Topic/Theme: Parental education, andragogy, pedagogy and didactics.
Duration: The course can be structured for a different schedule, with options for 5, 7 or 9 training days.
Sending Partners:
Educational organizations involved in formal, non-formal, and informal learning, including kindergartens, schools, adult training centers, resource centers, and other relevant organizations in Erasmus+ program countries.
Participants:
20-25 adults actively involved in education, including teachers from various educational levels and adult trainers.
Course Fee: According to the Erasmus+ guide, 80 euros per training day, covering course preparation, training, materials, administration, organizational costs, and 24 hours of emergency support.
Trainers:
A multinational team of trainers – Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Cypriot, Polish, SALTO affiliated, with training in more than 15 European countries.
Languages Used:
English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Training materials will be provided in English, with options for Spanish and French upon request.
Profile of Participants:
Participants include teachers from kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, as well as adult trainers from sending organizations.
Participants must demonstrate a willingness to develop professionally through the course, engaging in preparatory and follow-up activities. Additionally, participants should have an interest in other cultures and a commitment to developing the European dimension of their institutions.
Objectives:
During the training course, participants will:
Understand the impact of cultural identity on personal values and beliefs
• Discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity and respect in building positive relationships
• Reflect on their own cultural biases and stereotypes and explore ways to challenge and overcome them
• Apply strategies for improving communication skills, such as active listening, empathy, and open-mindedness
• Identify specific ways in which parents can positively impact their child’s social skills
• Recognize the potential negative effects of parental behavior on social skills development
• Discuss strategies for fostering healthy social skills in children through parental involvement
• Apply the concept of parental modeling to real-life scenarios and provide examples of how it can be implemented
• Identify common sources of conflict in parenting
• Explore different strategies for managing and resolving conflicts in a constructive manner
• Reflect on personal conflict resolution styles and identify areas for improvement
• apply the principles of effective, constructive, non violent communication in dealing with children;
• apply coaching tools for parents with fewer opportunities: zone of fulfillment, values, wheel of life, comfort zone.
• Use tools and strategies to develop trust and self-esteem for excluded individuals
• Exchange good practices and approaches in parental education
• Develop creative tools and techniques to support parents to increase students’ motivation and combat dropout phenomena.
• To promote European cooperation in the field of education within the framework of the Erasmus+ program by partnership building
Learning Outcomes:
The course will help participants:
- understand the dynamics and characteristics of parental education
- develop strategies to communicate and connect effectively with parents from diverse cultural backgrounds.
- enhance creative problem-solving in parental education
- apply creative tools and techniques to address challenges in child education.
- develop innovative strategies to combat parenting issues and promote a positive learning environment.
- apply creativity and innovation to handle diverse parenting and educational scenarios.
- apply creative thinking strategies to address conflicts and challenges within parent-child relationships.
- use coaching tools for parental empowerment
- apply non formal education tools in parental education
Methodology:
The course is designed for teachers and trainers of all subjects, offering effective tools to improve their parental education skills, with emphasis on parents from disadvantaged backrounds. The methodology includes two-way communication processes such as discussions, interactive games, story-boarding, role-plays, three-step interviews working in groups and pairs, presentations, case studies, creative thinking techniques, and individual activities. The training course will be supported through preparatory and follow-up activities.
| Days | Module | Details of activities and methodology |
| Day 1,2 | Culture and interculturality | Course introduction. Needs and expectations – initial evaluation. Working in an international project – how to communicate and connect. Team building: working with colleagues and parents. Stereotypes and prejudices in education. Cultural and group values. Project tour exploring exterior manifestations of culture |
| Day 3.4 | Parental model in child’s social skills development | Roles and functions of the modern family ; Creating a balance between the family factors of the child’s education – the equal role of the both of parents- practical exercises followed by a debate Making parents aware of their parenting style: • excessive care • excessive severity • indifference • excessive severity • indifference Characteristics and difficulties in the child education. Parental counsellors and parents working together to form learning to learn skills and attitudes. -The role of parents in the socialization of the children |
| Day 5,6 | Conflict Resolution and Emotional Intelligence | Conflict Resolution in Parenting Emotional Intelligence for Parents and parental educators. Practical Strategies for Handling Parent-Child Conflicts Ways to Deal with Challenging Behaviors – Study case Student-Parent- educational conflicts – constructive solutions. Non violent communication and positive parenting. |
| Day 7,8 | Non-formal methods for parental education | What is inclusion? The inclusive education and the inclusive society. Understanding exclusion. Developing trust and self-esteem for excluded individuals. Coaching tools for parents with fewer opportunities: zone of fulfillment, values, wheel of life, comfort zone. Research project followed by role play: EPALE choose a method and apply it! Forum theatre method for inclusive approaches. Study visit to a local inclusive institution applying parental education methods. Dissemination of previous European projects. |
| Day 9 | Evaluation | Dissemination and valorization activities planning. Using European certification tools: Europass Mobility certificate, upgrading the Europass Language Passport and Europass Skills Passport Project evaluation. Certification ceremony. |
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