Uusia Alkuja

 Date: 21.11.2024 As final teaching practice, I have chosen teaching topic as  " understanding of fundamental rights under the constitution in Finland ". Constructivism learning theory was applied to prepare for teaching practice. Teaching materials are prepared both with text and pictures with keywords of fundamental rights in Finland. Texts and explanation were prepared mainly for assistant to support correct information, if they need to practically read and help to talk with special needs students. I have shown Yle areena video related in constitution and fundamental rights and my own teaching materials consisting with pictures during teaching practice. Visualized teaching skill and materials were essential for them to have idea and recognize topics. Student's previous life experiences and learning experiences from comprehensive school were considered as acquired knowledge. It was good experiences how special needs students tried to learn relevances between picture and...

Teaching practice did for two days ( 5.11.2024, 6.11.2024) Teaching topic was chosen from part of module ‘implementation as a citizen in the society’ and ‘preparation for working life’.   Teaching topic 1. Understanding of 17 sustainable development goals from United Nations   2. Relevant responsible environment symbols and safety symbols in workplace     3. Basic mathematics skills and cognitive skills as preparation for working life How to deploy to teach teaching topics were by using cognitive apprenticeship pedagogical theory. I made two different models to implement learning by doing teaching methods according to cognitive apprenticeship.   Why did I make two different two models? I considered that special needs student's cognitive skills and meta cognitive skills are not same levels. Individualized model to learn teaching topic is essential. additionally it was meaningful to know for students how to develop for meta cognitive skills increasingly. Mode...

Teaching practice ( 31.10.2024) Teaching topic   Introduction of housing benefit as one of social benefits in Finland   Understanding of li fe as an adult in the future     Constructivism learning theory was applicable to develop student's previous knowledge got from their life time to have deep insights and brief explanation on teaching material's contents for example, ' considering where to live,   con venience ne arby home,    who can live together,   home structure’s preferences,     how to organize stuff at home,    what I want to do at home   and what is important at home.' First of all, Dialogic teaching method as student centered approach went through assistant and students first to think about questionnaire's questions and pictures. After that, Students made design plan by drawing, writing, or cutting magazine's pictures shape by scissors according to their kinesthetic movements preferences. Lastly, two...