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Lecturer(s)
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Petr Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Vácha Zbyněk, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The seminars are designed so that graduates are able to transform theoretical knowledge in the field of living nature into the didactic system of the elementary school. Students prepare and implement a seminar project based on established criteria, while the aim of the project is to master the following integrated components: Literary research as a further development and supplementation of the professional scientific basis for learning about living nature. Working with natural products - methodology of observation and demonstration of natural products, fixing knowledge of specific natural products. Mastering the relevant technical terminology. Didactic application of scientific topics based on knowledge from general didactic disciplines, including the creation of tests, worksheets, preparation of didactic games and other forms and methods of teaching. Part of the course is also a test of knowledge of a set of living things and natural objects, which is compiled on the basis of the content of curricular documents, the content of textbooks used, possible regional peculiarities and a certain minimum of knowledge for primary school teachers. Both components - scientific and didactic - are integrated into one whole. The content focus of projects corresponds to three models of the organization of science curriculum: (1) systematic (use of a basic overview of the system of organisms), (2) ecological (creation of a project based on the selected ecosystem), (3) phenological (use of changes in nature during the year).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Monitoring, Demonstration, Activating (simulations, games, drama), Excursion, Experiment, Project-based learning, Group work
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is the application of the knowledge base of scientific knowledge to the teaching of the thematic unit Man and his world and the cross-sectional topic Environmental education.
The student is able to didactically transform and apply scientific knowledge in learning about nature.
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Prerequisites
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no
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Didactic test, Seminar work, Self-reflection, Interim evaluation
Didactic applications of theoretical knowledge from learning about living nature in the form of a seminar project. Knowledge of the basic set of natural resources defined by the content of curricular documents, textbooks and regional specifics. Students will include the materials submitted for credit in their pedagogical portfolio.
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Recommended literature
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Alvarado, A. E., Herr, P. R., 2003. Inquiry-based learning using everyday objects: hands-on instructional strategies that promote active learning in grades 3-8 (1st ed.). Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Corwin Press..
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Campbell, N. A.; Reece, J. B.:. Biologie. Computer Press. 2006.
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Kalhous, Z.; Obst, O.:. Školní didaktika. Praha: Portál. 2009.
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Martin, D. 2005. Elementary Science Methods: A Constructivist Approach. Cengage Learning..
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Petty G.:. Moderní vyučování. Portál, Praha. 384 s. 1996.
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Podroužek L.:. Didaktika prvouky a přírodovědy pro primární školy. A. Čeněk, Plzeň. 2003.
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Podroužek L.:. Přírodověda s didaktikou pro primární školy. A. Čeněk, Plzeň. 2004.
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Podroužek, L.:. Úvod do didaktiky prvouky a přírodovědy pro primární školy. A. Čeněk, Plzeň, 2003.
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Tolman, M. N. 2006:. Hands-on life science activities for grades K-6 (2nd ed). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass..
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