ERASMUS+ KA1
Preschool Computational Thinking and introduction to Coding
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at teachers and school staff from pre-school to secondary level, vocational, adult and special needs education, staff of NGO, government and policy makers and company staff and anyone is interested in acquiring competences on how to facilitate inclusion through Educational Robotics and coding Instruments.
Educational methodologies will be presented to be applicable to different learners’ needs and with different robotics and coding instruments.
Participants will be able to experiment with different easy to use lesson plans that will allow them to acquire confidence from both technical and educational point of view and be able to apply them in different educational environments.
Arguments will be tailored on group participants.
Audience
Prerequisites
- Participants are expected to have at least B1 level of English proficiency.
- No previous experience in coding and Educational Robotics is needed
Methodology
The course will focus on educational robotics approaches to empower inclusiveness of teaching activities and learning environments.
Lessons are based on hands-on activities accompanied by methodological and theoretical insights, presentations of good practices as well as discussions and experience comparisons.Â
Participants will experiment and develop inclusive robotics activities aimed at improving communication, collaboration, problem solving, negotiation, critical and creative thinking skills.
The course will include study visits to centers of excellence, workshops, reflection and evaluation.
Outcomes
- Knowledge on educational robotics approaches to empower learning environments inclusiveness.
- Acquiring competences to start applying Educational Robotics methodologies in daily activities with students as a stimulus for development of disciplinary knowledge as well as transversal skills and development of critical thinking.
- Providing and exercising creative ideas and easy to use resources for successful implementation of robotics projects in the classroom.
- Improving participants’ digital competences.
- Improving English fluency (official language of the course).
- Increasing intercultural awareness.
- Sharing experiences and develop wider networks in order to develop future partnerships and projects.
- Strengthening the European collaboration among people involved in creating inclusive learning environments and providing insights into different education systems.
Course program
After registration
 Participants will receive a pre-course survey which will be used by the trainer to learn about participants’ teaching backgrounds and to assess their exact needs. (target of learners, coding knowledge, kits owned, ..)
Before the beginning of the course:
- 1 hour – preparatory online webinar on course contents (basic readings and simple activities will be suggested to participants to prepare for the training).Â
- Participants will be asked to prepare a presentation about themselves, their professional context and their culture, to be presented on the first day of the course to facilitate networking opportunities.Â
- Participants will receive information about the hosting country in order to prepare them for their cultural experience.
The course program (6 days)
- Introduction of participants, outline of the programme, warm ups and ice breakersÂ
- Workshops (instruments used will vary on the basis of the group of participants):Â
- Overview of the Educational Robotic approaches to empower Inclusive learning environments and stimulate disciplinary knowledge as well as soft skills empowerment.
- stories of robots for social relations
- Promoting daily actions with robotics and coding
- Experimenting and creating modules and activities to be used in participants’ educational environments.
- Online tools for collaboration in education projects, eTwinning, School Education Gateway, EuropeanaÂ
- Individual supportÂ
- Lectures:Â
- Design for all
- Technology and Robotic instruments for inclusionÂ
- Robotics and Humanoids use in Autism spectrum disorders
- Robotics: Humanities and STEAM in one instrument
- Success Stories: visit to Inclusive educational centre/school Philos
- Final Session:Â
- Presentation of outcomes, discussion,Â
- Evaluation.
- Cultural and social program
- Networking activitiesÂ
- City tour and/or a cultural trip
- Cultural eveningÂ
- Team buildingÂ
Follow up
- Participants will experiment ready to use activities to facilitate sharing of what they have learned with the rest of the staff in their schools.Â
- Further materials to deepen the topic will be suggested.
- 1 hour Follow up/Question time Webinar  will be organised after 6 month to share results and strengthen participants network.Â
Other informations
Lesson timetable
Certificate
Each participant will get a course attendance certificate and we will validate the acquired competences also on the Europass Mobility upon request.
Cultural activities
OID: E10131490
Fee
The course fee includes tuition and materials for the course sessions as well as the cultural and social programme.
COST: €540
Subsistances
Available dates
Genova
- 13/01/2022 – 20/01/2022 To be confirmed
PRE-REGISTER FOR THOSE DATES - 24/01/2022 – 29/01/2022 Confirmed!
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Milan
- 14/02/2022 – 19/02/2022 To be confirmed
PRE-REGISTER FOR THOSE DATES - 21/02/2022 – 26/02/2022 Confirmed!
PRE-REGISTER FOR THOSE DATES
Sessions will be confirmed only when the minimum number of participants is reached.
For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language. Please write an email to info@scuoladirobotica.it to get more information about it.
