Initial teacher training at Universidad Aut

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Initial teacher training at Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid (Spain)

• Mª Asunción Martínez Cebrián
• Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
• Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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The present Two models

• A concurrent model for primary level teacher
  training
• Theoretical/practical pedagogical training
• Subject-related education and training
• A consecutive model for secondary level teacher
  training
• Long cycle studies subject related education (4
  to 6 years)
• Faculty of Teacher Training pedagogical
  training (1 year)

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Primary level teacher training (I)

• Description
• Short cycle studies (3 years)
• 207 Spanish credits (x 10 hrs.)
• Types
• Generalists (Pre-Primary Primary)
• Specialists (Music Foreign Languages P. E.
  Special Needs Hearing and Speech)

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Primary level teacher training (II)

• Subject Types
• Basic compulsory subjects (national level)
• Includes teaching practice
• Supplementary compulsory subjects (each
  University)
• Basic Supplementary 177 credits (85.5)
• Optional subjects 9 credits (4.3)
• Other academic activities 21 credits (10.1)
• Curricular
• Extracurricular

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Primary level teaching training (III)

• Content
• Educational Sciences
• Subject Studies
• Subject Methodologies
• Teaching Practice
• An example Degree in Foreign Languages

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Primary level teaching training (IV)

• Degree in Foreign Languages
• Educational Sciences 34 c. (19.2)
• Subject Studies
• English 54 c. (30.5)
• Others (Spanish, Art, Linguistics
  methodological component) 33.5 c. (18.9)
• Subject-specific Methodologies 23.5 c. (13.2)
• Teaching Practice 32 c. (18)

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Primary level teaching training (V)

• Primary level teaching practice
• 32 c. 320 hrs school placement
• 12 weeks / 2nd term / 3rd year
• Public schools selected by authorities
• Experienced school mentors
• Required 45 total credits
• 2 mentors (school university)
• Observation progress in responsibilities
• Evaluation mentors report

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Primary level teaching training (VI)

• Awareness of the European dimension / mobility
• Not greatly emphasized yet
• Ordinary Erasmus programmes (less frequent at
  practice stage)
• Practice stage
• Within specific programmes
• Maximum 6 weeks abroad
• Assessment as agreed

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Secondary level teacher training (I)

• An add-on component 1 year
• Two qualifications attained
• TED (Título Profesional de Especialización
  Didáctica)
• Mandatory requirement for teachers
• Diploma de Formación Superior en Profesorado de
  Educación Secundaria
• A complement to TED (extra merit)

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Secondary level teacher training (II)

• TED (semester 1) and Diploma (semester 2)
• Approx. 40 c. at UAM (each one)
• Approx. 12 c. at school placement (each one)
• Approx. 250 hours, 3 hours/day, 3 days/week

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Secondary level teacher training (III)

• Content (distributed in areas)
• Educational sciences
• Subject Methodologies
• Optional Subjects
• Teaching practice

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Secondary level teacher training (IV)

• Subject Methodologies include
• Social sciences
• English
• Latin and Greek
• Spanish
• Philosophy
• Biology and Geology
• Physics and Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Economics
• Psychology and Pedagogy
• Professional Counselling

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Secondary level teacher training (V)

• Placements selected by UAM
• Two mentors (school UAM)
• UAM mentors experienced secondary school
  teachers
• Evaluation
• Mentors Reports
• Class discussions
• Project

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The future guidelines from the Ministry of
Education I (Royal Decree 55/2005)

• Degree in Pre-Primary School Teaching
• Degree in Primary School Teaching
• Design
• 240 ECTS, of which at least 40 devoted to
  practice
• General Mentions or specialisations
• Special Needs, Artistic Education, P. E., Foreign
  Languages

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The future guidelines from the Ministry of
Education II (Royal Decree 56/2005)

• Master in Teacher Training for Secondary School
  Teachers
• Minimum number of credits 60
• Pre-requisites
• Competence in subject matter
• Competence in a foreign language (B1)

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The future guidelines from the Ministry of
Education III (Royal Decree 56/2005)

• Content divided into five modules
• Subject Studies
• Educational Sciences
• Innovation and Research
• Subject Matter Methodologies
• Teaching Practice
• 12 c. In-school teaching placements
• Trainee integrated in teacher teams
• 2 mentors school UAM

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The future guidelines from the Ministry of
Education IV (Royal Decree 56/2005)

• Evaluation
• Continuous assessment
• Report by the trainee
• Oral account