Course: Project Teaching

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Course title Project Teaching
Course code KPP/PROVE
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Novotová Jitka, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Shared interview in couples - writing questions connected with designing and managing of an educational project. Classification and structuring of questions - creating a mental map. 2. Shared analysis of examples (listening, video). Group analysis of examples (documentation, project's products, textbooks, literature). Presentation and discussion. 3. Generalisation of requirements for integrated thematic and project education (selection of a topic, goals setting, adjusting of an environment, relations, tools, rules, evaluation). Opportunities for efective combining of both methods. 4. Discussion - types of projects, generalizing of methods, pros and cons, opportunities for their sollution. 5. Guided planning of project education: Individually or in a small group students prepare a proposal for their own project. They will get acquainted with the five-step methodology of project creation. 6. Guided planning of project education: Students will design the measures necessary to ensure the successful preparation and implementation of the project. 7. Presentation of project proposals in the group, evaluation of proposals according to specified criteria, self-reflection of participants.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 14 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 12 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 4 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 4 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 4 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course is aimed at finding the characteristics and definition of project education, assessment of options, benefits, drawbacks and pitfalls of its implementation.
After completion of the course student will be able: 1. to understand the content of prescribed curriculum of Project teaching 2. to reflect the topic critically 3. to demonstrate specific intellectual skills gained in a course in writing of a semestral paper 4. to apply gained knowledge in educational process
Prerequisites
Student has basic knowledge of pedagogy, didactics and history of education.

Assessment methods and criteria
Presentation of group work, Oral presentation of self-study, Written assignment

Participation in seminars, seminar task.
Recommended literature
  • BERAN, V. Učím s radostí: zkušenosti, lekce, projekty. Praha: Agentura Strom, 2003. ISBN 80-86106-09-8.
  • COUFALOVÁ, J. Projektové vyučování pro 1. stupeň základní školy: náměty pro učitele. Praha: Fortuna, 2006. ISBN 80-7168-958-0.
  • DÖMISCHOVÁ, I. Projektová výuka: moderní strategie vzdělávání v České republice a německy mluvících zemích. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2915-1.
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, M. Projektové vyučování v české škole: Vývoj, inspirace, současné problémy. Praha: Karolinum, 2009. ISBN 978-80-246-1620-9.
  • HYPLOVÁ, J. Využití projektového vyučování k rozvoji čtenářské gramotnosti žáků základní školy. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7368-919-3.
  • KAŠOVÁ, J. Škola trochu jinak: projektové vyučování v teorii i praxi. Kroměříž: IUVENTA, 1995.
  • KRATOCHVÍLOVÁ, J. Teorie a praxe projektové výuky. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009. ISBN 978-80-210-4142-4.
  • SINGULE, F. Americká pragmatická pedagogika: John Dewey a jeho následovníci. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990. ISBN 80-04-20715-4.
  • TOMKOVÁ, A., KAŠOVÁ, J., DVOŘÁKOVÁ, M. Učíme v projektech. Praha: Portál, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-527-1.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education Study plan (Version): Professional studies for lower-secondary school teachers. (15) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Science, Humanities and Education Study plan (Version): Professional studies for lower-secondary school teachers. (18) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -