Feb 26, 2024
"Become a teacher – but with a difference": »At work with...« Learning facilitator Pia Heyne
"In order to teach at the University School, you have to cast off the role of teacher. We want to focus on the pupils," Pia Heyne explains. She is a learning facilitator at University School Dresden and guides us through her everyday school life in the new episode of "At work with...". In comparison to teachers at other schools, Pia's work has many special characteristics: Free learning times in learning studios, project work in teams, interdisciplinary lessons.
How did Pia end up at the University School? And what does she find most exciting about her role as a learning facilitator? In the new video, Pia reveals what makes her work unique: Creating new learning modules, sitting in and mentoring. "I remain convinced that I can't reach all pupils with “chalk and talk” teaching." Pia explains how she supports pupils in achieving their learning goals independently and in following their own research interests. Pupils' everyday life is divided into phases of what are called learning studios and phases during which they work on projects in groups. In this way, the basic skills acquired in the studio with the help of learning modules flow into answering research questions that the pupils themselves have come up with.
Grades are awarded by the learning facilitators on a process-oriented basis: For example, Pia recognizes whether a pupil is familiar with stylistic devices and can interpret a text "quite naturally, during the process, for example in the form of an oral question." This allows skills to be tested in a stress-free manner, without having to create an exam situation every time. This is also how Pia envisions the school of the future: "I want children to have the opportunity to engage in self-determined learning. I would like for the process to be more visible." In the new video, Pia shows more of her action-packed working day at the University School.
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In the video series »At work with ...« TU Dresden's social media team accompanies employees of TU Dresden or its partner institutions for a day. The videos provide an insight into the diverse areas of work and responsibilities at TU Dresden and show: Behind everything that makes us special are people who do their job with passion and dedication! Further videos are available on the YouTube channels »Discover TU Dresden« and »Try TU Dresden«.
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About University School Dresden
The University School Dresden is a joint project of the City of Dresden and TUD Dresden University of Technology. It is a free, public primary and secondary school funded by the city, where innovative teaching and learning approaches are tested under academic supervision. Furthermore, it serves as a training school for current and future teachers at TU Dresden. The pilot project is being scientifically supervised by the ForUS Research Unit at TU Dresden.
Read more about TU Dresden’s research project: https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/unischule
Read more about the University School Dresden: http://universitaetsschule.org
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