TEACHING IS
COMMUNICATION
Tools to make teaching and training
more effective
Description and main aims
Draft proposed program
Anyone can speak, but those who speak well have a distinct advantage. Knowing what to say, when and how to say it, and who to say it to can go a long way in accomplishing any goal. However, communication does not consist solely of speech and sounds. Communication also includes things like listening, body language, cultural awareness, and general social skills.
The Most Important Part of Communication
There are some people who are constantly talking, but they never stop and listen. As a general rule, such people are not very good communicators because they fail to understand that are two parties involved in every act of communication. The most important part of communication is listening, not talking. An effective communication strategy should be based on feedback from the person to whom the message is directed. In addition, the strategy should include tips and techniques for good listening, and encourage behaviors like active listening.
Teaching is based on communication, and a teacher who communicates effectively with his/her students is a great teacher. Communication in classrooms is more complex and unpredictable than in many other situations. As a teacher, understanding the unique features and functions of communication in the classroom is very important. Communication strategies for teachers can help improve the parent teacher relationship. They can also take a mediocre teacher and make him/her into every student’s favorite. Even in atypical cases, such as when working with a learning disabled child, communication strategies for teachers can help foster a better bond between the teacher and student.
However, communication strategies for teachers extend beyond the classroom, and can be applied to parents as well.
Main aims: Improve your teaching style Using Visual Aids, Talking and Listening, Communicating Positively with Parents, Listening to Parents, Learning Disabled Children
The program is structured following 5 modules:
Module 1: Communication in the Classroom
Module 2: Effective Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
Module 3: Structure of Participation
Module 4: Using Classroom Talk to Stimulate Students’ Thinking
Module 5: Effective Communication Techniques for Teachers Assessment
Sunday : arrival of participants, welcoming by the B&B , free time and relax
Monday : 08:30 - 09:30 first briefing by organizers, presentation of the team, logistic of the local context, program overview and changes, moving to the activity place
10:00 - 13:00 lesson. Module 1
13:00 - 14:30 lunch break
14:30 - 17:30 lesson. Continuing Module 1
Tuesday: 09 - 13:00 lesson. Module 2
13:00 - 14:30 lunch break
14:30 - 17:30 lesson. Continuing Module 2
Wednesday: 09 - 13:00 lesson. Module 3
13:00 - 14:30 lunch break
14:30 - 17:30 lesson. Continuing Module 3
Thursday: 09 - 13:00 lesson. Module 4
13:00 - 14:30 lunch break
14:30 - 17:30 lesson. Continuing Module 4
Friday: 09 - 13:00 lesson. Module 5
13:00 - 14:30 lunch break
14:30 - 17:30 lesson. Continuing Module 5
Saturday: 09 - 12:00 Evaluation and delivery of certificates, checking the Learning Mobility Agreements and administrative receipts. In the afternoon of Saturday will be proposed
Intercultural activities or an excursion "Discovering Calabrian old towns and traditions"