XS490 Environmental education course

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vladislava Kolářová (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Zdeňka Lososová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 21/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The student
- learns about current methods in environmental education (EE) and evaluates their suitability for inclusion in teaching with regard to educational objectives and the target group.
- compares educational methods, programs, and approaches; evaluates them; considers their effective use in practice.
- applies acquired knowledge and skills in the field of EE.

The student will
- meet with inspiring educators and experts in the field of EE.
- actively engage and share their opinions, insights, and experiences from practice and their specialized education, engaging in meaningful discussions and arguments.
- become familiar with curricular documents and relevant resources for environmental education.
- navigate the Framework Educational Program for Grammar Schools (RVP Gy) in relation to current EE topics and become more acquainted with the Recommended Expected Outcomes of the cross-cutting topic of EE for grammar schools.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
Describe the age and developmental characteristics of students in relation to environmental education (EE).
Know the basic curricular and legislative documents relevant to EE.
Compare and critically evaluate the methods and methodological approaches used in EE.
Navigate the Expected Learning Outcomes (ELO) of EE and propose suitable methods for achieving the outcomes in various key activities of the ELO for EE.
Define current significant environmental topics and describe trends in environmental education.
Understand the approaches to teaching selected environmental topics (e.g., how to teach about global climate change, etc.).
Syllabus
  • 1) Concepts and directions of environmental education and awareness (EVVO); goals and means of environmental education; the role of the school EVVO coordinator; aspects of developmental psychology in EE.
  • 2) Approaches and resources for education about climate change.
  • 3) Ecological educational programs and the use of activating methods in teaching, place-based learning, learning in the real world, didactic games (simulation and role-playing games for older students).
  • 4) Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) and the E-U-R model (Evocation-Understanding-Reflection).
  • 5) Inquiry-based teaching, outdoor subjects, learning in real environments.
  • 6) Comprehensive and long-term methods and methodological approaches in EE (e.g., School for Sustainable Living, Eco-School, Active Citizens, school mini-projects with concrete outcomes, etc.).
Teaching methods
Discussion, lecture, practical examples,theoretical preparation, working with texts, individual outputs, experiential learning
Assessment methods
Presentations, individual and group outputs, active participation in discussions, 70% attendance at seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Doporučená literatura:

CORNELL, Joseph Bharat. Objevujeme přírodu: učení hrou a prožitkem. Praha: Portál, 2012.

ČINČERA, Jan. Environmentální výchova: cesty a křižovatky. Trenčín: Špirála – sieť environmentálne výchovných organizácií, 2015.

DANIŠ, Petr. Klima je příležitost: opravdová řešení pro naši budoucnost na Zemi. Praha: Tereza, vzdělávácí centrum, z.ú., 2023.

DANIŠ, P., BŘEZOVSKÁ, R., ČINČERA, J. et al. Klima se mění – a co my?: proč a jak se učit o změně klimatu : doporučení Pracovní skupiny pro klimatické vzdělávání Rady vlády pro udržitelný rozvoj ČR. Praha: MŽP, 2021.

KRAJHANZL, Jan. Psychologie vztahu k přírodě a životnímu prostředí. Brno: Lipka a MUNIpress, 2014.

MÁCHAL, A., NOVÁČKOVÁ H., SOBOTOVÁ L.. Úvod do environmentální výchovy a globálního rozvojového vzdělávání. Brno: Lipka, 2012.

MOLDAN, Bedřich. Civilizace na planetě Zemi. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2018.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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