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This engaging and interactive course gives teachers the opportunity to develop their skills in an international environment with educators from around Europe. The course is a balanced combination of theory and practice.

Description:

This engaging and interactive course gives teachers the opportunity to develop their skills in an international environment with educators from around Europe. Participants will have several workshops to learn and practice various tools that they can use in their classroom immediately. In addition to classes and workshops, the course includes visits to cultural spaces, museums and meetings with cultural educators.

The course takes place in Venice, Italy. The city has an incredible variety of art in its museums, ranging from Renaissance paintings to contemporary art installations. This course runs during the Easter week, and participants will experience decorations and Venetian tradition throughout the city.

The course is a balanced combination of theory and practice. The final projects vary for primary and secondary teachers and all the participants take away at least 4 lesson plans which they can apply in their classroom. They will create lesson plans using artworks which focus on speaking, listening, reading and writing. These lesson plans can be applied to works of art in their home cities, or teachers can use the Google Arts & Culture online collection for wider reach.

AVAILABILITY: PLACES STILL AVAILABLE

WHO CAN JOIN?

Educators working with all ages and disciplines, teachers and school staff working in both teaching and non-teaching capacities. No prior education requirement apply to this course. One organisation can send up to 20 participants per course.

 

The cost of the course, travel and accommodation can be covered by the Erasmus+ grant.

Teaching/Learning approach:

OBJECTIVES

Teachers will understand how works of art can be incorporated to teach:

• Literacy
• Inclusion and diversity
• Critical Thinking
• Communication skills
• Local history

Teachers will become more comfortable developing lesson plans that incorporate works of art to reach their learning goals. Teachers will practice creating educational environments for meaningful learning.

Primary Teacher Cohort will focus on Teaching Through Art in Primary Education (general, all subjects).
Secondary Teacher Cohort will focus on Teaching Critical Thinking and Communication Skills Through Art.

 

PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

Networking and hands-on opportunities to continue communication with other course participants and school colleagues towards common international projects. Learn from museum educators how they incorporate their institutions in local classrooms.

Competences: Didactics, Networking, Creativity, Ctitical thinking

Subject: Language, Pedagogy and didactics

Certification: Yes

Competence Oriented Approach:

IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND GET TANGIBLE SKILLS

• Knowledge of the most relevant museums and cultural spaces in Venice
• Capability to design lessons that highlight content through art in various disciplines - practiced in four lesson plans
• Acquire knowledge and competences that you can transfer to your own practice through facilitated materials and support from the course leaders
• Master new methods and tools to foster students' creativity, knowledge and kindness

Everyday participants are introduced to a new activity or topic in the morning, then in the afternoon they are divided into working groups (either from school or by age group) and tasked with creating one lesson plan as a group. By the end of the week, teachers will have four lesson plans of their own.

Blended Learning Modalities:

face-to-face course

Date/s of the Course:

• from 2020-04-06 to 2020-04-11

Course Website: https://europeanculturalacademy.com/erasmusplus2020?utm_source=Erasmus%2B+contacts+KA104&utm_campaign=36ebeba1f1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_05_09_10_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2d332cdf5a-36ebeba1f1-102360221

Name of the organising institute: European Cultural Academy

Website: https://europeanculturalacademy.com/#submenu:more

Where to apply:

CALL OR WHATSAPP US: +39 320 245 06 31

EMAIL US: study@europeanculturalacademy.eu

Contact persons:

• Annie Heslinga study@europeanculturalacademy.com