Intended for  

A teacher training course for all primary, secondary and adult educators who wish to update their knowledge on teaching strategies, share enjoyable and effective theatrical techniques with colleagues from other countries and practice many drama activities in the students’ role.

• Teachers of any language, teachers of Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Geography, History, Literacy, Basic Skills, Religion and Ethics, Citizenship, Arts, and other subjects
• In primary and secondary schools, in VET centres, in NGOs, in Higher Education Institutions.
• Organisers and managers of teacher training courses
• Directors and managers of schools
• Trainers, managers, social workers in Cultural Organisations
• Adult Educators in second chance schools
• Youth Workers in NGOs

So if you are working in:

• a school/institute/educational centre
• an adult education school/institute/centre
• a non-profit organisation, association, NGO
• an organisation working with migrant groups/ethnic minorities
• a cultural organisation, library, museum that organizes educational programmes
• a higher education institution (including those providing educational opportunities for adults)
• a school for young and adult learners with special needs
• a public or private, small, medium or large enterprise (including social enterprises) that has or want to organize an education department
• a social partner or other representative of working life, including chambers of commerce, craft/professional associations and trade unions that offer training to their members

you are welcome to join the course!

Methodology 

Competence oriented approach

The course is based on the principles of participatory adult education, by embodying participants’ experiences and fostering the exchange of their ideas, proposals and materials. Its focus is not merely on the didactic aspect of drama games and strategies but also on the participants’ social and cultural knowledge gained through education and teaching to different target groups throughout Europe. During the course, the following techniques will be implemented: working in subgroups and pairs, role playing, guided conversation, brainstorming, drama and experiential activities.

Participants will also be given hand-outs, original materials, lists of drama strategies and websites for more drama teaching tools.

Blended learning modalities

Teachers will share ideas and experiences on using theatrical techniques and strategies in teaching and learning through a dedicated Facebook group or / and a Moodle platform.

Preparation

Before the course, participants will be asked to bring materials and describe the institution they work for, the basic characteristics of their learners, and their own professional background. It is also required to bring and present samples of the didactic material they use (books across the curriculum in digital format or hard copy) and other tasks they have to do with their learners. Participants will receive information for the course group (trainers, organisers and organising institution, other participants). Organisers will be responsible for sending all the necessary information regarding the venue and the trip.

Follow-up

Upon completion of the course, participants will be encouraged to form an online community on a platform, which will function as a meeting point. Within this network, they will be able to exchange didactic materials, information on teaching through drama today in Europe as well as recent publications on the topic .They will be able to exchange ideas for promoting the use of drama in teaching throughout different European countries. They will also be invited to participate in more KA1 or KA2 projects. The course also includes microteaching sessions by the participants. During these, participants will have the opportunity to assess the language games to be presented by applying the techniques of observation, interviewing and group discussion. Participants will also be given hand-outs, original materials, lists of language games and websites for teaching tools.

Quality Management – European dimension guaranteed

Participants of at least two nationalities should participate in this teacher training course, allowing the exchange of ideas and experiences from different educational contexts.

Validation –  Assessments and evaluation methods

The HCC’s evaluation forms and practices as well as continuous support through emailing, educational platform and social media use ensures that learning outcomes are validated. After registration participants will receive a pre-course questionnaire which will let the trainers know participants’ teaching background. Before the beginning of the course a list of drama games and books will be suggested.

Participants will also be asked to present themselves and their institution, as well as their learners and their culture through local food and drinks. The presentation will be available on a Moodle platform or on a closed Facebook group. It will be used during the first meeting, but it will also be available online to the other participants so that they can have a preliminary knowledge of the group they are going to be part of.

Participants will receive information about Greece and Santorini in order to prepare themselves for a new cultural experience. The trainers will stay in contact through e-mail with participants and support them in implementing the didactic materials they have taken from the course. The HCC support teachers to use, adapt and assess a range of tools which have been created and piloted by its teachers, so that they can be used for students in different contexts.

At the end of each day an assessment using drama tools will be applied. At the end of the course there will be an evaluation method based on theatrical techniques as well.

Validation system provided

The achievement of the learning outcomes is largely related to the methodology implemented, which in our case is the outcome of wide research in the field of drama strategies in the classroom on a theoretical and practical level.

During the course, the following assessment and evaluation techniques are implemented: questionnaires, focus group, project work, and experiential/drama assessment activities.

Content 

Competences tackled

• Ability to select the theatrical strategies and drama tools suitable for an efficient course
• Ability to adjust, produce, apply and evaluate the appropriate drama activities for a fun course
• Ability to cope with different practical problems in organising the drama activities, through the exchange of experiences, ideas and materials with colleagues
• Intercultural skills through varied cultural and intercultural activities

Fees

Tuition Fee:  660 euro for 7 days-56 hours/person

Trainers

David Farmer, the main trainer, inspires, motivates and educates teachers about the power of drama to transform learning. Following a stand-out career as a theatre director and producer of shows and workshops for young people across the world, he is an in-demand speaker, trainer and writer. His online course Drama Games for Language Teaching won the Best Resource for Teachers Award from the English Speaking Union. He is the author of several best-selling books on drama including 101 Drama Games and Activities and Learning Through Drama in the Primary Years.

Ifigenia Georgiadou, the co-trainer, Director of the Hellenic Culture Centre, is an experienced teacher trainer and researcher on language teaching and learning and a certified EUROLTA Master Trainer. Author of 5 books and many articles on language teaching. Coordinator of EU research projects, Evaluator – expert in the National Organization for Certification of Adult Educators and the EU National Agencies in Greece and Cyprus. Member of the Board of the International Language Network ICC.

The course takes place only as Face2face in Santorini for 7 days. 

Draft Schedule: 17/03/2024 until 23/03/2024 

Please ask the Secretariat to confirm the dates of this course.

Certification 

Our Centre issues a Certificate of Attendance for the teacher training courses held, to be submitted to private or public organisations and calls. The Hellenic Culture Centre is an officially recognized as a Lifelong Learning Centre and a language school by the Greek Ministry of Education and Religions (EOPPEP code number 2101782/ 2018 and 2308668/2018).

Working language

The course is offered in English, but its content can be adapted into any other language, provided that participating organisations can bring a teacher/interpreter.

You may bring your own interpreter from English or Greek and we welcome teachers of all languages.

Cancellation Policy

1. The total cost of the seminar must be paid on the last day of registration (30 calendar days before the start date). Payments can be made by bank transfer or by credit card or PayPal. You will be informed of the deposit details after submitting the registration form.
2. Cancellation of participation: Cancellation of participation: Free cancellation 30 days before the start of the teacher training. In case of late cancellation, participants can use half of their tuition fees to register for any course or training seminar of the Hellenic Culture Centre within one year. Cancellation penalty: for late cancellation half of the tuition fee will be retained.
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