SZ6122 Practice Teaching Assistant - Assisting

Faculty of Education
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/5. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Jana Kratochvílová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Alena Bendová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Miroslav Jurčík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lucie Škarková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Bc. Eliška Bařina Barochová (assistant)
Bc. Anna Kolářová, M.A. (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Markéta Košatková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Alžběta Severová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lucie Škarková, Ph.D.
Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Bc. Eliška Bařina Barochová
Supplier department: Department of Education – Faculty of Education
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(NOW( SZ6011 Self-experience Preparation for the Profession II ) || SZ6611 Self-experience Preparation for the Profession II ) && !NOWANY( SZ6722 Practice Teaching Assistant - Assisting , SZ6121 Practice Teaching Assistant - Tutoring , SZ6721 Practice Teaching Assistant - Tutoring , SZ6124 Practice Teaching Assistant - Tutoring , SZ6724 Practice Teaching Assistant - Tutoring , SZ6125 Practice Teaching Assistant - Assisting , SZ6725 Practice Teaching Assistant - Assisting )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 130 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/130, only registered: 0/130, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/130
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The Goal of course is support the specific abbility to working with other teacher in classroom. During the practice students will be cooperate with teacher with preaparing study materials, using pedagogical instruments, co-teach and discussion something about formative assesment and planing lectures for pupils. After taking the course the student will be able to: • understand the process of supporting pupils with SEN • organise goals and choose the methods that are useful in the process of tutoring with respect to a specific child • communicate with the teacher regarding the planning, implementation and evaluation of educational activities in the classroom • coordinate the work of one student as well as groups of students (including students with SEN) • make contact with pupils’ parents.
Learning outcomes
After taking the course the student will be able to: • understand the process of supporting pupils with SEN • organize goals and choose the methods that are useful in the process of tutoring with respect to a specific child • communicate with the teacher regarding the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational activities in the classroom • coordinate the work of one student as well as groups of students (including students with SEN) • make contact with pupils’ parents • have experience from the group reflection.
Syllabus
  • From a list of cooperating schools, the student chooses a teacher who they will work with on the teaching practice and with whom they will fulfill the duties of a teaching assistant. The first meeting between the student and the teacher will be held at the chosen school, during which the expectations of both parties will be expressed, a timetable for cooperation will be drawn up and cooperation possibilities and desired outcomes will be agreed on. The student will work with the teacher every week for the duration of the teaching practice. This is continuous practice which the student performs over 10 weeks during the semester. They spend 40 hours in the school on actual educational activity and 20 hours on preparation. Student partipates on 1 group supervision. The date and place for supervizion will be annouced. Organization meeting and evaluation meeting are an obligatory part of practice. Web pages her: https://www.ped.muni.cz/pedagogika/praxe/bc-praxe/
Literature
    required literature
  • JANÍK, Tomáš and Petr NAJVAR. Fred A. J. Korthagen - Jak spojit praxi s teorií: didaktika realistického vzdělávání učitelů. (Fred A. J. Korthagen - Linking Practice and Theory: The Pedagogy of Realistic Teacher Education.). 1st ed. Brno: Paido, 2011, 294 pp. ISBN 978-80-7315-221-5. info
    recommended literature
  • GABAŠOVÁ, Jitka and Miroslav VOSMIK. Asistent pedagoga a klima třídy. Praha: Raabe, 2019, 107 stran. ISBN 9788074964190. info
  • NEHYBA, Jan, Bohumíra LAZAROVÁ, David A. KOLB, Fred A. J. KORTHAGEN, David BOUD, Peter JARVIS, Jennifer A. MOON, Jan KOLÁŘ, Saša DOBROVOLNÁ, Jakub ŠVEC and Josef VALENTA. Reflexe v procesu učení. Desetkrát stejně a přece jinak... (Reflection in The Process of Learning. Ten Times Equally Yet Differently...). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 120 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6489-8. info
  • Teaching and learning from within : a core reflection approach to quality and inspiration in education. Edited by F. A. J. Korthagen - Younghee M. Kim - William L. Greene. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2013, xii, 212. ISBN 9780415522472. info
  • KORTHAGEN, F. A. J. and Jos KESSELS. Linking practice and theory : the pedagogy of realistic teacher education. London: Routledge, 2008, xvi, 312. ISBN 9780805839814. info
  • Teachers who teach teachers : reflections on teacher education. Edited by Tom Russell - F. A. J. Korthagen. 1st pub. London: Routledge Falmer, 1995, x, 202. ISBN 0750704667. info
    not specified
  • Bradley, J. (2016) A co já s tím? Pedagogické úvahy a odborné postřehy asistenta pedagoga. Prostějov: Computer Media s.r.o.
  • Horáčková, Ilona. (2015) Metodika práce asistenta pedagoga. Spolupráce s učitelem. Dostupné zde:http://inkluze.upol.cz/ebooks/metodika-prurez-02/metodika-prurez-02.pdf
  • HAVRDOVÁ, Zuzana and Martin HAJNÝ. Praktická supervize : průvodce supervizí pro začínající supervizory, manažery a příjemce supervize. Praha: Galén, 2008, 213 s. ISBN 9788072625321. info
Teaching methods
school practices, training pedagogical skills, reflective writing, and group reflection, supervision
Assessment methods
The students receive feedback on their educational activities from the cooperating teacher at the school and peer review from students. They insert the written outcomes from the teaching practice into the prepared application in the information system.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 60 hodin.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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