Non-Formal Education Teaching Methods and Strategies (Palermo)
This course allows participants to discover the differences between formal, informal and non-formal learning and how to motivate and support all students in non-formal education, but above all you will practice and master concrete working methods and tools ready to be tailored to the needs of your classroom.
Description
- Course category: Innovative Teaching Methods
- Locations: Bologna, Palermo, Tenerife, Porto, Thessaloniki
- Target Audience: teachers, trainers, educational counsellors, career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school management and administrative staff
- Preregistration: Online in the course webpage
- Related courses: Promoting Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving in the classroom, Innovative teaching methods for teachers, school and adult education staff, Outdoor Education courses
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This structured course aims to guide participants through the possibilities offered by the trend of integrating non-formal working methods in formal education pathways, especially but not limited to the use of collaborative strategies, reflection and discussion, simulations, awareness-raising activities, challenge and game-based strategies. The general aim of this course is to foster excellence in education by equipping teachers and school managers with the needed knowledge and competences to effectively apply non-formal working methods in school settings. More...
Learning objectives
- Develop a greater understanding of the differences between formal, non-formal and informal learning as well as the basic non-formal education principles
- Learn more about the trend of integrating non-formal working methods in formal education pathways
- Practice and add to their know-how concrete non-formal activities, working methods and tools transferable into practice
- Learn how to process non-formal activities through the experiential learning cycle and lead effective debriefing sessions
- Exchange best practices and share experiences about non-formal education with fellow teachers and with the course trainers
- Network with individuals and organizations working in the education field in Europe through everyday cooperation and team-building activities
Standard Daily Programme
Sunday- Participants arrival
- Networking activities
- Cultural activities in the city
- Non-formal education basics
- Practicing and delivering non-formal activities
- Sharing experiences and best practices
- Formal versus non-formal learning
- Visual strategies
- Practicing and delivering non-formal activities
- Speaking games: supporting students' language development
- The importance to develop critical thinking skills
- Practicing and delivering non-formal activities
- Fostering students' empathy and improvisation skills
- Developing an effective cooperation environment
- Practicing and delivering non-formal activities
- Evaluation of non-formal activities: debriefing and feedback
- Practicing and delivering non-formal activities
- Developing your own non-formal tool
- Course wrap-up and final evaluation
- Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony
- Participants departure
Methodology & assessment
The standard methodology is highly practical and participative with hands-on approach that comprises real-job examples, case studies examination and simulations. We embrace collaborative working methods that foster mutual learning and cooperation among participants. Our focus is on transferring knowledge and skills which are applicable to real contexts and/or in the classroom. The pedagogical methods that we use are based upon experiential learning, group and peer activities, learning-by-doing and best practices’ exchange.
We support our partners in every step of the course: from application, to preparation, to monitoring and evaluation and collection of all final documentation. Morning wrap-up and brief daily evaluations are foreseen to ensure the learning programme is finely tailored to participants' needs. At the end of each course, we provide participants with supporting material and multiple dissemination evidence.
We commit to make participants feel at home during our courses, catering for their personal, practical and educational needs. Indeed, in addition to delivering the training, we provide board and lodging in the same hotel where the course takes place, thus ensuring the best comfort and coziness as well as effective time management.
We organize optional social, networking and cultural activities in order to give participants the opportunity to know the venue’s culture as well as to exchange best-practice and establish professional links. The training and staff team is multinational thus giving a full European dimension to the course.
Certification details
Pricing, packages and other information
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Package contents:AccommodationCourse
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Additional information:
Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant covering all the costs to attend our training courses including travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and all fees. Our training courses are tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus+ and we offer different options to ensure the best comfort and quality at a price that is within the Erasmus+ grant.
We are proud to tailor our training courses to both participants' learning and practical needs and to ease your participation at our training courses, we will gladly take care of all the practical arrangements. If you prefer, you can take care of some of the practical arrangements by yourself (e.g. meals, local transport...), though we will manage the organization of your accommodation in order to ensure optimal logistic organization, safety and time-efficiency. We always provide board and lodging in the same hotel in which we organize the course thus ensuring optimal comfort and potential of networking with the fellow participants. Read more about how we take care of your subsistence and practical arrangements.
The most common option that we offer to schools and organisations in 2023 costs EUR 1130 and includes course fee, certification and support fee, accommodation in single room, 2 coffee breaks per day, 3 networking meals, walking tour in the venue’s city, a sum-up dissemination video. For schools sending 2 or more participants we can offer accommodation in double rooms and we can provide as well accommodation for people or relatives accompanying the participants.
When attending our courses, we recommend you to request 9 days of individual support for your subsistence costs, 7 days for the course plus 2 additional days for the travel. You can read here more about the Erasmus+ funding.
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:TeacherHead Teacher / PrincipalHigher education institution staff
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Learning time:25 hours or more