Course Topic: Collaboration and Team Building

Social interaction and group work promote active learning while facilitating team building and the creation of personal relations among students.

Collaborative learning can take many forms: public and structured discussions on specific topics, collective brainstorming, Jigsaw interaction, pair-work, role-playing, and project-based activities such as PBL and task-based learning…

Any of these identify an effective strategy to boost social interaction and engagement in the classroom.

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We Are All Special: Inclusion and Support for Students with Special Needs In and Out of the Classroom

Explore hands-on activities designed to prevent isolation and disruptive behaviors, with a focus on interaction and support. Discover effective relaxation techniques and movement-based activities suitable for special needs students and the entire class.

The 4Cs: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication and Collaboration in Schools

Acquire an understanding of the '4C's' and acknowledge their significance as essential life skills. Explore methods for integrating these skills into both the curriculum and the school environment.

ICT Tools for a Creative and Collaborative Classroom

Discover online applications and environments, focusing specifically on web solutions that foster inclusivity and sustainability, in order to boost collaborative work, creativity, and engagement.

Art, Music, and Dance Therapy for an Inclusive Classroom

Discover the power of creativity for creating an inclusive classroom and fostering motivation, autonomy, self-esteem, participation, and collaboration.

ChatGPT and Basic AI Tools

Explore the basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence in education to empower teachers to use basic AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to enhance teaching and learning. Learn how to use AI tools to decrease the workload.

Tablets and Smartphones: Using Mobile Devices as Educational Tools

Discover new ways to incorporate technology into your lessons, learn how to use software, social media platforms, and apps for communication, group management, and fostering collaboration, while discussing ethical and safety issues.

Game-Based Learning and Gamification in the Classroom

Discover the concept of gamification, with a focus on social and educational games to make learning activities more exciting and effective. Create a game of your own after being introduced to some concepts and models of game design.

A Happy Lesson: Valuable Tips to Create a Joyful Classroom

Gain more knowledge about the characteristics of a happy mindset and establish routines that lead to joyful days, and practice the 4C’s of education to know and review these vital skills for success in school and beyond.

ICT in the Classroom: Innovative Tools to Facilitate Students Learning, Collaboration and Creativity

Acquire crucial knowledge to use, select, and effectively incorporate ICT tools in everyday teaching in order to boost creativity, motivation, and engagement.

Introduction to the Finnish Education Model

Gain a better understanding of Finland’s progressive style of teaching and practical methods. Explore various student-centered approaches that make teaching and learning more holistic.

Soft Skills for Strong Teachers

Deepen your understanding of the notion of soft skills and reflect on your own leadership, creativity, and communication abilities, among others. Learn how to incorporate the transmission of those skills into every facet of education.

Effective Pedagogies for 21st-Century Learning

Learn how to embrace new pedagogical practices to effectively promote the acquisition of soft skills in mainstream education. Explore practical know-how on four fundamental student-centered approaches.

Facing Diversity: Intercultural Classroom Management

Explore intercultural educational practices and address communication issues. Engage in positive interactions regardless of your or the students' background.

Learning Outside the Classroom in Finland

Learn how to plan and implement learning outside the classroom in a meaningful, fun, and safe way. Discover the key principles and benefits of outdoor learning and experience the power of outdoor education.

Project-Based Learning (PBL) in Museums and Cultural Heritage Sites

Discover how to build and implement PBL strategies in the classroom, incorporating activities and information from museums and cultural heritage sites into these projects. Learn how to organize engaging and immersive cultural visits through PBL.

Project-Based Learning (PBL): Make Students’ Learning Real and Effective!

Discover Project-Based Learning and an array of strategies to integrate into the curriculum using the latest tools and techniques. Create and carry out your own PBL project to boost student engagement and assure long-lasting retention of knowledge.

A Satisfying School Experience: Strategies and Skills for Teachers

Discover innovative approaches to create a meaningful school experience and explore practical ideas for fostering a dynamic, creative environment. Improve student engagement and promote healthy school-family relations with these strategies.

Discover the 7Cs: Learning for Life (and Work) in the 21st Century

Acquire knowledge on how to innovate school curricula by gaining a systematic understanding of 7 of the most important soft skills in the 21st century as a response to migration and rapid technological development.

Enough Theory, Let’s Play! Fun Games for Developing the Whole Child

Discover a range of games to be implemented in the classroom to enhance the students’ capacities of self-expression and promote their personal development.

Environmental Education in Finland: the Eco-Social Approach

Discover the Finnish approach to environmental education that emphasizes each individual’s capacity to contribute to a sustainable future. Learn to support the students' personal relationship with nature and active citizenship.

Managing a Diverse Classroom: Facing Upcoming Challenges

Learn to manage a classroom through experiential learning and develop innovative methods to enhance motivation and collaboration among diverse student groups, including migrants and those with special educational needs.

Arts for the Inclusion of Migrants, Refugees, and Disadvantaged Populations

Discover how to transcend language and cultural barriers in order to create a completely inclusive environment, sensible to residual effects of trauma and relocation.

Including Sustainability Education in Everyday Classes with PBL

Acquire an understanding of the term “sustainability” and discover its impacts on our daily lives. Learn to transmit this knowledge to the students using innovative teaching methods, such as Project-Based Learning.

Rediscovering the Roots of Democracy: From Ancient Greece to the European Union

Explore Ancient Greek democracy and its influence on modern societies and lifestyles. Reflect on current values and principles within the EU and discover strategies to empower students as active members of society.

Project-Based Learning for Primary School

Deepen your knowledge about PBL. Discover which tools are best for the students, how to effectively evaluate their learning, and how to be a good mentor in order to promote critical thinking, autonomy, collaboration, and other 21st-century skills.

Student-Centered Classroom: Teachers as Promoters of Active Learning

Discover how to create a student-centered learning environment sustaining autonomy and cooperation. Explore new methods like the Flipped Classroom, Project-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning, Case-Based Instruction and Discovery Learning.

Student-Centered Education: Making Learning Exciting and Long Lasting

Identify strategies to help students develop key competencies for nowadays’ challenges: autonomy, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Create a student-centered environment for many learning modalities and styles.

Team Building for School: Play and Fun, Building Educators’ Communities

Understand how a positive school environment, teacher collaboration, and motivation impact students' learning. Learn to create team-building activities for cooperation and collaborative problem-solving.

The Group First! Practical Exercises for Collaboration and Team-Building

Encourage empathy and active listening among students through cultivating teamwork and mutual respect. Employ interactive activities that involve both physical and mental engagement, utilizing the classroom environment and outdoor areas.

AI-Enhanced Learning Experiences: The Future of Education

Gain a deep understanding of AI’s role and impact on educational leadership for K-12 institutions. Discover how to use AI assistant tools for strategic planning in educational settings.

Bullying Prevention and EdTech for a Wholesome School Environment

Learn how to create a healthy learning environment where bullying and discrimination prevention will be taken care of. Get inspired on how to integrate ICT into class, practicing methodologies to understand prejudice and prevent conflicts.

Fostering Active Democratic Participation Through Global Citizenship Education

Discover different forms of inequality and their chain of circumstances. Explore how Global Citizenship Education (GCE) can be used as an instrument to promote equal economic, political, and social rights and opportunities.

ICT​ ​as​ ​a​ ​Tool​ ​for​ ​a Student-Centered​ ​Classroom

Learn to effectively integrate ICT into your teaching, all while putting the pupils at the center of the learning process. Discover techniques for revision, collaboration, and note-taking, among others.

Music Activities to Stimulate Emotion, Creativity and Engagement

Experience the power of music and learn how to use it to meet the students’ needs. Discover how to include music in the classroom to develop cognitive and emotional abilities by implementing the principles of music psychology and music therapy.

Strategies for Understanding and Engaging Teenagers in Learning

Discover effective strategies to communicate better with teenage students by reflecting on their perspective. Explore different techniques to help them become more autonomous, responsible, and motivated during the learning process.

The Collaborative Classroom: Teachers as Coaches, Classrooms as Teams

Reflect on the effects of different educational approaches on the students. Explore the concepts of team coaching and team learning as innovative techniques that encourage and promote collaboration.

Nordic Education Excellence Unveiled

Explore the excellence of Nordic education systems, focusing on creativity, inclusivity, and holistic learning. Gain insights into active learning, interdisciplinary methods, and equal opportunities that define Nordic success.