ICT in Education: digital tools for teachers

DESCRIPTION

Empowering Educators for the Digital Age

This intensive 5-day Erasmus+ training course is designed to equip teachers with the knowledge and practical skills needed to effectively integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their teaching practices. By exploring a wide range of digital tools and platforms, participants will gain the confidence to create engaging, interactive, and personalized learning experiences for their students.

Course Objectives:

Understanding the potential of ICT in education: Explore the various ways in which digital tools can enhance teaching and learning, from fostering collaboration and communication to promoting critical thinking and creativity.
Discovering innovative digital tools and platforms: Gain hands-on experience with a diverse selection of educational technologies, including learning management systems, interactive whiteboards, multimedia creation tools, and online assessment platforms.
Developing effective strategies for integrating ICT into the classroom: Learn how to design and implement technology-rich lessons that align with curriculum objectives and cater to diverse learning styles.
Creating engaging and interactive learning experiences: Explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning that leverage the power of ICT to motivate and empower students.
Promoting digital literacy and responsible technology use:

These learning outputs ensure that participants are well-equipped to leverage digital tools in their teaching, creating more engaging, interactive, and effective learning experiences for their students.

Course Content:

The course is tailored for teachers of all levels and subjects, with a focus on practical application and collaborative learning. By the end of the course, teachers will:

Understand the role and importance of ICT in modern education.
Gain proficiency in using a variety of digital tools and platforms.
Learn to create engaging and interactive lesson plans.
Enhance their digital literacy and competency.
Develop strategies for fostering collaborative learning environments.

Course Content:Day 1: Introduction to ICT in Education

Welcome and Course Overview
Importance of ICT in Education
Overview of Digital Tools: Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, Zoom
Hands-On: Setting Up Digital Classrooms using Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams

Day 2: Interactive Content Creation

Creating Engaging Presentations: PowerPoint, Prezi, Canva
Interactive Quizzes and Assessments: Kahoot!, Quizizz, Google Forms
Hands-On: Designing Interactive Lessons with PowerPoint, Kahoot!, and Google Forms

Day 3: Collaborative Learning Tools

Online Collaboration Platforms: Padlet, Trello, Slack
Virtual Whiteboards and Note-taking: Miro, Jamboard, OneNote
Hands-On: Group Projects using Padlet and Trello

Day 4: Multimedia in Teaching

Using Videos and Podcasts: YouTube, Edpuzzle, Audacity
Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR): Google Expeditions, Merge Cube
Hands-On: Multimedia Lesson Planning with YouTube and Edpuzzle

Day 5: Advanced Digital Skills and Course Wrap-Up

Advanced Digital Tools and Resources: Learning Management Systems (LMS), digital storytelling tools like Storybird
Cybersecurity and Digital Citizenship
Final Project Presentations and Course Evaluation
Certificate Distribution and Closing Remarks

Thanks to this course the participants will:

The educational programme will be re-organised accordingly to the professional needs of our partners. All courses proposed will pass through an accurate assesment of needs, goals and learning outputs. This process will be enhanced before every partnership request as the daily schedule.

20/24/28/40 hours
Course location: Infol – Innovation Training Orientation and Employment
Site: Rome, Athens
Number of days of training: 5/6/7/10
Lesson time: 4 hours
Language of instruction: English , French, Turkish, Italian, Spanish,Bulgarian, Romanian.
Participation fee:send mail to [email protected]

Methodology

The course will combine theory input and discussion with analysis of practical incidents with the purpose of finding out different possible solutions. The methodology used is mainly content-based language instruction (communication through specific content).Text discussion, oral presentation and discussion, role-playing, self- and meta-reflection, debating and group interaction will be the strategies more frequently used.

Active methodologies
Role playing
Simulations
New technologies
Visits/workshops in educational institutions as schools, universities, educational centers, and companies

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