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Summary of the Profile
General Description:
Objective(s) of a study programme:
To prepare a competent primary school teacher who would organise quality and innovative formal and non-formal education that is based on the newest scientific and professional activity research for the young school children, in accordance with their needs and intercultural values.
Learning outcomes:
Knowledge and its application:
• Will analyze and evaluate Lithuania’s and other countries’ education experience and science shift tendencies, will know strategic attitudes of sustainable development oriented education.
• Will apply active educational environment creation methods
• Will explain pupil’s development patterns, ways of his/her needs recognition, possibilities and peculiarities of educational process management, importance of reflection and its strategies, factors determining quality education.
• Will analyze and apply education content documents in professional activity.
• Will apply proper assessment systems and methodologies for evaluating each pupil’s capacity and education needs.
Ability to conduct research:
• Will organize professional activity research, will use its results for learning development;
• Will plan, prepare and implement educational projects.
Special abilities:
• Will communicate in national and foreign languages, by expressing thoughts visually and reasonably
• Will communicate and collaborate with pupil’s family and other participants of educational process by following constructive and positive principles, will share good experience.
• Will develop pupil’s information culture.
• Will create safe educational environment, favorable for children’s adaptation and full development.
• Will evaluate educational situation, will apply pupil motivation and self-esteem building methods and means reasonably and responsibly.
• Will innovatively model and creatively implement education curriculum, in accordance with child interests, needs, and possibilities.
• Will plan and organize educational process in various forms and in accordance with child interests, needs, and possibilities.
• Will use innovative technologies for organizing formal and no-formal education of pupils.
• Will use all school subject development and achievement descriptors for organizing pupils’ assessment and self-evaluation.
Special abilities (acquired in specializations):
• Will use modern IT and special e-programs for organizing learner-oriented educational process.
• Will develop pupils’ computer literacy and technical abilities.
• Will create virtual education spaces by using ICT.
• Will be able to organize pre-primary children education innovatively and creatively.
• Will relate peculiarities and needs of pre-primary child, will assess and ensure his/her educational development.
• Will create educational environment, favorable for pre-primary child’s self-expression and competencies’ development
Social abilities:
• Will be able to work in a team.
• Will analyze diversity of Lithuanian and World’s cultures, will communicate in multicultural environment.
Personal abilities:
• Will demonstrate humanistic, democratic values, will instill those by respecting the individuality of a learner.
• Will reflect and create perspectives of professional activity and career.
• Will reflect learning process, will set activity goals, will properly choose learning strategies.
Activities of teaching and learning:
The studies are oriented towards active learning, therefore the applied methods of learning include collaboration, development of critical thinking and problem solving. Students are encouraged to discover their own style of learning and reflect on their experiences.
Methods of assessment of learning achievements:
The following study methods are applied: case analysis, project work, problem solving, creative assignments, question-answer and reflection methods, concept mapping, individual and group presentations of students’ work, etc.
Framework:
Study subjects (modules), practical training:
Foreign Language of Specialty: English, German, France, Professional Language, Educology and Basics of Educational Research , General and Social Psychology, Application of ICT in Primary School, Didactics of Mathematics, Didactics of World Cognition, Modern Teaching Strategies, Psychology of Development and Education, Didactics of Lithuanian Language, Inclusive Education, Didactics of Arts and Technology, Didactics of Ethics, Philosophy of Education and Educational Systems, Didactics of Physical Culture, Child‘s Health Education, The Basics of Andragogy and Familistic, Didactics of Music, Labor and Civil Protection, Finalizing project of Pedagogical Studies, Final Thesis.
Pedagogical Practices: Pedagogue Assistant‘s Practice I, Pedagogue Assistant‘s Practice II, Pedagogical Internship under Support of Mentor, Independent Pedagogical Internship.
Practice of Specialization: Pre-Primary Education, Innovative Technologies in Primary Education
Specialisations:
Pedagogy of Pre-primary Education, Innovative Technologies in Primary Education
Optional courses:
Alternatively, Elective Subject:
Lithuanian Language (official), Foreign Language (English, German, Russian) (recommended to follow 2 semesters), General Physical Culture, Public Speaking, Developing Children‘s Social Skills, The Quality of Life and Personal Well-Being, Basics of Lithuanian Sign Language (it’s recommended to follow 2 semesters), Dance Studio, Prevention of Professional Burnout, Digital Games in Educational Process, Problem Based Teaching and Learning, Reflective Pedagogy, Basics of Communication, Information Technology, Social Activities with Young People, Coaching (educational management), Therapy of Arts, Cultural Diversity, Introduction to Mediation, Conflict management, Education of Children with Language and Speech Disorders, The Organization of Free Time Activities, Supervision (counselling professional relationship), Mentoring in Organizations and Institutions, Management and Realization of Projects, Career Planning, Basics of Valeology, Civic Participation, Basics of Entrepreneurship, Quality of Life and Personal Well-being, The Organization of Employment, Socioeducational Work with Families Having Multiply Problems.
Distinctive features of a study programme:
The alternative modules (Pre-primary Education Pedagogy, Innovative Technologies in Primary Education) will provide greater opportunities for employment, and will develop students’ ability to ensure the quality of the educational process, while meeting the contemporary requirements of pupils and the society.
Erasmus+ students have the opportunity to study or intern in European universities and colleges with analogous study programmes, as well as complete an internship abroad after acquiring their bachelor’s degree.
Access to professional activity or further study:
Access to professional activity:
Graduates will be able to work as primary teachers or teachers according to chosen specialization at all types of general education schools.
Access to further study:
Graduates can apply to postgraduate studies in Lithuania and abroad. Although different universities may have additional requirements for entering master level, for example to complete additional courses.
