Higher Education
This module focuses on linking the socio-scientific issues that initial teacher education students study, such as epidemic modeling, to data and statistics. Through this module, the pre-service teachers will develop competences in planning and carrying out experiments, surveys or interviews,…
Module 2 enhances pre-service teachers’ skills in reasoning, argumentation and critical thinking through media reports on environmental socio-scientific issues. It offers resources and strategies to help them understand key concepts and create effective learning environments. By the end, teachers will…
In this module future teachers are introduced to environmental socio-scientific issues. They will learn what environmental socio-scientific issues are and then connect dealing with them to goals of mathematics and science education. At the end of this introductory module students…
Module 13 is offered to prospective teachers before their field exchanges or stays abroad. It aims to prepare them for intercultural teaching experiences by equipping them with necessary knowledge, skills, and values such as reflection and intercultural competencies. Theoretical knowledge…
Module 12 aims to introduce prospective teachers to various assessment procedures and help them develop skills that will allow them to respond to the needs of diverse pupils. Purpose, forms of assessment, and key issues of equity, fairness and social…
This module is situated at the intersection of out-of-school pedagogy, intercultural pedagogy, and science education. Preservice science teachers will acquire subject and culturally relevant pedagogical content knowledge and skills on education for sustainable development. They will develop competency in teaching…
Module 10 introduces the Education Program ‘Architects’, an innovative approach to modern, active, multidisciplinary education. Through individual activities, prospective teachers gradually become familiar with the program’s content, learning methods, and instructional forms. Additionally, the module covers principles of intercultural education…
This module focuses on the critical role of language in science education, providing trainee teachers with the knowledge and skills to support students effectively. Participants will develop an awareness of the relevance of language in science and understand the common…
Module 8 aims to raise trainee teachers’ awareness of the importance of subject-specific language in mathematics education. It equips them with the knowledge and skills needed to teach mathematics in a language-oriented or language-sensitive manner. Prospective teachers will explore different…
This module prepares prospective teachers to work with immigrant students of secondary school age and above, who have diverse backgrounds in mathematics. It addresses both students who may have gaps in their knowledge and those who exceed local or national…
