Learning outside - Living together, learning together, working together - Special focus on cooperative learning outdoors
The main focus of the training will be on active learning in a diverse group of learners through the application of learning activities and Cooperative learning techniques, especially focusing on learning outdoor and tasks for different subjects. One learning excursion is included in the course fee as well as the book “Diverse Society-Diverse Classroom” (Guðrún Pétursdóttir, 2018)
Description
After the course the participants are expected to have ideas and ways to improve learners key competencies including: Cooperation, communication, initiative, critical and creative thinking, citizenship, teamwork, problem solving and underpinning core skills and embedding these within their understanding of the environment and nature. Participants will have the necessary skills and materials to implement structured activities as well as using cooperative learning and outdoor activities with their learners and to guide others in implementing it. They will have developed and tried out concrete materials in different subjects where they train the learners social and intercultural competences as well as teaching them their subject in an active, inclusive and creative way – indoor as well as outdoor.
Day to day program:
Day one:
- The class atmosphere, student-student interaction, student-teacher interaction
Day two:
- How to create a good class climate? Work on constructing the feeling of safety and trust within a group through various activities. (Indoor and outdoor)
- Intercultural/inclusive education in schools and the development of Intercultural education in Europe.
Day three:
- Learning outside.
- Intercultural education and outdoor education – where is the connection?
- The teaching methods. Developing group-worthy outdoor tasks
Day four:
- Trying out all the new developed activities outside
Day five:
- Going on a learning excursion where some more cooperative learning tasks will be tried out.
Day six:
- Presentation and feedback of the task from the excursion
- More complex Cooperative learning. Going through a creative cooperative learning task about sustainability
Day seven:
- Presentations from the day before
- Discussion and evaluation of the training programme and certification
Learning objectives
- That learners become open minded, critical and active citizens
- That self-image and self confidence is increased through outdoor activities
- That learners get the opportunity to train key skills and competences at the same time as they are learning their subjects
- That learners become sensitive about their environment and sustainability
- That teachers learn how to create an inclusive and creative learning environment
- That teachers learn concrete, structured and creative cooperative learning methods
- That teachers learn how to use learning activities – both indoors and outdoors – to strengthen learners self-confidence and self image and to improve the class atmosphere.
- That teachers learn through theory and practice how to incorporate cooperative learning in general, especially outdoors and how to prepare their own tasks for outdoor learning.
Methodology & assessment
The participants will not be assessed but ongoing feedback and discussion will take place by the trainer and other participants.
Certification details
Details about course name, location and duration of the course, short description of activities, name of the participant and confirmation of their full participation.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:760Euro
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Early childhood education (ISCED 0)Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)
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Target audience type:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalPedagogical Adviser
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Learning time:25 hours or more
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