Course overview

In our rapidly evolving educational landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a transformative force, influencing both professional and personal spheres. As educators, it is crucial to navigate this technological shift with a comprehensive understanding of its implications and applications.
This training program is designed for teachers and education staff seeking to embrace AI in education effectively. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into our society, it presents a spectrum of possibilities and challenges. Our program aims to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to harness the potential of AI in education while addressing the complexities it brings


Learning outcomes

This structured course aims to provide teachers and education staff with tools, strategies and best practices to seamlessly integrate AI into teaching, gaining a broader understanding of education in the European context.
The goal is to empower teachers to excel in the evolving educational landscape driven by AI. 
This flexible course tailors learning to participants' needs, ensuring they leave with tangible skills and a diverse network of insights and best practices.

Thanks to this course the participants will:
  • Explore the societal and educational background that shapes the integration of AI;
  • Understand the impact of AI on professional and personal life;
  • Explore the diverse impact of AI on education, navigating challenges and opportunities, while gaining practical insights into effective integration of AI tools in teaching and learning environments.
  • Gaining knowledge on the AI-enhanced possibilities in popular ICT tools and on ChatGPT phenomenon
  • Facilitate discussions on concrete ways to use AI to empower and enhance the learning process;
  • Encourage collaborative reflection on the ethical considerations and responsible use of AI;
  • Explore strategies for fostering a mindful and inclusive AI-powered educational environment;
  • Exchange best practices and share experiences with participants and staff coming throughout Europe;
  • Make contacts with individuals and organizations working in the education field in Europe through everyday cooperation and networking activities.

Courses planned

2024
16/06/2024 - 22/06/2024 (Bologna)
16/06/2024 - 22/06/2024 (Palermo)
16/06/2024 - 22/06/2024 (Rimini)
16/06/2024 - 22/06/2024 (Tenerife)
10/11/2024 -16/11/2024 (Bologna)
10/11/2024 -16/11/2024 (Tenerife)

2025
02/02/2025 - 08/02/2025 (Bologna)
02/02/2025 - 08/02/2025 (Palermo)
16/03/2025 - 22/0372025 (Tenerife)
30/03/2025 - 05/04/2025 (Porto) 
11/05/2025 - 17/05/2025 (Bologna)
11/05/2025 - 17/05/2025 (Palermo)
11/05/2025 - 17/05/2025 (Tenerife)
18/05/2025 - 24/05/2025 (Rimini)
18/05/2025 - 24/05/2025 (Porto)
18/05/2025 - 24/05/2025 (Thessaloniki)
31/08/2025 - 06/09/2025 (Bologna)
31/08/2025 - 06/09/2025 (Rimini)
31/08/2025 - 06/09/2025 (Palermo)
31/08/2025 - 06/09/2025 (Tenerife)
31/08/2025 - 06/09/2025 (Porto)

​If none of these dates suits you please mind that if there are at least 8 participants interested we may organize an additional session ad-hoc for your school.

Target audience

This course is addressed to teachers, trainers, educational counsellors, career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school management and administrative staff working in primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, training centres, adult education schools, higher education and NGOs. Please mind that the course may include teachers from different school levels.
This course is recommended for people with intermediate computer skills.

Language

The course is held in English. For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language.
Please write an email to [email protected] to get more information about it.

Standard daily programme

Please find below the standard indicative daily programme that will be personalized on participants needs and professional profiles.
Our standard program comprises 7 days of course, of which the first one is dedicated to networking, preparation and cultural immersion and the last one to follow up, specific needs and cultural activities. Please note that we always do our best to accommodate the specific needs of our participants in a flexible way, including but not limited to budget restrictions and travel arrangement. Participants can choose to arrive 1 day before the start of the course and/or leave one day after the end of it in order to enjoy a deeper cultural immersion. Upon specific request we can organize longer or shorter versions of this course.
Sunday
-  Participants arrival
 - Orientation and information about the venue and the city 
 - Networking activities
 - Walking tour in the venue’s city
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Monday
-  Course introduction
-  Teambuilding exercises
-  Needs and expectations evaluation
-  Navigate the Era of AI: Understanding the Evolution and Impact
-  What is Artificial Intelligence?
-  AI in Everyday Life and Education: Exploring Possibilities and Challenges
​- The impact of ChatGPT at school
Tuesday
- Introduction to artificial Intelligence models and machine learning
- The use of AI to maximize engagement in the classroom: How to integrate effectively AI in your classroom
-  ChatGPT: unlocking the potential and application
-  Prompt engineering: the 7 elements of a good prompt
- Do’s and don’ts for an effective prompt
- Practical work: prompt design
Wednesday
-  ChatGPT for Teachers: Simulations and Strategies 
-  ChatGPT for Learners: Exploring Interactive Learning
- Introduction to ChatGPT Advanced features
- Plugin functionalities
-  Optional cultural visit outside the venue’s city
Thursday
- Artificial Intelligence integrated to digital tools to fuel student’s motivation
-  Exploring AI-enhanced possibilities in popular ICT tools
- AI models for images (DALL-E, …)
- Lesson designing with AI: powerful multimedia content, interactive boards and mor
Friday
-  Artificial Intelligence tools for formative assessment and feedback
​-  Examining Risks and Limits of Artificial Intelligence
-  European Guidelines for AI: Understanding the Framework
-  Ethical and Safety Considerations in AI Applications
-  Farewell dinner
Saturday
 -  Space for discussion of future cooperation and planning follow up activities
 -  Course roundup and final evaluation
 -  Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony
 -  Additional training session tailored to specific needs (optional)
 -  Participants departure
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Other relevant facts

  • Methodology
  • Costs and Erasmus+ Funding
  • Certification and Validation of learning outcomes
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We tailor the working methods based upon participants’ needs, attitudes and professional profiles in order to ensure high productivity, effectiveness and transferability into practice.
The standard methodology is highly practical and participative with hands-on approach that comprises real-job examples, case studies examination and simulations. We embrace collaboratively working methods that foster mutual learning and cooperation among participants. Our focus is on learning in an interactive and international environment knowledge applicable to the real contexts and/or in the classroom. The pedagogical methods that we use are based upon experiential training, group and peer activities, learning-by-doing and best practices’ exchange. They include visits with local schools and institutions allowing the participants to better understand the local education system as well as exchange ideas and contacts.
Morning Wrap-up and brief daily evaluations are foreseen to ensure quality of education and to adapt the learning programme to participants' needs better tailoring the education.
We organize optional social, networking and cultural activities in order to give participants the opportunity to know Italy as well as to exchange best-practice and establish professional cooperation and links.
The training and staff team is multinational thus giving a full European dimension to the course.
Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ grant covering all the costs to attend our training courses including travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and all fees. Our training courses are tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus+ and we offer different options to ensure the best comfort and quality at a price that is within the Erasmus+ grant.
We are proud to tailor our training courses to both participants' learning and practical needs and to ease your participation at our training courses, we will gladly take care of all the practical arrangements. If you prefer, you can take care of some of the practical arrangements by yourself (e.g. meals, local transport...), though we will manage the organization of your accommodation in order to ensure optimal logistic organization, safety and time-efficiency. We always provide board and lodging in the same hotel in which we organize the course  thus ensuring optimal comfort and potential of networking with the fellow participants. Read more about  how we take care of your subsistence and practical arrangements. 
The most common option that we offer to schools and organisations in 2025 costs 1405 EUR in Bologna, 1330 EUR in Tenerife and Thessaloniki and 1225 EUR in Palermo, Porto and Rimini and includes course fee, certification and support fee, accommodation in single room, 2 coffee breaks per day, walking tour in the venue’s city, a sum-up dissemination video. The standard option in Bologna, Tenerife and Thessaloniki includes all meals from Sunday lunch to Saturday lunch, while in Palermo, Porto and Rimini includes all breakfasts and three networking meals in local restaurants. Few of our courses include extra services and activities hence having a different pricing option, which will be communicated upon receiving the pre-registration.
​For schools sending 2 or more participants we can offer accommodation in double rooms and we can provide as well accommodation for people or relatives accompanying the participants.
When attending our courses, we recommend you to request 9 days of individual support for your subsistence costs, 7 days for the course plus 2 additional days for the travel. In this way you can have more flexibility in planning your stay and you can enjoy all the cultural activities planned from the first to the last day of course. You can read here more about the Erasmus+ funding. Shall you have need any help with filling the budget during the application stage or have any problem with your grant please let us know and we will see how to support you.
At the end of the course, each participant will be awarded a certificate of attendance, together - if requested - with the Europass Mobility Certificate. The certificate are in line with the Erasmus Quality Standards and include a short description of the course and its learning outcomes, dates, venues, the name of the course provider and the course instructor(s).
We support the participants in every step of certification and validation of learning outcomes with specific focus on European instruments and Erasmus plus requirements such as staff mobility/learning agreement, quality commitment and Europass mobility certificate.
We experienced that schools and education organizations may require additional documents to certify the competences learned or the presence in the training course. Upon request we can provide additional certification and reporting documents as well as we provide photos of the training course and a sum-up video that can be used for visibility and dissemination purposes.

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