XPPp10 Curriculum and praxis of preschool education

Faculty of Education
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aneta Hřavová (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Zora Syslová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Štěpánková (lecturer)
Bc. Eliška Bařina Barochová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Zora Syslová, Ph.D.
Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Sabina Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Primary Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 16:00–16:50 učebna 32
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
XPPp10/01: Wed 14:00–15:50 učebna 32, Z. Syslová
XPPp10/02: Wed 17:00–18:50 učebna 32, Z. Syslová
Prerequisites
XPPp07
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the subject is to provide students with orientation in the conceptual issues of education and education in the current school system CR and to understand the essence of pedagogical designing and evaluation in accordance with the objectives of RVP PV. Students will learn basic curriculum documents and their two-stage model. The course will also study the basic legal documents and internal documentation of kindergarten. Students will be introduced to the requirements of teamwork and basic conditions for the creation of school and classroom education programs.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the students will be able to: orientate in the current school legislation and legal standards relating to the rights of the child; (Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Education Act, the education of teachers, the Framework Educational Programme); characterize the current education system on the basis of contemporary educational policy and to characterize the context of its development; explain the current system of care and education of pre-school children in the Czech Republic; create school educational programme for specific kindergarten; create a class education plan in view of the needs and interests of children in the particular class; evaluate a training project; to reflect on their professional skills.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theory of curriculum. 2. Basic legal documents (Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the decree on early childhood education, the Education Act, employment of teachers, ...). 3. School and class documentation. 4. The school educational programme and the concept of educational work of the school. 5. Creation of the class curriculum in response to the school educational programme and with respect to individual interests and needs of children. 6. Teaching through projects, integrated thematic teaching. 7. Implementation of the project, work with group dynamics. 8. Evaluation of the school educational programme and class curriculum based on established indicators. Working with selected aspects of the same themes as those containing lectures in the seminars.
Literature
    required literature
  • Bůžek, A., & Michalík, J., Informatorium (nejen) o právech dítěte. Olomouc: UP Olomouc. 2000.
  • SYSLOVÁ, Zora and Lucie ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ. Projektování v mateřské škole (Project design in the kindergarten). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 109 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-8856-6. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.5817/CZ.MUNI.M210-8856-2017. URL info
  • KREJČOVÁ, Věra, Jana KARGEROVÁ and Zora SYSLOVÁ. Individualizace v mateřské škole (Individualization in kindergarten). První. Praha: Portál, 2015, 182 pp. ISBN 978-80-262-0812-9. info
  • GARDOŠOVÁ, Juliana and Lenka DUJKOVÁ. Vzdělávací program Začít spolu : metodický průvodce pro předškolní vzdělávání. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2012, 159 stran. ISBN 9788026201069. info
  • HAVLÍNOVÁ, Miluše. Kurikulum podpory zdraví v mateřské škole :rozšířený a aktualizovaný modelový program (dokument a metodika). Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2000, 220 s. ISBN 80-7178-383-8. info
    recommended literature
  • PASCH, Marvin, Trevor G. GARDNER, Georgea M. LANGER, Alane STARK and Christella MOODY. Od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině. Translated by Milan Koldinský. Vydání druhé. Praha: Portál, 2005, 416 stran. ISBN 8073670542. info
  • PRÁŠILOVÁ, Michaela. Projektování v mateřské škole : [vybraná problematika pro tvorbu školního kurikula v MŠ]. 1. vyd. V Olomouci: Hanex, 2004, 246 s. ISBN 8085783444. info
  • KOVALIK, Susan and Karen D. OLSEN. Integrovaná tematická výuka : model : výzkum mozku, výukové postupy, příprava kurikula. Translated by Jana Nováčková. Kroměříž: Spirála, 1995, 304 s. ISBN 8090187307. info
Teaching methods
lectures, seminars.
Assessment methods
short-therm-project of class educational programme.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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