Ze0161 Didactics of Geography 3

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michaela Spurná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petr Knecht, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Ze0161/01: Mon 16:00–17:50 učebna 5a, P. Knecht, M. Spurná
Ze0161/02: Mon 14:00–15:50 učebna 5a, P. Knecht, M. Spurná
Prerequisites
The course takes place in parallel with the school practice and reflective seminars. The subject synthesizes and applies the knowledge gained in the study of partial geographic disciplines and subjects of pedagogy and psychology.
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 this course is to:
(a)to present and embrace the preparation for teaching verified in authentic teaching (max. 20 min.),
(b)to suggest ways in which the teaching content presented in the preparation can be treated differently, supported by a description of alternative approaches to teaching geography,
(c) defend their didactic decisions through the study of professional texts and take a critical stance on them during the discussion with other students in the seminar.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to:
to support the theory to describe and critically evaluate how geography is taught in real school practice;
through separate descriptive, analytical and critical-assessment, independently create goals and contents of geographical education
confront geographical education theories with the practical realization of geography teaching;
develop geographic education objectives into specific and measurable learning tasks.
Using their own teaching materials and preparations developed in the Regional Geography with Didactics 1 and 2 course, they will create another set of teaching materials anchored in different conceptions of geography teaching.
It will justify and explain with examples why and how it is necessary to approach the planning, implementation and reflection of geography teaching in primary school from different geographical perspectives.
Describe and justify the objectives, structure, learning activities and assessment using three different teaching preparations framing one geographical topic.
Using three different examples, it will indicate how a diverse and informed approach to planning, implementing and reflecting on geography teaching in lower secondary school is possible;
Present and defend three different teaching preparations, including teaching materials for pupils based on different concepts of teaching geography (according to the given structure);
Collaborate, communicate and present as part of a team.
Syllabus
  • Conceptions of geography teaching and their theoretical background
  • methods used in geography teaching for cognitive activation of students (theory and practice)
  • creation of preparation for teaching and its critical evaluation
Literature
    required literature
  • ŘEZNÍČKOVÁ, Dana and Tomáš MATĚJČEK. Úlohy ve výuce geografie. Vydání první. Praha: P3K, 2014, 95 stran. ISBN 9788087343463. info
    not specified
  • MCINERNEY, Malcolm, John BUTLER, Susan CALDIS, Stephen CRANBY, Susanne JONES, Mick LAW, Alaric MAUDE and Rebecca NICHOLAS. Teaching secondary geography. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022, xi, 314. ISBN 9781108984638. info
  • ROGERS, David. 100 ideas for secondary teachers : outstanding geography lessons. First published. London: Bloomsbury, 2017, x, 118. ISBN 9781472940995. info
  • BEST, Brin and Steve PADGET. Secondary starters and plenaries geography : ready-to-use activities for teaching geography. London: Bloomsbury, 2014, xii, 162. ISBN 9781441110916. info
  • LEEDER, Andy. 100 ideas for teaching geography. New York, N.Y.: Continuum, 2006, xi, 128. ISBN 0826485383. info
Teaching methods
Individual, pair and group work with professional information sources. Group discussion. Independent study of professional literature.
Assessment methods
Written elaboration or oral presentation of teaching preparations, their timely submission and approval by the teacher of the subject.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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