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Teaching Practice I

Course code

MLG7301.LT

old course code

MLG7301

Course title in Estonian

Põhipraktika I

Course title in English

Teaching Practice I

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Tiina Naissoo (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Link dictactics based knowledge with the school reality.
Support the students skills of communicating with the school staff and students, in the role of an upcoming teacher.
Enable the student to gain experiences and progress as the subject-specific teacher.
To create prerequisites for independent work as a geography teacher.

Brief description of the course

The student will take part in the internship's beginning- and ending seminar ,which takes place in school and in the university, and is organized by the department's subject methodologists and chief methodologist.
The student, as an intern-teacher,will observe-listen classes specific to their speciality, compose an observation-listening summary, analyses occurred lessons with the teacher; will get acquainted with the school as a system, where they have been directed to complete their internship; fill out their internship folder regularly.
The student will practice their skills, as an intern-teacher indipendently, meaning will carry out lessons themselves (no less than 8 lessons a week), which involves composing summaries to according subjects.
The student will consult with the according subject-teachers and subject methodologists.
The student will perform tasks that are assigned to them by the methologists.
If possible the student will arrange and conduct a subject-specific event.
The student will present the internship folder, to the subject-teachers, subject methodologists and to the chief methodologist.
The student will visit classes specific to their speciality the given number of times (look, Addition 2 speciality’s internship guide), and will conduct written observation-listening summaries per every observed lesson, which they will present to the subject-teachers/methodologists directly after the occurred lesson, or at the very latest on the following day and add those to their internship folder.
The summary must contain the information about the lesson carried out by the teacher, according to the provided scheme.
The student will compose lesson summaries, which they will present to the subject teacher and subject methodologist at least two days prior to the occurrence of the according lesson.
The student will plan and conduct at least one subject-centered event(outing,educational trip etc), as an intern-teacher.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- plans and carries out the learning and education process, based on the goals of education, the national and school curriculum and analyzing the specific characteristics of learners, developmental needs and the context of the learning environment;
- applies and adapts subject didactic knowledge and methodological techniques, using strategies suitable for the learner's age and developmental level, in order to support students' deep learning and the development of subject knowledge and skills;
- uses formative assessment and diverse feedback to support the development of learners, analyze the effectiveness of the learning process and plan further learning activities;
- integrates subject knowledge with supporting general competences, study skills and social-emotional development, creating connections between different subjects and subject areas;
- analyzes and reflects on his teaching practice and the development of learners, connecting theory and practice and applying a research and systematic approach to self-development;
- acts as a professional and ethical teacher, cooperates with supervisors and colleagues and is based on the professional ethics of the teacher and the operating principles of the school.

Teacher

Tiina Naissoo MA

Prerequisite course 1

Teacher Training Practice I (KAT7036.HR)

Prerequisite course 2

Practical Training in Geography Didactics I (MLG7091.LT)

The course is a prerequisite

Basic Teaching Practice II (MLG7305.LT)
Teaching Practice II (MLG7302.LT)

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