MEFILO007 - ECTS

• To reflect critically on the possibilities and limits of transmission and teachability of Philosophy.
• To explore different types of applications didactic teaching philosophy.
• To discuss the limitations, weaknesses and strengths of the different types and uses of teaching resources.
• To practise the isolated and combined use of different teaching resources.
• To apply innovative way of teaching resources assistants in specific contexts (classroom, informal contexts).
• To use technological and digital tools for didactic and pedagogical purposes.
• Try out different resources modules of Philosophy programs in Secundary Education (10th and 11th years).

MEFILO002 - ECTS

1) Reflect critically on philosophy teaching in secondary education.

2) Discuss place and functions of philosophy teaching in secondary education.

3) Develop teaching skills that allow a didactic and philosophical foundation of pedagogical actions.

4) Understand the importance of communication in the educational teaching and learning processes.

5) Develop competence in planning teaching objectives, content, activities of teaching-learning methodologies to philosophical work and evaluation.

6) Discuss critically the criteria for selection of teaching resources in the philosophy teaching.

7) Develop communication skills.

MEFILO003 - ECTS

MEFILO011 - ECTS The goal of this curricular unit is that students complement and deepen the scientific training acquired in the 1st cycle in light of the Philosophy Program for the 10th and 11th year of secondary education and the future exercise of the teaching profession. The program and teaching are structured so that students can:
1) compare and contrast the main aspects of the most important philosophical theories within different philosophical disciplines
2) develop analytic skills and the ability to identify what elements of these theories should be presented in the class;
3) identify and discuss teaching strategies aiming at promoting a more effective learning.

MEG001 - ECTS

1. To describe and compare some of the main theories on cognitive, moral, and psychosocial development, with relevance for education and teaching.

2. To define the concept of learning and indicate the generic characteristics of the main psychological approaches to this topic.

3. To compare and contrast some of the most important theories related to intelligence and learning styles.

4. To identify theoretically and empirically grounded strategies and procedures that teachers can adopt to promote more efficient learning on the part of students.

5. To compare and contrast the main aspects of some of the most important theories on motivation.

6. To describe the appropriate principles for classroom management that can prevent misbehavior and promote a learning environment.

7. Describe the principles that currently underlie inclusive education that seeks to respond to the educational needs of children and adolescents throughout their school path.

 

MEFILO005 - ECTS

1) Reflect critically on the teaching of philosophy in secondary education.

2) Identify the main methods in the teaching of philosophy.

3) Develop teaching skills that allow a didactic and philosophical foundation of pedagogical actions.

4) Develop competence in planning teaching objectives, content, activities of teaching-learning methodologies to philosophical work and evaluation.

5) Discuss critically the criteria for selection of teaching resources in the teaching of philosophy.

6) Distinguish types of evaluation.

MEFILO006 - ECTS

1. To explore knowledge acquired in the 1st cycle of studies, in articulation with the required pedagogical skills concerning teaching of philosophy at secondary school;
2. To discuss in a critical spirit positions, arguments and philosophical problems from the viewpoints of philosophy and the teaching of philosophy s of view.

MEFILO001 - ECTS

1. To analyse problems of ethics in teaching and education.

2. To understand and discuss the main theories of normative ethics: consequentialism, deontology, and virtues.

3. To apply the various theories of normative ethics to practical cases related to education and teaching, and to take a reasoned position on ethical dilemmas of school and educational contexts.

4. To develop skills of analysis and critical reflection around the problems of ethics and education.

5. To conceptualize ethical principles in inclusive education.

MEFILO012 - ECTS

The goal of this curricular unit is that students complement and deepen the scientific training acquired in the 1st cycle in light of the Philosophy Program for the 10th and 11th year of secondary education and the future exercise of the teaching profession. The program and teaching are structured so that students can:
1) compare and contrast the main aspects of the most important philosophical theories within different philosophical disciplines
2) develop analytic skills and the ability to identify what elements of these theories should be presented in the class;
3) identify and discuss teaching strategies aiming at promoting a more effective learning.

MEG006 - ECTS 1. Characterize the different moments of a research project: the choice of a topic, the literature review, the delimitation of an object of study, the definition of research questions, the choice of a research design, data collection, data analysis and presentation of conclusions.

2. Identify and describe different educational research strategies;

         2.1 Characterize quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods;

         2.2 Identify the advantages and limitations of different research strategies;

         2.3.  Action research.

3. Carrying out a research project;

         3.1. The development of the project;

         3.2 Collecting and analysing data;

         3.3. writing the report of the study;

         3.4. the public presentation of research work.

 

 

MEH014 - ECTS

The Education Policies and Curriculum course, by focusing on the themes of public policy, the architecture of the central administration and school organizations, the curriculum prescribed, theorized and real, the teaching professionalism, and the status of the student, among others, in the context of the Portuguese education system, aims to provide a space for critical reflection and scientific and technical-pedagogical systematization of the activity of future teachers.

The teaching profession needs a solid theoretical basis that allows it to investigate various aspects of the educational field, in which remain plural black boxes.

The course aims, from a socio-historical approach, to deepen the cognitive capacity that many of the contemporary educational problems require for their resolution and technical-professional, social, cultural, and political sustainability from the perspective of the teacher's activity.

The objectives of the subject are:

- Analyze the process of political construction of contemporary educational systems.

- To understand the diversity of models that influence the school administration and, in particular, in the organizational morphology of public schools in Portugal.

- Analyze the diversity of guidelines in the field of curriculum theory and development and its impact on teaching practice.

- Problematize the meaning of evaluation as an integrated and integrative feature in the curriculum development process.

- Identify the characteristics of teaching professionalism from its pedagogical, technical, ethical, school, and social implications.

- Debate the status of students in the framework of liquid modernity.

MEFILO008 - ECTS

- Deepen the scientific and pedagogical-didactic competences specific to the teaching-learning of philosophy.
- Critically analyze the main guiding documents: Essential Learnings of Philosophy (Aprendizagens Essenciais) and Profile of the Student (Perfil dos Alunos).
- Plan lessons with scientific and pedagogical-didactic grounding.
- Build resources and teaching materials for planned lessons.
- Carry out the planned lessons.
- Apply the evaluation as a teaching-learning instrument.
- Critically examine the process of conception, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the lessons.
- Develop research in the area of the Teaching of Philosophy.

MEFILO013 - ECTS The goal of this curricular unit is that students complement and deepen the scientific training acquired in the 1st cycle in light of the Philosophy Program for the 10th and 11th year of secondary education and the future exercise of the teaching profession. The program and teaching are structured so that students can:
1) compare and contrast the main aspects of the most important philosophical theories within different philosophical disciplines
2) develop analytic skills and the ability to identify what elements of these theories should be presented in the class;
3) identify and discuss teaching strategies aiming at promoting a more effective learning.

MEFILO014 - ECTS

The goal of this curricular unit is that students complement and deepen the scientific training acquired in the 1st cycle in light of the Philosophy Program for the 10th and 11th year of secondary education and the future exercise of the teaching profession. The program and teaching are structured so that students can:
1) compare and contrast the main aspects of the most important philosophical theories within different philosophical disciplines
2) develop analytic skills and the ability to identify what elements of these theories should be presented in the class;
3) identify and discuss teaching strategies aiming at promoting a more effective learning.