Course: Man and his world with didactics 5 (society - geography)

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Course title Man and his world with didactics 5 (society - geography)
Course code CBG/Č1S5N
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bastian Jiří, doc. RNDr. PhD.
  • Šabata Pavel, PaedDr. CSc.
Course content
The course includes these items: 1. Methodology of teaching Man and his World (focusing on its national historical and geographical content) as a discipline and its importance at primary school, didactic transformation of scientific knowledge of various disciplines to teaching of subjects in the filed of Man and his World at the primary school. 2. Origin and development of teaching of subjects focused on nature and society, the basic characteristics of development stages of these subjects. 3. Teaching of Man and his World in teaching schemes of selected countries and comparison with Czech Republic. 4. Teaching approaches to Man and his World at present / in terms of the educational programs for Elementary Schools, National Schools. 5. Teaching approaches to national historical and geographical topics at present ? focused on one of the educational areas in FEP EE - Man and his world. 6. Methodological and factual analysis of present Man and his World content (cartography, child?s orientation in space, selected general knowledge of physical and socio-economic geography, physical and socioeconomic characteristics of a local region of our country, Europe and the world, etc.. 7. Methodological and factual analysis of present content Man and his World /continuation/. 8. Inter-subject relations in horizontal and vertical level, Cross-curricular subjects in FEP EE. 9. Formation of ideas, concepts, skills and habits and development of reasoning in Man and his World. Teaching principles and methods and their specificity in teaching of Man and his World. 10. Organizational forms. 11. Specific teaching materials in teaching of Man and his World. 12. Educational aspect of teaching of Man and his World. 13. Man and his World in the SEP.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Collaborative instruction, Project-based instruction, Discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Textual studies, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to distinguish the different management of the teaching process as well as views on the relation pupil-teacher
to complete basic pedagogical and psychological subjects
to explain the basic terms used in curriculum documents
to define the basic categories of the teaching process - objectives, content (curriculum), interaction of the teacher and pupils, methods, organizational forms and didactic means of teaching, the conditions under which the teaching process takes place
Skills
on the basis of analysis of curricular documents to process a didactic transformation of the content of selected topic, including the preparation for the lesson/unit, to implement it and then perform reflection nd self-reflection
to create appropriate problem task that raise cognitive needs and pupils' interests
to analyze the basic curricular documents
Competences
N/A
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N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the content and place of the didactic of national historical and geographical content within the educational area of Man and his World, and within other disciplines
to explain the position and significance of national history and geography education in the educational area of Man and His World in our educational system, based on the knowledge of historical contexts, a development overview of selected subjects (previously natural history and geography) of the subject Man and His World in our schools, some examples from abroad and knowledge of current educational needs, curricular documents and the school system
to formulate the main and sub-objectives of the teaching of national historical and geographical topics integrated in the educational area of Man and His World and to incorporate them into the school educational program
to explain the basic patterns, relationships and contexts of national historical and geographical topis taught in the educational area of Man and his World and to reflect them in practical activities (such as curriculum planning, lessons and field trip planning, in projects, etc.)
to apply individual methods used in the teaching of topics integrated in the educational area of Man and his World, in particular to assess the various didactic means of teaching, is able to select them appropriately and in some cases also their own outputs (eg. PowerPoint presentations, videos, photographs, worksheets, etc.)
Skills
to do the didactic analysis and the didactic transformation of the national historical and geographical content integrated in subjects Man and his World in the educational system of the school and the individual organizational forms of teaching
to apply professional terminology and to fill in any gaps in knowledge of the content of the subject
to apply the subject of cross-curricular subjects to the subject and to manage the educational issues of discipline
to discuss issues of cross-curricular subjects and to manage the educational issues of discipline
to apply individual methods used in the teaching of national historical and geographical themes within the area of Man and his World, in particular to assess various didactic means for their teaching, is able to select them appropriately and in some cases also their own outputs (eg. PowerPoint presentations, video samples, photographs, , worksheets, etc.)
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Textual studies
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Project-based instruction
Discussion
Seminar
Competences
Seminar
Lecture with visual aids
Multimedia supported teaching
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Současně platné učebnice, pracovní sešity a metodické příručky pro výuku vlastivědné části oblasti Člověk a jeho svět..
  • Kyriacou, Chris. Klíčové dovednosti učitele : cesty k lepšímu vyučování. Praha : Portál, 1996. ISBN 80-7178-022-7.
  • Matušková, Alena. Cvičení z didaktiky vlastivědy. Plzeň : Vydavatelství Západočeské univerzity, 1998. ISBN 80-7082-482-4.
  • MŠMT. Rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání (online). Praha, 2017.
  • Pasch, Marvin; Koldinský, Milan. Od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině: jak pracovat s kurikulem. Praha : Portál, 1998. ISBN 80-7178-127-4.
  • PETTY, G.  Moderní vyučování.. Praha : Portál, 2013. ISBN 978-80-262-0367-4.
  • Toušek, Václav. Česká republika : portréty krajů. Praha : Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2005. ISBN 80-239-6305-8.
  • Vavrdová, Alena. Didaktika vlastivědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2009. ISBN 978-80-244-2263-3.


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