Teacher training courses
A classroom as a movie set
Through this course you will learn how to use various elements of film and filmmaking to motivate your students and equip them with better ways of conceptualising and systemising their knowledge, regardless of the subject you teach.
Price Duration Destination
€480 6 Days Zagreb
A cutting edge classroom
A course on up-to-date methods and online tools to be used in and outside classroom.
Price Duration Destination
€400 5 Days Zagreb, Pula
Transversal skills and outdoor learning
Outdoor learning relies on student skills by actively learning through direct experience, rather than a passive model of absorbing knowledge imparted by teachers. Take down classroom walls and learn how to find great learning opportunities outside your school!
Price Duration Destination
€480 6 Days Zagreb, Pula
Destinations
ZAGREB
Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia. The city settled down along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb is a city with a rich history dating from Roman times. The oldest settlement in the vicinity of the city was the Roman Andautonia. The historical record of the name “Zagreb” dates from 1134, in reference to the foundation of the settlement at Kaptol in 1094. In 1242 Zagreb became a free royal city. Nowadays it is known for its diverse economy, high quality of living, museums, sporting, and entertainment events.
PULA
Pula is the largest city in Istria County and the seventh-largest city in Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istrian peninsula. It is known for its multitude of ancient Roman buildings, the most famous of which is the Pula Arena, one of the best preserved Roman amphitheaters. The city has a long tradition of wine making, fishing, shipbuilding and tourism.
A classroom as a movie set
ABOUT THE COURSE
A classroom as a movie set – incorporating the elements of film making into lessons.
Through this course you will learn how to use various elements of film and filmmaking to motivate your students and equip them with better ways of conceptualising and systemising their knowledge, regardless of the subject you teach.
During a 6-day course delivered in Zagreb you will learn how to distinguish and use film elements and various online tools in the learning process. The method is useful for teaching complex concepts and applying transversal skills, such as creativity, critical thinking and emotional development.
The idea behind this course is to use a medium (film) that is highly liked among students to enable them to upgrade their knowledge and skills in a more interesting way. Turning your classroom into a movie set allows students to put themselves in someone else’s shoes and become more empathetic.
You will find valuable insights and practical skills to enhance your teaching practice regardless of your background or previous experience.
The course includes one cultural activity.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
You will
- know how to distinguish and explain various elements of a film
- make a film poster
- create a logline
- write a storyboard and / or screenplay
- create a mood board
- make short films (shooting, video and audio editing)
Upon finishing the course you will be able to go back to your schools and turn your students into film makers.
ERASMUS+ PRIORITIES
- Inclusivity and diversity
- Digital transformation
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Teachers & school staff: primary and secondary level
- Teachers & school staff: special needs
- Education professionals such as curriculum developers and teacher trainers
COURSE SYLLABUS
DAY 1:
- course introduction: its objectives, expected outcomes and practicalities
- participants’ introductions: presentations of teachers and their schools
- sharing experience about the topic
CULTURAL ACTIVITY: a walking tour
DAY 2:
- Creating a film poster, write a logline and set up characters
- Combining online tools with soft skills (creativity and emotional development)
- Discussion on the importance of visualisation
DAY 3:
- Writing a storyboard / screenplay
- Creating a mood board to be used in the classroom
DAY 4:
- Making a (short) film using a mobile phone
- Discussion on the importance of nonverbal communication in visual arts
- Different tools and programs used to shoot and edit films and photos
DAY 5:
- Editing a video / film, its sound and effects
- Planning and designing a practical lesson idea for your class
DAY 6:
- Presentation of individual work
- Discussion on the creative usage of social media
- Evaluation of the course
- Awarding the certificates
COURSE DATES AND LOCATIONS
2025
Zagreb
The schedule for educational sessions is available upon request and based on interest.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Course language
English
Documentation
We provide all the documentation you need for your mobility: Mobility Agreement, Registration Letter, Invoice, and Certificate of Attendance.
Equipment
Participants are required to bring their own laptops.
Certificate
On the last day of the course, a Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to each participant who attends at least 80% of the course. If due to travel arrangements the participant cannot attend the last day of the course, the Certificate of Attendance can be awarded earlier.
Schedule
Classes will take place every day from 9.00 am to 2 p.m. All the details will be provided to each participant over e-mail at least 1 week before the start of the course.
Cultural activities
The course fee includes one cultural activities, with the option to book additional cultural activities (depending on your interests, feel free to contact us)
Course fee
480 EUR per participant (eligible for full Erasmus+ funding, or any other lifelong learning/professional development)
A cutting edge classroom
ABOUT THE COURSE
In this course, which is primarily intended for language teachers, you will learn how to make your lessons digitally advanced and more up-to-date. Aside presenting and working on various simple and user-friendly digital tools, this 5-day course will also include workshops on media and digital literacy and examples on how to use AI effectively.
During a 5-day course delivered in Zagreb/Pula you will learn how to use simple and user-friendly tools to cope with the topic of media literacy but also how to incorporate ChatGPT and Twee in the whole teaching process, from planning to evaluating.
You will find valuable insights and practical skills to enhance your teaching practice regardless of your background or previous experience in this area.
The course includes one cultural activity.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon finishing the course, participants will
- Discuss the importance of information and media literacy and ways to incorporate them into their classes
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of AI in education, both in planning and delivering lessons
- Use different tools for different educational purposes
- Foster your creativity and critical thinking
- Exchange teaching practices and learn about education in Croatia and other participant countries
- Work in groups and produce a ready-made material to be used in their classrooms
- Use Action Bound app during their sightseeing (gain an insight on how to combine outdoor learning and digital tools)
ERASMUS+ PRIORITIES
Digital transformation
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Language teachers: primary and secondary level
- Teachers & school staff: special needs
- Education professionals such as curriculum developers and teacher trainers
COURSE SYLLABUS
DAY 1:
- Course introduction – its objectives and outcomes, practicalities (venue, teachers, contacts)
- Getting to know each other – presenting yourself and your school.
- Discussion about the technology and AI in the classroom
CULTURAL ACTIVITY: Walking tour of Zagreb/Pula
DAY 2:
- Digital literacy and media literacy – discussion on the topics
- Online tools that can be used to incorporate media literacy in a lesson
DAY 3:
- AI tools in your classroom: ChatGPT and Twee (explanation and usage)
- Discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of such tools
DAY 4:
- Create a lesson on a topic related to media literacy with the help of AI tools (group work)
DAY 5:
- Presenting the group work
- Evaluation of the course
- Awarding the certificate
COURSE DATES AND LOCATIONS
2025
Zagreb / Pula
24.2. – 28.2.
15.4. – 19.4.
25.8. – 29.8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Course language
English
Documentation
We provide all the documentation you need for your mobility: Mobility Agreement, Registration Letter, Invoice, and Certificate of Attendance.
Equipment
Participants are required to bring their own laptops.
Certificate
On the last day of the course, a Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to each participant who attends at least 80% of the course. If due to travel arrangements the participant cannot attend the last day of the course, the Certificate of Attendance can be awarded earlier.
Schedule
Classes will take place every day from 9.00 am to 2 p.m. All the details will be provided to each participant over e-mail at least 1 week before the start of the course.
Cultural activities
The course fee includes one cultural activities, with the option to book additional cultural activities (depending on your interests, feel free to contact us)
Course fee
400 EUR per participant (eligible for full Erasmus+ funding, or any other lifelong learning/professional development)
Transversal skills and outdoor learning
ABOUT THE COURSE
One of the major transversal skills (21st century skills) is ADAPTABILITY – the ability to adapt learning methods, materials and learning environment. This was particularly evident during the pandemic when the environment changed from physical to virtual one. Transversal skills are important for both students and teachers and represent value that go beyond a certain field or study program, and are expressed through the responsibility, social interaction, team work and personal growing. Outdoor learning relies on student skills by actively learning through direct experience, rather than a passive model of absorbing knowledge imparted by teachers.
During a 6-day course delivered in Zagreb or Pula you will learn how to easily and effectively incorporate outdoor learning into your curricula.
Training will include an overview of the most useful digital tools for teaching in different outdoor environments, which you will be able to implement during the practical part of the training where you will design an example of outdoor teaching.
The idea behind this course is to provide you with basic knowledge about outdoor learning and motivate you to continue working with your students through a lot of practical work. Education will be based on developing your transversal skills through teamwork, exchange of ideas, planning and organization of outdoor learning.
You will find valuable insights and practical skills to enhance your teaching practice regardless of your background or previous experience.
The course includes one cultural activity.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
You will
- Understand outdoor learning and its benefits for developing transversal skills
- Improve basic digital skills and knowledge on how to integrate ICT tools in teaching
- Acquire skills and knowledge to successfully design outdoor activities tailored to students’ profiles and learning outcomes
- Get to know different outdoor education methods;
- Design, plan and share outdoor education activities.
- Learn how to evaluate outdoor activities
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Teachers & school staff: primary and secondary level
- Teachers & school staff: special needs
- Education professionals such as curriculum developers and teacher trainers
COURSE SYLLABUS
DAY 1
- course introduction: its objectives, expected outcomes and practicalities
- participants’ introductions: presentations of teachers and their schools
- sharing experience about the topic
- discussion on the possibility of implementing outdoor learning into curricula CULTURAL ACTIVITY: a walking tour
DAY 2
- Introduction to transversal skills
- Key principles and benefits of outdoor learning.
- Learning how to organize and deliver the learning activity
DAY 3
- Working with digital tools for outdoor education
- Field work.
- Getting an idea and designing a teaching unit based on the urban environment.
DAY 4
- Planning and designing a practical outdoor lesson idea for your class
DAY 5
- Field work. Presentation of the sample class to the participants in a real environment
- Discussion and evaluation of individual work.
DAY 6
- Discussion on the positive and negative sides of outdoor learning
- Evaluation of the course
- Awarding the certificates
COURSE DATES AND LOCATIONS
2025
Zagreb / Pula
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24.2. – 1.3.
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14.4. – 19.4.
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7.7. – 12.7.
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25.8. – 30.8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Course language
English
Documentation
We provide all the documentation you need for your mobility: Mobility Agreement, Registration Letter, Invoice, and Certificate of Attendance.
Equipment
Participants are required to bring their own laptops.
Certificate
On the last day of the course, a Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to each participant who attends at least 80% of the course. If due to travel arrangements the participant cannot attend the last day of the course, the Certificate of Attendance can be awarded earlier.
Schedule
Classes will take place every day from 9.00 am to 2 p.m. All the details will be provided to each participant over e-mail at least 1 week before the start of the course.
Cultural activities
The course fee includes one cultural activities, with the option to book additional cultural activities (depending on your interests, feel free to contact us)
Course fee
480 EUR per participant (eligible for full Erasmus+ funding, or any other lifelong learning/professional development)