Third-party on-site course
EMPOWERING DIVERSITY IN MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOMS 10 DAYS
This course is aimed at teachers and all those who are interested in diversity and how culture shapes our identity as well as how to create a sense of mutual respect and belonging in their classroom. Participants are expected to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.
30.01.2024
Next upcoming session:
22.07.2024
- 02.08.2024
Multiple locations
Description
The course consists of 50 didactic hours and includes the following modules:
- Introduction of participants, warm ups and ice breakers, outline of the programme
- Defining culture, individual differences within cultures and dynamic nature of culture
- Exploring cultural identity and building relationships in a multicultural group
- Identifying and addressing discrimination from individual and social perspective
- Questioning techniques for challenging assumptions and stereotypes
- Creating learning-friendly environment for meaningful learning in multicultural classroom
- Establishing ground rules for group learning in multicultural classroom
- Workshop on interpersonal skills for learning through drama games and techniques
- Modeling behavior in multicultural classroom through simulations and role-play
- Theatre of the Oppressed techniques of still images and body sculpturing for representing and transformation of situations of conflict and discrimination
- Tackling sensitive topics through: a) the use of persona dolls (for pre-school and lower primary age) b) prepared scenarios of process drama (for higher primary to secondary and adult age)
- Individual support
- Presentation of outcomes, discussion, evaluation and closing session
- Teambuilding and networking activities
- City tour or a cultural trip
Learning objectives
- Broadening the understanding of culture, identity, diversity, marginalization and belonging.
- Broadening the understanding of discrimination and conflict in intercultural context.
- Acquisition of exercises and techniques for classroom and project work to facilitate learning-friendly environment where everybody feels they belong and they are safe.
- Acquisition questioning techniques for challenging assumptions and stereotypes.
- Developing communication, collaboration, presentation, problem solving, negotiation, critical and creative thinking skills.
- Providing and exercising creative ideas and practical resources for successful implementation of art and game-based activities to support inclusion in classroom.
- Improving English fluency (official language of the course).
- Promoting intercultural awareness.
- Sharing experiences of empowering diversity in multicultural setting from different organizations in order to help each of us to be more effective in our work.
- Strengthening the European collaboration among people involved in education in multicultural contexts.
- Providing insights into different education systems.
Methodology & assessment
Methodology is based on theoretical lessons and presentations of examples of good practice as well as discussions and experience comparisons. The course will focus on development of intrapersonal, interpersonal and intercultural skills of participants as well as on development of pedagogical competences that can be applied in the classroom. Some other tools which will be used to achieve the course objectives consist of drama and theatre games and techniques, writing assignments, simulations, laboratory practice, reflection and evaluation.
Certification details
Certificate includes the topic, dates and location of the course. We can list the record of learning outcomes on the Europass Mobility Document on request of participants.
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:800Euro
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Package contents:Course
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:TeacherLibrarianPedagogical Adviser
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Learning time:25 hours or more
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