Pedagogy

General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: To prepare qualified educators who are able to creatively implement educational activities in formal and non-formal education institutions, taking into account the needs of individuals and society and the latest scientific and practical achievements, in cooperation with participants in the educational process. Learning outcomes: Generic competencies developed: Will be able to communicate with students of various abilities and their family members; work in a team, constructively communicate and cooperate with students, their parents, teachers and other participants in the educational process. Will be able to understand the importance of personal responsibility in creating a safe, tolerant and motivating educational/learning environment that meets the needs and competencies of educational/learning participants, will be able to follow professional ethics. Will be able to conceptually express and interpret ideas and facts of pedagogical activity, guided by respect and openness to individual, social, cultural, religious, ethnic, etc. differences. Will be able to identify and solve problems arising in the teacher's activities, argue their decisions, assess their effectiveness and risk, and select the most appropriate alternative for solving the problem. Will be able to analyze and critically evaluate educational change processes and trends and, based on this, improve their pedagogical activities in accordance with the modern concept of education. Subject specific competencies developed: Will be able to explain the regularities of psychology by applying their principles in practical activities; Will be able to reasonably apply the principles of pedagogical management, psychology and didactics in planning, organizing and evaluating the learning process; Will be able to prepare a research project for pedagogical activity and conduct a study, choose research methods with justification, justify their application in studying educational phenomena; Will be able to analyze, evaluate and summarize the results of pedagogical activity with justification; Will be able to create the educational content of the educational subject, taking into account the characteristics of the age group of students, individual needs, environmental factors and educational priorities, and to creatively implement it in order to achieve individual progress of the student. Other social and personal competencies developed: Will be able to create innovations, basing them on the motives of improving pedagogical activities; Will be able to take leadership in identifying and solving problems arising in the pedagogical process and developing professional competencies. Learning outcomes: The graduate of the program will successfully communicate and cooperate with participants in the educational process, will be able to work in homogeneous and heterogeneous teams. When making decisions, will act responsibly, seeking to create a safe and favorable environment for the development of personal strengths, will observe the requirements of professional ethics. When explaining, analyzing, interpreting, critically evaluating and designing the educational process, its change, will act respectfully, openly, taking into account social, cultural, religious, ethical, etc. differences. Will identify, select optimal solutions and solve problems arising in pedagogical work, seeking effective activity, minimal risk. Will proactively, reasonably, constructively design and implement the improvement of their pedagogical activities. Will be able to study the educational process and, based on this research, as well as knowledge of pedagogy and psychology, will carry out pedagogical activities taking into account the individual needs of participants in the educational process. Activities of teaching and learning: Methods applied for contact work: lecture / active listening; involving lecture, demonstration; explanation; problem-based discussion; problem-based teaching in groups; heuristic conversation; analysis of a video excerpt; debates; discussions; consultations, group work, pair work; presentation and reflection of personal experience; provision of feedback; simulation and contextual practical classes: commentaries, explanation, moderation; creative practical classes: brainstorming, mind mapping, patchwork / gallery, etc. Methods applied for self-dependent work: literature analysis, modelling and investigation of pedagogical activity: data collection, recording, analysis and generalisation; creative exploratory methods: observation, experimentation, exploratory conversation; interpretation of research data and formulation of recommendations; mentor assistance; self-dependent delivery of lessons; competence portfolio, etc. Methods of assessment of learning achievements: Methods applied for the assessment of learning outcomes: written examination; generalisation of group discussion; project presentation; critical assessment of self-dependent work and experience generalisation; generalisation and critical assessment of group work; self-assessment of accomplishment of roles in team-work; collection and recording of observation data and assessment report of its results; description of pedagogical experience analysis; written individual reflection and self-assessment; analysis of reflective diaries; analysis of a problem-based situation and precision and validation of decision formulation; preparation and presentation of a plan of mentor assistance; preparation of reasoned recommendation recommendations for the improvement of own pedagogical activity; assessment of structure and content of study portfolio; self-assessment. Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training: The study program consists of compulsory study subjects (24 study credits): General Pedagogy; General Didactics, Developmental and Pedagogical Psychology, the Management of Educational process, Research of Pedagogical Activity; Inclusive and Special education; Teaching practice (30 study credits): Practice of Pedagogical Assistance, Practice of Pedagogical Cooperation, Practice of Pedagogical Activity. Final work (3 study credits): Final Thesis of Pedagogical Studies. Specialisations: - Optional courses: Elective study subjects, 3 study credits. Distinctive features of a study programme: The program is intended for individuals who aspire to become a teacher of a subject or non-formal education. Access to professional activity or further study: Access to professional activity: Graduates who have successfully graduated from the program will have the right to work or complete the work of a subject teacher in formal and non-formal educational institutions as well as other institutions providing educational services which require a teacher qualification. Access to further study Graduates who have successfully completed the study program will be able to continue their studies in Master's programs according to the procedures established by the higher education institution.