2023
Pre-scholl and Primary School Pedagogy
Name: Pre-scholl and Primary School Pedagogy
Code: PED11449M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Education Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Understand the systemic dimension of educational practices in Early Childhood Education as a guarantee of children's rights within a framework of quality education;
To know and critically analyze the documents that regulate practice in Pre/Primary-school: the teacher Professional Performance Profile; Curriculum Guidelines, Pre/Primary-school learning goals and Classroom Curricular Project;
To know and critically analyze different pedagogical approaches in Pre/Primary-school in order to support future choices;
To understand the contribution of different teaching strategies and learning processes to the learning of all children;
To Understand diverse planning and evaluation systems, analyzing its instruments and processes;
To develop skills of observation and analysis of educational situations;
To develop a reflective attitude, creating habits of research, selection, and analysis of information able to inquire educational practices.
To know and critically analyze the documents that regulate practice in Pre/Primary-school: the teacher Professional Performance Profile; Curriculum Guidelines, Pre/Primary-school learning goals and Classroom Curricular Project;
To know and critically analyze different pedagogical approaches in Pre/Primary-school in order to support future choices;
To understand the contribution of different teaching strategies and learning processes to the learning of all children;
To Understand diverse planning and evaluation systems, analyzing its instruments and processes;
To develop skills of observation and analysis of educational situations;
To develop a reflective attitude, creating habits of research, selection, and analysis of information able to inquire educational practices.
Contents
1. Children's rights, quality education and early childhood education pedagogy.
2. Curriculum and Curriculum Projects - development and management
a. Curricular Guidelines in Portugal:
i. Curricular Guidelines for Pre-school Education
ii. Curricular Organization and Programs - 1st Cycle EB
b. Class curriculum project as a conceptual and organizational tool for practice
c. Curriculum from different countries (eg Australia; Spain; Brazil)
3. Curriculum Development: Observation, Planning, Action, Evaluation Observation, planning and evaluation processes and instruments for learning
a. Observation, planning and evaluation processes and instruments for learning
4. Pedagogical models for childhood education (Modern School Movement; High-scope; Régio-Emília Approach; Waldorf; Forest schools): fundamentals and action
5. Ways to learn and teach in early childhood education
a. Play
b. The Project Work
c. Transdisciplinary themes
2. Curriculum and Curriculum Projects - development and management
a. Curricular Guidelines in Portugal:
i. Curricular Guidelines for Pre-school Education
ii. Curricular Organization and Programs - 1st Cycle EB
b. Class curriculum project as a conceptual and organizational tool for practice
c. Curriculum from different countries (eg Australia; Spain; Brazil)
3. Curriculum Development: Observation, Planning, Action, Evaluation Observation, planning and evaluation processes and instruments for learning
a. Observation, planning and evaluation processes and instruments for learning
4. Pedagogical models for childhood education (Modern School Movement; High-scope; Régio-Emília Approach; Waldorf; Forest schools): fundamentals and action
5. Ways to learn and teach in early childhood education
a. Play
b. The Project Work
c. Transdisciplinary themes
Teaching Methods
. Cooperative management of the learning process;
- Lectures with debate;
- Texts analysis and discussion;
- Fieldwork in Pre-school and Primary schools.
- Conducting research with classroom presentation;
- Interactive processes and resource sharing through e-learning platform Moodle and e-mail
- Individual or group tutorials.
Assessment components:
A - Group Research with a classroom presentation chosen among the program contents;
B - Individual reflective account about one dimension of teaching in Pre-school and Primary-school, based on the field-work undertaken by each student.
The final mark is obtained using the formula: (A+B)/2
- Lectures with debate;
- Texts analysis and discussion;
- Fieldwork in Pre-school and Primary schools.
- Conducting research with classroom presentation;
- Interactive processes and resource sharing through e-learning platform Moodle and e-mail
- Individual or group tutorials.
Assessment components:
A - Group Research with a classroom presentation chosen among the program contents;
B - Individual reflective account about one dimension of teaching in Pre-school and Primary-school, based on the field-work undertaken by each student.
The final mark is obtained using the formula: (A+B)/2
Teaching Staff
