Heutzutage ist es leicht, sich überfordert zu fühlen und zu denken, dass wir unsere täglichen Aufgaben nicht bewältigen können. Stressige Situationen können sich sowohl in unserem Berufs- als auch in unserem Privatleben manifestieren, und es kann schwierig sein, Konflikte zu vermeiden, wenn wir uns in einem stressigen Umfeld befinden. In diesem Kurs hatten die Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen die Möglichkeit, durch theoretische und praktische Aktivitäten Instrumente zur Bewältigung und Überwindung von Konflikten und Stresssituationen kennenzulernen. Das Kurs "Stress- und Konfliktmanagement: der Weg zu Resilienz und Zufriedenheit" fand vom 12.06.2022 bis 17.06.2022 in Bologna statt. Die Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen arbeiten alle bei der LEB, ein norddeutsches Unternehmen für Erwachsenenbildung, aber kamen von verschiedene Zweige und Abteilungen. Am ersten Tag reflektierten die Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen die Bedeutung des Wortes Stress durch Brainstorming-Runden in Gruppen. Stress wird durch eine Reihe von Stressoren verursacht, die mit vielen Faktoren zusammenhängen können: körperlich, umweltbezogen, familien-oder arbeitsbezogen. Geringe Mengen an Stress können jedoch auch positive Auswirkungen haben und uns dazu bringen, unsere Ziele zu erreichen. Deswegen war es im Kurs wichtig zwischen Distress (negativ) und Eustress (positiv) zu unterscheiden. In diesem Kurs lernten die Teilnehmer und Teilnehmerinnen auch eine Reihe von kognitiven und verhaltensorientierten Strategien zur Bewältigung von Stresssituationen am Arbeitsplatz kennen. Durch Gruppenaktivitäten hatten sie die Möglichkeit, ihre Planungs- und Zeitmanagementfähigkeiten zu evaluieren und zu verbessern. Um Stresssituationen besser bewältigen zu können, übten sie Atemübungen, Muskelentspannung und Visualisierung.
Um Konflikte lösen zu können, muss man wissen, wie man effektiv kommuniziert. Die Gruppe diskutierte verschiedene Kommunikationsstile und durchführte Gruppenaktivitäten, bei dene jedes Mitglied zur Lösung eines Konflikts beitragen musste. Obwohl es schwierig sein kann, einen Konflikt zu lösen, erkannten die Teammitglieder, dass so eine Situation auch eine Gelegenheit sein kann, zu wachsen und zu lernen. Alle Methoden können auch am Arbeitsplatz und im Klassenzimmer angewendet werden. Da die Teilnehmer unterschiedliche Hintergründe, Alter und Arbeiten hatten, bot sich ihnen die Gelegenheit, ihre gegenseitige Erfahrung zu teilen und konfrontieren. Noch wichtiger ist, dass dieser Kurs ihnen gezeigt hat, dass sie nicht nur jetzt Werkzeuge haben, um mit stressigen Situationen umzugehen, sondern dass es manchmal auch einen positiven Ausgang aus einem bestehenden Konflikt geben kann. ELA bedankt sich für Ihre Teilnahme und freut sich darauf, Sie wieder begrüßen zu dürfen! Mehr über diesen Kurs unter: https://www.erasmustrainingcourses.com/stress-management.html
Being a teacher does not only mean transmitting students knowledge and skills, but also guiding students in defining achievable goals and in creating an action plan to achieve them. The role of the teacher, therefore, is not only to transfer knowledge, but also to ask the "right" questions to help students discovering their own value. What role do emotional intelligence and coaching skills play in being a teacher? Trying to answer this question was the goal of the new edition of the course “Emotional intelligence and coaching inside the school and educational context” that took place in Palermo from 22/05/2022 to 28/05/2022. The participants came from all over Europe: Eva from the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark; Rūdis from the Riga English grammar school, in Latvia; Josipa from the Elementary School Benkovac, in Croatia; Kamila from Zakladni skola Usti nad Labem, in Czech Republic; Maria José and Margarida from the Agrupamento de Escolas Gabriel Pereira, in Portugal; Cristina and Blanca from the IES Politécnico de Vigo, in Spain; two participants coming from two different institutes in Sweden, Fia from the Internationella Engelska Skolan Sundsvall and Christoffer from the Virginska gymnasiet i Örebro; three participants from different institutes in Belgium, Julieand Marcelle from the Zentrum für Förderpädagogik, and Kathleen from the CVO VOLT (Flanders). First of all, during this course we discussed about Emotional Intelligence, which is the capability to recognize not only our own feelings but also other people’s emotions, and consequently to be conscious of what happens in our minds and in our surroundings. An emotional-intelligent teacher can identify his/her students’ emotions, in order to create a connection with them and help them to manage their feelings. We deepened the concept of being a leader, discovering that there is not the perfect leadership style: in order to be a “good” leader it is important to choose the leading strategy that best adapts to the specific situation. Moreover, we discussed about another coaching skill that is the ability to manage conflict. Conflicts are not necessarily a something bad; conflicts could be an opportunity to build a new situation that is better than the first one. A teacher, as a coach, must help their students to communicate responsibly, finding a collaborative solution to the problem, without suggesting it, but guiding them in the decision making and in the evaluation of their behavior. Another topic we proposed during this course was the power of questions in guiding our students reflection and development, focusing on 4 key elements: Goal (What is my goal?), Reality (Where am I now?), Options (What can I do?) and Will (What is my future plan?). Finally, we analyzed the “Solution Focused Brief Coaching” model, a “coaching” model that, instead of focusing on the problem and on limits, enhances the solution and the resources that are available. In conclusion, during this week the participant did not miss all the opportunities to network and build strong and meaningful relationship. We are looking forward to welcoming you again!
Discover more about this course at: https://www.erasmustrainingcourses.com/coaching.html Being in contact with the outdoors has a considerable positive impact on the cognitive, behavioural and emotional development of humans. In the recent years there was a shift in perspective on how to integrate more time spent outdoors than locked up in a classroom. Integrating outdoor education into formal learning can be quite a challenge, since you have to adapt to trivial things like the weather. Another advantage of this type of learning - and why it has become important in the last years - is its positive impact on climate change. The new edition of the course “Outdoor education: a new way of teaching and learning” took place in Bologna from 29/05/2022 to 4/06/2022. The participants came from Belgium, with Demeyere Linda, Coene Jonas, De Brabanter Ann Astrid, De Ceulaer Liesbeth, Clauws Veerle, D'Holander Lisa, Janssens Ann, Maingie Mandy, Noelanders Patrick, Renard Katty, Roels Karien, Seghers An, Van Cant Eva, Van Cauwenberghe Karin, Van Den Eynden Joni, Van Lathem Kathleen, Willems Maria, Vermeiren Gerarda, and Wyns Karen. The first day was spent on introductions - we were not only discovering each other’s names, but also our individual perspectives on outdoor education. Using a human scale, we found out our participants’ experience with the subject, which helped us to adjust the curriculum to their needs. We also engaged the group in an activity, where each small group had to come up with one definition of outdoor education. That was a challenge, as everyone had different views on it, but we managed to complete the task. We spent a lot of our time outdoors, of course. The participants know the garden of our venue like the back of their hand; the most memorable activities done there were definitely the inclusion game, and mapping the area. To make the map, the group had to look at the garden with a critical eye to find ways to utilise all elements, but also note down where to be cautious. An earlier visit to Villa Ghigi was helpful for generating ideas for activities in open spaces. On Thursday we engaged the group in an outdoor treasure hunt to get to know the city of Bologna (and how to incorporate apps into outdoor education). The teams did very well - not only did they discover more about the city and had a lot of fun, but they could also put themselves in the shoes of their students, and see how to make this game productive. Later we explored the app, trying to make a game ourselves. We tried to tackle another problem: sometimes you have to stay indoors. How do you engage students and recreate an outdoor experience indoors? Our participants found out for themselves during another treasure hunt in the venue itself. On the very last day of the course, everyone designed an outdoor lesson according to their target group and subject taught. Taking the opportunity of being surrounded by outdoor education experts, we presented our lessons and collected valuable feedback. During the week we presented a lot of ideas to the group. We hope you can use them with your students, and they will be just as engaged as you were! Discover more about this course at https://www.erasmustrainingcourses.com/outdoor-education.html
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