Erasmus+ Course

Course overview

This one-week course is designed to equip educators with the latest tools and strategies for creating an engaging and effective learning environment. Participants will explore a variety of educational technologies, game-based learning, outdoor activities, and innovative teaching models such as blended and flipped classrooms. The course also covers practical applications of AI in lesson planning and creating digital content.

Course Methodology

The course combines interactive lectures, hands-on activities, group discussions, and digital tools. Educators will participate in practical exercises, case studies, and peer reviews to apply the concepts learned. The course aims to be dynamic and adaptable, ensuring that participants can immediately implement the strategies in their classrooms.It also involves  exchange of ideas and gaining of new skills in a positive, “learning by doing” training through various collaborative and reflective activities.

Modules

• Module 01 – Introduction to 21st Century Skills
• Module 02 – Integration of Technology in Education - Models
• Module 03 – Tools for Outdoor Active Learning, Using QR Codes
• Module 04 – Blended Learning Models
• Module 05 – First exposure to Flipped Classroom
• Module 06 – Station Rotation Experience
• Module 07 – Using Artificial Intelligence for Effective Lesson Planning 
• Module 08 – AI tools for education 
• Module 09 – Tools for Creating your own Webpage
• Module 10 – Final Workshop

Guided City Tour

Learning outcomes

• Enhance skills to use various innovative teaching methods and techniques that are learner-centred, encourage solving of meaningful real-world tasks and develop transversal competencies.
• Boost skills in using open and digital resources, support development of digital skills and media literacy, increase capacity to trigger changes in terms of modernization using ICT.
• Generate ready‐to‐use materials and ideas to support school or organisational development in the field of innovative education with regards to interdisciplinary and holistic approach.
• Gain techniques for working with heterogeneous classrooms, support inclusion of various minorities into mainstream education based on democratic values, promote active participation in society.
• Develop relevant, high-level skills such as creativity, critical thinking, metacognition and other key competences through innovative teaching methods, enhance good quality of mainstream education.
• Learn to motivate, guide and effectively assess to reduce low achievement in basic competences, promote peer exchange and active participation within the education.
• Revise and develop personal and professional competences, build confidence in promoting innovative and active pedagogies that are responsive to social and cultural diversity.
• Meet colleagues of different nationalities within the EU, engage in cross-cultural learning experience, exchange ideas and build a network for future international cooperation.
• Gain broader understanding of practices, policies and systems of education of different countries, cultivate mutual respect, intercultural awareness and embed common educational and training values.
• Enrich communication skills, improve foreign language competencies, broaden professional vocabulary and promote EU’s broad linguistic diversity.

General Course Information

Before the course:

You would be required to fill a Questionnaire.
You will receive “ITC Guide Document” where you will find all the necessary information.

After the Course:

Course evaluation form
Certificates
Course materials in electronic form / Other materials for self-study and dissemination of the techniques.
 

Year 2024