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www.stoashogeschool.nl stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education get a degree in the netherlands

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stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education is a higher educational institute which carries out activities in the area of education and knowledge management in the agricultural and nature-based sectors specializations are related to the areas of floristry animal husbandry landscape design recreationand pet-animals horse keeping food technology agricultural engineering and horticulture the university is situated in two locations in the netherlands one in `s-hertogenbosch and one in dronten where the international course is located stoas university trains teachers and consultants in agricultural education and the periphery of the agricultural sector 1 table of contents stoas university general course features professional situations specialization supportive education and learning on the job coaching bachelor degree erasmus students dutch students academic schedule tuition campus facilities requirements for intake and enrolment course content nvao accreditation students speaking page 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4-5 6 6 stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education

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stoas university organizes an international course this course is set up for international students from countries in the european union and outside the course is meant for students who want to increase their knowledge in the area of education and in the area of knowledge management the course is competence-based which means that the objectives are aimed at covering knowledge and skills the graduates will need in their future jobs as teachers consultants advisers managers international workers entrepreneurs etc competence based also means that the curriculum consists of components which support the students to do their work in an effective successful and efficient way professional situations 15 ects each · learning situations with activating didactics ps3 · management situations in the agricultural and nature-based sector ps17 · self responsible learning situations srl ps4 · developmental situations in the education and in corporations ps9 · situations involving personal functioning specialization and thesis ps10 the total studyload is 75 ects european credit transfer system more information is presented in the course content in this brochure specialization in the different professional situations the student has to choose content related to agriculture or nature-based sector general course features students are trained in areas such as · teaching and training methods · knowledge systems and personal management · oral and written communicational skills · ict and digital presentation techniques · entrepreneurship in the agricultural and nature-based companies and in the public sector · designing innovative training material and the implementation of this material · creating and defending the own thesis 2 supportive education and learning on the job workplace learning during the course there will be `learning on the job and `supportive education supportive education theoretical lectures inside university training practical training centres excursions etc learning on the job practical placements at companies or educational institutes to implement the obtained theory and skills and to achieve professional competencies ps professional situations stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education

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coaching during the course the students will be coached in an intensive guidance process campus facilities for the international students there is a modern campus with student rooms cooking facilities are available dependent on student demands they can apply for a single or a double room bachelor degree after passing the final assessments of each professional situation the graduate will be awarded with an international degree bachelor in education bed requirements for intake and enrolment if students meet the following requirements at enrolment 1 sept stoas can accept their earlier achieved competences during a previous university study requirements for the one-year international degree course 1 successful completion of at least 3 years of academic study this has to be confirmed by the university authorities 1.1 at a pedagogical university in agronomy or nature-based studies · examples food processing agricultural engineering environmental sciences biology landscape and garden design 1.2 at an agricultural university or academy 1.3 students from other universities can be accepted based on a colloquium doctum 2 motivation has to be satisfactory and students need to be proficient in english which is scored on the ielts system with a score of at least 6.0 in accordance to the dutch code of conduct students who want to enrol can find the application form the format for the cv curriculum vitae and the procedure on the website of stoas university erasmus students can contact the international office of their university the application form cv and motivation letter must be submitted to stoas no later than march 1 erasmus students stoas university is awarded by the european commission with the euc erasmus university charter eu students can apply both for attending one semester and two semesters 3 dutch students both dutch students and students from abroad will take part in the programme academic schedule the course starts in the second week of september the whole course takes one year and will be finished in the second week of july the course is devided in two semesters and will be intermitted by national holidays tuition the tuition fee of the course and accommodation costs can be found on our website or you can contact our information desk stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education

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the course content professional situation 3 semester 1 learning situations with activating didactics in a learning situation with activating didactics the teacher needs to be aware of the overall picture of a complete lesson he will have to be able to prepare a complete didactic concept in which the activity of the student is prominent during the preparation of the class the teacher uses creative solutions to provide the student with challenging lesson content and a challenging learning environment the teacher takes into consideration the possibilities of the school the lesson complies with the vision of the school and the teacher discusses the lesson with others direct colleagues managers and other parties involved at the beginning of the lesson the teacher indicates the goal and the activities of the lesson as well as the manner in which the student will be guided and how the student will be evaluated at the end of the lesson the process the student has gone through will also be reviewed the teacher maintains an overall picture of how the lesson should develop and is able to steer the lesson when needed interfere when desired and make the students aware of their own learning process the lesson can be designed in several ways individual assignments group assignments and practical lessons for this the most ideal environment is sought the classroom a practice training room and/or a location outside the school etc · teaching and training methodology · preparation of lessons · micro teaching and teaching on vocational schools and training institutes · practical placement · enhancement of pupils learning process · evaluation of lessons professional situation 17 semester 1 management situations in the agricultural and nature-based sector the tasks of an assistant manager in the agricultural and nature-based sector consist partly of giving direction and partly of substantial technical management within this professional situation we address the latter the professional assistant manager is able to analyze a corporation both economically and technically to subsequently be able to make a choice taking into consideration technical developments and economic social and ecological aspects of the company finding the balance between corporate aspects on one side and social developments on the other side in short `long-lasting entrepreneurship is central · economical and technical analysis of a farm enterprise or school · entrepreneurial company placement · advice consultancy 4 professional situation 4 semester 2 self responsible learning situations srl the insights in learning and the roles and tasks of a teacher are changing the role of the teacher changes from traditional knowledge transferor to counsellor and coach besides teaching a `traditional class lesson the teacher now finds himself partly ­ or sometimes even completely ­ in professional situations in which he has to deal with independent learning learning in the work place stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education

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project education and natural learning this requires specific knowledge and qualities in order to allow students to learn independently the teacher needs to be able to organize an environment in which this can take place in this environment students need to be able to work independently on their own level using their own methods without losing sight of the ultimate goal in the process the guiding teacher tries to find the balance between letting go and steering guides the students in their learning process and solve any possible group problems together with the students this all demands a flexible open attitude of the teacher with regards to such things as the expected results of the learning process · learning psychology · actual educational approaches · observation of learning styles and learning activities · enhancement and coaching of self-responsible learning both on micro and meso school level · practical placement · demand oriented development of teaching or training materials related to professional situation 3 or 4 · oriented project planning · implementation of innovative approaches · writing skills for educational and training materials · placement professional situation 10 semester 1 2 situations involving personal functioning specialization and thesis working as a professional teacher or knowledge manager requires qualities such as dedication and initiative the professional needs to have an idea of the micro meso and macro level of his work environment based on that he needs to keep developing himself continuously on the personal level and the area of expertise and if necessary he needs to adjust his functioning to that communicating with all levels of the work organization is a standard part of the profession leading and delegating activities can also be part of it a broad availability and being able to cope with work pressure are essential in the professional execution of the profession of teacher or knowledge manager in the different professional situations the student has to choose content related to agriculture or nature-based sector personal development in the chosen content will be monitored in this professional situation example 1 a student selects milk processing in the different professional situations he she will teach about milk and milk processing he /she will do a placement on a diary farm or milk plant he she will develop training or teaching materials about the chosen content of milk and milk processing example 2 environmental education example 3 landscape and garden design example 4 agricultural engineering the chosen content area should be in line with the specialization at the home university · · · · personal development personal management self evaluation and self assessment thesis 5 professional situation 9 semester 2 developmental situations in the education and in corporations development is inextricably bound up with working in an educational setting `developing can take several shapes developing of `learning material developing of the introduction of an educational modernization but also the developing of a modernization of a corporation or corporate branch can occur participating in or being project leader of a development project demands the ability to work systematically to be relevant and actual with this the `developer needs to have knowledge of and needs to be able to anticipate matters which take place in the profession at that moment creativity is involved at the moment designs are being made and solutions need to be found when a product is finally finished what is probably the most difficult part of the development follows implementing the product or the change naturally working as a developer demands a superb skill in writing and expressing stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education

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nvao accreditation stoas university degree program is awarded with the official international nvao www.nvao.nl accreditation this means that the program meets the demands of the labourmarket is in accordance with the national and international standards dublin descriptors and has a high quality program and methodology the accreditation includes the system of student guidance the quality of facilities the system of evaluation and quality control and last but not least the level and efficiency of study marina valeeva in 2005 marina valeeva graduated both at stoas university and her home university in russia one of the benefits of studying at stoas university is `to use english on an every-day basis as graduate of a teacher-training course at stoas university it is understandable that marina offers `private business english lessons but her profession at this moment is information technology coordinator at eds electronic data systems one of the other benefits or her study in the netherlands `the information technology lessons were amazingly useful for me as now i am working in a big american it company eds thanks to the stoas teachers also in getting this job the dutch study played a role `studying at stoas university gave me an opportunity to experience living and working abroad i had an experience of communicating with people of different ages nationalities and backgrounds all these things are of great value when you are looking for a job in a big multinational company could you please give an impression of studying at stoas university marina answers stoas university is the place where everyone can experiment with his or her knowledge and abilities it is the place which values the diversity among students teachers of stoas university are always there for us up to this day and what about living in the netherlands `the netherlands is an absolutely unique place to live first of all because you don t really have to speak dutch in order to get along with dutch people as they usually speak perfect english and german sometimes even french secondly it is an open-minded nation and thirdly it has very beautiful scenery the year round it is a green paradise with its wind-mills black-and-white cows and never-ending fields of colourful tulips 6 oxana khizhnyak oxana khizhnyak graduated at stoas university in 2005 and in 2006 at her home university `baskir state pedagogical university in russia nowadays she is a teacher asking her for a first impression of studying at stoas university she answers `it was developing and exciting she explains that the dutch mentality is totally different from the russian one `but differences make life more interesting the stoas bachelor degree played a role in getting her job `it impressed my employers oxana describes the benefits of studying at stoas university for her activities at this moment `i can use more active teaching methods i prefer group work role-play and project work in stoas i have learned that it is vital to activate preliminary knowledge besides now i am totally sure that a lesson must not be boring it should be fun stoas university of applied sciences and teacher education

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www.stoashogeschool.nl `s-hertogenbosch dronten edition may 2008 locations onderwijsboulevard 221 5223 de `s-hertogenbosch the netherlands phone +31 73 692 37 50 fax +31 73 69 23 699 agripark oost 2 8251 kh dronten the netherlands phone +31 321 38 61 23 fax +31 73 321 313 500 e-mail mail@stoashogeschool.nl web www.stoashogeschool.nl/default_english.htm

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