SOk829 Environmental Education 1: Basics of Environmental Education for Educators

Faculty of Education
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Mikulicová (lecturer)
Mgr. Vladislava Kolářová (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Korvasová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Martina Kurowski, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Dana Jakubjanská, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
SOk829/01: Fri 24. 3. 17:00–19:50 Lipka-Kamenná, Fri 14. 4. 17:00–19:50 Lipka-Kamenná, Fri 12. 5. 17:00–19:50 Lipka-Kamenná, Fri 26. 5. 17:00–19:50 Lipka-Kamenná, V. Kolářová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!NOWANY( SOk827 Didactics of Drama Education , SOk828 Physical Education 1 )
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/100, only registered: 0/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject develops a deeper understanding of the principles and methods of environmental education, motivates to adopt and apply the presented approaches to practice. The aim is to penetrate deeper into two basic approaches in the field of environmental education - learning by contact with nature and learning through stories.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to orientate in basic ecological concepts and contexts, as wel as critically evaluate new information about environment. The student is also able to prepare and present an activity, while using one of the presented approaches to EE (Environmental Education). Is able to evaluate its effectiveness and suggest possible improvements.
Syllabus
  • 1. Miracles in nature (greenhouse effect, photosynthesis, decomposition, bioclimation and ecosystem).
  • Summary of basic ecological concepts and environmental contexts, including didactic recommendations for teaching the basics of ecology, environmentalism, global environmental problems and principles of sustainable development.
  • 2. Overview and practical demonstrations of practice-approved approaches to EEC:
  • We learn by contact with nature - topics:
  • • Research oriented learning
  • • Learning in the garden
  • • working with natural materials
  • • Art techniques
  • • Practical observations of natural phenomena
  • We learnt through stories - topics:
  • • use of methodical publications (Fairy Garden, Green Island, Kindergarten, etc.)
  • • story-telling, econaratology (telling stories) stories from the history of the landscape
  • • real stories (DDT - Silent Spring, energy-self-sufficient village of Kněžice, etc.)
  • 3. Presentation of students' topics
  • Students' practical demonstrations of activating methods usable in EEC.
Literature
    required literature
  • • JANČAŘÍKOVÁ, K. Ekologie čtená podruhé. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze 2013.
  • ANDREOTTI, Vanessa, Vladimír BURJAN, Jan ČINČERA, Zuzana GALLAYOVÁ, Juraj HIPŠ, Mikuláš HUBA, Fumiyo KAGAWA, Jan KRAJHANZL, Zuzana LABAŠOVÁ, Aleš MÁCHAL, Richard MEDAL, Miroslava PILÁRIKOVÁ and David SELBY. Environmentálna výchova v súvislostiach. 1. vydanie. Zvolen: Technická univerzita vo Zvolene, 2015, 267 stran. ISBN 9788022827942. info
  • SLÁMOVÁ, Pavlína. Kdo je ekopedagog? In: Úvod do environmentální výchovy a globálního rozvojového vzdělávání: soubor učebních textů. 1. vyd. Brno: Lipka - školské zařízení pro environmentální vzdělávání, 2012, 2 pp. ISBN 978-80-87604-01-4. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠIMONOVÁ, Petra, Jan ČINČERA, Kateřina JANČAŘÍKOVÁ and Alena VOLFOVÁ. Ekologická a environmentální výchova : pracovní učebnice pro 2. stupeň ZŠ a odpovídající ročníky víceletých gymnázií. Illustrated by Zdeněk Doležal - Jarmila Dytrychová - Stanislav Kahuda. 1. vydání. Plzeň: Fraus, 2013, 96 stran. ISBN 9788072384525. info
  • ŠEBEŠOVÁ, Petra and Petra ŠIMONOVÁ. Environmentální výchova pro ZŠ a SŠ: tři kroky k aktivnímu vyučování. 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 2013, 224 pp. ISBN 978-80-262-0503-6. info
  • AUDY, Jana. Učíme se v zahradě. Vyd. 1. Kněžice: Chaloupky, 2007, 497 s. ISBN 9788026025689. info
Teaching methods
Lecture, discussion, simulation games, group work, field lessons, student presentations.
Assessment methods
Didactic test. Students will prepare and perform one activity based on one of the approaches to EEC.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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