Traditional Arts and ICT Art Tools for Teaching your Subjects and Promoting Life Skills - Nancy

Available in: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Rome, Nancy

Course calendar: Check the confirmed dates

Cultural activities: The number and schedule of the cultural activities depend on the location; check the location webpage to discover more.

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Course Description

Drawing, painting, theater, and writing are disciplines that have been connected to human beings since ancient times; photography, video, and ICT tools are part of our daily life nowadays.

The language of art is universal, and it connects the left and the right sides of our brain, completing an experience that involves our senses, our emotions, our creative and critical thinking, and enhances the development of all life skills.

During the course participants will learn how to integrate the use of traditional art techniques and ICT art tools into their teaching; the course is suitable for teaching all subjects and ages, and it will be held both in class and outdoors.

In particular, participants will practice drawing and painting (doodling, traditional drawing, intuitive drawing, drawing and painting with specific App for iPad and Android), photography (traditional and creative photography and Stop motion technique), Theater (creative writing, performing, recording if applicable).

Guided imagery and short techniques for meditation will integrate and complete the creative experience. Participants will be also introduced to the use of Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube to facilitate the social sharing of the proposed activities in the classroom.

Participants will be involved in an active learning process, also focusing on personal experience and self-expression, combining cognitive and emotional elements to make the learning process easier and ensure long-lasting retention of the new knowledge.

Continue reading: Discover the learning outcomes and the tentative schedule of this course.

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Course categories: Arts and Wellbeing and ICT

Arts and Wellbeing: By practicing innovative techniques that involve art, psychology, and therapy, the participants in our courses of arts and wellbeing will develop their skills in self-expression and stress management. Thanks to creative activities, mindfulness and yoga, educators will learn how to be more relaxed at school and how to promote alternative forms of communication with their students.)

ICT: Today’s teachers have to be familiar with new technologies and digital media not only to understand their students’ world but also to update their way of teaching according to the new needs of their students. Thanks to our courses on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) you will learn how to manage a classroom online or remotely, by exploring the most relevant ICT tools for teaching. You will be able to use various forms of digital content, such as audio platforms, videos, and social media, to communicate with your students.

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• Creativity
• Arts
• ICT tools for teaching
• Digital literacy and social media