HAMK School of Professional Teacher Education (Finland)
Self-awareness is an ability to know oneself, as well as one's strengths and weaknesses. The ability to be aware of one's own preconceptions and assumptions.
Applicant/educator
- is able to understand the key elements and importance of self-awareness
- is able to evaluate one´s own personal qualities and performance as an adult educator
- is able to recognise one´s own strengths and weaknesses
Criteria which are needed to show your skills and knowledge related to this soft skill:
Applicant/educator:
- recognises sone´s own personal qualities and performance as an adult educator
- recognises own strengths and weaknesses
- points some of personal development areas as an adult educator
How to improve this specific soft skill:
Listen to the SOSTRA podcast ( audio, 6:46 min)
or use other additional learning material listed here (when translating you may use national sources):
Link your evidence to the badge application form
- Write a self-reflective essay related to the learning objectives and badge criteria (max length 1-2 pages) or create a video (max 30 min) which shows your skill related to the self-awareness:
- what is self-awareness
- how you can improve your self-awareness as an educator (incl. preconceptions and assumptions, your own strengths and weakness)
- reflect also why self-awareness is important for adult educators
- Insert the web link of your evidence into the application form.
Applications will not be graded and it is not possible to apply for badges after the piloting period has ended 1.5.2020.