Aims

In this course, students will engage in a practice-oriented experience focused on the vision of global teaching. By the end of the course, students will strive to achieve the following goals:

1. Make a Difference – The Teacher as an Educator

The student will:

• Show interest in education
  • Focus on creating a safe, connected, and warm classroom climate
  • Establish meaningful relationships with each child
  • Assess the pupils' initial situations comprehensively
  • Provide appreciative and constructive feedback
  • Utilize diversity as a strength for learning
• Observe and analyze the learning environment in a classroom/school in Flanders
  • Develop an understanding of the children, the class, and the school environment
  • Recognize and positively approach differences in the classroom
  • Focus on the well-being, involvement, and development of children
  • Be sensitive to children's needs
  • Recognize the competencies of the 21st century and integrate opportunities for them in the classroom

2. Value Knowledge – The Teacher as a Professional

The student will:

• Demonstrate substantive expertise
  • Show insight into education and classroom dynamics
  • Initiate and conduct activities/lessons with children
  • Describe important pedagogical and didactic principles
  • Embrace their social role as a teacher and as a role model for children
  • Recognize and appreciate diversity in the classroom
• Understand the vision behind the approach and design of the learning environment
  • Describe components of a powerful learning environment
  • Be aware of their own thoughts, feelings, and values regarding the learning environment
  • Explain the concept of world teaching
  • Identify potential educational outcomes in the context of society
  • Discuss behavior and attitudes from an intercultural perspective within a democratic teaching style

3. Open Your Mind – The Teacher as a Global Citizen

The student will:

• Take responsibility
  • Show passion for teaching and resilience in the face of challenges
  • Deepen their vision on education and engage in self-reflection
  • Reflect authentically, critically, and deeply to guide their learning process
  • Use their own background as an added value in the classroom and school
• Understand intercultural differences and similarities
  • Define and understand terms and frameworks such as "competencies of the 21st century," "powerful learning environment," "fundamental learning," "global citizenship," "world teaching," and "education for sustainable development"
  • Implement global citizenship and education for sustainable development as approaches to transformative education
  • Compare and contrast educational activities in primary schools in Flanders with those in their own country

4. Enjoy Teamwork – The Teacher as a Collaborator

The student will:

• Work collaboratively and show commitment/enthusiasm
  • Engage in dialogue with children, fellow students, and teachers
  • Show commitment to the classroom and school
  • Take opportunities to learn from others and respond to feedback
  • Take responsibility for effective collaboration and consider others' perspectives
• Actively contribute to the group process
  • Invest in good communication with fellow students, mentors, college supervisors, and parents
  • Be open to feedback and curious about others' views and opinions
  • Promote their own learning and that of others through feedback (giving, asking, and receiving)
  • Appreciate differences and similarities in visions and approaches, viewing them as strengths and challenges

Is included in these courses of study

• Courses for Exchange Students - Teacher Education (Leuven)