Teacher training internship (primary school) 1.S2.EP.TTP.AP.50
Course objectives
Teacher Training Internship (primary school) aims to prepare the student-teacher trainee for the teaching profession, in particular for the realization of didactic tasks, resulting from the role of an English teacher.
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Student-teacher trainee’s duties:
• Following the Internship Regulations and the instructions on internship for EPTTP
• Punctuality and diligence in performing the tasks entrusted to him or her, resulting from the nature of the internship programme.
• Strictly following the instructions of the teacher-supervisor and all other persons responsible for the organization of the internship.
• Observing the teacher-supervisor during lessons.
• Cooperating with the teacher-supervisor in planning and carrying out lessons, work organization, preparation of didactic tools, using multimedia and IT, assessing and grading learners, teaching and supervising learners with special educational needs, including gifted pupils.
• Teaching English and fulfilling tasks related to performing that role, e.g. planning lessons, their objectives, methods, and didactic tools, adjusting teaching methods to the abilities of learners with special educational needs, providing individual didactic support for pupils (including those with special educational needs), carrying out educational supervision as well as class tutoring.
• Cooperating with other teachers, class tutors, the school pedagogue, the school psychologist and other specialists working with learners.
• Making records related to the internship and analysing the observed or experienced pedagogical situations, confronting theory with practice, self-reflecting (noticing own strong and weak points), assessing own conducted lessons and realized aims, consulting the conducted lessons with the teacher-supervisor.
• Obseying rules established by the school/institution in which the internship takes place.
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Internship organization:
Before the continuous didactic internship
• A student should obtain a Referral for an internship from the Didactics and Student Affairs Office
• A student should return the completed by the destined school Referral to the Didactics and Student Affairs Office before the internship begins.
• A student is obliged to complete, sign, and return the Declaration of becoming acquainted with the Regulations of the Department of Internships and Internship Organization.
• On the basis of the completed Referral the the Didactics and Student Affairs Office issues a set of documents which should be delivered by a student to the school where the internship will take place.
• The institution where the internship takes place is obliged to sign the Internship Contract and send one copy to the Didactics and Student Affairs Office before the internship begins.
During the continuous didactic internship a student-teacher trainee s
• should appear on the first day of the internship at the designated place, at least half an hour before the specified starting time;
• together with the teacher-supervisor, outlines a plan for the internship realization;
• gets acquainted with the specifics of the school in which the internship takes place, in particular learning about the didactic tasks carried out by the school, methods of functioning, work organization, employees, participants of pedagogical processes and the documentation kept;
• complies with the above-mentioned duties;
• keeps records related to the internship throughout its duration, for example, complete the Internship schedule of weekly duties and prepares lesson plans approved by the teacher-supervisor.
After the continuous didactic internship
• the teacher-supervisor is obliged to prepare the Internship Evaluation Form in two copies.
• A student-teacher trainee or the teacher-supervisor should return personally or by post: the Employment Contract for the teacher-supervisor – 2 copies, the Bill for the Employment Contract – 2 copies, and the Internship Evaluation Form – 2 copies (one copy is kept for 3 years in the Department of Internships, the other copy should be taken by the student-teacher trainee and submitted to the internship coordinator at UO
• Other records related to the internship (including lesson plans, Internship schedule of weekly duties) should be submitted by the student-teacher trainee to the internship coordinator in order for them to pass the internship.
Field of study
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
pedagogical qualification
The semester in which the subject is carried out
Mode
Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PQF 2019 - specific to teacher profession
Knowledge
Student knows:
1. structure of the primary school in which the internship takes place, legal basis of the school system, in particular the didactic tasks carried out by English teachers, the way the school functions, and how the teacher's work is organized (N_W03/P7S_WG; N_W04/P7S_WG, P7S_WK; N_W08/ P7S_WK; N_W09/P7S_WK; M_N_D2.W01; M_N_D2.W02; M_N_D2.W03)
2. diversified educational needs of students at the primary school level and the resulting tasks of the school regarding the adaptation of the organization of the learning process (N_W06/ P7S_WG)
3. principles of occupational health and safety in the primary school, the legal liability of teachers (N_W11/P7S_WG)
Skills
Student can:
4. observe activities undertaken by an English teacher in the course of lessons and students' activities, the methodological course of lessons, methods and forms of work and teaching aids used by the teacher in the primary school (N_U01/ P7S_UW; M_N_D2.U01)
5. adequately select, create and adapt materials and resources to the diverse needs of students, including in the field of information and communication technology, and work methods in order to independently design and effectively implement didactic activities regarding teaching English to primary school learners (N_U02/P7S_UW; M_N_D2.U02; M_N_D2.U03 )
6. undertake work with students of English at the primary school level that stimulates their interests and develops their talents, properly select teaching content, tasks and forms of work as part of self-education and promote students' achievements; undertake effective cooperation in the teaching process with parents of learners (N_U07/P7S_UW; M_N_D1.U06)
7. develop creativity and critical thinking skills of learners of English at the primary school level (N_U08/P7S_UW)
8. use the assessment and feedback process to stimulate students of English at the primary school level in their self-development work (N_U10/P7S_UW, P7S_UK)
9. use the Polish language correctly and use the English language correctly and adequately to the age of the students of the primary school (N_U15/P7S_UK; M_N_C.U08)
Social competences
Student is ready to:
10. use universal ethical principles and norms in professional activity at the primary school, guided by respect for every human being (N_K01/ P7S_KR)
11. communicate with primary school learners from different backgrounds and with different emotional condition, solve conflicts through dialogue and create a good atmosphere for communication in the classroom and beyond (N_K03/P7U_KO, P7S_KR; M_N_D1.K05)
12. actively participate in stimulating improvement of the quality of work perfomed in the primary school (N_K06/P7U_KO)
13. take a role of an English teacher in a primary school, cooperate with English teachers, parents of learners and other members of the school community, stimulate students for lifelong learning through independent work (N_K05/P7U_KO; N_K07/ P7S_KR; P7S_KO; M_N_D1.K02; M_N_D2.K01; M_N_D1.K09)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of the learning outcomes:
Teacher Training Internship (primary school) is credited on the basis of the achieved learning outcomes confirmed by a positive opinion of the internship supervisor at school and a positive grade, together with the internship Schedule of weekly duties, supplemented with a detailed list of all duties performed at school (including the date and time of performance and the type of entrusted duties) and three lesson plans approved by the teacher-supervisor.
It is allowed to achieve learning outcomes assigned to internships in a given field, level and profile of studies with the use of distance learning methods and techniques. Decisions in this matter are made by the Dean of the Faculty.
According to the Internship Regulations, the student CANNOT complete the internship on the basis of the current professional work or volunteering.
The Internship is credited by the Internship coordinator at UO at the end of semester 2
Practical placement
Time of the Internship
Teacher Training Internship (primary school)– 2 weeks in September in the second semester of the studies; graded at the end of the make-up summer session
Number of hours:
Teacher Training Internship (primary school): 30 teaching hrs (x45min)
Types of schools for internship
Teacher Training Internship (primary school): primary schools (educational level 2; grades 4-8)
Additional information
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