6748 - Co-teaching and teaching differentiation
Course information
- Title
- Co-teaching and teaching differentiation
- Course number
- 6748.24
- Academic year
- 2024-2025
- ECTS
- 7.50
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- Education
- Educations
- BEd in Primary and Lower Secondary Education
- Prerequisites
- Teaching professionals in elementary or Upper secondary schools with at least 2 years of work experience
- Language of instruction
- Faroese
- Registration
- The course is for staff in Primary and Lower Secondary Schools and High Schools with at least 2 years of work experience
- Beginning date
- Thursday, January 16, 2025
- End date
- Friday, May 30, 2025
Academic content
- Purpose
- The purpose of the course is to enable the participant to assess and implement Co-teaching in practice. Emphasis is placed on teaching differentiation, inclusive and safe learning communities, and Co-teaching as a change process.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course, participants should be able to: • Explain, assess, and reflect on what characterizes Co-teaching both theoretically and in practice • Describe and evaluate what defines Co-teaching as a change process within the school context • Apply Co-teaching and teaching differentiation in educational settings
- Content
- The course is divided into four main areas, which are interconnected. The areas are: • Co-teaching as a concept o Development of enhanced learning and participation opportunities o Developing structured collaboration between professionals o Creating inclusive learning environments • Co-teaching in practice o 6 teaching models o Structured collaboration and co-development between staff: preparation, execution, assessment o Professional learning communities (PLC) o Psychologically safe learning communities • Teaching differentiation as part of Co-teaching • Co-teaching as a change process
- Learning and teaching approaches
- We use lectures, collaborative learning, group work, case analysis, discussion groups, presentations by course participants, short written assignments, self-study, etc.
Assessment
- Assessment method
- The assessment is divided into two parts: 1. The participants must write a synopsis based on course material and one or more practical challenges in areas covered by the course. Participants must attempt Co-teaching and teaching differentiation in practice, which should be reflected in the assessment. 2. The synopsis must be presented orally.
- Examination (internal/external)
- External
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The exam is set for 30th of May 2025
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Thursday, January 16, 2025
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Frida Birita Poulsen
- Teachers
- Frida Birita Poulsen, Anna Eikhólm Joensen, Petur Lamhauge, Birita Poulsen