Course: Teaching about Nature and Society 1

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Course title Teaching about Nature and Society 1
Course code KPV/KPSLQ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šmelová Eva, prof. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Vavrdová Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Srbená Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Rašková Miluše, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Man in the system of animate nature. 2. Man as a social being. 3. Applying the methodological system in pre-school teaching.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
  • Attendace - 4 hours per semester
  • Semestral Work - 10 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 2 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Methodology applied to home study teaching. Theory and practice in elementary teaching about nature and society. Goals, content and role of home study education. Historical context of the development of Czech pre-school system. Right methods, forms and teaching aids for the home study education. Family and social life. Project techniques. Expressive and emotional observation in pre-schoolers' behaviour.
Competences related to content sequence of subject and its aim.
Prerequisites
Assumptions related to the objectives and competences of the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analyssis of the Student's Portfolio, Seminar Work

Elaborate on a project focusing on activities of children in pre-schools; topic: Man and the world around.
Recommended literature
  • RAŠKOVÁ, M. (2006). Nebojme se projektové metody. INFORMATORIUM 3-8, roč. XIII.
  • VALENTA, J. A KOL. (1993). Projektová metoda ve škole a za školou. Pohledy.. Praha : IPOS ARTAMA.


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