Course: Geographical Curriculum & Classroom Management in School Geography

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Course title Geographical Curriculum & Classroom Management in School Geography
Course code KGE/GKVN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vávra Jaroslav, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics of lectures 1. Introduction to the issue of conducting geographical teaching and learning, and geographical curriculum. 2. Geographic curriculum abroad (USA, England, Germany, France, Finland, Poland). 3. Geographical curriculum in the Czech Republic until 1989. 4. Current geographical curriculum in the Czech Republic. 5. Geographical thinking in geographical education. 6. Geographical topics in geographical education: location, place, connection of places, movement, region. 7. Taxonomy in geographical education (Revised Bloom, Marzano & Kendall, SOLO). 8. Spiral curriculum in the development of the individual in geographical education on selected topics. 9. Minimum - optimal - excellent levels in geographical education (content, thinking). 10. Local region and place in geographical education. 11. Geographic textbooks and analysis of their content. 12. Maps and spatial data in geographical education. 13. Tests in geographical education. 14. New trends in geographical education.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is for a student in geographical education to gain knowledge and skills, understand attitudes and values in the field of key geographical competencies, geography content and the quality of geographical thinking.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • Gersmehl, P. Teaching Geography. New York, 2014.
  • Vávra, J. Didaktika geografie I: od vzdělávacího programu k vyučovací hodině v zeměpisu na ZŠ, na příkladu tématu Světový oceán.. Liberec, 2006. ISBN 80-7372-083-3.


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