Informatics for secondary school teachers

The aim of this program is to prepare graduates with a range of competencies necessary for the teaching profession. They have both knowledge and skills regarding pupil education, classroom management, and addressing specific learning situations and pupils. The knowledge of individual subjects and the didactic competence ensure a high level of knowledge of the given discipline, which is in accordance to the expected requirements of the secondary schools and the ability of the graduates to mediate the knowledge of the given discipline using a wide range of didactic methods. Graduates are also equipped with the skills and abilities to lead pedagogical communication with students, their parents, colleagues and other subjects (social and communication competencies), educate and motivate pupils, manage classes, participate in school activities and solve specific situations associated with teaching pedagogical-psychological competencies). In addition, graduates are equipped with diagnostic and special pedagogical competencies that enable them to recognize the individual educational and other needs of students, to prepare individual plans for students, to work with counseling specialists, and to apply a wide range of support measures within an inclusive approach. In addition to pedagogical abilities, this program intends to prepare graduates also for the position of school information system manager and administrator.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• Work as a secondary school teacher in the field of informatics.
• Understand and describe basic computer hardware and software equipment.
• Apply information security principles to usage of internet and other IT technologies.
• Prepare and lead lessons using multiple methods.
• Manage nonstandard situations both in and outside the classroom, they can diagnose and develop the classroom climate.
• Motivate and activate pupils, promote democratic principles in class and at school.
• 139/5000 Understand the current school policy and trends in education, they can work with colleagues and school management on visions and school development.
• Use diagnostic and evaluation tools to identify the peculiarities of the environment and the needs of individual pupils.
• Use support measures to individualize teaching, can work with advisory bodies.
• Focus on the possibilities of evaluating pupils as well as evaluating their own teaching.
• Understand and formulate requirements for IT support needed by a regular school.
• Be able to manage and administrate information systems regularly used in school operation.

Graduates of this master degree study program will primarily act as teachers of relevant subjects at secondary schools (grammar schools and secondary technical schools) with accordance of the accredited fields and their focus. In the case the IT administration study plan, graduates will be able to operate in positions of IT administrators at secondary schools.

• Secondary school teacher

In accordance with the regulator's rules, a part of this study program is a compulsory pedagogical continuous and reflected practice in the total amount of about 260 hours (10 ECTS credits).

Graduates of this study program typically do not continue to study.