Group 1 - Fairytales and Creativity

PETRA On Friday we had a very interesting class about myths. Not only we listened to a theory and some stories but we also came up with our own local myths and looked for connections with our culture. In Czechia we have a lot of myths telling us the unwritten history of our country. But it’s different from Norwegian or Greek mythology. There are no gods or heroes or anything magical. Even though there were Celts, Germans and after them Slavs living in our lands.  They say it’s because the first Czech writers were influenced by christianity. It was eastern christian monks bringing us our first alphabet to help spread the new religion in our lands. So they just skipt the oldest myths because they were pagan and didn’t fit into the new christian culture. But still we can find some of its relics in today's culture. Welcoming spring Vesna is a goddess of spring and she is a lover of Perun. Perun is a god of thunder, one of the highest gods. The story says every year when spring is comin...

CLASS PLANING, ¿A FUNDAMENTAL TASK IN TEACHING WORK? I found an interesting article on the Internet which talks about the importance of teacher planning and preparation of lessons. It is called:  “Class planning; a fundamental task in teaching work”  by Juan Reyes-Salvador, September 2016.  After reading it, I would like to highlight several comments from which conclusions and reflections can be drawn:  -   “The process of class preparation is an essential task and condition for teachers. It is essential to dedicate the necessary time to this process as the success or failure of the teaching-learning process will depend on it.” -   “The objectives must be considered as the transversal axis of the class and the class must be articulated taking into account the contents, methods and procedures, resources and didactic means, the forms of organisation and the evaluation criteria respectively.”    -   “Among the main weaknesses of lesson planning,...