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Teaching Practice - out-of-school Educational Programs in Science subjects (for one-subject study)

Class at Faculty of Science |
MB180C09C

Annotation

During this pedagogical practice, the student will gain experience with science and environmentally oriented teaching in the out-of-school environment and with the operation of out-of-school educational institutions. Upon individual agreement with the subject guarantor, the internship takes place in a selected out-of-school educational institution, eg in the ecological education centre, museum, zoo, botanical garden, children's and youth home, etc. Upon agreement, this internship can be completed at a science or another camp, residential school course or expedition, in a school science free-time activities, etc.

Depending on the possibilities of a specific institution, this internship takes place in blocks, usually in the range of 2-4 weeks, or continuously during one semester. The student works under the guidance of an experienced lecturer or another pedagogical worker of the institution.

During this internship, the student undergoes listening, actively participates in teaching as a lecturer or assistant lecturer and participates in other normal operations of the institution (eg preparation of teaching aids and materials, maintenance of collections, care of breeds, evaluation of teaching programs, etc.). The recommended range is 6-8 hours of listening and 16-20 hours of self-study + preparation.

From the completed interrogations, teaching and other work, the student prepares detailed records and, together with the preparations for teaching, submits them into Google Classroom for inspection after the end of the internship. In the case of distance learning, He or she helps with online activities and their preparation and subsequent evaluation.

Obligatory are three meetings: informational in the beginning, reflectional with other students and individual meeting in the end.