TEACHING IN A GLOBAL CULTURAL CLASS ENVIRONMENT. The Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) approach
ERASMUS K1 PROJECT
about the course
course description
The idea behind this training is a brand new initiative by JUMP, developed through collaboration with numerous schools in Europe and involving hundreds of participating teachers from our courses over the years. These educators shared their concerns about the reality of the school environment in the globalized era. Dealing with the situation in our classes is now unavoidable. Teachers are facing various migration phenomena with pressing deadlines: even declining nativity rates, numerous students from different parts of the world are joining ‘multicultural classes’: this includes not only children in preschools and primary schools but also new teenagers and adult learners. Furthermore, the teaching staff is evolving, welcoming new colleagues with migrant backgrounds and skills that differ from the familiar European framework.
Empowering teachers’ multicultural attitudes and enhancing their perspective-taking abilities are increasingly crucial. That is what is termed ‘CRT: Culturally Responsive Teaching’.
“The unfavorable educational position of ethically minoritized students has been attributed to a mismatch between home and school culture” (Phalet, et, al, 2004).
Teaching in a multicultural class has long been a challenge, and new generations (such as the Erasmus generation of former teachers) are encountering a more facilitated approach. However, the presence of diverse cultures in classrooms is now structural and a part of our society’s daily life. Mere discussions about diversity and distinguishing between intercultural and multicultural are insufficient. The impact of social media and its interaction with evolving communication should significantly shape teachers’ training and provide more opportunities for them to become professional mediators. Regarding student performance, it’s evident that those from migrant backgrounds often face more difficulties and disadvantages. Personalized teaching paths remain elusive due to inadequate resources.
This course delves into aspects of Global Education from a practical standpoint and explores various tools found in recent literature. It focuses on the topic titled ‘TEACHING IN A GLOBAL CULTURAL CLASS ENVIRONMENT: The Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) Approach’.
LEARNING GOALS:
- Comprehend this emerging method, influenced by significant phenomena affecting our daily lives, particularly in the educational sector
- Familiarize oneself with the current theoretical framework and literature related to Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)
- Exchange different teaching scenarios where multicultural experiences prevail and that teachers have to deal with
- Engage with new approaches and challenges for teachers in the actual multicultural classrooms
- Explore new lesson plans combining Non-Formal Education, Outdoor Education, and Global Education.”
Target Group
Participants can be any teacher from any Educational level working in a public or private school or educational institutions.
program/Training Modules
INTRO/METHOD
Like all our programs, the present one is flexible and adaptable to special requests, depending on the subject taught or on the starting level of the participant.
Furthermore, in line with the JUMP Academy method, our courses are based on a strategic balance between formal and non-formal education, indoor and outdoor education and the team takes care of a very important aspect of international mobility which is the intercultural learning which we develop with short excursions and facilitating the interaction with local partners, businesses and citizens of our territory. Each local context has its own economy so it’s always useful, in training programs, to get in contact with concrete examples (experiential learning and real based learning).
We always try to connect our learners to local teachers and students to cooperate in developing innovation and networking for future projects. If possible, inside the program, a morning is spent inside a local school, visiting, observing, and cooperating in the realization of one or more lessons. The proposed program JUMP works, in European dimension and with an international spirit, at the local level and, according to the period of the training along the year and the weather, it is possible to change some sessions and add visits and meetings, in cooperation with our network of partners including schools involved in European projects).
WEEK DAILY SCHEDULE
Saturday or Sunday:
Arrival of participants, transfer and welcome. Lodging and logistic support. Depending on the arrival time the participants are helped to have a meal or fulfill any other need.
Monday morning session:09:30 – 12:30
Meeting in the lobby of Villa Gabriella International, welcome, first briefing by the organizers, presentation of the team, logistics information, gadgets distribution and start of the program. Walking down to the city center. Outdoor team building activity “The Mission Impossible game in Soverato”. Getting to know the important places of the city, the orientation points, traditions and cultural elements, interacting with local citizens.
12:30 end of the morning activity with a debriefing and logistic info
Free time for lunch or to enjoy the beach
Organized lift from the city center to the Villa.
Monday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00
“Experience Calabria. A place to live, a place to love”. Presentation of JUMP and of the most important cultural elements of the region. Participants are asked to present themselves quickly and introduce their school in a creative or digital way using the internet and our screen.
Dinner organized for all the groups in a local restaurant.
Tuesday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30
Meeting on the terrace of Villa Gabriella.
First outdoor ice breaking game to get to know each other and create a good working climate.
Division in small groups and start of the indoors or outdoor sessions with the JUMP trainer.
Introduction to Module 1, Exploring the topic, connection between European policies, actual research and Global Education
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
Tuesday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:30
1st excursion to develop cultural knowledge, strengthen team building and socialization among participants.
“Walking tour to the old village of Soverato Superiore, visit to the Church of “La Pietà” of Gagini and exploring the narrow streets. Interacting with local people.
Free evening to enjoy the city center
Wednesday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30
Module 2, Sharing experiences and real time situations, problems and challenges related to the multicultural classes
Module 3, The teaching profession today. Training and the cultural impact between school and daily family life
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
Wednesday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00
Module 4, Existing tools and resources for teachers
Free evening to enjoy the city center or rest
Thursday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30
Module 5, Discovering new perspectives, developing new competencies of culturally responsive teachers and checking strategies
Module 6, Exploring existing manuals and lesson plans. Development of new lesson plans to be shared and experimented among teachers
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
Thursday afternoon is (usually) free time.
The staff will provide some suggestions for possible activities or excursions. For example to Catanzaro city, Capital of the region
Friday morning session: 09:30 – 11:00 (shorter morning lesson).
Module 7, Develop my own learning and teaching path bringing the CRT approach to my school
11:00 free time to visit the local market which is nice and folkloristic.
On Friday – at an agreed time – usually in the afternoon – it’s organized as an excursion in a beautiful and unique old village with a final dinner. The staff enjoys it and there’s a professional guide with us.
Depending on the season the excursion starts in the morning or in the afternoon. From July to September it’s usually in the afternoon-evening for the high heat.
Saturday morning session: 09:30 – 12:00
Closing the course: Evaluation and delivery of formal certificates/Europass and admin documents.
Saturday afternoon:
Free time and last moments all the participants together for socialization.
Sunday:
Departure of participants.
The indicated times may suffer some changes depending on the season (earlier in the winter time and later in the summertime).
TRAINING MODULES:
Module 1: Exploring the topic, connection between European policies, actual research and Global Education
Module 2: Sharing experiences and real time situations, problems and challenges related to the multicultural classes
Module 3: The teaching profession today. Training and the cultural impact between school and daily family life
Module 4: Existing tools and resources for teachers
Module 5: Discovering new perspectives, developing new competencies of culturally responsive teachers and checking strategies
Module 6: Exploring existing manuals and lesson plans. Development of new lesson plans to be shared and experimented among teachers
Module 7: Develop my own learning and teaching path bringing the CRT approach to my school
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the training course participants will have
- Understood this new method emerged in the last years thanks to important phenomena affecting our daily lives and in particular the educational sector
- Learned about the actual theoretical frame and literature referring to Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)
- Shared different teaching situations where multicultural experiences are present and teachers have to deal with them
- Experienced new approaches and challenges for teachers in the actual multicultural class
- Explored new types of lesson plans combining Non Formal Education, Outdoor Education and Global Education
certification details
Certification and number of days
JUMP certifies 36 hours for 6 days course (6*6) or more if necessary by adding extra hours per day. Or 30 hours for a 5 days course (6*5).
The course can also be extended to a 2 weeks course with the option of 10 days or 12 days if desired and agreed upon, depending on the sending organization’s project.
10 days are without weekend (5+5), 12 days are from Monday to Saturday morning (6+6)
At the end of the training, JUMP issues a formal certificate of attendance, and the team is available to complete the Europass certification document according to the EU template and other documents required for reporting by the sending organization.
Certification details
Our courses are in line with the Erasmus+ Quality standards for courses under Key Action 1 (learning mobility of individuals)
Costs
The costs are fully covered by the Erasmus grant. Write to us: info@associazionejump.it to request information about the costs and the services offered and to plan your mobility project in Soverato with JUMP.
How to apply
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