TEACHERS’ TOOLKIT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS: HANDS-ON APPROACH - COURSE DESCRIPTION

 

Introduction

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This course is aimed at teachers and school staff from primary to adult level as well as educational advisors and staff of non-government organizations, government and policy makers. The traditional view of schools as places where the transfer or knowledge occurs is changing and their main role in today’s world is not to teach facts but to prepare the students for real life challenges. As Albert Einstein said Education is not the learning of facts, but training of the mind to think. Therefore, this shift requires us to redefine the role of teachers within them and the way learning takes place. The aim of this course is to aid educators to move their classrooms to a more 21st century skill focused environment. Participants will explore various practical ideas connected to learning skills, 4C & Soft skills and how to apply Montessori Approach in education of the future. Learning will occur through active participation and hands-on activities suitable and applicable in different subjects and at various levels. If you are an educator looking for new strategies to empower your students for the real world challenges, this course is for You!

 

Methodology

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Methodology is based on active participation, hands-on activities and experiential learning suitable and applicable in different subjects and at various levels. Participants will acquire practical knowledge and develop their own skills through workshops, model lessons, project based learning and outdoor activities, role play and games.

 

Objectives

• Gaining a clear understanding of the learning process and learning techniques and how to implement them into their teaching 

• Adopting various reading, memory and motivational techniques 

• Learning and experiencing first hand practical 4c techniques and activities 

• Learning about the three period lesson (naming - recognizing - remembering) 

• Learning about the theory behind the Montessori approach and gaining certain methods on montessori way of teaching and preparing the students for success 

• Experiencing different circle time activities that will help them gain soft skills 

• Understanding the basics of effective problem-solving, mediation and conflict management 

• Incorporating ideas, techniques, and cooperative tasks in their own lesson plans

• Improving the use of English (official language of the course).

• Promoting intercultural awareness.

• Sharing experiences of educational methodologies as well as diverse coaching strategies in education in different countries in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.

• Strengthening the European collaboration among educators.

• Providing insights into different education systems.

 

Networking opportunities and cultural programme

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The course includes networking opportunities and cultural exchange opportunities to create European dimension and find possible partners for future projects as well as a city tour or a cultural trip (depending on the location). These are included in the course fee and at no additional expence for participants.

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Preparation

After registration participants will receive a pre-course questionnaire which will be used by the trainer to learn about participants’ teaching backgrounds and to assess their exact needs. Before the beginning of the course a basic reading list will be suggested to participants to prepare for the training. Participants will also be asked to prepare a presentation about themselves, their professional context and their culture. Participants will receive information about the country they are going to visit in order to prepare them for their cultural experience.

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Follow up

After the course participants will be asked to share what they have learned with the rest of the staff in their schools. Moreover, they will be encouraged to share materials showing how they are using what they have learned in their everyday work in terms of ideas, photos, videos, lesson plans, assessment and self-assessment forms, etc. creating an open educational resource available to everyone else from the group. Further books and articles to deepen the topic and contacts with some other practitioners all over Europe and in the world will be suggested by the trainer. The methods shared and explored and the bibliography given will allow the participants to complete and improve their educational path.

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Certificate

Each participant will get a course attendance certificate and the Europass Mobility Document.

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Accommodation

We do not directly offer accommodation and subsistence and participants are responsible for organizing it by themselves.

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Paperwork

We also provide all the support with paperwork you might need for your Erasmus+ project documentation such as mobility agreement, registration letter, etc.

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Cancelation policy

Free cancellation up to 30 days before the start. After that, the reservation is not refundable. Changes in name and profile of the participant are possible any time before the start of the course (replacement participants from the same school/org are accepted at any time). In case the school/org doesn't find a replacement, we will still offer a place at any of our confirmed courses later in the year without any additional costs but we can not guarantee that every course session will be confirmed and the school/org will only be offered to choose from already confirmed course sessions. In case it will not be possible for the participant to attend the course or for us to organize the course due to extraordinary circumstances (classified as such by the European Commission) which present themselves in the period of less than 30 days before the start of the course and we don’t manage to find an alternative solution, we will keep 50 % of the payment and refund the remaining balance of 50% to the payer’s bank account.