The practical semester is prepared and accompanied at the university as a place of learning in the form of educational science and subject-specific didactic and scientific courses. The university preparatory and accompanying seminars take place in the school types and subjects studied and are taught by lecturers from the University of Siegen. Among other things, the basics for planning, implementing and reflecting on the study project and teaching plans are developed here. The practical part of the course is carried out in close cooperation with the school and ZfsL. At the end of the practical semester, the examination takes place at the university.

The focus of the practical semester is the school as a place of learning. The practical school part of the practical semester is supervised and accompanied by the training teachers (mentors) at the schools. For example, they offer support in the planning, implementation and reflection of lessons or teaching projects or take part in lesson consultations or the assessment and perspective discussion at the end of the practical semester.
During the practical school part of the internship semester, you will have the opportunity to take part in everyday school life over the course of a school semester and actively help shape it. In addition to observing lessons and teaching under supervision, you will also take part in school conferences, excursions, parents' evenings, parent consultations, all-day activities and break or homework supervision. This gives you the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the many different players, sub-areas and tasks involved in everyday school life.

At the ZfsL learning location, you will be supported at the beginning of the practical school part (more precisely: in the lecture-free period) in interdisciplinary accompanying and introductory events in the preparation, implementation and targeted reflection of the practical semester. During the lecture period, the accompanying seminars are continued in the form of subject-related and educational science accompanying seminars at the university learning location. The seminar leaders of the ZfsL offer several subject-related and interdisciplinary teaching consultations and reflection discussions throughout the practical semester. At the end of the practical semester, there is a so-called assessment and perspective discussion, which is carried out by the ZfsL in cooperation with the mentors from the schools.

Before starting the practical part of the practical semester at school, you will attend

• 3 preparatory seminars (5 preparatory seminars for elementary school teachers starting up to summer semester 17, 4 preparatory seminars for students starting from winter semester 17/18) in each subject or learning area studied at the university learning location
• usually in the semester preceding the practical part of the practical semester at school

Further information: Support

During the practical part of the practical semester at school, you will attend

• 1 interdisciplinary accompanying seminar at the ZfsL learning location (during the lecture-free period)
• 3-4 accompanying university seminars in each subject or learning area studied at the university (during the lecture period)

Further information: Support

• 1 study project in a studied subject/learning area or educational sciences
• Planning and preparation in the preparatory seminars at the university learning location
• Implementation, documentation and reflection during the practical part of the practical semester at school, ZfsL and university
• To be registered as an examination achievement during the registration phases for study and examination achievements in the accompanying seminar in which the study project is carried out

• The grade for the study project (examination achievement) is the grade for the practical semester
  

  Information on the allocation of study project places:

• You will receive information on applying for a study project place after the deadline for applying for a place
• 3 Priority information (Lehramt Gs 4), in which accompanying seminar the study project should take place
• Allocation is made by the ZLB
• Exceptions: Students of the teaching degrees Gs IFP and HRSGe IFP must complete the study project in the accompanying seminar Bildungswissenschaften IFP, the prioritization of the studied subjects/learning areas and educational sciences does not apply
• Materials for the study project:

• Below you will find a template for the outline of your study project:

   

  Project Outline:

  You can adapt the outline for your study project if necessary. In this case, however, make sure that you design the outline in such a way that the following aspects are clear to your lecturers, the school management and the teachers involved at the school:

  a) Your research question,

  b) its brief justification,

  c) your research methods,

  d) the partners involved and

  e) your arrangements for the confidential treatment and anonymous presentation of personal data.

  • Copy template outline of a study project

Time frame:

• 390 hours of training time at school
• of which at least 250 hours "participation in school life", 140 hours for preparation and follow-up as well as the accompanying offers of the ZfsL
• Total duration approx. 5 months (based on the school semester)
• 4 weekdays at school and usually 1 weekday of accompanying seminars at the university or ZfsL

Workload in the practical school part of the practical semester:

• 50-70 teaching hours of "teaching under supervision" (this includes: independent teaching elements, individual lessons, implementation of teaching projects)
• 1 teaching project in each subject/learning area studied, 5-15 teaching hours each (part of the teaching under supervision)
• 5-6 teaching consultations by the seminar trainers of the ZfsL
• 250 hours of "participation in school life" (e.g. conferences, excursions, class trips and excursions, parents' evenings, etc.),
• Preparation, follow-up and implementation of the study project and teaching plans
• Portfolio work

• Completion of an obligatory assessment and perspective discussion at the end of the practical part of the practical semester at the school or ZfsL (ungraded)
• takes place with the participation of the seminar trainers of the ZfsL and training teachers of the schools

Further information: Supervision of the ZfsL

• Preparatory, accompanying and follow-up portfolio work during the internship semester (reflection and collection of documents)
• Does not have to be submitted to the ZLB internship office. The booking is made automatically with the booking of the accompanying seminar in the educational sciences.

Further information: Portfolio

Successful completion of the internship semester requires the following certificates:

• Successful completion of the university examination for the practical semester (study project),
• Proof of completion of the assessment and perspective interview,
• Proof of the workload to be completed at the school and ZfsL by the school management.