Classroom Management: Skills and Techniques for Modern Educators, Formative Assessment and Collaborative Strategies

Description

This course is designed both for teachers who have been teaching for decades and those who have recently stepped into the classroom for the first time. No matter how much experience one has, sooner or later many start using a limited set of methods instead of learning some fantastic tools that make lives easier. This course will be a great guide through what every effective classroom management strategy should consist of. It will make a huge shift in the way one teaches.

The participants will be equipped with the necessary tools to set up a successful classroom management system from day one. Teaching and developing soft skills is more important than ever. This is why the course will guide participants through sets of activities that stimulate collaboration, creativity, and communication skills.

The course focuses on skills necessary to develop a happy classroom and capture students’ attention. Participants will learn about quick and fun formative assessment activities that will help them evaluate their students’ understanding and knowledge of a subject.

The course will introduce some of the best innovative teaching methods that will bring fun and laughter into every classroom. This is going to make the learning process more interesting, creating a positive classroom atmosphere.

Check out this course on European School Education Platform a meeting point for the school education community:
https://school-education.ec.europa.eu/en/professional-development/courses/classroom-management-skills-and-techniques-modern-educators-formative-assessment-and-collaborative-strategies

Learning outcomes

The course will help the participants to:

• Develop strategies to transform the classroom experience
• Integrate modern techniques for effective teaching and learning
• Enhance cultural awareness and explore experiential learning
• Develop their own soft skills and learn how to integrate them into their classroom
• Explore project-based learning and set up a dynamic, interactive learning environment
• Engage in drama-based strategies to encourage collaboration and creativity
• Utilize quizzes and games as effective formative assessment tools
• Employ the flipped classroom model

Tentative schedule

Day 1 – Introduction to the course and classroom management

• Welcome event; presenting participants, their schools, cities, countries
• Presenting host organization and the city
• Getting to know each other: Icebreakers
• Introduction to the course and the schedule

Day 2 – Classroom Management Skills

• Reinventing the classroom experience: Skills and techniques for modern educators
• Behaviour Management Strategies: setting classroom rules
• Creating a happy classroom, capturing students’ attention
• Guided walking tour (available for all courses)

Day 3 – Teaching Soft Skills

• Project based learning: Setting us group projects and developing team-work
• Drama-based classroom strategies to develop collaboration and creativity

Day 4 – Formative Assessment Activities

• Quizzes and games to develop critical thinking
• Encouraging discussion and debate
• Live polls and surveys

Day 5 – Fun, Interactive Classroom Management Strategies

• Creating Interactive presentations with user-friendly digital tools
• Best games to boost learning motivation and engagement

Day 6 – Innovative Teaching Methods

• Flip your classroom for students-centred learning
• Use blended learning to encourage retention and independent learning
• School visit: your Croatian colleagues will be happy to welcome you into their classrooms and discuss similarities and differences between your school systems

Day 7 – Course closure and evaluation

• Reflecting on the course and what we have learned from the past week
• Course evaluation
• Erasmus+ Certificate award ceremony