Preparedness and resilience in educational institutions and communities (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- update, apply and share current knowledge on preparedness with their colleagues and in the local community of their educational institution
- plan for local and societal crisis situations from the perspective of their own educational institution
- discuss information on preparedness with children, youth and their carers age-appropriately
- reflect on their own place as educational professionals in a society prone to disruptions (e.g. blackouts, electricity shortages)

Location and time

19 Sep 13.00-15.30 Preparedness for emergencies in educational institutions and simulation game (Training Manager Mikko Poutala, Finnish Association of Fire Officers)

8 Oct 13.00-15.30 Preparing for in educational institutions (lecturer Anja Aatsinki, Laurea UAS)

5 Nov 13.00-15.30 Discussing preparedness with children and young people (Lecturer Jonna Brandt and RDI Specialist Linda Hart, Laurea UAS)

21 Nov 13.00-15.30 Educators as crisis actors in a disturbance-prone society (RDI specialist Linda Hart and lecturer Jonna Brandt, Laurea UAS)

Materials

Teaching material and reading list will be offered on the Canvas platform during the course

Teaching methods

19 Sep 13.00-15.30 Preparedness for emergencies in educational institutions and simulation game (Training Manager Mikko Poutala, Finnish Association of Fire Officers)
The participants will receive an up-to-date overview of educational institution safety and will familiarise themselves with maintaining preparedness skills among professionals in their own workplace. The lessons learned in the training section are applied to the built and working environment of your own educational institution and a preparation session is planned for your own workplace.

8 Oct 13.00-15.30 Preparing for in educational institutions (lecturer Anja Aatsinki, Laurea UAS)
The students familiarise themselves with preparedness for potential disruptions and safety planning in educational institutions due to the ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The aim is to delve deeper into safety and rescue plans of the educational institution, maintaining common safety competence and updating safety documents.

5 Nov 13.00-15.30 Discussing preparedness with children and young people (Lecturer Jonna Brandt and RDI Specialist Linda Hart, Laurea UAS)
The participants familiarise themselves with discussing preparedness topics with children and young people, latest research and the formation of communal resilience in various emergencies. The aim of the training section is to plan functional and age-appropriate exercises (e.g. blackouts, home emergency supplies) for children and youth in your educational institution.

21 Nov 13.00-15.30 Educators as crisis actors in a disturbance-prone society (RDI specialist Linda Hart and lecturer Jonna Brandt, Laurea UAS)
The aim of the training section is to study and analyse professional educators as crisis actors in various local and societal disruptions. The students reflect on the construction of preparedness skills and communal resilience in their own educational institution and professional field for the educational, social and societal needs of the 2020s in the form of a written final assignment.

Employer connections

The course is continuing education for teaching professionals, funded by the Finnish National Agency for Education.

Completion alternatives

During the course, it can be completed with recordings of lectures and assignments instead of group work in lectures.

Student workload

Modules 1-3: 1 cr/module
Module 4: 2 cr (includes the course essay)
1 cr = 27 hours of work

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

To complete the course, the student must participate in Zoom online lectures, group work in Zoom online lectures and the Canvas platform, and reflect on the content of online lectures, group work and texts read during the course in the learning diary and final essay. If you cannot attend the online lecture, you can complete an alternative assignment. The assessment of course performance is carried out by examining how actively the student has participated in the course lectures, light group work and how well the student completes written assignments based on course literature and independent information retrieval.

Evaluation scale

H-5