School Organization, Digital Technologies, and Classroom Management

Recommended Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methods used include both lectures and active learning strategies which promote student participation and autonomy, such as problem solving and discussion of case studies.

Learning Outcomes

Critically analyse how school organization works

To recognize factors and characteristics inherent to the process of schooling

To analyze critically and in a reasoned way the evolution trends of the administration and management models

To understand the complexity of the functioning dynamics of the school and the classroom

Adjust active learning approaches to the space and time of the classroom.

Use digital technologies to represent concept maps and mind maps, quizzes to assess students, and video lessons to learn, etc.

Anticipate conflict situations in class.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.School Organisation
Evolution, process and issues of schooling
Models for educational administration and school management in Portugal
School structure and functioning:different entities and their competencies
Models and types of leadership;transformational and distributed leadership and the emphasis on the pedagogical dimension.Leadership and intermediate management; the class manager-diretor de turma
Climate and organizational cultures.Effective schools and the effect of school
2.Class Management
Organization of time and space
Teacher-student interaction
Conflict prevention and management of behaviors in the classroom
Active learning: Flipped Classroom, Peer Instruction, Aronson Jigsaw, the Station Rotation model, Gamification,and Escape Room Edu
3.Digital Technology
Digital Technology in school management
Digital Technology in teaching and learning: Concept maps and Mind maps, Quizzes, video lesson, Virtual and  Augmented Reality, interactive resources, Artificial Intelligence.

Head Lecturer(s)

Ana Amélia Costa da Conceição Amorim Soares de Carvalho

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Frequency: 50.0%
Other: 50.0%

Bibliography

Amorim, S., Cabral, I., & Alves, J. M. (2020). Culturas escolares, lideranças e resultados: apresentação de resultados de um estudo de caso duplo. Revista Portuguesa De Investigação Educacional, (Especial), 144-171.
Carvalho, A. A. A. (Org.) (2022). Metodologias Ativas e Tecnologias Educacionais Digitais. FAPEMA.
Delgado, J. P., Carvalho, J. M., Romão, P., & Martins, P. (2021). Que fatores contribuem para o sucesso da gestão escolar? A perspetiva dos diretores. Revista Portuguesa de Educação, 34(1).
Ferreira, A. G. (2011). A Europa e a herança cultural da escola. Revista Educação em Questão, Natal, EDUFRN, v.40(26), jan./jun. 19-30.
Moura, A., & Carvalho, A. A. (2023). Literacia de Prompts para Potenciar o Uso da Inteligência Artificial na Educação. Re@d – Revista de Educação a Distância e Elearning, 6(2), 26 páginas.
Oliveira, I. M. J. & Ferreira, A. G. (2023). Autonomia Curricular nos Sistemas Educativos de Portugal e do Canadá. Educação e Realidade. 2023, vol.48. e122955.