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Lecturer(s)
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Kroufek Roman, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Introduction to the study, course content, credit requirements, study literature. 2. Environmental education, its goal. 3. History of environmental education, main directions of the field. 4. Environmental education in Czech curricular documents. 5. Environmental sensitivity, environmental literacy. 6. Functional and non-functional strategies of environmental education. 7. Locally grounded learning. 8. Outdoor learning, natural school gardens. 9. Evaluation of environmental education. 10. Global topics in the kindergarten environment. Sustainability education. 11. Non-governmental non-profit organizations dedicated to environmental education. 12. Eco-school and other programs of environmental education intended for kindergartens. 13. Teaching evaluation, credit test.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course acquaints students with the theory and practice of environmental education in a kindergarten environment. It presents the history of the field in relation to the Czech context and draws attention to the main directions of environmental education. The content is focused on the understanding of environmental education in Czech curricular documents, the theory of the field (environmental sensitivity, environmental literacy, the relationship to the place, the focus of control, etc.) and functional strategies in preschool children. Part of the course is implemented using the method of inverted classroom, where students study specific lessons and materials in advance and these are then discussed at the seminar.
The student will create a project proposal using the principles of locally grounded learning. Orients in the history of environmental education, defines its goals with emphasis on the specifics of preschool education. It describes functional strategies of environmental education, is oriented in the principles of locally grounded learning and outdoor learning. Describes the importance of natural school gardens, knows the basic elements of these gardens. He orients himself in non-governmental non-profit organizations providing environmental programs for kindergarten children. It proposes a simple model for the evaluation of environmental education.
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Prerequisites
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The course does not require any specific prerequisites.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Active participation in the seminar to the appropriate extent defined by UJEP regulations. Successful completion of the credit test and elaboration of a semester work.
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Recommended literature
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Broukalová, L., & Novák, M. et al. Cíle a indikátory pro environmentální vzdělávání, výchovu a osvětu v České republice.. Praha: MŽP, 2011.
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Činčera, J. Environmentální výchova: efektivní strategie. Praha: MŽP, 2013. ISBN 978-80-210-6642-7.
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Činčera, J. Environmentální výchova z pohledu učitelů.. Praha: BEZK; Brno: Masarykova univerzita; Praha: Agentura Koniklec, 2017.
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Činčera, J. et al. Environmentální výchova. In: Pastorová, M. et a. Doporučené očekávané výstupy.. Praha: VÚP, 2011.
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Činčera, J. Střediska ekologické výchovy mezi teorií a praxí.. Praha: Agentura Koniklec; Praha: Zelený klub; Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013.
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Daniš, P. Tajemství školy za školou.. Praha: MŽP, 2019.
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Gallayová, Z., Dovalová, Z., Hipš, J. (eds.). Environmentálna výchova v súvislostiach.. Technická univerzita vo Zvolene, CEEV Živica., 2015.
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Jančaříková, K. Environmentální činnosti v předškolním vzdělávání.. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86307-95-4.
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KRAJHANZL, J. Psychologie vztahu k přírodě a životnímu prostředí. MU, Lipka, 2014.
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Máchal, A. Průvodce praktickou ekologickou výchovou.. Brno: Rezekvítek, 2000.
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