The overall aim of the training course is to understand the meaning of cooperative learning, to explore its techniques and structures and adapt it into youth work realities based on the needs of young people with fewer opportunities. Being able to understand the different motivation factors of young people and how it can be used within youth work activities. Being able to prepare, run and evaluate youth work workshops by using techniques and structures of cooperative learning on developing social skills, communication skills, decision making skills, know – how, information skills, critical thinking, creative thinking and cooperation skills of young people with fewer opportunities. Initiate local and international youth projects, workshops, activities, etc. by using cooperative learning structures and share and improve its methodology regarding youth work activities.
Learning objectives of the training course are:
- To get acquainted with Europe 2020 Strategy and its priorities regarding to employment, innovation, education, poverty reduction and climate/energy;
- To understand the meaning of Cooperative Learning;
- To share different ways of motivation of young people with fewer opportunities;
- To explore techniques and structures of cooperative learning especially on group types, group processing, cooperative exercises and techniques;
- To be able to prepare, run and evaluate youth work workshops based on the needs of young people with fewer opportunities on social skills, communication skills, decision making skills, information skills, critical thinking, creative thinking, emotional intelligence, etc.
- To invent new local and international youth projects according to the proposals of Erasmus + programme KA1 Mobility projects for young people youth workers.
The methodology of the training course:
The training course will be built on the methodology of non – formal education and based on the techniques and structure of cooperative learning. Participants will get the chance to participate actively in a cooperative learning process then make a meta – reflection in order to assess the techniques and structures and adapt it into their daily youth work based on the needed competence development of their target groups. The training course will be learner – centred and have a vast focus on the diversity of the group and the different learning styles of participants. It will be specialised into group working processes nevertheless there will be provided a huge meta – reflection part on attention with the individual self –assessment, feedback, dialogue space and assessment of group dynamics, methods, techniques used and professionally can be adapted.
Theoretical part of the training course:
- Europe 2020 Strategy of the European Union;
- Cooperative learning structures and PIES by Kagan and by Johnson;
- Motivation factors: Flow as Motivation by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi; Hierarchy of Needs by Maslow; ASK IF I by Madeline Hunter;
- Types of cooperative learning groups by Johnson;
- Techniques of cooperation learning by Kagan;
- KA1 Mobility projects for young people and youth workers according to the proposals of Erasmus + programme.
Practical parts of the training course:
- Practicing motivation factors in youth work context;
- Exploring and adapting techniques and structures of cooperative learning into youth work practice;
- Preparing, running and evaluating youth work workshops based on the needs of young people with fewer opportunities on social skills, communication skills, decision making skills, information skills, critical thinking, creative thinking, emotional intelligence, etc. by techniques of cooperative learning;
- Preparing a Manual on cooperation learning in youth work context with for and by young people with fewer opportunities based on the content and outcomes of the workshops;
- Inventing local youth work activities based on the needs of young people with fewer opportunities by using the techniques and structures of cooperative learning;
- Inventing youth exchanges and youth workers’ mobility projects based on the needs of young people with fewer opportunities according to the proposals of Erasmus + programme KA1 Mobility projects for young people youth workers.
Duration: 7 full working days.
The training course is based on Cooperation learning techniques and structures by Kagan and Johnson, Flow as Motivation by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi; Hierarchy of Needs by Maslow; ASK IF I by Madeline Hunter.
