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ASPECTS OF INEQUALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EMPLOYMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS IN LATVIA
2020
Policy-making in education involves social agents at national, municipal and institutional levels. National regulations and financial capacity of municipalities determine working conditions of teachers and employment aspects at all levels of the education system. For several years, discussions have been taking place in Latvia involving employers of education sector and policy makers on tackling inequalities in pay and workload principles for pre-school teachers. Situation of the pre-school teachers varies across municipalities and is affected by their financial opportunities to sustain educational institutions and ensure teachers’ salaries. In 2019, Latvian Trade Union of Education and Scie…
Becoming agentic teachers : Experiences of the home group approach as a resource for supporting teacher students' agency
2018
Abstract This study focuses on the experiences of first-year teacher students in a Finnish teacher education department regarding ways in which studying in stable “home groups” supported or restricted their agency. The findings of the interviews with 22 teacher students suggest that perception of home groups as emotionally safe and offering opportunities to break traditional authority relationship supported teacher students' agency, which was manifested in identity negotiations and active participation. Perception of inequality and tensions within home groups restricted students' agency. The findings underline the need for keen awareness of factors affecting teacher students' agency when ap…
Formare docenti creativi per costruire una società democratica e inclusiva
2023
Questo contributo si ispira a Mario Lodi e alla sua concezione della scuola come luogo potenziale in cui scoprire, nell’età dello sviluppo, le proprie capacità ma anche le proprie preferenze e i propri desideri e, nello stesso tempo, come contesto in cui sperimentare la dimensione comunitaria e di gruppo per potere divenire adulti consapevoli e attenti al bene comune. Il termine “potenziale” è utilizzato perché la scuola può non arrivare ad assolvere il suo compito ma, al contrario, contribuire a conformare il pensiero, a diffondere una cultura della competizione e a perpetuare le disuguaglianze. Benchè ci siano stati sicuramente cambiamenti significativi, legati anche alle trasformazioni s…
University Students as Composers of a Digital Video
2013
This paper introduces a university course in which digital video composing was used as a study method. The aim of the course was to empower future teachers to use digital and multimodal literacy practices in their own teaching. Students in education, 13 in total, participated in the course on digital literacies. The course achievement was measured with the task in which students composed a video in small-groups. The students’ videos were supposed to convince a pedagogical target group about the usefulness of a teaching method or need for a reform. In the last meeting, student’s videos were watched and the contents of the videos were discussed. The experiences on composing a digital video we…
A Taxonomy as a Vehicle for Learning
2009
In this article, we describe the development of a classification system providing a framework for analysis of, and communication about, a subgroup of learning objects. The objects we consider are highly visual, animated, interactive, and mathematics-related, and we call them VaniMaps. Secondly, we discuss the use of the system. In the first phase, the development was based on literature studies and discussions on examples of VaniMaps. In the second phase, the classification system was tested by students and their responses were analyzed to identify possible improvements. Now, the system is developed further based on experience gained while using it for different purposes. We see several pos…
Serious Games to Teach Nutrition Education to Children Between 9 to 12 Years Old. Pickit! and Cookit!
2016
The current trend of increase in children obesity is worrying governments around the world and urgent actions are requested. The promotion of Nutrition Education in early stages has shown to be a factor to prevent the gain of weight in children. A tool that is gaining popularity in teaching contents to children are the Serious Games. The objective of this paper is to describe two Serious Games, Pickit! and Cookit! that has as objective to teach Nutrition Education to children between 9 to 12 years old. These games form part of the Modifying Eating and Attitudes through Learning platform, a pedagogical tool created for nutritionists and primary school teachers to transfer nutritional knowled…
Il tirocinio dei futuri insegnanti al tempo del Covid-19
2022
La sospensione delle attività universitarie in presenza ha portato gli atenei a dover ripensare le modalità di svolgimento dei tirocini, nel rispetto della cornice normativa della regione di appartenenza. Nonostante il tirocinio sia un’attività complessa da tradurre in modalità a distanza, proprio per la sua natura pratica e contestualizzata, le università hanno cercato di dare una risposta tempestiva che risolvesse i problemi concreti sorti per la conclusione del tirocinio entro la scadenza prevista dalla norma, a fronte del cambiamento di scenario legato all’emergenza sanitaria. Tra Marzo e Aprile 2021 è stato somministrato a 2511 futuri insegnanti un questionario on line che affrontava i…
eTwinning Collaborative Learning Environment in Initial Teacher Education
2018
This paper aims to describe the eTwinning Teacher Training Institutes Pilot (TTI)1experiment during academic year 2014/15 with 550 undergraduate students from first and second year of Educational Technologies degree courses. The research was given start with the purpose of preparing tomorrow's teachers for a future where the use of ICT and is in everyday teaching, to promote their digital skills and communication skills, and their use of English as a foreign language within a cross-cultural context. The teaching presence was proved through proper supervision and the emergence of mutual support from 36 tutors and 550 students. The results of the research contributed to our understanding of h…
Education for a sustainable future at the University: the challenge of teachers' training
2012
Este trabajo analiza la importancia de la incorporación de la sostenibilidad en el currículum de la educación superior como componente esencial de la formación de los futuros profesionales. Se ponen de manifiesto los primeros avances hacia una impregnación de esta dimensión en la actividad docente, la gestión y la investigación, se estudian algunas dificultades encontradas y se sugieren propuestas para hacerles frente. El estudio se centra, en particular, en la formación del profesorado de diferentes niveles, mediante su inmersión en la cultura de la sostenibilidad, con el fin de que puedan contribuir a la educación de una ciudadanía responsable y preparada para participar en la toma de dec…
Vídeo-crítica y análisis de prácticas docentes en películas francófonas
2021
[EN] In this project, we address video-review as a means of expressing reflection and a didactic tool used to evaluate future secondary school teachers. Our study is part of the educational innovation project "Video in higher education. Innovative audiovisual practices in teacher training" (UV-SFPIE_PID19-1094441) developed at the Faculty of Education of the University of Valencia during the academic year 2020-2021. Our aim was for the students of the Master's Degree in Secondary School Teaching in French as a foreign language to produce a video review of French-language fiction films and documentaries about teaching. Our aim was for the students, through observation and analysis, to carry …