasks.

15.1.2014

Created a learning environment for Sustainable Development topic, together with Yanhong Xi and Jay Thompson

Link: http://interdisciplinaryappraoach.blogspot.fi/p/welcome.html


This is a really great documentary about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizens about global warming, An Inconvenient Truth, by Davis Guggenheim, 2006

http://vimeo.com/24857305