Objectives and competences

Students: • get acquainted with the specifics of the didactics of, • of the Environmental and Social Studies (ESS), • get acquainted with the basic characteristics of the syllabuses of the subjects ESS, • they are familiar with the historical development of the ESS subjects, • get acquainted with different ways of planning the subjects ESS, • are able to plan and prepare didactic materials on the basis of an awareness of the elements of sustainable development in the curricula of environmental and social studies, • gain insight into the lessons of the subjects EES, • acquire the knowledge and skills to analyse the lessons of ESS, • know and understand which learning resources, teaching aids and digital resources are appropriate for learning ESS subjects and know how to integrate them into lessons, • know how to work together.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Presentation of didactics of the Environmental and Social Studies (ESS) • Characteristics and "reading" of the syllabuses for the Environmental and Social Studies subjects • Historical overview of the development of the ESS subjects • Designing courses on learning about the ESS subjects(annual preparation, thematic preparation, preparation for direct learning) • Elements for analyzing and hospitating lessons in ESS subjects • Basic recommendations for performing lessons in ESS • Examples of teaching lessons for learning Environmental and social studies. • Sources of knowledge and teaching aids in learning about ESS

Learning and teaching methods

• lectures • seminar • lab work • fieldwork • excursion • homework assignments • using digital technologies in the classroom to support teaching • use of mobile devices in the field

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: • describe and explain the specifics of the didactics of the Environmental and Social Studies, • interpret and apply lesson plans to learn Environmental and Social Studies subjects, • to evaluate the historical development of the Environmental and Social Studies subjects, • plan lessons for learning the Environmental and Social Studies subjects on the different levels, • analyse and evaluate lessons of the Environmental and Social Studies subjects to certain criteria, • use appropriate teaching and learning resources to teach the Environmental and Social Studies subjects, • teamwork.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

• Budnar, M., Hus. V., idr. (2006). Družba 4. Načrtovanje, poučevanje, učenje, ocenjevanje. Modeli poučevanja in učenja. Zavod Republike Slovenije za šolstvo. • HUS, V. (2016). Od stvarnega pouka do predmeta spoznavanje okolja : visokošolski učbenik. Pedagoška fakulteta. • Hus, V. (2011). Pomen ustrezno izbranih didaktičnih strategij pri pouku spoznavanja okolja za razvoj generičnih kompetenc učencev. V: GRUBELNIK, Vladimir (ur.), AMBROŽIČ, Milan. Strategije poučevanja za razvoj naravoslovnih kompetenc. Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, str. 107-111. • Paren, L. (2005). Teaching Primary Environmental and Social Studies. Macmillan Education. • Trbojević, A. (2019). Društveni sadržaji u nastavi prirode i društva-metodički aspekt. Sombor. Aktualni teksti v znanstveni in strokovni (domači in tuji) periodiki, na katere sproti opozarja nosilka predmeta.

Prerequisits

None.