Course: Innovative approaches to education

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Course title Innovative approaches to education
Course code UPV/SK2IP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Moodle
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Suchánková Eliška, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Contemporary conception of education and its background, lifelong learning, curriculum reform. - Tradition and modernisation in education. - Pedagogical reformism, important representatives of reform pedagogy, reform and experimental schools. - Alternative and innovative educational trends and approaches - terminology, common features and differences, classification. - Selected alternative and innovative approaches at our country and abroad - founders and their pedagogical ideas, philosophy of schools, specifics of education. - Current pedagogical problems and issues.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Teamwork, Text analysis, Individual work of students, Students working in pairs, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
  • Participation in classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 65 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 70 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
defines basic concepts (lifelong learning, curriculum reform, tradition and modernisation in education, pedagogical reformism, alternative and innovative schools)
defines basic concepts (lifelong learning, curriculum reform, tradition and modernisation in education, pedagogical reformism, alternative and innovative schools)
explains the importance of lifelong learning and curriculum reform
explains the importance of lifelong learning and curriculum reform
describes the historical development of alternative and innovative trends and concepts
describes the historical development of alternative and innovative trends and concepts
identifies common features of alternative schools, differences between traditional, alternative and innovative school
identifies common features of alternative schools, differences between traditional, alternative and innovative school
decribes basic alternative and innovative approaches and concepts in education
decribes basic alternative and innovative approaches and concepts in education
names current pedagogical issues and problems
names current pedagogical issues and problems
Skills
finds relevant topics and resources on alternative and innovative approaches and concepts
finds relevant topics and resources on alternative and innovative approaches and concepts
analyses individual alternative and innovative approaches and concepts and takes its own position on them
analyses individual alternative and innovative approaches and concepts and takes its own position on them
analyses and discusses current pedagogical issues and problems
analyses and discusses current pedagogical issues and problems
applies the acquired knowledge in the preparation of an essay on innovative current pedagogical issues and topics
applies the acquired knowledge in the preparation of an essay on innovative current pedagogical issues and topics
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Text analysis
Text analysis
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Students working in pairs
Students working in pairs
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations
assessment methods
Knowledge
Essay
Essay
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Carlgren, F. Výchova ke svobodě. Pedagogika Rudolfa Steinera. Praha: Baltazar. 1991.
  • GARDOŠOVÁ, J., DUJKOVÁ, L. Vzdělávací program Začít spolu: metodický průvodce pro předškolní vzdělávání. Praha: Portál, 2003.
  • GRAY, Peter. Svoboda učení. Praha: Scio, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7430-093-6.
  • HÁNA, D. a KOSTELECKÁ, Y. Domácí vzdělávání v kontextu evropských vzdělávacích systémů.. Praha: UK v Praze, Pedagogická fakulta, 2019.
  • CHRISTODOULOU, D. Sedm mýtů o vzdělávání. Praha: Edukační laboratoř. 2022.
  • KOPŘIVA, P., NOVÁČKOVÁ, J., NEVOLOVÁ, D., KOPŘIVOVÁ, T. Respektovat a být respektován. Kroměříž: Spirála, 2005. ISBN 978-80-904030-0-0.
  • MATULČÍKOVÁ, M. Reformnopedagogické a alternatívne školy a ich prínos pre reformu. Musica Liturgica. 2014.
  • Montessori, M. Tajuplné dětství. Praha: Portál. 2014.
  • Nováčková, J. Mýty ve vzdělávání: o škodlivosti některých zaběhaných představ o učení, škole a výchově a cestách, jak je překonat. Kroměříž: Spirála, 2008.
  • POHNĚTALOVÁ, Y. Alternativní edukační koncepce v současné pedagogické praxi. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus. 2014.
  • PRŮCHA, J. Alternativní školy a inovace ve vzdělávání. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7178-977-1.
  • Tichý, F. Přírodní škola - cesta jako cíl, aneb, Vyprávění o minulosti, současnosti a zkušenostech alternativního gymnázia. Semily: Geum, 2011.
  • Wenke, Hans. Ať žije škola : daltonská výuka v praxi. Brno : Paido, 2000. ISBN 80-85931-82-6.
  • ZORMANOVÁ, L. Výukové metody v pedagogice: tradiční a inovativní metody, transmisivní a konstruktivistické pojetí výuky, klasifikace výukových metod.. Praha: Grada, 2012.


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