Course: Man and his world with didactics 4 (society - geography)

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Course title Man and his world with didactics 4 (society - geography)
Course code CBG/Č1S4N
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 4
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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)
  • Mentlík Pavel, Doc. RNDr. PhD.
  • Kielbusová Zdeňka, PhDr.
Course content
The course includes these items: 1. Introduction to the subject of Man and his World. Familiarization with scientific, methodological and regional literature. Scientific and methodological journals. 2. Maps and Plans. 3. Description of a local region. 4. Geographical and historical characteristics of the CR / Location, Czech statehood, the division of the state /. 5. Geographical and historical characteristics of the CR / terrain, climate /. 6. Geographical and historical characteristics of the CR / waters, mineral resources /. 7. Geographical and historical characteristics of the CR / population and settlement /. 8. Geographical and historical characteristics of the CR / economy - agriculture, forestry and water service /. 9. Geographical and historical characteristics of the CR / industry /. 10. Geographical and historical characteristics of the CR / transport and services / 11. CR within Europe, neighboring countries, fundamental information about the world. 12. Neighboring countries - more detailed geographical and historical characteristics. 13. Environmental protection, child?s orientation in time, important historical events, personalities and sights in relation to teaching Man and his World in primary schools, child?s orientation in value system and political organization of society.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Collaborative instruction, Discussion, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Individual study, Students' self-study, Self-study of literature, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 20 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 5 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 5 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To pass the course students are expected to have basic knowledge of pedagogy and psychology.
Skills
to apply knowledge of general didactics
be familiar with curricular documents
Competences
N/A
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N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Know scientific, methodological and regional literature and scientific and methodological journals.
Know geographical and historical characteristics of the CR (location, Czech statehood, the division of the state, terrain, climate waters, mineral resources, population and settlement, economy - agriculture, forestry and water service, industry, transport and services).
Know position of the CR in Europe and know neighboring countries and their geographical and historical characteristics.
Know environmental protection, child?s orientation in time, important historical events, personalities and sights in relation to teaching Man and his World in primary schools, child?s orientation in value system and political organization of society.
Skills
is able to work with cartographic material and digital maps and use them in teaching at a primary school;
is able to orientate themselves in the field according to plans, maps, a compass, GPS, landmarks and further knowledge
is able to create simple plans, route sketches, panoramic sketches, etc., is able to cope with didactic transformation and methodical figuration of curriculum;
is able to identify the problems of regions of different hierarchical levels and utilize them educationally in didactic transformation of curriculum (e.g., multicultural education, education for sustainable development and etc..)
is able to create PowerPoint presentation of a selected region and use it to present the curriculum in the school or present the region for public;
cope with evaluation in terms of the subject and as well with self-reflection and self-evaluation.
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Collaborative instruction
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Discussion
Skills
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Seminar classes
Competences
Lecture
Seminar
Multimedia supported teaching
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Atlasy České republiky, Evropy, světa, mapy různých měřítek a různě tematicky zaměřené..
  • Učebnice prvouky, vlastivědy a Člověk a jeho svět pro 1. st. ZŠ..
  • Beneš, Pavel; Rusek, Martin. Přírodovědné pokusy : pro mateřské školy a 1. stupeň základních škol : seminář a cvičení. 1. vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-7290-928-5.
  • Jančaříková, Kateřina. Didaktické zásady v přírodovědném vzdělávání : metodická příručka pro učitele biologie, chemie, fyziky, geografie, informatiky, matematiky a lektory environmentální výchovy. První vydání. 2022. ISBN 978-80-7603-289-7.
  • MŠMT. Rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání (online). Praha, 2017.
  • Pike, Susan. Learning primary geography : ideas and inspiration from classrooms. First published. 2016. ISBN 978-1-138-92297-6.
  • Vavrdová, Alena. Didaktika vlastivědy. 1. vyd. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2009. ISBN 978-80-244-2263-3.
  • Willy, Tessa. Leading primary geography : the essential handbook for all teachers. First published. 2019. ISBN 978-1-84377-450-1.


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