Practicum

The Practicum is consisted of two main parts:
• Gaining detailed insight into the organization of work in educational institution.
• Inclusion of students in conducting practical educational activities.

The student will gain detailed insight into how does an educational institution functions as a whole and its constituent parts.

He/She will gain detailed insight in one of the working areas of educational institution by participating in its implementation (e.g. in teaching activities, non-compulsory special interest activities, working with parents, counselling activities, etc.).
Under the supervision of mentor and with explicit consent of involved pupils, student will participate in counselling activities and in providing individual or group learning aid.

The exact content of the practicum and schedule of activities is determined in the cooperation between student and his/her mentor at selected school.

Practicum consists of 80 hours (two working weeks) of work attendance at selected educational institution.

Basic reading list for individual preparation of practicum:

• Bevc, V. idr. (2002). Spremljanje in vrednotenje pedagoškega dela strokovnih delavcev. Ljubljana: Zavod RS za šolstvo. ID=116006656
• Tomič, A. (2002). Spremljanje pouka. Ljubljana: Zavod RS za šolstvo. ID=117167104
• Zakon o organizaciji in financiranju vzgoje in izobraževanja (1996, 2003). Uradni list RS, št. 14/2003.ID=1984197

It is obligatory for students to be acquainted with relevant legal acts by which the selected educational institution is functioning (e.g. Basic Education Law, Pre-school Education Law, Gimnazija Law etc.).

At the educational institution where practicum takes place, student also gets acquainted with its fundamental rules and formal acts (School Rules, Annual Work Plan, other relevant documents).