Course: Cross-curricular themes

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Course title Cross-curricular themes
Course code KPP/PTE-Z
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
Lecturer(s)
  • Jursová Jitka, PaedDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Cross-curricular themes as an integral part of the curriculum (sense and concept of cross-curricular themes in primary education, objectives and content of the cross-curricular themes in the Framework Educational Program for Elementary Education, formative function of cross-curricular themes in primary education, cross-curricular themes related to educational areas). 2. Forms of implementation of cross-curricular themes in school educational programs (cross-curricular subject as an integral part of the educational content of teaching and as a separate subject, project, etc.). 3. Expected outcomes and educational content of cross-curricular themes in primary education. 4. Methods and forms of cross-curricular themes in primary school (specifics of cross-curricular themes in primary school, methods of receptive and productive activities within cross-curricular themes at primary schools). 5. Methods and forms of cross-curricular themes at primary schools (cross-curricular themes and key competencies).

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 - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire knowledge of the aims and content of cross-curricular themes and will make sense of the inclusion of cross-curricular themes in primary education. They will acquaint themselves with various variants of the didactic rendering of the cross-curricular themes in the curriculum of the primary school and will consolidate the competencies for their realization at the primary schools. In seminars they will try to design the content of cross-curricular themes in School Educational Program and in the curriculum of primary school. Practical seminars will also include preparation, implementation and reflection of examples of teaching activities for selected thematic areas of individual cross-curricular themes.
Student will be able to: 1. understand basic concepts of cross-curricular themes 2. apply acquired knowledge and skills in incorporating and realizing cross-curricular themes in the educational process
Prerequisites
The student has basic knowledge of primary education and psychodidaktics.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral presentation of self-study, Written assignment, Test

Participation in seminars, performance of tasks, presentation, active participation in discussions on specialized topics based on critical analysis of literature, seminar paper, test.
Recommended literature
  • Doporučené očekávané výstupy. Metodická podpora pro výuku průřezových témat v základních školách. Praha: Výzkumný ústav pedagogický v Praze, 2011. ISBN 978-80-87000-76-2.
  • Rámcový vzdělávací program pro základní vzdělávání. Praha: MŠMT, 2018.
  • KALÁBOVÁ, N. Osobnostní a sociální výchova: praktické náměty pro výuku na 1. stupni ZŠ. Praha: Raabe, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7496-091-8.
  • KOCOUREK, J., MOREE, D., TVRĎOCHOVÁ, D. Multikulturní výchova: praktické náměty pro výuku na 1. stupni ZŠ. Praha: Raabe, 2014. ISBN 978-80-86307-75-6.
  • MACHATÝ, R., RÁČKOVÁ, M. Výchova k myšlení v evropských a globálních souvislostech: praktické náměty pro výuku na 1. stupni ZŠ. Praha: Raabe, 2014. ISBN 978-80-86307-77-0.
  • MAŇÁK, J., JANÍK T., ŠVEC, V. Kurikulum v současné škole. Brno: Paido, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7315-175-1.
  • NELEŠOVSKÁ, A., SPÁČILOVÁ, H. Didaktika primární školy. . Olomouc, 2005. ISBN 80-244-1236-5.
  • STAŇKOVÁ, B., KOSINA, M., STRCULOVÁ, V. Výchova demokratického občana: praktické náměty na průřezová témata ve výuce na 1. stupni ZŠ. Praha: Raabe, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7496-095-6.
  • STRCULOVÁ, V., ed. Mediální výchova: [praktické náměty pro výuku na 1. stupni ZŠ]. Praha: Raabe, 2011. ISBN 978-80-86307-74-9.
  • STRCULOVÁ, V., MACHATÝ, R. Environmentální výchova: [praktické náměty pro výuku na 1. stupni ZŠ]. Praha: Raabe, 2014. ISBN 978-80-86307-76-3.


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