2 Week Course: Classroom Management and Audio-Visual Projects: Practicing new Teaching Skills - Florence

Available in: Barcelona, Dublin, Florence

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

This course has been created for teachers who want to learn more about managing an effective and up-to-date classroom that encourages participation and engaged learning using the latest techniques and classroom management tools.

During the first week of the course, participants will actively learn how to create and adapt audio-visual resources, such as photos, movies, music clips, documentaries, and new videos, to teach their subjects in a more effective way. All this helps students to absorb and retain ideas and in the development of communicative, critical, social, and creative skills.

During the second week, participants will expand their reflection onto a consideration on how to establish classroom rules, provide clear instructions, monitor, develop rapport, incorporate pair and group work, and they will gain tips for encouraging students to reflect on their own classroom behavior. Assessment and evaluation will also be addressed, along with the incorporation of student portfolios, rubrics, and presentation strategies.

In this seminar, participants will also have the chance to focus on how to manage an up-to-date classroom through the use of new tools and technology (Edmodo, Google, online quizzes, and many others).

By the end of the course, participants will have gained greater insight into what makes a classroom run smoothly and what it takes to “Flip” their own classrooms. They will also become more familiar with Project and Task-Based Learning, and take away ideas for evaluating student learning and participation effectively.

In addition, upon completion of the course participants will be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of different visual tools and will know how to exploit them in the classroom in a safe and useful way. All this will allow them to enhance their students’ engagement and improve communication within the class.

Guided city tours and 1 full-day cultural excursion (usually on Saturday) will also be part of the program.

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

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Course categories: Classroom Management and ICT

Classroom Management: Do you want your students to be more focused in class? Thanks to the new educational techniques (such as the flipped classroom, project-based learning, remote teaching, collaborative learning, student-centered learning) your students will participate in class with more enthusiasm creating a fruitful and healthier classroom environment. In our Classroom Management courses, you will enhance your ability to include students with special needs and motivate everyone. Furthermore, you will have the chance of learning how to manage a multicultural classroom and prevent possible conflicts.

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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