Courses for teachers abroad
-with fees payed by the EU
Tinta Education Ltd in Sweden organize week-long courses for teachers in several European countries, for example Florence, Dublin, Istanbul and Stockholm. The courses Smile and Reading the City have the city and museums as their starting point. The course Digital Extra focuses on exploring a range of eLearning methods to better prepare teachers for a rapidly changing workplace. The courses give the participant the possibility to explore new educational methods and to join a network of teachers from other countries.
The courses are mostly financed by EU grants from respective National Agencies.
You can now apply for the following courses
(the courses below are linked to the EU course database, where you will find all practical information about the courses)
If you are a school teacher, choose:
Reading the Cities of Tuscany, May 6-11 2012
SMILE Cyprus, June 10-15 2012
Digital Extra, Stockholm, July 8-14 2012
SMILE Lisbon, July 22-27 2012
SMILE Stockholm, August 5-10 2012
Reading the City Stockholm 12-17 augusti 2012
Final application date has passed
Reading the Cities of Tuscany 2-7 september 2012
Digital Extra UK 15-21 september 2012
SMILE Istanbul, 28 oktober-2 november 2012
Final application date has passed
If you teach adults, choose:
Reading the Cities of Tuscany, May 6-11 2012
SMILE Cyprus, June 10-15 2012
Digital Extra, Stockholm, July 8-14 2012
SMILE Lisbon, July 22-27 2012
SMILE Stockholm, August 5-10 2012
Reading the City Stockholm 12-17 augusti 2012
Final application date has passed
Reading the Cities of Tuscany 2-7 september 2012
Digital Extra UK 15-21 september 2012
SMILE Istanbul, 28 oktober-2 november 2012
Final application date has passed
How to apply
SMILE stands for Schools Museums Identity Learning Education and is for teachers of children, young people and adults, or for you who work with teacher education. The course focuses on how to use museums in teaching. The course is a mix of museum visits, lectures, workshops and group excercises.
Read more about SMILE here
Reading the City is about using the city as a tool for learning. Instead of sitting in a classroom and just talk about the city, we go out and ‘read’ it: listen, smell, feel, taste and look at it. Lectures alternate with workshops and group excercises. The course is for teachers of children, young people and adults, or for you who work with teacher education.
Read more about Reading the City here
Digital Extra
The course Digital Extra focuses on exploring a range of eLearning methods to better prepare teachers for a rapidly changing workplace and to connect them with a new generation of learners. Basic skills will be developed together with more advanced competencies and to ICT enhanced learning will be addressed. A CMS platform will be created to be used by the participants before, during and after the course. The material created during the course will be shared on this platform. A social network platform will be provided for the participants to discuss the in-service training after it has ended. Digital Extra is open for teachers, teacher trainers, ICT support staff and resource centre staff and museum educationalists.
how to apply
Information and pre-registration
Telephone: +46-8-505 868 50
E-mail: smile-rtc(at)tinta.nu