With its partner universities involved in this program, UCLouvain's goal is to train teaching professionals who are knowledgeable, creative, and autonomous, ready to work in a team, and committed to a democratic project for both education and society.
Teachers are called upon to play a vital role with their students, as specified in the French Education Code of May 3, 2019:
- Promote self-confidence and the personal development of each student;
- Enable all students to acquire knowledge and skills that enable them to learn throughout their lives and take an active role in economic, social, and cultural life;
- Prepare all students to be responsible citizens, capable of contributing to the development of a democratic, inclusive, pluralistic society open to other cultures;
- Ensure equal opportunities for social emancipation for all students.
Initial teacher training is based on the mastery of prerequisite skills that the student will need to apply and develop through various activities in their Master's program:
- knowledge of the discipline(s) to be taught;
- clear and accurate communication in the language of instruction, both orally and in writing;
- a critical and independent approach to reference knowledge (scientific and cultural);
- interpersonal skills relevant to the profession's profile;
- a rich general knowledge and openness to cultural diversity that will help awaken future students to the world and its transformations;
- a commitment to contributing to the democratizing role of education.
On successful completion of this programme, each student is able to :
3. The skills of the organiser and coach of learning in an evolving dynamic. These skills are reflected in the following abilities:
3.1. mastery of subject content, its epistemological foundations, its scientific and technological development, its didactics and the methodology of its teaching;
3.2. mastery of knowledge relating to the learning process and research into the various models and theories of teaching;
3.3. have a thorough command of written and spoken French in order to teach and communicate adequately in the various contexts and disciplines related to the profession;
3.4. take account of and develop the linguistic dimensions of learning and teaching, paying attention to the language of schooling or language of learning and being aware of the socially and culturally unequal nature of familiarisation with it;
3.5. act as a teacher within the class and the school as a whole, in particular through :
3.5.1. devising and implementing a teaching and learning approach, including a variety of practices designed to boost pupils' motivation and self-confidence and to develop their creativity and their spirit of initiative and cooperation ;
3.5.2. the design, choice and use of teaching materials, textbooks, school software and other teaching aids;
3.5.3. constructing and using observation and assessment aids, the latter being specifically designed to be comprehensive and formative, encouraging pupils to take responsibility for and participate in their learning;
3.5.4. the design and implementation of differentiated teaching practices and personalised support for pupils, taking account of their prior learning, their learner profile and, where appropriate, their specific needs, and relying in particular on co-teaching or co-intervention;
3.5.5. setting up interdisciplinary learning activities;
3.6. master the integration of digital technologies into their teaching practices;
3.7. take account of media literacy, EVRAS and gender in a cross-curricular way;
3.8. create a supportive relational framework to facilitate communication with pupils, their environment, particularly their families, and with colleagues;
3.9. manage the class group in educational and teaching situations in a way that is stimulating, structuring and reassuring.
1. Intervention
Intervene in the field of physical and sports activity with relevance to a complex issue in motor science, mobilizing specialized scientific knowledge and appropriate technologies, given the context, the target audiences, and the challenges of social and environmental transition in line with sustainable development goals.
2. Scientific Approach
Conduct a research approach, implementing a scientific approach, to further explore a research question in motor science and build knowledge and concrete avenues for innovation useful to stakeholders.
3. Health Promotion
Be proactively involved in promoting individual or collective physical, mental, and social health through physical and sports activity, while being aware of the environmental dimension of its actions.
4. Communication*
Communicate and engage in dialogue in a manner that is relevant to the intervention objectives and adapted to the characteristics of the interlocutors and the context related to motor science. 5. Teamwork
Integrate and collaborate within a single- or interdisciplinary team and exercise informed leadership in a project related to motor science.
6. Project Management
Define and manage a motor science project through to completion, taking into account the objectives, resources, and constraints inherent in the project environment.
7. Ethics and Professional Conduct
Act as a responsible and reflective participant by implementing professional know-how and interpersonal skills while respecting the ethics and professional conduct specific to motor science.
8. Personal and Professional Development
Know yourself and be autonomous, be able to adapt effectively to new contexts and develop positively within them.