"Creativity and innovation are becoming increasingly important for the development of the 21st century knowledge society. They contribute to economic prosperity as well as to social and individual wellbeing and are essential factors for a more competitive and dynamic Europe. Education is seen as central in fostering creative and innovative skills" (Ferrari, A., Cachia, R., & Punie, Y., 2009). Thus, this training course is focused on providing you with all the tools to boost creativity in your classroom.
Description
COURSE METHODOLOGY
Our courses, developed in the framework established by the Erasmus+ Programme, are crafted to include both formal and non-formal education methodologies. Starting with a theoretical approach to the theme of the course, we proceed with non-formal learning strategies in order to guarantee and stimulate an active contribution from the participants involved. In practice, we use:
Presentations; Analysis of study cases; Discussions in the classroom; Role-plays; Technical visits to local private and public institutions; Conferences with local professionals to exchange good practices; Job shadowing experiences; Workshops to rethink old practices and introduce new ones.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
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Raise awareness on the importance of creativity in education;
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Explore and discover the benefits bough about by the use of creative methods in education where they have been applied;
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Help participants aknowledge all the methodologies to foster creativity in education;
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Furnish tools to apply creativity methods into a curriculum;
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Create a cross-cultural exchange and understanding with their foreign colleagues.
SCHEDULE
Day 1 – Arrival
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Participants will be transferred to their accommodation in Avezzano
Day 2 – Introduction
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Make room for visual reflection
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The psychology of creativity
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Visit in local school
Day 3 – Visual Creativity
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Make room for visual reflection
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Hands-on learning
Day 4 – Learning Material
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Classrooms flexible layout
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Unconventional learning material
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Visit in local school
Day 5 – The Learning Space
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Discussions
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CLS (Collaborative Learning Spaces)
Day 6 – Try it Out
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Visualization of GOALS and team building
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Renovate your classroom, Conclusions & Evaluations
Day 7 – Departure day
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Departure of participants
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If you are a group of 4 or more people we can organize the course when suits you best.
- Language used: English.
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Athanasios
Creativity is an important part of classroom building. I needed to strengthen my competences in this sense and I did thanks to AMFI. Great programme!
George
Yes. I enjoyed this programme. I think it gave me a lot of inspiration and things to think about. So, I won't tell you all now. I need to elaborate. Thank you AMFI!
Dalmonia
I work with students in high school. Creativity is important for them, as well. I loved this course it gave me a series of good insights and I loved meeting my Italian colleagues!