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Description
The course will be of interest to participants who want to implement CLIL (content and language integrated learning) successfully in preschool and kindergarten classrooms, and it is a course that is thorough and very comprehensive.
As the course develops, participants will have a good foundation of knowledge about how young learners’ brains work and the differences between hard and soft CLIL and how they can be applied.
The course will begin with a brief introduction to the topics of CLIL and early childhood education, as well as some topics such as how to ideate, design, and introduce artificial intelligence in CLIL lesson plans, how to set up learning objectives, and how to appropriately blend language and content.
Participants will learn how to develop effective lesson plans and engaging CLIL activities appropriate for young children, as well as the significance of CLIL resources and materials.
Focus will be placed on the selection of resources and materials. Indeed, by using storybooks, songs, real-world cases, and outdoor activities, participants will improve their skills in scaffolding, assessment, evaluation, and classroom management.
Towards the end of the course, participants will reflect on their CLIL practice, complete their lesson plans, and share their final projects.
They will also investigate the role of CLIL in the community and discuss how they may approach professional development.
By the end of the course, participants will have the knowledge and skills to implement CLIL with kindness in early childhood education, contributing to establishing a friendly, dynamic environment for language learning for young children.
What is included
Learning outcomes
The course will help participants to:
- Understand and articulate CLIL principles: participants will be able to explain the fundamentals of CLIL, including the distinctions between hard and soft CLIL, and understand its application in early childhood education;
- Analyze and apply knowledge of the young learner’s brain: participants will gain insights into how young children learn languages and will apply this understanding to create effective CLIL strategies for preschool and kindergarten settings;
- Develop and design effective CLIL lessons with AI: participants will utilize artificial intelligence tools to plan and design engaging CLIL lessons, integrating content and language objectives;
- Select, adapt, and create CLIL resources: participants will be proficient in choosing, adapting, and creating appropriate resources and materials for CLIL, including storybooks and songs, and will engage in resource sharing and collaboration;
- Implement classroom management and scaffolding techniques: participants will demonstrate effective classroom management strategies and scaffolding techniques to support language learning in a CLIL context;
- Assess and evaluate CLIL learning: participants will design and implement assessment and evaluation methods to measure both language and content knowledge in young learners;
- Reflect on practice and plan for professional development: participants will engage in reflective practices to assess their own CLIL teaching methods, set personal improvement goals, and plan for ongoing professional development, including understanding the role of the community in supporting CLIL.
Tentative schedule
Day 1 – Introduction to the course
- Introduction to the course and the Academy;
- Introduction to the host city and the week’s cultural activities;
- Icebreaker activities;
- Presentations of the participants’ schools and institutions.
Introduction to CLIL and Early Childhood Education
- Fundamentals of CLIL: hard and soft CLIL;
- Topic-centered approach;
- The young learner’s brain;
- CLIL in the context of preschool and kindergarten;
- Practical activities: choosing the topic.
Day 2 – Planning and designing CLIL lessons with artificial intelligence
- Understanding learning objectives;
- Lesson planning for CLIL;
- Integrating content and language;
- Creating engaging CLIL activities;
- Practical activities: designing the lesson plan.
Day 3 – CLIL resources and materials
- Selecting and adapting resources;
- Authentic materials and REALIA;
- Creating your own CLIL materials;
- Utilizing storybooks and songs;
- Resource sharing and collaboration;
- Outdoor activity: resource hunt.
Day 4 – Implementing CLIL in the classroom
- Classroom management in CLIL;
- Scaffolding;
- Assessment and evaluation in CLIL;
- Cases;
- Outdoor activity: addressing challenges in CLIL and feedback.
Day 5 – Reflection and future directions
- Concluding lesson plans;
- Final project presentations;
- Reflecting on your CLIL practice;
- CLIL and the community;
- Professional development;
- Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
- Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance.
Day 6 – Structured cultural activities
- Structured cultural activity(ies) according to the hosting location;
- Learning journal: individual written reflection on the course experience;
- Course reflection: self-reflection and review of course materials and resources.
This course involves walking or physical activity, both outdoors on cobbled streets and stairs and indoors during practical workshops.
Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended.
If a mobility limitation or health condition may affect your participation, please let us know when you register.
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