Course: Didactics for secondary school teachers

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Course title Didactics for secondary school teachers
Course code KPG/DPUSS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
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)
  • Rohlíková Lucie, Doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Dubec Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Soukupová Pavla, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Teaching planning (teaching objectives, curriculum and its structure, active involvement of all pupils, promotion of curiosity and motivation to learn, teaching forms and methods, teaching timetable, material didactic resources, framework and school curricula for secondary schools and vocational schools, teaching planning for specific target groups and specific forms of teaching in secondary schools and vocational schools) 2. Learning environments (appropriate conditions for learning, appropriate classroom layout, creating a safe learning environment, rules, guiding pupils towards learning and collaborative behaviour, appropriate electronic environment for digital learning, alternative and non-traditional learning environments, specific learning environments in different secondary schools and vocational schools, occupational safety during practical learning in secondary school, school culture and specificities of relationships in secondary school and vocational school) 3. Conducting teaching (initiation of teaching, initial and ongoing motivation to learn, ongoing assessment of pupils' level of understanding, responding to pupils' needs, supporting pupils in independent work, implementation of group work and cooperative learning, implementation of non-traditional teaching - field trips, project-based learning, research-based learning, specifics of teaching different target groups in secondary school and vocational secondary school, challenging situations, conflicts and solving learning and disciplinary problems of secondary school and vocational secondary school pupils). 4. Group dynamics and classroom management (the development of relationships between students and their behaviour in the classroom over time - forming, storming, norming, performing, the atmosphere suitable for cooperation within the classroom, setting the rights and obligations of students and responding to their observance/violation, unwritten norms, specifics of group dynamics and classroom management for different target groups in the work of a teacher in secondary school and secondary vocational school). 5. Guiding pupils towards independence and responsibility (conscious work with the development of pupils' responsibility for their behaviour and for classroom relationships, development of pupils' skills in responding to specific behaviours of classmates, reflection on one's own communication habits and their impact on pupils' responsibility and independence, the specifics of leading to autonomy and responsibility among different target groups in the work of a teacher in secondary school and secondary vocational school, the specifics of communication with pupils, with parents, with colleagues, with the management of secondary school and secondary vocational school). 6. Feedback, student assessment and reflection on teaching (guiding students to receive and give feedback, summative, formative, authentic and peer assessment, self-assessment, criterion-referenced assessment, guiding students to reflect on their learning, teacher reflection on teaching and achievement of objectives, specifics of assessment of different target groups in secondary school and vocational secondary school, the choice of adequate ways of assessing pupils and providing feedback in theoretical and practical teaching in secondary school and secondary vocational training, the specifics of assessment in different forms of teaching and in different disciplines in secondary school and secondary vocational training, the quality of teaching in secondary school and its evaluation).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, E-learning, Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Discussion, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Seminar classes, Self-study of literature
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to define basic categories of educational process goals of educational process, content (schoolwork), cooperation of a teacher and students, methods, organizational forms and didactic means for lessons, conditions during the educational process,
explain the basic principles of learning
explain the basic theories of learning
describe the chosen conception of teaching that influenced the education process in the contemporary school significantly
describes appropriate conditions for learning, can explain the reason
knows the principles and practices of summative, formative, authentic and peer assessment, self-assessment, criterion-referenced assessment
Skills
analyse the educational situation
can provide feedback
can plan part of a lesson
can create appropriate conditions for learning
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
knows the curriculum documents for secondary and secondary schools
can explain the specifics of lesson planning for specific target groups and specific forms of teaching in secondary school and vocational secondary school
can describe the culture of the school and the specifics of relationships in secondary school and secondary vocational training
knows the stages of the development of relationships and behaviour of people in groups over time (forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning)
knows the principle of teacher activities and interventions in the different phases of classroom development over time
knows the difference between motivation and stimulation and can clearly describe what the teacher is responsible for in the school and what the pupils are responsible for
Skills
can plan teaching for specific target groups and specific forms of teaching in secondary school and vocational secondary school
can create a safe environment for learning
they can motivate their pupils, gauge their level of understanding and respond to their needs
can support pupils in independent work, group work and cooperative learning
knows how to plan activities for each stage of the development of pupils' relationships and behaviour in the classroom over time
can carry out simple teacher interventions in the different phases of the development of pupils' relationships and behaviour in the classroom over time and document what they specifically develop in pupils
can lead pupils to receive and give feedback
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Skills
Seminar classes
Individual study
Skills demonstration
Staging methods, role playing
Competences
Individual study
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Portfolio
Combined exam
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Peer evaluation of students
Formative evaluation
Self-evaluation
Portfolio
Competences
Continuous assessment
Peer evaluation of students
Formative evaluation
Self-evaluation
Recommended literature
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