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Reference Number : UK-2009-935-001


TITLE OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITY
IN THE LANGUAGE OF TUITION
  English : Taking learning outdoors!
TYPE OF TRAINING ACTIVITY
TRAINING AIMED AT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING :
A COMENIUS GRANT (SCHOOL EDUCATION)

TYPE AND ORIGIN OF THE TRAINING:

THEMATIC FIELD OF THE TRAINING
GENERAL IN-SERVICE TRAINING
Active citizenship
Career guidance and counselling
European citizenship & European dimension
Intercultural education
Pedagogy and didactics

LANGUAGES USED FOR THE TRAINING
MAIN LANGUAGE: English
LANGUAGE VERSION(S) IN WHICH MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED:
English

EDUCATION SECTOR OF THE TRAINING PARTICIPANTS
SCHOOL AND PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
Pre-Primary
Primary
General secondary
Vocational/Technical secondary

TARGET AUDIENCE
Teachers (Pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult, special needs)
Teacher trainers
Careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headteachers/principals/managers of schools/organisations offering adult education
Members of students/teachers councils in adult education


INSTITUTION ORGANISING THE TRAINING
NAME OF THE ORGANISATION: adventurascotland
STREET AND NUMBER: 8 MacLeod Terrace
POSTCODE:IV25 3QA - IV25 3QA
TOWN / CITY: Embo
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
WEBSITE:  www.adventurascotland.co.uk
ORGANISER/S OF THE TRAINING 
PERSON 1:  Catherine Bews
TEL NR: 00441856721378
EMAIL: irene.bews@hotmail.com
PERSON 2: Ally Sangster
TEL NR: 00441224690880
EMAIL: ally.sangster@tiscali.co.uk
FULL DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING CONTENTS
IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING: (EN)
Preparation Experiential Learning (A Handbook Of Best Practices For Educators And Trainers) C. Beard
Objectives • To experience group dynamic methods/cooperative games
• To develop reflection/reviewing techniques
• To encourage observation of social skills
• Give theoretical background and practice of experiential learning methods
Methodology • Co-operative learning
• Active learning in an outdoor setting
• Group and personal reflection
• Observation analysis
• Lots of humour, peer support, relaxation, …
Follow-up Course evaluation
Reflection diaries
 

PROGRAMME OF THE TRAINING ACTIVITIES (DAY BY DAY)
IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING:
RESIDENTIAL COURSE ONLY!!

1st day: Group dynamics

Arrivals

Afternoon
Introduction objectives of the course
Individual intro
Group dynamics (cooperation/create safety within the group)

Evening

Informal gettogether

2nd day: Introduction of methodology of active experiential learning in the outdoors + practical implementation in school settings

Morning

Action/reflective learning on theme issues (practical implementation of Kolb)
Method: Group reflection

Afternoon Communication-problem solving

Action learning (focus on specific individual skill observations)
Method: observing skills and group reflection

Evening

Discuss used actions and methods providing guidelines for reflective/experiential learning
Method: practical lecture


3rd and 4th day: Reviewing methods

Morning/afternoon

Microteaching of action methods and reviewing skills
Method: Practical workshops

Think about personal actions and needs in function of the group, task and their interrelationship exploring: decision making skills, creative skills, delegating skills, managing-change and stress, motivating skills, negotiating skills, objective setting, assertiveness, …

Evening

Relaxation session

5th day:

Morning

Preparation for participants exchange of ideas/good practices/networking

afternoon/evening

excursion

6th day

Morning/afternoon

Presentation of ideas and good practices

Evening
International dinner and party

7th day:

Morning

Process, Reflect, Review, React
Course evaluation session by the participants – reflection diaries

Noon: departures
 

TYPE OF CERTIFICATION OF ATTENDANCE AWARDED
IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE TRAINING:
Certificate of attendance including of training content and time input EUROPASS
 
ENGLISH:Certificate of attendance including of training content and time input EUROPASS

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