PdF:SP0092 Education for All – Experience - Course Information

SP0092 Education for All – Experiences from Practice 2

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Mgr. Petra Dvořáčková (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Lucie Matoušková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Věra Vojtová, Ph.D.
Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: PhDr. Lucie Matoušková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Special and Inclusive Education – Faculty of Education

Prerequisites (in Czech)

SP0091 Education for All – Experiences from Practice

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 12 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/12, only registered: 0/12

Course objectives

The aim of the course is to familiarize with the educational conditions for students with SEN abroad. Through project activities, study stay and cooperation in international environment students get aquainted with the special education teaching practice abroad and enhance their skills and competences in team cooperation on international level. In the follow-up course Education for All – Practicle Experiences 2, the students become acquainted with the educational conditions of pupils with SEN in foreign countries. The aim is to build on the experience already gained in cooperation with foreign students from partner universities and pass through study stay in the selected schools in foreign countries.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course the student will be able to: Define the basic characteristics of the educational system in the selected country; Describe the conditions of education of pupils in normal/specialized institution in the country, and examples of effective support for the training of children/pupils with SEN at the system and individual level; Present the outputs of the study stay in English, and work together on a project in a team.

Syllabus

• Basic characteristics of the educational system in the selected country (structure of the educational system). Characteristics of the educational conditions for students with special educational needs (fundamental streategies, educational institutions). Counselling system in education of individuals with special educational needs.. The teacher assistant activities in education of pupils with special educational needs.

Literature

• HEWARD, William L. Exceptional children : an introduction to special education. Tenth edition. Harlow: Pearson, 2014, ii, 664. ISBN 9781292022024. info
• MITCHELL, David R. What really works in special and inclusive education : using evidence-based teaching strategies. Second edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014, xvi, 347. ISBN 9780203105313. info
• HAMMEKEN, Peggy A. The teacher's guide to inclusive education : 750 strategies for success : a guide for all educators. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, 2007, vi, 343. ISBN 9781890455101. info

Teaching methods

Interactive seminar for the introduction to educational system of the selected country. Assistive work within the study stay in selected classroom, where student/students with SEN are educated. Preparation and presentation of the conditions for education of individuals with special educational needs in the Czech educational system (and abroad) in English in the host school. Submission of the study stay final report to the homework vaults (length 750 - 1000 words; 3 - 4 pages).

Assessment methods

Student active participation at the interactive seminar (20 %).
Presentation of the conditions for education of individuals with special educational needs in the Czech educational system (and abroad) in English in the host school (20 %).
Cooperation in the international team (10 %).
Tutoring for foreign students in Czech schools and submission of the final report (50 %).

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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