| Course title | Environmental Education at Kindergartens |
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| Course code | KPR/4318 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Lecture + Lesson |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 1 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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First introduction to the study, course content, requirements for credit, study literature. 2nd Environmental education in kindergarten - theoretical. 3. Environmental literacy teacher in kindergarten and the possibility of detection. 4th Ecology as a science. 5th Human environment. 6th protection of nature and landscape. 7th Global problems of mankind. 8th environmental problem. Man and the natural environment. 9th issue of underdevelopment. Socio-economic aspects of global problems. 10th demographic problem. 11th globalization. 12th Sustainable Development. 13th Principles of implementation of environmental education in kindergarten. 14th Non-governmental non-profit organization dedicated to environmental education.
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| Learning activities and teaching methods |
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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| Learning outcomes |
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the basics of ecology and environmental sciences, with an emphasis on the possibility of implementing environmental education in nursery school. Students will be provided with the necessary amount of data and information on the individual components of the environment and identify ways how that information appropriately and nonviolently use in their practice. Students are introduced to the global problems of the contemporary world and realize its relationship to local and regional problems. Emphasis is placed on the development of selected aspects of environmental literacy of students, including environmental sensitivity. After completing the course student will orriented in a current environmental issue, will know the principles of environmental education in nursery school. Can explain the needs to increase environmental literacy teachers as a way of escalating environmental sensitivity of the child. Can explain the basic principles of sustainable development and the need for their implementation to human life.
After completing the course the student will individually focus on current environmental issues, either know the principles of environmental education in kindergarten. Can explain the need to increase environmental literacy teachers as a way of escalating environmental sensitivity of the child. Can explain the basic principles of sustainable development and the need for their implementation in human life. |
| Prerequisites |
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The subject requires no specific prerequisites.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
Designing a short block of environmental activities (2-4 hours). Submission of the proposal in electronic form at a predetermined time. Perform this check lecturer who also recommend any adjustments. |
| Recommended literature |
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Teaching in Pre-schools (A14) | Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care | 2 | Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer |