Objectives and competences

Students: • get to know the basic characteristics of the lessons ESS outside the classroom, • familiarize themselves with the goals in the national curricula in terms of the ability to deliver lessons outside the classroom, • learn about the opportunities for developing students' skills when teaching outside the classroom, • learn about the different forms of teaching outside the classroom, • learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate lessons outside the classroom.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Basic characteristics of the Environmental and Social Studies (ESS) lessons outside the classroom. • Analysis of national curricula of ESS from the viewpoint of realization possibilities of lessons outside the classroom. • Development social and natural skills and capabilities throught the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom. • Types of ESS lessons outside the classroom: school trip , fild trip, excursion, open-air school. • Planning the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom. • Didactic approaches for the emplementation the ESS lessons outside the classroom. • Ways of evaluations the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom.

Learning and teaching methods

• lectures • siminar • lab work • project work • exursion • 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: • justify the importance and role of the le the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom, • organize the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom, • planning the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom, • choose the most appropriate type of the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom, • use various didactic approaches for realization of Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom lessons, • evaluate the Environmental and Social Studies lessons outside the classroom.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

• Gros, J. (2002). V naravo z glavo: zakaj pa ne? Center šolskih in obšolskih dejavnosti • Robertson, J. (2015). Dirty Teaching: A Beginner's Guide to Learning Outdoors. Independent Thinking press, Wales.Maciver, T. (2018). Activities, Games and Challenges for Learning Outside the Classroom 2. Forezt publishing. Aktualni teksti v znanstveni in strokovni (domači in tuji) periodiki, na katere sproti opozarja nosilka predmeta.

Prerequisits

None.