TEACHING TEENAGERS
This course aims to provide teachers with background knowledge and practical tools useful when working with teenagers. Understanding the teenage brain and the complexity of their emotional development will help the participants deal with common issues effectively.
Description
Under the Erasmus Quality Standards, we have organized and created this course, which is designed to provide practical examples of adaptable classroom activities and opportunities to discuss, share experiences and ideas, and plan activities for immediate use.
- COURSE PROGRAM
- DAY 1
- Presentation. Setting objectives.
- The science behind a teenage human.
- Learning difficulties.
- DAY 2
- Creating interest.
- Projects and creative tasks.
- Using mobile phones.
- DAY 3
- Expectations and motivation.
- Discipline.
- Effective communication.
- DAY 4
- What works with teenagers.
- Independent study skills.
- DAY 5
- Exam preparation.
- Managing expectations. Taking the pressure off.
- Course feedback.
Learning objectives
- The participants will be able to better understand their teenage students, their needs and their own role as teachers.
- They will become familiar with ways of engaging students and creating activities that will keep the students interested.
- They will get equipped with tools to deal with some issues that are typical for this age group.
Methodology & assessment
We believe in a hands-on course for all the courses we create. In our courses you will experience, not only subjects that are relevant and lifelong learning material, creating lesson plans, activities that you can use and share with your colleagues back home.
We demand our trainers that our courses to be fun taking, interesting and active.
Each workshop day will end with a feedback and planning session where the participants will consider their own teaching context and plan how to apply the elements presented in their workshops in their classrooms. This will give them an opportunity to share their experiences, consider ideas and solutions together, and to support one another.
All the materials are supported by us.
Certification details
All the courses are designed following the Quality Standards for courses under Key Action 1 and participants are provided with certificates that meet the Europass criteria.
The participants must attend 80% of the course hours in order to receive their certificates.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:400Euro
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:TeacherPedagogical AdviserTeacher Educator
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Learning time:20-25 hours
