Elemek megjelenítése címkék szerint: Spain

CYBERBULLYING

Málaga, Spain – December 4-8, 2023

When we first arrived, our Spanish trainer, Manolo, warmly welcomes us and introduced himself and then asked each participant to briefly introduce himself or herself. Participants’ countries were Poland, Hungary and Croatia. We were introduced with a platform called Padlet where the timetable and the Info Pack were uploaded which we had had received before our mobility to get familiar with what we were going to see and do. Padlet became the location where we needed to do our assignments including writing a paragraph and uploading a photo introducing ourselves, uploading presentations about our schools, reporting each day’s activities including photos, and writing down some notes from the activities we had during the course comparing bullying with cyberbullying. On the second day, the trainer chose to have the outdoor activity instead of the third day which turned out to be a good idea. Although for some reason, the application Action bound for scavenger hunt did not function on his phone, but we had a very nice and informative walk through Malaga including a hike to the hill where the castle remains were there to enjoy the picturesque scenery of Malaga beach and port. Manolo was ready to explain all about the history of the places and tried to answer questions that we had about different things. He helped us to find a local restaurant to experience the cuisine that the locals have. We also tried to get familiar with some basic Spanish. During the trip, we exchanged experiences about Erasmus+ which added value to our outdoor cultural activity. From day 3 and onwards, we had a more thorough examination into the course including practical works, different cyberbullying case scenarios where we worked in pairs, sharing best practices in bullying prevention and response, defining what is bullying and characterizing the bully and the victim. Bullying is hurtful, repetitive, intentional and always happens when there is power imbalance. Cyberbullying is one of the forms which uses the digital technologies to harass, intimidate, or humiliate others. This can be in public or in private. Bystanders’ role was also mentioned to be a very important asset. Detection is the first step where the role of parent-teacher communication was discussed to be of an essence for collaboration. My personal favorite was having anonymous reporting systems in the school. Among the thirteen actions that can be taken, documenting the evidence stood out for me to implement. A highlight was for me when listing the different forms of bullying was that many times it can be as simply as giving silent treatment to a student where classmates choose not to talk or deal with a certain student. Another crucial point which was discussed and worth having a workshop in the sending organization was about school programs and policies in bullying prevention. Several apps and websites, like Rethink app, Anti-bullying measures on Instagram, Anti-Bullying Alliance among others were introduced as resources to further our knowledge and preparedness against cyberbullying. Finally, discussions about future cooperation and follow up activities were made along with exchanging contact information and receiving our certificates.

Between ^15th to ^20thof August 2022, I participated in a training course offered by Europass Teacher Academy in Barcelona, ​​Spain supported by Erasmus+. On the first day, we met each other along with our Irish trainer, Matt Johnston, and every participant had the chance to present about themselves, their school and country in any format that they had prepared. The participants were from different countries including Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Germany and Hungary adding up to 12 individuals altogether which was the maximum number of a group to have. We were reminded about a tour that was included in our mobility experience offered by the institution which was going to be on Wednesday and also we were given a list of tourist sites which we were entitled to pick one and receive a voucher for our choice. As the title of the course makes it clear, Matt made sure that every one of us likes to play games or at least had played in his lifetime, so he asked us to list what digital games we had played up until now. He introduced to us Plickers and demonstrated how it can be used for in class activities which I found quite cool. On the second day, he introduced us to some games that I am not sure if they can be useful in a class atmosphere like Osmos, This was of mine, Life after, Alice is missing; however, Minecraft was more focused on being a more useful game for teaching since it also includes some subject specific lesson plans. On day 3, we tried another game called Spaceteam where you need to order things and at the same time you have to listen to others. It was quite challenging to play this game since it requires you to be a good listener and also to have a leading personality. He explained the difference between gamification, which we did all our lives consciously or unconsciously, and game-based learning. Alternate reality games were later introduced, like World without oil, I love bees, Perplex city, Cloverfield and De profundis where students are given tasks to write a letter to another person which is happening in a specific time in history. Micro bit was another tech gadget that we experimented with which allows someone to start programming even with no knowledge in that field what so ever. This can be useful in IT classes or students who are involved in robotics. Many other resources were shared with us like, Sheppard software, PBS Kids Games, National Geographic Kids, Funbrain and others. The most interesting day for me was definitely the 4th which we did all our lives consciously or unconsciously, and game-based learning. Alternate reality games were later introduced, like World without oil, I love bees, Perplex city, Cloverfield and De profundis where students are given tasks to write a letter to another person which is happening in a specific time in history. Micro bit was another tech gadget that we experimented with which allows someone to start programming even with no knowledge in that field what so ever. This can be useful in IT classes or students who are involved in robotics. Many other resources were shared with us like, Sheppard software, PBS Kids Games, National Geographic Kids, Funbrain and others. The most interesting day for me was definitely the 4th which we did all our lives consciously or unconsciously, and game-based learning. Alternate reality games were later introduced, like World without oil, I love bees, Perplex city, Cloverfield and De profundis where students are given tasks to write a letter to another person which is happening in a specific time in history. Micro bit was another tech gadget that we experimented with which allows someone to start programming even with no knowledge in that field what so ever. This can be useful in IT classes or students who are involved in robotics. Many other resources were shared with us like, Sheppard software, PBS Kids Games, National Geographic Kids, Funbrain and others. The most interesting day for me was definitely the 4th I love bees, Perplex city, Cloverfield and De profundis where students are given tasks to write a letter to another person which is happening in a specific time in history. Micro bit was another tech gadget that we experimented with which allows someone to start programming even with no knowledge in that field what so ever. This can be useful in IT classes or students who are involved in robotics. Many other resources were shared with us like, Sheppard software, PBS Kids Games, National Geographic Kids, Funbrain and others. The most interesting day for me was definitely the 4th I love bees, Perplex city, Cloverfield and De profundis where students are given tasks to write a letter to another person which is happening in a specific time in history. Micro bit was another tech gadget that we experimented with which allows someone to start programming even with no knowledge in that field what so ever. This can be useful in IT classes or students who are involved in robotics. Many other resources were shared with us like, Sheppard software, PBS Kids Games, National Geographic Kids, Funbrain and others. The most interesting day for me was definitely the 4th Micro bit was another tech gadget that we experimented with which allows someone to start programming even with no knowledge in that field what so ever. This can be useful in IT classes or students who are involved in robotics. Many other resources were shared with us like, Sheppard software, PBS Kids Games, National Geographic Kids, Funbrain and others. The most interesting day for me was definitely the 4th Micro bit was another tech gadget that we experimented with which allows someone to start programming even with no knowledge in that field what so ever. This can be useful in IT classes or students who are involved in robotics. Many other resources were shared with us like, Sheppard software, PBS Kids Games, National Geographic Kids, Funbrain and others. The most interesting day for me was definitely the 4th^th one since we got the chance to try VR goggles and were also introduced to AR. This part I found quite beneficial for my teaching since this technology allows students to have fun and at the same time study without realizing. However, the cost of such gadgets are quite high if you want to get the high quality ones. The last day, we were shown how 3D scanning apps work like Merge and Object viewer which can make the learning process more enjoyable for students. We were given a task also on this day to prepare a presentation showing how we plan to use what we learned in our classrooms. Finally, we received our well-deserved certificates and took a group photo as a nice memory. I thank all who made this experience possible.

This mobility was funded by the European Commission.

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2022. júliusában lehetőségem adódott részt venni a Stress Management and Recognition: Key Strategies for Teachers elnevezésű egyhetes kurzuson az Erasmus+ mobilitási program keretein belül a nyüzsgő mediterrán városban, Barcelonában.

A kurzuson új ismeretségekre tettem szert: brit, görög, szlovén, német és magyar kollégákkal is barátságot kötöttem. Az elméleti tudásanyagon felül számos gyakorlati elemet is rejtett a képzési program: többek között a barcelonai egyetemi kertben és egy jógastúdióban is lehetőségünk adódott meditálni, valamint a különböző légzőgyakorlatok segítségével elsajátítottuk a stresszkezelés egyik legfontosabb módszerét. A mindfulness hétköznapok során való formális és informális alkalmazásáról is tanultunk, valamint az egészséges táplálkozás szervezetünkre gyakorolt jótékony hatásairól, az időbeosztás stresszcsökkentő mivoltáról, az érzelmi intelligencia 4 fő aspektusáról és a hála kapcsolaterősítő szerepéről.

Ottlétem során életreszóló élményekkel gazdagodtam: nem csupán hasznos, a mindennapok során is alkalmazható tudással gazdagodtam, hanem egy sokszínű metropolisz néhány szegletébe is bepillantást nyerhettem. A városban fellelhető művészeti alkotások minden alkalommal ámulatba ejtettek. A híres katalán építész, Antonio Gaudí képzelőereje, formabontó stílusa és lenyűgöző részletességgel megalkotott művészeti csodái minden látogatót elvarázsolnak: a Casa Batlló, a Sagrada Família, a Güell park és a Casa Vicens csak néhány Gaudí-remekmű, amelyet egyszer mindenkinek látnia kell. A spanyol életérzés teljes mértékben magával ragadott az ott töltött egy hét alatt, legfőképpen akkor, amikor megtekinthettem a híres barcelonai flamenco showt: egy lüktető, érzelmekkel teli, energikus énekes-táncos műsort, amelyet szó szerint szájtátva figyelt velem együtt minden jelenlévő. Leírhatatlan és örökreszóló élmény marad számomra.

Minden összevetve, fantasztikus kultúrsokkban volt részem, amelynek során a spanyol életérzés újra elvarázsolt a maga egyedi, különleges és lenyűgöző mivoltával.

 Barcelonában vettem részt Erasmus+ képzésen, ami egy igen kényes, és folyamatosan jelenlévő témát dolgozott fel, aminek kezelése nehézkes lehet, csapatos összefogást igényel a különböző intézményekben.

   Rendkívül hasznosnak találtam a képzésen elhangzottakat, sokszínű gyakorlatba is beültethető tudásanyaggal lettem gazdagabb, emelett megismerhettem más nemzetek hasonló problémáit, és hogy ők hogyan küzdenek a fennálló problémákkal. 

    Nagyon jó hangulatban teltek az órák, az oktató rendkívül felkészült volt és nyitott. Szabadon beszélhettünk a saját tapasztalatainkról, egy-egy témába részletesebben is belementünk. A csoportos feladatok összehozták a résztvevő pedagógusokat.

   Nagyokat nevettünk amelett, hogy hasznos ismereteket sajátítottunk el mind az oktatótól, mind egymástól.

  Mindemellett Barcelona gyönyörű. A város folyton nyüzsgő forgataga, a tenger, a hegyek, a csodás házak, és Gaudi műremekei felejthetetlen vizuális élményt nyújtanak. A különböző kerületek más-más arcát mutatják a városnak. Este egy kiadós tapas egy pohár hűsítő sangria kíséretében kiváló befejezése lehet egy hosszú napnak. :)