SZ6721 Practice Teaching Assistant - Tutoring

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Zuzana Dvořáková (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Zuzana Dvořáková
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! NOWANY ( SZ6722 Practice Teaching Assistant - Assisting )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
During the whole semester (60 hours in total incl. preparation), the students carry out teaching practice, which entails individual tutoring of pupils with special needs, including socially disadvantaged pupils. The students are going to perform their tutoring in the pupil’s family, in the school or in another institution (e.g. a non-profit organisation; a university; a library). The purpose is to apply the gained knowledge and skills in practice and learn about the social aspects of education.
Learning outcomes
A student will be able to: 1) plan and realized individual learning plan 2) describe learning difficulties of pupils from social disadvantage families 3) focus own teaching process individual way
Syllabus
  • • The organisation of the cooperation (pupil selection, negotiating the terms of cooperation). • Tutoring plan. • As part of the course, the students will have the opportunity to attend lessons, mainly from the field of social and special education, focused on dealing with specific situations encountered during their practice (e.g. work with a pupil with special educational needs, communication with parents, etc.). • Tutoring – 26 hours of work with a pupil, 34 hours of lesson planning (worksheets, teaching aids), continuous record-keeping of the pupil’s progress, educational needs - administration • Submitting completed documents about tutoring in the appropriate homework vault of IS.
Teaching methods
Skill training, theoretical preparation by means of a lecture together with self-study of academic sources, group discussion.
Assessment methods
Regular cooperation with the pupil being tutored, submitting documents about the practice (a contract; a record sheet; a reflection of practice).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Note related to how often the course is taught: individuální.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 60 hodin.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://moodlinka.ped.muni.cz/course/view.php?id=2441
The course is intended for students in the 3rd and 4th semesters and is a compulsory elective. Students choose whether to take the tutoring practicum or the teaching assistant practicum both semesters. Alternatively, a combination of both practices is possible. In case learners choose the tutoring practice for both semesters, they enrol in the same course code. The course will include lectures on current topics in education. Invitations to the lectures will be emailed to all students enrolled in the course. Contact the Practice Coordinator: doucovani@ped.muni.cz. All documents related to the practicum are available on the Department of Social Pedagogy website: https://ksop.ped.muni.cz/doucovani or the Department of Practicum available here: https://www.ped.muni.cz/pedagogika/praxe/bc-praxe or in the interactive curriculum.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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