Before you browse through our 2019-2020 courses for teachers and education staff eligible for Erasmus plus KA1 funding and published on the School Education Gateway we would like to share with you our approach and methodology.
Our training courses are tailored to meet the needs of school, university and adult education staff both teaching and non-teaching staff. That’s because our courses addresses both specific professional needs as well as the development of soft skills and transversal competencies and challenges. Every year we introduce new courses based on innovative education trends and participants’ feedback. Our 2019-2020 database includes 26 different courses for teachers and education staff about ICT and new technologies, inclusion and special needs, intercultural learning and diversity, innovative teaching methods and soft skills.
We always personalize the working methods and the training programme based on the participants thus ensuring that the competences learned are relevant and applicable to real contexts. Our courses are highly pragmatic and interactive with innovative and practice-driven content, offering the opportunity to develop new skills together with fellow European education staff. Our methodology is based upon experiential training, group activities, cooperative learning,  simulation and best practices’ exchange and we make extensive use of real example, case studies and visits to local schools.
Our training courses are designed to be eligible and 100% funded by Erasmus plus KA1. Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organizations are eligible to receive an Erasmus+ KA1 grant covering all the costs including travel, board and lodging and course fee.
We organize our courses in 3 beautiful locations (Bologna and Palermo in Italy, Tenerife in Spain) and with nearly 50 sessions we cover almost every week of the year. Please consider that for groups of at least 6-8 participants we can organize a personalized session in the language, topic and location that suit you the best.
We put a special emphasis on the social and cultural dimension of our courses. We are in love with our culture and we’re glad to offer foreigners the opportunity to get a taste of it. Beside the training activities, for the participants interested to discover our artistic heritage and traditions, we organize cultural and recreational activities. Upon request, we organize guided tours to some of the most beautiful Italian cities (Florence, Venice, Milan, Cefalù...).
You can download here our course catalogue in pdf.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND SOFT SKILLS COURSES
Effective Classroom Management Strategies and Ideas for teachers

​​In order to better achieve their teaching goals, effective teachers should also act as effective classroom managers. This structured course allows you to develop your classroom management skills by using interactive, engaging techniques and reflective methods in order to resolve conflicts and create a positive and safe learning environment.
Soft skills and emotional intelligence for teachers and education staff

​Improve your soft skills such as teamworking, working in a multicultural environment, managing a team, leadership, crisis and conflict management, public speaking and communication skills, meeting management.
Stress and Conflict Management: the way to resilience and satisfaction

​Learn how to identify the sources of stress, how to prevent and cope with stressful experiences and how to support students to deal with stress. Acquire concrete techniques/tools and share best practices that enable you to better manage stress in your job as well as in your personal life.
​Effective communication and public speaking for teachers and education staff

Practice and master public speaking techniques, learn how to structure and plan effectively a speech or a presentation and how to listen and engage the audience, receive personalized feedback based on your professional and personal profile.
Emotional intelligence and coaching skills for teachers and education staff

​Discover the power of Emotional Intelligence, coaching and leading as well as emerging trends to support students in their challenges. Practice and master concrete coaching activities, working methods and tools that you will be able to use the day after the course in your school.
​ICT AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES COURSES
Integrating new technologies into teaching and education

Gain an outlook on best practices and concrete ways to integrate ICT into teaching and make education more engaging and motivating. Through an hands-on approach and learning-by-doing methodology develop concrete ICT skills that you’ll be able use in the classroom.
Making the most of new technologies, apps and social media in the classroom

Learn how to easily create a video and to motivate students and get acquainted with the most relevant social networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube…) and how they can be integrated into teaching and education.  ​
Discover the best apps and tools for e-learning, distance learning and web design

​Learn how to use Moodle or Edmodo to create an e-learning site and how to easily design an engaging website with Weebly, Wix or Wordpress. Learn how to deliver blended courses and combine face-to-face education with virtual learning boosting  learners motivation.
Teaching languages in the digital era: the best apps, web platforms and ICT resources for learning languages
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Teaching languages in the 21st century is a rapidly changing and innovating process. With this training course, teachers, trainers and education managers will gain an outlook on best apps, web platforms and digital resources to empower and support language learning.
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY COURSES
Intercultural Learning and cultural diversity in education
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​This course aims to help teachers to develop their cultural awareness while giving them the tools and new approaches to cater to a multicultural and ethnically diverse group of students. Learn new approaches to education that can be applied to culturally diverse classrooms.
Diversity in the classroom: teaching tolerance and overcoming prejudices and discrimination
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Learn tools and strategies to address and promote diversity in the classroom and overcoming prejudices and discrimination. Share and discuss challenges and best practices about promoting tolerance and acknowledging and celebrating diversity.
Inclusive education and special needs, the Italian experience of overcoming students’ segregation
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Get to know the key principles, benefits and values of inclusive education. Learn about the Italian inclusive education model of overcoming segregation and including students with special needs in mainstream education. Visit Italian schools and institutions active in the field of inclusive education.
How to stop bullying and cyber bullying in schools and promote social emotional learning
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Acquire a greater understanding of the various forms of bullying and deeper knowledge about impacts, risk factors and long-term effects on victims and bullies. Get to know how to build a positive classroom environment and develop social and emotional learning.
Preventing conflicts and tackling Early School Leaving 
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This course aims to provide teachers, headmasters and education staff with knowledge, tools and methods  to prevent and tackle Early School Leaving (ESL). Participants will learn how to identify the causes of ESL and the best approaches and strategies to prevent, tackle and reduce it
INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODS COURSES
Applying non-formal methods in school and adult education

Learn more about the growing trend towards valuing non-formal and informal learning, practice and master concrete non-formal activities, working  methods and tools that you’ll be able to use the day after the course in your classroom
Dual education and work-based learning

​Get acquainted with the basic concepts and trends about dual education and learn concrete strategies and best practices to integrate work-based learning into education pathways. Visit and network with schools and companies that are active in the field of work-based learning.
​Teaching entrepreneurship and leadership at school

​​Understand the key elements and principles related to entrepreneurship and leadership; learn how to engage students and motivate them and how to lead and deliver experiential workshops, simulation activities and interactive projects to foster students entrepreneurial mindsets and leadership attitudes.
​​Project Based Learning in the Classroom

​The course explores three key challenges related to the implementation of PBL: how to establish effective collaboration among students, how to facilitate student-driven activities, and finally how to assess PBL in the classroom.
Outdoor Education: a new way of teaching and learning

Get acquainted the key elements and growing trends related to outdoor education and teaching outside the classroom. Gain basic skills and tools to lead a range of group exercises and challenges, problem solving games, experiential activities in the nature, on school sites as well as in urban settings. 
Creativity for the future: promoting Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving in the classroom

Raise your confidence and broaden your knowledge in adopting different techniques and methods of encouraging your students to become more creative and develop their critical thinking and problem solving skills to effectively prepare them to be manager and directors of their own future.
Innovative teaching methods for teachers and education staff

This course allows participants to get to know, experiment and practice the most relevant innovative teaching methods - such as Project-Based Learning, Non-Formal Education, Contextual Learning, Outdoor Education - discussing and sharing best practices and experience with fellow European teachers and education staff.
​INTERNATIONALISATION AND LANGUAGES COURSES
Learners and staff mobility with Erasmus+

​​Learn in detail about Erasmus plus, notably KA1 teacher courses and student mobility, and acquire concrete skills to design a successful mobility project for learners and/or staff and get the funding. Learn from real-case examples how to manage a mobility project.​
Intensive English Language Course for teachers and school staff 
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​Master English grammar rules from simple to complex structures. Improve comprehension of spoken and written English by listening and interacting with native speakers and be introduced to different English learning methods and tools to further help in studying the language. 
Intensive Italian Language Course for teachers and school staff
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Immerse in the culture of Italy, through visits of some of the most beautiful cities of the country, tasting Italian food and experiencing how is to live in Italy. Master Italian grammar and improve comprehension of spoken and written Italian by listening and interacting with native speakers.
PRESCHOOL STAFF COURSES 
The best for preschool teachers: Reggio Emilia Approach, Montessori method, Outdoor Education and much more

From Reggio Emilia Approach to Outdoor Education, from Montessori Method to Non Formal Education, explore the growing trends in preschool education and learn in a practical and experiential way the most innovative teaching and pedagogy approaches for preschool education.
2-WEEKS COURSES
Stress Management, Bullying Prevention and Social Emotional Learning

With this course participants will acquire concrete methods to manage stressful behaviors, particularly when experienced in dealing with bullying behavior and conflicting dynamics: they will also be able to develop a prevention plan by creating the right school environment through development of social and emotional intelligence.
Intensive English Language Course for teachers and school staff 
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​Master English grammar rules from simple to complex structures. Improve comprehension of spoken and written English by listening and interacting with native speakers and be introduced to different English learning methods and tools to further help in studying the language. 
Intensive Italian Language Course for teachers and school staff
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Immerse in the culture of Italy, through visits of some of the most beautiful cities of the country, tasting Italian food and experiencing how is to live in Italy. Master Italian grammar and improve comprehension of spoken and written Italian by listening and interacting with native speakers.
TEACHER TRAINING