2019
Start of the project
September 2019
1st Transnational meeting
October 17, 2019 in Tallinn
2020
1st Joint Staff Training Event on Innovative Practices (IO1)
January 27-30, 2020 in Uppsala
The theme of the joint staff training event is to collaborate on the first intellectual output, “Digital collection of concepts and models on innovative practices in primary teacher education” (IO1).
Practical Information
Location
Department of Education, Campus Blåsenhus, Uppsala University. Address: von Kraemers Allé 1, Uppsala.
Host
Linn Areskoug, linn.areskoug@edu.uu.se, +46 704 83 49 42.
2nd Transnational meeting
January 30-31, 2020 in Uppsala
Discussion on project management in the international planning group.
Purpose and Aims for Short Staff Training Event
The theme of the joint staff training event is to collaborate on the first intellectual output, “Digital collection of concepts and models on innovative practices in primary teacher education” (IO1).
Practical Information
Location
Department of Education, Campus Blåsenhus, Uppsala University. Address: von Kraemers Allé 1, Uppsala.
Host
Linn Areskoug, linn.areskoug@edu.uu.se, +46 704 83 49 42.
List of participants
Uppsala University
Linn Areskoug linn.areskoug@edu.uu.se
Carina Skeri carina.skeri@edu.uu.se
Pia Eriksson pia.eriksson@edu.uu.se
Peter Bernhardsson peter.bernhardsson@edu.uu.se
Rickard Vesterberg rickard.vesterberg@edu.uu.se
Anna Kahlbom anna.kahlbom@edu.uu.se
Katarina Gahne katarina.gahne@edu.uu.se
Andrea Dahlkild andrea.dahlkild@forumforsamverkan.uu.se
Tallinn University
Inge Timoštšuk inge.timostsuk@tlu.ee
Anne-Mai Näkk anne-mai.nakk@tlu.ee
Helene Uppin helene.uppin@tlu.ee
Tähti Siinmaa tahti.siinmaa@tlu.ee
Anne Uusen anne.uusen@tlu.ee
Laura Gerassimova
Julia Davõdova
University of Helsinki
Erika Löfström erika.lofstrom@helsinki.fi
Solveig Corner solveig.corner@helsinki.fi
Simona Savin-Gardberg simona.savin-gardberg@helsinki.fi
Preliminary Program
Monday 27th
Approx. 12.00–13.00 Arrival at train station and check in
at hotel.
13.15–15.00 Session 1 (introductions etc.). With students.
Campus Blåsenhus, The Learning Lab
Adress: von Kraemers allé 1A, 752 37, Uppsala
Presentation about our different contexts, teacher ed. programs etc.
The project is serving sallads for lunch during the session.
15.00–15.30 Fika (coffee break)
15.30–17.00 Session 2. With students.
Campus Blåsenhus, The Learning Lab
Discussion on the concept of “innovation” and “innovative practice”. Uploaded texts as a point of departure for discussion among staff.
Students will think from the student perspective on the topics of the session.
17.00–17.15 Fika (coffee break)
17.15–18.00 Session 3. Without students.
Campus Blåsenhus, The Learning Lab
Overview of platforms at each university.
Target groups, disclaimers and other technical details. Technician Andrea Dahlkild at UU will also be present.
18.30 Welcome Dinner and informal talk
Lilla Matsalen, Campus Blåsenhus, room 21:137.
Presentation and discussion with, Faculty Coordinator of The Practicum Courses and Partner Schools Karin Lemming Sandrup.
The hosts of the visit to Gottsundaskolan will also be present.
Tuesday 28th
08.00–12.00 School visit at Gottsundaskolan
Adress: Valthornsvägen 17, 756 50 Uppsala
(Info about local transportation and departure from hotel will come later.)
09.10–10.05, English grade 7.
Host: Teacher Ann-Charlotte Svedberg. We will meet our host at the right entrance at 09.00.
11.05–11.55, Swedish as a second language.
Host: Teacher Emma Bastin.
12.00–13.00 Lunch on your own
13.15–15.00 Session 4. With students.
Campus Blåsenhus, room 13:136.
Debriefing school visit.
In connection to innovative practices in teacher education
15.00–17.00 Walk through Segerstedhuset (The New Administration Building) and Uppsala City Tour, Dinner on your own
Wednesday 29th
09.30–10.20, 10.20-11.10 School visit at Sverkerskolan. Walk from
hotel at 09.00 am.
Addess: Sysslomansgatan 34, 752 27, Uppsala
English Class, grade 3. Same lesson two times but with two different groups.
Host: Cooperating teacher Kristina Petersson.
11.30–12.45 Lunch on your own
13.00–15.00 Session 5. With students.
Campus Blåsenhus, room 13:136.
Democracy Work and extra-mural teaching and learning. The Peace
Museum (Fredens hus) at Uppsala Castle.
Presentation by the instructor and pedagogue at the museum:
Antonio Basala.
15.15–16.00 Session 6. With students.
Campus Blåsenhus, room 13:136.
Thinking outside the Box: Experiences of extramural learning in the Diversity courses in teacher education at Uppsala University.
Teacher educator Linn Areskoug.
16.00 Time on your own to discover Uppsala
18.30 Farewell Dinner at Restaurant Iberico.
Address: Fyristorg 8, Uppsala
Thursday 30th
09.15–12.00 Session 6. Closing session. With students.
Campus Blåsenhus, room 13:136.
Seminar about partner school collaboration in Uppsala.
Practicum coordinator Rickard Vesterberg,
Summarising the joint staff training event.
Agenda for the time between January and April.
12.00–13.00 Lunch on your own
13.15–17.30 Transnational meeting 2, part 1
Campus Blåsenhus, room 13:136.
Linn, Anne-Mai, Inge, and Erika.
Friday 31st
09.15–11.00 Transnational meeting 2, part 2, at the hotel.
11.00 Departure from hotel to train station.
Linn will drive the group to the train station.
14.00 Flight leaves for Tallinn
2nd Joint Staff Training Event on Action Research (IO2)
April 27-29, 2020 in Uppsala
Purpose and Aims for Short Staff Training Event
The theme of the joint staff training event is to collaborate on the second intellectual output, “Framework to support student teacher as an inquiring practitioner in primary teacher education” (IO2).
Practical Information
All sessions will be on zoom.
Program
Monday 27th
09.15–09.30 Session 1 (all together on zoom)
Welcome and introductions!
Agenda of the 1st day.
Events in fall 2020.
09.30–10.00 Session 2 (all together on zoom)
The concept and practice of action research
10.15–11.00 Session 3 (national teams in break out rooms on zoom)
Discussion of the guide in the national teams:
How can we use this guide in our local contexts?
Practical implementations?
11.15–12.00 Session 4 (all together on zoom)
Discussion of the implementation of the guide.
Tuesday 28th
09.15–10.00 Session 5 (all together on zoom)
Good morning!
Agenda of the 2nd day. Launch of the webpage, feedback and first ideas on who to integrate the action research guide into the website.
10.15–11.00 Session 6 (all together on zoom)
Examples of Practicum assignments from all partners.
11.15–11.45 Session 7 (international teams in breakout rooms on zoom)
Identifying problems of practice:
How could we extract action research from the
Practicum assignments? Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications?
11.45–12.00 Session 8 (all together on zoom)
Joint discussion on ideas for student action research on problems of practice.
12.00–12.30 Session 9 (all together on zoom)
Discussion of upcoming activities, Joint Staff
Training Event in Helsinki in September.
Wednesday 29th
Discussions in national teams.
Participants
Uppsala University
Linn Areskoug, linn.areskoug@edu.uu.se
Carina Skeri, carina.skeri@edu.uu.se
Pia Eriksson, pia.eriksson@edu.uu.se
Peter Bernhardsson, peter.bernhardsson@edu.uu.se
Anna Kahlbom, anna.kahlbom@edu.uu.se
Tallinn University
Inge Timoštšuk, inge.timostsuk@tlu.ee
Anne-Mai Näkk, anne-mai.nakk@tlu.ee
Helene Uppin, helene.uppin@tlu.ee
Tähti Siinmaa, tahti.siinmaa@tlu.ee
Anne Uusen, anne.uusen@tlu.ee
University of Helsinki
Erika Löfström, erika.lofstrom@helsinki.fi
Solveig Corner, solveig.corner@helsinki.fi
Simona Savin-Gardberg, simona.savin-gardberg@helsinki.fi
Hannele Pitkänen, hannele.pitkanen@helsinki.fi
3rd Joint Staff Training Event on Ethics (IO3)
September 1-3, 2020 in Helsinki
Purpose and Aims for the Short Staff Training Event
The theme of the joint staff training event is to collaborate on the third intellectual output, “Framework to support research ethics in school-based inquiry in primary teacher education” (IO3).
Practical Information
All sessions will be on Zoom. The host will open the room 15 minutes prior to start.
Program
Tuesday 1.9
10.00 – 10.15 All /Linn to present website
Welcome!
Orientation for the online joint staff training event
Overview of current website
10.15– 11.00 All / Presenter: Christel Lindblad
Student teacher perspective on action research and on the ethics of researching your own class
11.00 – 11.30 All / Presenter: Erika
Examples of ethics models as tools for analysis of documents in teacher education
11.30 – 12.00 BREAK
12.00 – 13.00 All / National teams to present their finding
Ethics in teacher education: analysis of documents
13.00-13.30 All
Synthesis
Wednesday 2.9
10.00 – 10.15 All
Orientation to the 2nd day
10.15 – 11.15 All
Discussing based on yesterday’s partner presentations: How can we use our analyses of ethics in teacher education for a) research, b) practice
11.15 – 11.30 BREAK
11.30 – 12.00 All
Discussion continues: How can we use our analyses of ethics in teacher education for research and practice.Next steps and Conclusion
12.15 – 13.45 Project core team
Transnational project meeting
Thursday 3.9
Discussions in national teams.
NB: These are Finnish/Estonian times. Sweden: reduce one hour!
Participants
University of Helsinki
Erika Löfström erika.lofstrom@helsinki.fi
Solveig Corner solveig.corner@helsinki.fi
Laura Kiuru, laura.kiuru@helsinki.fi
Christel Lindblad, christel.lindblad@helsinki.fi
Tallinn University
Inge Timoštšuk inge.timostsuk@tlu.ee
Anne-Mai Näkk anne-mai.nakk@tlu.ee
Helene Uppin helene.uppin@tlu.ee
Tähti Siinmaa tahti.siinmaa@tlu.ee
Anne Uusen anne.uusen@tlu.ee
Uppsala University
Linn Areskoug linn.areskoug@edu.uu.se
Pia Eriksson pia.eriksson@edu.uu.se
Peter Bernhardsson peter.bernhardsson@edu.uu.se
Anna Kahlbom anna.kahlbom@edu.uu.se
3rd Transnational meeting
September 2, 2020 in Helsinki
Discussion on project management in the international planning group.
1st Blended Mobility for Students and Teacher Educators
December 14-15, 2020 in Helsinki
On December 14–15 the DePTER project will host an international benchmarking seminar, where the topics of ethical dilemmas in the teacher profession and phenomenon-based learning will be discussed by teacher students from Uppsala University, Tallinn University and The University of Helsinki. The purpose of seminar is to help students develop as reflective practitioners as well as their professional knowledges on teaching context and teaching content.
2021
4th Joint Staff Training Event on Subject-integrative teaching (IO4)
April 12-14, 2021 in Helsinki
Purpose and Aims for the Short Staff Training Event
The staff training involves collaboration on the 4th intellectual output, “Training on subjectintegrative/
phenomenon-based teaching and learning” (IO4).The theme of the joint staff training event is A holistic approach: Phenomenon-based and subject integrative teaching and learning.
Activity description: During the training, the goal is to share experiences of working with phenomenonbased and subject-integrative teaching, and to analyse these in order to equip teacher educators and to support student teachers in applying these approaches.
Practical Information
All sessions will be on Zoom. The host will open the room 15 minutes prior to start.
Program
Monday 12.4
10.00 – 10.15 Helsinki Team
Welcome! ERIKA
Orientation for the online joint staff training event
10.15 – 10.30 Helsinki Team
Phenomenon-based teaching and learning: a conceptualisation and discussion
10.30 – 11.15 Tallinn Team
Practices from school/Maarja Kivisild and Ryan Greko, Tallinn English College, Estonia
11.15 – 11.45 BREAK
11.45 – 12.30 Uppsala Team
Practices from school/Hanna Vegerfors, Sverkerskolan, Uppsala/Sweden
12.30 – 13.15 Helsinki Team
Practices from school/Tove Forsén, Mattliden school, Espoo, Finland
13.15 – 13.30 BREAK
13.30 – 14.30 Synthesis and wrapping up
Tuesday 13.4
10.00 – 10.30 Helsinki Team
Impression from Day 1 and Orientation to Day 2
10.30 – 11.45 Examples from teacher education with a focus on learning outcomes for the students
Uppsala Team: Ronny Alexandersson, Faculty programme coordinator at Biology Education Centre/UU
Tallinn Team: Tähti Siinmaa/TLU
Helsinki Team: Lili-Ann Wolff, Sveaborg project/UH
11.45 – 12.15 BREAK
12.15 – 13.45 Breakout rooms
Compiling a “checklist” and Conclusion
14.00 – 16.00 Project core team
Transnational project meeting
Wednesday 14.4
10.00 – 15.00 Uppsala Team, Tallinn Team, Helsinki Team
National project Teams. Drawing conclusions for national contexts
NB: These are Finnish/Estonian times. Sweden: reduce one hour!
Participants
University of Helsinki
Erika Löfström, erika.lofstrom@helsinki.fi
Solveig Corner, solveig.corner@helsinki.fi
Laura Kiuru, laura.kiuru@helsinki.fi
Lina Lindström, lina.lindstrom@helsinki.fi
Ellinor Lindholm, ellinor.lindholm@helsinki.fi
Lili-Ann Wolff, lili-ann.wolff@helsinki.fi
Tove Forsén, tove.forsen@espoo.fi
Tallinn University
Inge Timoštšuk, inge.timostsuk@tlu.ee
Anne-Mai Näkk, anne-mai.nakk@tlu.ee
Helene Uppin, helene.uppin@tlu.ee
Tähti Siinmaa, tahti.siinmaa@tlu.ee
Anne Uusen anne.uusen@tlu.ee
Maarja Kivisild, maarja.kivisild@tik.edu.ee
Ryan Greko, ryan.greko@tik.edu.ee
Uppsala University
Linn Areskoug, linn.areskoug@edu.uu.se
Pia Eriksson, pia.eriksson@edu.uu.se
Peter Bernhardsson, peter.bernhardsson@edu.uu.se
Anna Kahlbom, anna.kahlbom@edu.uu.se
Carina Skeri, carina.skeri@edu.uu.se
Helena Påls, helena.pals@edu.uu.se
Kimberly Norrman, kimberly.norrman@edu.uu.se
Ronny Alexandersson, ronny.alexandersson@ibg.uu.se
Hanna Vegerfors, hanna.vegerfors@skola.uppsala.se
4th Transnational meeting
April 13, 2021 in Helsinki.
Discussion on project management in the international planning group.
5th Joint Staff Training Event on Open Learning Environment and Student Engagement (IO5)
September 13-15, in Tallinn
The staff training involves collaboration on the 5th intellectual output, “Framework on open and engaging learning environments”.
The student mobility enables students to gain an international perspective of the developments of primary school teaching, to share experiences and to integrate new knowledge and skills into everyday/future practice.
The event is on zoom and hosted by Tallinn University.
NB: These are Finnish/Estonian times. Sweden: reduce one hour!
Monday 13.9
12.00 Welcome!
12.15-12.45 Learning can happen everywhere, presentation by Inge Timoštšuk.
12.45-14.15 Sharing experiences about learning and engaging in different environments, presentations from all three universities.
15.15-16.00 Discussion on nuances of collaboration: how can we support the collaboration between teachers and specialists of different environments?
16.15-16.45 Welcoming student teachers!
16.45-17.45 Group work for student teachers.
Tuesday 14.9
10.00 Good morning! Orientation to Day 2
10.15-11.45 Discussion with a focus on the meta-level: how to ensure student teachers’ meaningful engagement in complex environments, indicators of engagement and indicators of learning.
12.30-13.30 Presentation of student teachers’ group work.
13.40-14.10 Discussion: do the same principles apply to pupils’ and student teachers’ support?
Wednesday 15.9
10.00 – 15.00 National project Teams: Drawing conclusions for national contexts
5th Transnational Meeting
Discussions on project management for the planning group.
2nd Blended Mobility for Students and Teacher Educators
September 13-14 2021, in Tallinn.
You are invited to the international seminar where the topics of learning and teaching in open learning environments and learning engagement in primary school teacher profession will be discussed by students from Tallinn University, Uppsala University, and the University of Helsinki. Our joint seminars will take place on Monday 13th of September and Tuesday 14th of September. Each university will hold a local orientation days in preparation of the international seminars.
All joint sessions will be held on Zoom.