Course description
Course overview and purpose:
Peer-learning visits are a valuable tool for the professional development of staff. They build a community of trust, open up classroom practice, and provide insights into effective strategies for a wider selection of good teaching practices and partnerships.
Participants will enjoy opportunities to meet and interact with local teachers, principals and students, to discover educational institutions and their school culture at various levels (primary, secondary, vocational, adult lifelong-learning, etc.), and experience a powerful and unique networking modality that will facilitate change and learning in a friendly forum through discussion.
Please note that this course should be included as a “Courses and training” activity in your application to Erasmus+ Key Action 1, as it is a high-quality combination of school visits, seminars, workshops, facilitated interactive discussions and self-reflections.
We will research and select a number of appropriate host schools for the visiting team and organise seminars, workshops and group activities, as well as prepare and debrief visits and presentations, andfacilitate the exchange regarding education systems, the culture of the host country, and educational topics of general interest.
Participants will have the opportunity to deliver presentations about their education system, their school, their town, their country and their ideas about future Erasmus+ projects. Ideally, school visits should foster increased sharing and learning partnerships, and potentially form reliable partnerships leading to possible future Erasmus+ projects.
Participants will learn from each other and share best practice and ideas beyond the classroom so the impact can be felt school-wide and internationally!
Dates and location may be subject to amendment according to the school calendar year of the country visited. Changes might be needed to make up for time lost due to unforeseen or changing circumstances which might be out of the reasonable control of the receiving organisation.
Learning outcomes:
- Share good teaching practices
- Learn about educational organisation and management of learning in different countries
- Observe what works in other schools
- Discuss the nuances of the host school’s design and implementation
- Acquire new knowledge about the school-improvement processes
Course description
Course overview and purpose:
Teaching in the 21st century poses many challenges, including the integration of technology into the classroom. Our course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively use web tools in their teaching practice. Through this course, participants will have the opportunity to develop their creativity, innovation, and mastery of technology in order to motivate and inspire students. The programme activities consist of practical exercises, workshops, discussion groups, and project work, with a focus on the use of online applications to create mind maps, posters, wordclouds, interactive image and video technology, timelines, and collecting student views. Overall, the course structure and content is aimed at providing participants with the tools and knowledge necessary to effectively integrate technology into their teaching practice while fostering a creative and innovative learning environment.
This course is perfect for anyone seeking to improve their teaching methods, gain experience with the latest technology, and enhance their students’ learning experience.
Learning outcomes:
- Participants will be able to effectively integrate web tools into their teaching practice.
- Participants will possess practical experience in the use of various online tools, including Mindmeister, Canva, Worditout, and Thinglink.
- Participants will be able to create timelines and collect student views to further support their teaching practice.
- Participants will be able to foster a creative and innovative learning environment through the integration of technology.
- Participants will have developed their collaboration, communication, and networking skills with other teaching professionals.
Course description
Course overview and purpose:
The practice of yoga is mainly appreciated for its mental and physical health benefits. It is, in addition, a discipline open to people of all ages and abilities.
This course aims to help you familiarise yourself with yoga as a tool for handling stress and improving your physical, mental, and emotional health. The course will be adapted to any level: whether you are a beginner or experienced, this course will be enjoyable for you! It will focus on what yoga can do for you as a teacher. You can learn techniques (such as breathing and stretching exercises) that can be used in your daily life and in the classroom to engage, help focus, relax and energise yourself, your students or colleagues. The same techniques can benefit you directly to prevent burnout and build resilience to external situations. Join this course and you will have the authentic opportunity to discuss this practice openly and exchange ideas about what yoga can do for teachers!
Learning outcomes:
- Understand what yoga is, its benefits, and how teachers can benefit from it
- Learn new yoga poses and understand how to reproduce them at home
- Develop healthy strategies and prevent the effects of stress
- Acquire methods and activities to relax and focus, and learn how to share the same techniques with your students
- Build resilience and learn how to prevent burnout