Leading the learning - Primary School
15 ECTS credits
The course comprises the following components:
-pedagogical leadership, i.e. leading children and young adults' knowledge development
-teacher leadership in relation to teaching as well as school governance and management
-approaches to pupils' differences
-communicative skills, including communication in digital environments with exercises in conversation techniques and forms of cooperation
-theories of group dynamics and theoretical perspectives on using strategies for preventing and managing conflicts, including discriminatory and offensive behaviour in different environment and its management
-leadership in relation to the teacher's role as the norm setter, and issues of power and democratic principles in relation to pupil influence and participation
-professional ethics and restrictions
-cooperation with guardians, authorities and society at large
-factors affecting learners' motivation.
Instruction is in various forms that activate students, such as case studies, construction of plans, seminars, structured group discussions and practical exercises.
-pedagogical leadership, i.e. leading children and young adults' knowledge development
-teacher leadership in relation to teaching as well as school governance and management
-approaches to pupils' differences
-communicative skills, including communication in digital environments with exercises in conversation techniques and forms of cooperation
-theories of group dynamics and theoretical perspectives on using strategies for preventing and managing conflicts, including discriminatory and offensive behaviour in different environment and its management
-leadership in relation to the teacher's role as the norm setter, and issues of power and democratic principles in relation to pupil influence and participation
-professional ethics and restrictions
-cooperation with guardians, authorities and society at large
-factors affecting learners' motivation.
Instruction is in various forms that activate students, such as case studies, construction of plans, seminars, structured group discussions and practical exercises.
Progressive specialisation:
A1N (has only first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Master's level
Admission requirements:
The courses LPGG01 and LPGG02 plus
- for lower primary teacher programme completed course LPGG04 and at least 30 ECTS credits completed for LPGG06, LPGG07 and LPGG08;
- for upper primary teaching programme completed course LPGG05 and at least 30 ECTS credits completed for LPGG09, LPGG10 or LPG19
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Primary Education Programme: x (studied during year 3)
- Primary Education Programme: Teaching in pre-school class and grades 1-3 (studied during year 3)
- Primary Education Programme: Teaching in grades 4-6: Science (studied during year 3)
- Primary Education Programme (studied during year 4)