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Importance of Teacher's Coaching and Extracurricular Activities in schools
Third-party on-site course

"Effective Coaching for Teachers and Importance of Extracurricular Activities"

The purpose of the course is:To build 21st century success competences such as critical thinking, problem-solving skills, communication, collaboration; To support educators to develop themselves further through coaching, to build their confidence and self-awareness;To understand the importance of extracurricular activities in schools as an essential part of a students' development.

03.03.2025
Next upcoming session:
28.04.2025 - 04.05.2025
Multiple locations
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Description

Programme of training activities day-by-day:

MONDAY (Day 1) Module 1: Welcome and registration

Ice-breaking and Warm Ups. Team-building session: Presentations of the participants’ schools. Introduction and Setting goals: Being Teacher: Are you the teacher you want to be? Swot analysis for teachers; Characteristics of good teacher; 21st century C’s of Education for the Future.

TUESDAY (Day 2) Module 2: Workshop: Coaching for teaching and learning: A practical guide for schools: Coaching versus mentoring; Supporting coaching at school; The relationship between coaching and performance management; Purposes of teacher’s coaching; ‘Ideal’ coaching cycle; Dimensions of coaching conversations; Levels of coaching practice development; Leading and sustaining coaching at school.

WEDNESDAY (Day 3) Module 3: Outdoor activity with a training task, connected to Extracurricular Activities at school: “Treasure Hunt”: Values that Extracurricular Activities can Bring in Your School’s Life; Selecting the Most Appropriate Extracurricular Activities; Benefits of Extracurricular Activities for Students; Good practices – group work

THURSDAY (Day 4) Module 4: Workshop: Coaching for Change: Teacher-Centered Coaching: Assertiveness in and out of the classroom: How can teachers communicate their emotions and opinions in a constructive way; GROW coaching model; Teachers as Learners: How Peer Coaching Can Improve Teaching.

FRIDAY (Day 5) Module 5: Teaching environment: How to improve effective communication with colleagues, students and their families: Conflict Management; Time Management; Creative Problem-Solving and Decision-Making: Find Creative Solutions using creativity tools: Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats, etc.

SATURDAY (Day 6) Module 6: Feedback, course evaluation and dissemination focus. Sightseeing/ Cultural Activities according the intercultural competences, stated in Europass Mobility.

SUNDAY (Day 7) Module 7: Feedback; Evaluation; Delivery of Certificates 

Learning objectives

Provide knowledge and skills with a positive attitude towards innovations, feel the necessity for self-education, and adopt a student-centered teaching approach; Develop teaching professional skills, trying to be "an effective model of competence"; Learning to learn competence; Integrate 21st century skills and content in instruction; Learning about the methods of coaching; Gaining knowledge about the skills you need to be an effective coach; Learning about the approaches you can use to be a successful coach; Developing students' skills and abilities through successful coaching; Developing the knowledge of how a good coach can stimulate students' creativity; Learning the difference between coach and mentor; Enhancing students' motivation through various creative activities; Development of tools and techniques for innovative problem solving; Applying effective strategies that help to improve student engagement and retention rates, as well as increase parental satisfaction with their education; Increasing a children’s self-confidence, help them learn how to be more social, and help them develop their talents; Teaching life skills that aren’t always taught at home or in school through taking part in extracurricular activities at school; Learning about teamwork, developing strong communication skills, experiencing what it feels like to stand on stage in front of an audience, applying optimal time management, learning how to cooperate without bullying others; Improved academic performance and social skills of students; Developing positive habits for better early development of a child; Setting a pathway for the general health and well-being of a child to carry along throughout their lives, such as: Time management skills, Community development, Compassion towards others, Self-efficiency; Using an invigorating teaching approach to old content; Developing habits of mind that can last a lifetime and guide learning and creative thinking. 

Methodology & assessment

Training modules, each of which covers a different aspect of the teachers’ role of being a coach, mentor to their students, how to invest in improving their teaching and coaching skill and the importance of extracurricular activities to provide a channel for reinforcing the lessons learned in the classroom, offering students the opportunity to apply academic skills in a real-world context, as a considered part of a well-rounded education. Each module attempted to incorporate the existing knowledge and experience of the trainees in an effort to create a helpful learning environment while at the same time demonstrating the importance of collaboration and shared creation in the teaching – learning process. Coursework contained a mix of theoretical and practical knowledge. Participants practiced the necessary skills in order to be able to effectively use different teaching approaches with their own students. Other activities: Team – Building Sessions; Group Discussions; Activities of research about EU policy for recognition and validation of competences; Assessment of the "entry" competences and creation of individual learning pathway for the learners; Problem – Solving Activities; Debates; Questioning; Goal – Setting sessions; Decision – Making Sessions; Action – Based Strategies; Brainstorming; Star bursting; Planning an Structuring; Negotiation and Persuasion; Ice – Breaker Sessions; Self – Motivation Sessions.

Certification details

At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance along with Europass Mobility.

Our certificates are in line with the Erasmus Quality Standards and so include the course's title, short description of its learning outcomes (if requested), dates, venue, the name of the course provider and the course director, number of training hours.

We support participants in every step of certification and validation of learning outcomes with specific focus on European instruments and Erasmus+ requirements such as Learning Agreement, Quality Commitment and Europass mobility.

Pricing, packages and other information

  • Price:
    560
    Euro

Additional information

  • Language:
    English
  • Target audience ISCED:
    Primary education (ISCED 1)
    Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
    Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
  • Target audience type:
    Teacher
    Careers Councillor
    Head Teacher / Principal
  • Learning time:
    25 hours or more

Upcoming sessions

  • Starting on 28.04.2025 - Ending on 04.05.2025
    Planned
    in

    Paris

    , France
  • Starting on 23.06.2025 - Ending on 29.06.2025
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    in

    Stockholm

    , Sweden
  • Starting on 14.07.2025 - Ending on 20.07.2025
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    in

    Oslo

    , Norway
  • Starting on 04.08.2025 - Ending on 10.08.2025
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    in

    Helsinki

    , Finland
  • Starting on 01.09.2025 - Ending on 07.09.2025
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    in

    Dublin

    , Ireland
  • Starting on 27.10.2025 - Ending on 02.11.2025
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    in

    Prague

    , Pakistan
  • Starting on 10.11.2025 - Ending on 16.11.2025
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    in

    Budapest

    , Hungary
  • Starting on 01.12.2025 - Ending on 07.12.2025
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    in

    Tenerife

    , Spain

Past sessions

  • Starting on 29.01.2024 - Ending on 04.02.2024
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    in

    Barcelona

    , Spain
  • Starting on 26.02.2024 - Ending on 03.03.2024
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    in

    Ljubljana

    , Slovenia
  • Starting on 18.03.2024 - Ending on 24.03.2024
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    in

    Vienna

    , Austria
  • Starting on 01.04.2024 - Ending on 07.04.2024
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    in

    Stockholm

    , Sweden
  • Starting on 13.05.2024 - Ending on 19.05.2024
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    in

    Oslo

    , Norway
  • Starting on 20.05.2024 - Ending on 26.05.2024
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    in

    Ljubljana

    , Slovenia
  • Starting on 01.07.2024 - Ending on 07.07.2024
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    Barcelona

    , Spain
  • Starting on 22.07.2024 - Ending on 28.07.2024
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    in

    Las Palmas

    , Spain
  • Starting on 29.07.2024 - Ending on 04.08.2024
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    in

    Copenhagen

    , Denmark
  • Starting on 05.08.2024 - Ending on 11.08.2024
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    in

    Bratislava

    , Slovakia
  • Starting on 12.08.2024 - Ending on 18.08.2024
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    Stockholm

    , Sweden
  • Starting on 19.08.2024 - Ending on 25.08.2024
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    in

    Copenhagen

    , Denmark
  • Starting on 02.09.2024 - Ending on 08.09.2024
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    in

    Vienna

    , Austria
  • Starting on 02.09.2024 - Ending on 08.09.2024
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    in

    Las Palmas

    , Spain
  • Starting on 14.10.2024 - Ending on 20.10.2024
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    in

    Budapest

    , Hungary
  • Starting on 21.10.2024 - Ending on 27.10.2024
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    in

    Porto

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 11.11.2024 - Ending on 17.11.2024
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    Barcelona

    , Spain
  • Starting on 18.11.2024 - Ending on 24.11.2024
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    in

    Catania

    , Italy
  • Starting on 09.12.2024 - Ending on 15.12.2024
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    Prague

    , Czechia
  • Starting on 09.12.2024 - Ending on 15.12.2024
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    in

    Vienna

    , Austria
  • Starting on 27.01.2025 - Ending on 02.02.2025
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    in

    Antalya

    , Türkiye
  • Starting on 17.02.2025 - Ending on 23.02.2025
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    in

    Madrid

    , Spain
  • Starting on 10.03.2025 - Ending on 16.03.2025
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    in

    Porto

    , Portugal
  • Starting on 07.04.2025 - Ending on 13.04.2025
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    in

    Catania

    , Italy

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