180128 SE Didactic Supervision for Practicum Teaching in MEd PP (2024W)

Content:
The seminar aims at instructing teacher training students to reconsider basic issues of teaching psychology and philosophy, to get acquainted with working and teaching methods of psychology and philosophy classes and to be familiar with planning processes of psychology and philosophy lessons.

Objectives:
In the seminar, students shall be familiarised with concepts of psychology and philosophy instruction. The assumptions of “good” psychology and philosophy classes are discussed, and planning requirements (limits of planning) are elucidated. In addition, the pedagogical principle of problem-orientation in psychology and philosophy shall be dealt with by analysing examples and designing “ice-breaker” activities at the beginning of classes with the help of freely selected discursive and creative materials. A survey of teaching materials and textbooks shall help students to find proper course materials for their internships at grammar and vocational schools.
Through a model series of lessons students get acquainted with teaching and working methods of psychology and philosophy classes and analytic thinking about competency-based teaching goals (attainments, skills and attitudes). The role of key questions in the teaching process is also promoted. Thus, students reconsider pedagogical possibilities and limits of designing single units and series of lessons.
Finally, students present a teaching unit, which they put into practice during their internship.
Depending on the needs and interests of the group, aspects of the design of classes (e. g., assessment) can be considered in greater depth, and psychological and philosophical working methods (case study, experiment, test, etc.; text interpretation, concept analysis, Socratic dialogue, ethical problem discussion, etc., respectively) can be dealt with.

Methods
The seminar makes use of different methods such as theoretical contributions by teachers, group and partner work by students, presentations, and plenary discussions. Compulsory reading and short assignments are also part of the students’ workload.

Auf welche Weise unterrichtet man idealerweise Philosophie? Ist das 'Philosophische' am eigenen Unterricht vornehmlich der Inhalt oder eher die Art und Weise wie man unterrichtet? Existieren genuin philosophische Unterrichtsmethoden? Das Seminar versteht sich als Reflexion Ihrer parallel stattfindenden Schulpraktika. Wir fahren zweigleisig: Zum einen diskutieren wir im weitesten Sinne ‚philosophische‘ Texte über das Unterrichten, die ungewohnte Perspektiven auf das Unterrichten werfen sollen, zum anderen präsentieren Sie Ihre eigenen Unterrichtsentwürfe.