Students’ active involvement, effective learning, and soft skills are KEY elements in 21st-century education, and we can enhance them through effective cooperation.
If educators can support collaborative learning environments, students can work together to reach relevant shared goals, acquiring notions and competencies that will make a difference in their own lives.
Collaboration and cooperation in learning environments enable learners to:
Feel Active and Useful;
Feel Integrated into a Group;
Learn mutual Trust and Respect;
Have better Motivation and Self-esteem;
Access Learning Contents in alternative and enjoyable ways;
Get Inspiration from others, as well as Creativity and Learning-to-learn skills;
Effectively deal with the Pros and Cons of living together and learning together.
As educators, trainers and teachers know, managing collaboration, cooperation, as well as working groups and teams requires skills. This course aims at fostering them through active reflections and hands-on activities that will be suitable for different subjects and applicable at different levels.
By the end of the course, you will know how to better manage collaborative and cooperative learning strategies in your class, modelling activities that make learning more fun and effective, improve school relationships, and promote your students’ personal and social growth.
What is included
Unmatched Support: full day chat assistance
Fully Fundable: tailored on Erasmus+ budgets
Flexibility Guaranteed: easy changes with minimal restrictions
360° experience: from coffee breaks to cultural visits
Acquire clear notions about collaboration and cooperation;
Analyze pros and cons of a variety of collaborative strategies;
Practice a great range of cooperative activities;
Be aware of possible precautions to take in team work;
Incorporate ideas, techniques, and cooperative tasks in their own lessons for determined learning goals.
Tentative schedule
Day 1 – Course introduction
Introduction to the course, the school, and the external week activities;
Icebreaker activities;
Presentations of the participants’ schools.
Day 2 – A collaborative classroom environment
Preliminary notions;
A collaborative classroom environment;
Dangers and cautions of group work;
Dividing students into groups.
Day 3 – A collaborative classroom
Strategies for collaborative brainstorming;
Techniques for group discussions;
Cooperative tasks.
Day 4 – Class projects & group assessment
Cooperation: class projects;
Peer and Group Assessment.
Day 5 – Cooperative learning strategies in the classroom
How – when – for what can I use cooperative learning strategies in my class;
Create lesson plans for your own students.
Day 6 – Course closure & cultural activities
Course evaluation: round-up of acquired competencies, feedback, and discussion;
Awarding of the course Certificate of Attendance;
Excursion and other external cultural activities.
Dates and locations
You can register for any date, even if it's not yet confirmed, especially if you're interested in courses several weeks away. Once we have a few more enrollments, we will confirm the date. If we are unable to confirm it, we will offer you alternative options.
Combine a confirmed date of this course with a confirmed date of another course and easily create a two week course by yourself. Start selecting one confirmed date of this course and see which other courses are confirmed in the same Academy the previous week and the following week.
Reviews about this course
Mikael Sundinfrom Sweden
The trainer made sure that we were active. We had theroretical discussions but there was always time for practical usage. She created a relaxed atmosphere with the help of the friendly participants from all over Europe. It is really interesting to exchange ideas and experiences with teachers from other countries and different levels. A great course.