Special didactics in geography : course and exercises (1st part)

Duration

40h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Geoffrey Houbrechts, Christine Partoune

Coordinator

Geoffrey Houbrechts

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The following topics will be discussed through the course :
- How to interprete the finalities of the geography teaching in accordance with the "missions law" and to design the identity of a geography teacher today ? - How to translate some geographical competences in learning objectives, in accordance with the different programs ? - How to help the pupils to develop the "thinking geography" in territorial problems solving ? - What does it mean to think a problem with its global complexity ? - How to design and organise a study case in a socioconstructivist process ? - How to create different learning strategies ? - How to design a methodology to evaluate the learning? - How to use various media in the classroom ?
During the workshops, the students will prepare some lessons to be tested during teaching practices and they will trained to make use of stimulating methods.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Learning outcomes :
- To get the references necessary to prepare relevant and adjusted geography lessons which involve the pupils totaly and globaly. - To develop some competences in communication, organisation and management of the learning in the classroom. - To develop the individual and collective reflexivity, to build a vocational identity as geography teacher.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

If not soon geographer or not preparing a master in geography - general orientation, the cursus must include 15 or 20 credits in geography.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The lectures and the workshops are founded on participative processes; so, the regular attendance and the involvment of the students are requested to stimulate individual and collective learning dynamics. - the lectures and workshops will take place each wednesday (see the horary on the Cifen website : http://www.ulg.ac.be/cms/c_3186031/fr/accueil-du-cifen

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

Face-to-face
The lectures and the workshops are founded on participative processes; so, the regular attendance and the involvment of the students are requested to stimulate individual and collective learning dynamics.

Recommended or required readings

Papers written by C. Partoune on the following wegsites :
- Laboratoire de Méthodologie de la Géographie : http://www.lmg.ulg.ac.be
- Hyperpaysages : http://www.hyperpaysages.be
- Institut d'Eco-pédagogie : www.institut-eco-pedagogie.be
- Topozym :www.topozym.ulg.ac.be

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Training evaluation : - Exercices made during the workshops : feedback (sometimes a note) by the pairs and by the teachers; - Teaching practices 1 in november : report by the secondary teacher and by the professor of geographical didactic; - Teaching practices 2 in january-february :report by the secondary teacher and by the professor of geographical didactic; - Training notebook : individual feedbacks after each teaching practices. 2. Certificative evaluation : - Writing exam on the theory (weight = 50%); - Port-folio (the rough productions made during the wordshops have to be finalised and improved- weight = 50%). The student must have achieved all the asked exercices to be allowed to present the exam on the theory.

Work placement(s)

There are 2 types of practices :
1. Observation practices in 2 steps :
- 4 hours that are, for the students, to discover consciousness of the scolar context as intending teachers and to observe geography lessons with a critical thinking. - 6 hours are made into the institution where the teaching practices will be taken. The aim is to have an idea of the context (the master's teaching style, the pupils, the classroom...).
2. Teaching practices : 20 hours of teaching practices in general education, that are divided in two periods : - 6h in november and 14 in january-february (see the horary on the Cifen website : www.cifen.ulg.ac.be). To be allowed to make the teaching practices, the presence of the student must be regular at the lectures and at all the workshops sessions.

Organizational remarks

In geography, the teaching practices masters are choosen by the the professor responsible of the course. The university conclude a collaboration agreement with some scolar institutions.
Each student carry out the teaching practices into 2 different scolar institutions and in 2 different channels : the first and the second in general channel and the third in technical/professional channel. If possible, two different education network will be experienced : the official education network (French Community/Province/municipality) and the catholic education network. The allowing of the places where to make the teaching practices is acted in concert with the students.
The periods for the teaching practices are indicated in the horary (see on the Cifen website : www.cifen.ulg.ac.be). The students are not allowed to go beyond these limits without special derogation.

Contacts

Service de didactique de la géographie
Institut de géographie Quartier Village 4, Clos Mercator 3, B11, 4000 Sart Tilman (Liège)
Professeur responsable du cours :
C. Partoune - 04 366 57 49 C.Partoune@uliege.be

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