School Internships 2
Module: Practicum
Matter: School internships
Main language of instruction: Catalan
Other languages of instruction: English, Spanish
Head instructor
Dra. Maria Teresa FUERTES - tfuertes@uic.es
Office hours
The seminars have been officially established and approved by the Faculty of Education at UIC. Supervisors will set the specific time in which seminars will be held.
School placement II as a fundamental part of teacher education aims to offer a wide range of experiences to our students in order to enhance their knowledge and their teaching practices in actual school contexts. For this reason, students will be provided with the opportunity to come into contact with different educational institutions, which will enrich their own personal and professional background.
School placement II is held in the first term of the third year. The subject is worth 15 ECTS credits, which include the actual work-linked training (alternation training between school practice and University lectures), attendance to seminars and tutorial sessions, whcih are compulsory, and individual work.
'School placements' involves guided intervention and the opportunity to relate theory and practice. In addition to observations in the areas of mathematics, language, and science, student teachers are expected to design and implement a teaching unit in accordance with curricular standards and school needs, and to reflect on and assess the experince.
School Placement II for the current academic year (students attending morning classes) will be organized as follows (1):
School placement II Schedule - 2019/2020
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From the 14th -25th of October |
School placement |
From the 28th of October - 31st of October |
University Lectures |
From the 4th-15th of November |
School placement |
From the 18th -22nd of November |
University Lectures |
From the 25th of November -9th of December | School placement |
From the 10th -20th of December |
University Lectures |
Les pràctiques dels estudiants de DOBLE TITULACIÓ (DT torn de nit) són pràctiques intensives de sis setmanes que es realitzen durant el primer semestre.
Dates pràctiques intensives 3r curs (DT)
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Setmana del 28 al 31 d'octubre | Seminari previ (cada tutor/a convoca els seus estudiants) |
Del 4 de novembre al 13 de desembre |
Estada al centre formador |
Setmana del 16 al 19 de desembre |
Seminari posterior |
20 de desembre |
Lliurament treball (pdf moodle) |
Setmana del 13 al 16 de gener |
Lliurament treball corregit |
Students need to have passed 'School Placements I' and the third-year subjects which are linked to the three areas of observation (language, maths and science).
Along with all of the documentation, a clear sex offense certificate should be issued and given to the school. This certificate must be issued by the students.
In specific cases, a medical certificate must be presented before the start of the internship certifying that the student does not have an impediment to do it.
School Placements II (alternation between school and university) include an element of guided intervention and aims to offer student teachers the opportunity to carry out observations and interventions in the classroom under the supervision of their school mentor and monitoring and reflection from their university tutor. The alternation approach is justified by the need to reflect and establish an immediate feedback between the training center and the university.
The knowledge received in manstream subjects, including language, math and science will enable students to carry out and interpret observations in the classroom.
To create the practicum portfolio students will need to use materials from the subjects.
Training activities will include:
- Seminars
- Placements
- Individual Tutorials
- Study and individual work
Before school placements:
Before the first seminar is held, the coordination secretary will hand out the documents that student teachers will need to submit to the training centre prior to the commencement of the placement period. For this reason, once the students have received said documents, they will need to contact their training centre by phone (see Excel sheet sent out as an attachment) in order to make an appointment. Students need to submit the documents mentioned above to the school coordinator they day they meet. Once the coordinator has signed the three copies of the annex to the agreement, the students will keep two of the three copies. One of those two copies will need to be submitted to their university supervisor in the first seminar, whereas the other one is for the student.
The documents enclosed in the envelope include
During the placement period:
Student teachers will need to:
Programme breakdown
Weeks 1 & 2
Weeks 3 & 4
After the placement period:
COMPETENCES | METHODOLOGY | TRAINING ACTIVITY |
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CEM-59 CEM-60 CEM-61 CEM-62 CEM-63 CET-2 CET-3 CET-4 CG-01 CG-02 CG-03 CG-09 | project-based learning learning contract case study method | practical classes theory classes individual / independent study and work. internships seminar-workshops tutorials |
School placements assessment will indicate the extent to which the course competences have been achieved. Mentors and supervisors are responsible for this.
Formative assessment (qualitative) enables evaluators to foresee student teachers' performing patterns in future teaching situations and to understand their present evolution. On the other hand, summative evaluation will offer the student teacher's final mark for the school placement, which will appear in the student's records.
The evaluation of the course consists of three distinct elements. Students must pass all elements to pass the course. Interruption of the placement period will mean failing the subject (see course materials) and the student will have to repeat their practices.
School placements will be evaluated on the basis of:
Portfolio Extension: Between 30 and 35 pages. Annexes shall be included at the back.
Language: Catalan/ English (According to Degree's Speciality)
Initial Seminars:
Follow-up seminars:
28-31st of October, 2019 (Tutor's decision)
18-22th of November, 2019 (Tutor's decision)
9th-13th of December, 2019 (Tutor's decision)
Students
Dates pràctiques intensives 3r curs (DT)
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Setmana del 28 al 31 d'octubre | Seminari previ (cada tutor/a convoca els seus estudiants) |
Del 4 de novembre al 13 de desembre |
Estada al centre formador |
Setmana del 16 al 19 de desembre |
Seminari posterior |
20 de desembre |
Lliurament treball (pdf moodle) |
Setmana del 13 al 16 de gener |
Lliurament treball corregit |
Will be evaluated according to the criteria used for all subjects:
Marks will follow the scale below:
Excel·lent (9-10)
Notable (7 to 8.9)
Aprovat (5-6.9)
Insuficient (3-4.9)
Deficient (0-2.9)
NC - no corregit. Students whose portfolios do not meet basic quality standards regarding formal aspects will be given the chance to amend and resubmit their work within one week. Portfolios that are re-submitted in these circumstances will be marked on a pass/fail basis.
The students' final grade will be numerical. In order to pass the subject, students need to pass all of its components, including seminars and workshops, the actual school placement period, and the portfolio. Students will only be able to take re-assessment in the event that they fail to submit the portfolio on time or at the supervisor's request via NC (see scale above). The actual school placement period cannot be extended under any circumstances, for which reason re-assessment will only apply in the cases mentioned above. This also means that the portfolio cannot be amended in terms of content.
Awarding MH (honours, grade 9.7 or higher) involves a special mention for excellence regarding level of achievement, content, formal aspects and assessment practices as a whole (workshops submitted work, tutor evaluation sheet). MH can only be proposed by university supervisors.
MH cannot be entered directly on the students' record. Supervisors who wish to award an MH to a student will need to make a formal proposal to the Practicum Committee since the number of MH that can be awarded is limited.
LEARNING OUTCOMES | EVALUATION SYSTEM |
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1-22 | Observations Annual report Degree of participation Oral presentations Activity design Projects Self-evaluation Project presentations Oral questions |
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