NEW PEDAGOGY TO INCREASE MOTIVATION: INDOOR AND OUTDOOR LEARNING
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The essential basis for any learning and teaching to take place is – students’ and teachers’ internal motivation.
Internal(intrinsic) motivation has enormous – but often unused – potential to energize our engagement in learning. This course will show you how to maximise this potential by explaining effective didactic methods – developed through research and used in our everyday work.
This training course is designed to equip teachers with the essential skills and principles that foster motivation development and contribute to the creation of collaborative learning community in the school environment.
Participants will explore the significance of resilience when faced with challenges and adversity, learning how to cultivate the ability to bounce back from failure, practice activities to foster growth mindset.They will develop strategies to promote resourcefulness, encouraging innovative thinking and adaptable approaches to problem-solving. Reflective teaching and learning methods will be demonstrated,encouraging teachers to become aware of their practise and stimulate their students to “own” their learning and take responsibility for their behaviour through reflection. The course will highlight the importance of reflection methods and reciprocity.
OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
- Understanding human motivation and strategies to increase and sustain it – within our students and within ourselves.
- Cultivating resilience within themselves and their students (recognising successes, failures and setbacks as opportunities for learning and growth and developing ability to overcome challenges successfully).
- Develop resourcefulness among students, utilizing creative and critical thinking to solve problems and engage in meaningful learning experiences. (help children develop this ability by encouraging them to participate in activities requiring creativity and research skills.
- Gainining knowledge of reflective teaching practices and encouraging students to regularly reflect on their learning.
- Learning how to create a classroom environment based on reciprocity, building strong student-teacher relationships and promoting collaboration and empathy.
METHODOLOGY:
The course content is derived from the practical didactic tools and methods we have created and implemented in our everyday work; as teachers, youth workers, teacher trainers. Content is derived from our research and results of collaboration in local and international interdisciplinary projects.
Methodology of the course will take an interactive and participatory approach, providing a dynamic learning experience for participants. Each day will consist of a blend of instructional sessions, hands-on and group activities and practical exercises. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences and challenges, learning from one another in a supportive environment. Discussion activities, peer-to-peer feedback or journaling about the learning process will be carried out. Additionally, participants will be encouraged to form support networks to continue exchanging ideas and experiences.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
Course fee:
400 EUR (5 days’ long program)
560 EUR (7 days’ long program)
Planned dates of the course:
31.03. – 04.04.2025.
05.05. – 09.05.2025.
02.06. – 06.06.2025.
15.09. – 19.09.2025.
13.10. – 17.10.2025.
03.11. – 07.11.2025.
Location of the course: Split, Croatia
Register for the course/questions about the course: edunaut.hr@gmail.com
For any further information you can contact us via email or the contact form.