Challenges of the model teaching practice in the teacher training for primary education at Faculty of Education, Charles University
Abstract
Czech primary school teachers are qualified to teach all the subject at primary schools, adapt the curricula to support all the pupils, to cooperate with parents, etc. Their preparation is therefore very multidimensional.
Among other challenges, it tries to find balance between onto-didactics and psycho-didactics support and between theoretical and practical reflec-tion. The presentation will introduce the current model of teaching practice at Faculty of Education, Charles University, its advantages and challeng-es.
The lecture also introduces a plan to research the goals of the teaching practice preparation according different actors (University teachers of dif-ferent subject didactics, general didactics, teachers of special pedagogy and psychology disciplines, leading primary school teachers, students 'teachers, novice teachers, etc.). The results of this research could help to innovate the teaching practice program to support best the needs of future teachers and their pupils.