“Interactive technologies for the future classroom” 

Future Classroom Lab created by European Schoolnet - Brussels

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Day 1 

Introduction. Objectives and practicalities

Future Classroom Lab Exploration: Reflecting on tools, pedagogy and learning spaces

BYOD (bring your own device) to the classroom: overview possibilities in the classroom, best practices and testing, exploring edu apps and online freeware

Project creation: group work

Presentation and prize of the day

Social and cultural activities

 

Day 2 

Increasing interactivity on your interactive whiteboard:

• Creating interactive lesson plans

• Exploring cloud-based programmes

eTwinning (best practices, project gallery, brainstorming and exploring new partners)

Stop motion

• Creating interactive and educational videos

• Exploring apps 

Presentations and prize of the day

Scavenger Hunt in Brussels (group work)

 

Day 3 

1:1 learning

• Pedagogy and best practices

• Exploring cloud based programmes

• Flipped classroom

Project creation with QR-codes - Create your personalized QR codes & interactive group work

eSafety in schools - What every teacher should know about eSafety

Social and cultural activities

 

Day 4 

Augmented reality in the classroom

• Best practices and pedagogy

• Create your own marker

Party-Jail-Break (Interactive game filled with discussions and exchanging ideas)

BYOD 2.0: Increasing student involvement (Create challenges outside the classroom)

Interactive comics in the classroom

• How to create interactive comics?

• Exploring different online freeware

Social and cultural activity: House of European History

 

Day 5 

Assessment using interactive technology in the classroom (Pedagogy and best practices)

Final preparation and presentation(group work)

Certificates 

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Competences acquired by the participants: 

- Job-related skills and competences:

• Practicing with tools and methodologies to increase student interaction and collaboration in the classroom

• Creating interactive lesson plans

• Understanding 1:1 learning (pedagogy and best practices and tools)

• Preparing and delivering flipped learning

• Exploring the opportunities and challenges of Bring Your Own Device approach

• Learning how to use Augmented Reality in the classroom

• Learning how to use interactive games in the classroom

• Learning how assess using interactive technology

• Understanding the basics of eSafety in schools

 

- Language skills and competences:

Interacting (listening, speaking, reading, writing) in a foreign language (English) with the course colleagues and the trainers. Intercultural skills.

- Computer skills and competences:

• Using different software and apps to increase student collaboration and interaction

• Exploring Future Classroom Lab and its ideas and tools

• Creating interactive videos (Stop motion)

• Exploring cloud-based programmes

• Ideas and resources for professional development

• Project creation with QR-codes

- Organisational skills and competences:

• Collaborating with course peers for group work

• Knowledge on how to start and run an online collaboration project (eTwinning)

- Social skills and competences:

Communication and collaboration with multicultural group of participants; Sharing of practice

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