Special didactics in biology : course and exercises (2nd part)

Duration

35h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Marie-Noëlle Hindryckx

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

During DIDAC 2, the classes and practical exercises will continue to explore the questions raised during DIDAC 1, and will also address the following questions : How can we check that each pupil has adequate skills-based learning in the biological sciences? How can we establish contact and dialogue with actors close to the school environment who may be able to help pupils and also help teachers in their work? How can we widen our training to develop our careers? Science, technology and society; the birth of scientific knowledge and its evolution over time; enrolling in continuing professional education. How can we construct a specific methodology for the teaching of science? What image does science project of itself? What values? What moral code? How can we create responsible citizens? ...

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objectives worked on in DIDAC 1 will be continued. Here are the specific objectives for Part 2 of the course: Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
-Reflect about their epistemological and didactic positions; -Understand how the foregoing are involved in student learning and in the construction of their professional identity; -Reflect and gain perspective regarding the profession of teaching, know how to listen to students, and be able to call on actors who are involved with the school in order to get more help for students.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Having followed the DIDAC 1 part of the course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Training is intended to be concrete in nature, concerning active methods:
- Concrete situations are set up in accordance with a theme such as experimental science, or management of groups and discussions, including classroom debates, in terms of analyses and field trips, experimentation in biology, and skill testing...

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Classes and exercises take often place on Wednesdays between 14:00 and 17:30. It is essential that all enrolled students participate and are committed, for the training course to succeed.

Recommended or required readings

Notes are prepared and handed out to students during class. The didactic contract and documents needed for internship activities and various other activities can be downloaded from MyULg
Students are requested to begin reading these two works:
André Giordan and Jérôme Saltet, Apprendre à apprendre, Editions Librio
Philippe Meirieu, Lettre à un jeune professeur, ESF éditeur

Assessment methods and criteria

Special Didactics 2 will end with an oral examination based on a written individual report. At this examination students must present to their colleagues a significant piece of work, which must have been finished in advance of the exam, so that students can furnish a copy (electronic document or paper) to the didactic specialist for biology on the date of the exam.
The purpose of this assignment is to present a lesson (or a sequence of lessons) on a theme from the teaching programme, mobilizing exact scientific skills; this lesson must be produced as a text that can be circulated among a student's colleagues. Students will present in front of their colleagues (10'), a poster (or ppt) that displays the main ideas of the lesson, plus other concrete material if necessary. These sequences will take place on Wednesdays in late May and early June. Notation will related to this exam (presentation, idea, report ans reflexive posture)

Acces to exam will be dependent on the Administrativ part of this learning session (to be done: practice reports, maternelle activity report, observation report, micro teaching report, Tice, Premier bac and Printemps des Sciences reports).
Instructions can be downloaded from MyULg

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Acces to exam depends on the respect of conditions. If student doesn't respect these, he can't present this exam.

Contacts

Teachers : 
Marie-Noëlle HINDRYCKX MN.Hindryckx@ulg.ac.be
assistants :
Mélanie Laschet melanie.laschet@ulg.ac.be
Corentin Poffé corentin.poffe@ulg.ac.be
Quartier Agora, 7 allée du Six Août B6a bureau -2/118b B-4000 Liège 04 366 34 89

teaching instructors:
- Mme Lespagnard -  bernadette.lespagnard@hel.be - Mme L. Hogenboom -  laurehogenboom@yahoo.fr - M. V. Lauria - cblauria@hotmail.com
- M. Gustin - didgus78@yahoo.fr
- Mme Detaille - lie667@msn.com