IO4. Social and Civic
Work Area 2
Workshop 1: Equal opportunities and Active Citizenship
Name of the key competence:
Social and Civic Competence
Name of the workshop:
Equal opportunities and Active Citizenship
Main learning outcomes:
2.1.4. Applying ways of coping with perceived inequality in society
2.1.5. Understand ways to overcome barriers in equal opportunities offered by the society.
2.3.1. Demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be an active citizen
2.3.2. Become aware of different ways of being active citizen ;
2.3.3. Enlist advantages related to active citizenship (learning opportunities and career choices)
2.3.4. Apply the concept of AC on own development options
2.3.5. Prepare a plan for own development options
2.3.6. Formulate benefits of personal development in claiming rights and position in host society.
Work area{s):
WA2: Participation
Duration:
4 hours
AC entry level
2
Class room activity
Outward bound activity
E-learning activity
Min. training materials:
Online connection
Beamer and PC
White board
Paper/pencils, post its etc
Extra rooms
Others:
Special attention:
Involvement of third parties
Special arrangements needed
Prep work for participants required
Others:
- Transport arrangement to the host institute
- Selection of host institute
- Participants need to be informed well in advance
Annexes
Part of workshop
Innovative didactical methodology used:
What it means:
1st part
2nd part
3rd part
1. Spaced learning
Highly condensed learning content is repeated three times, with two 10-minute breaks during which distractor activities such as physical activities are performed by the students
2. Cross Over learning
Learning in informal settings, such as museums and after-school clubs, can link educational content with issues that matter to learners in their lives
3. Learning through argumentation
Argumentation as means to attend to contrasting ideas, which can deepen their learning. Use of meaningful discussion in classrooms through open-ended questions, re-state of remarks in more scientific language, and develop and use models to construct explanations
4. Incidental learning
Incidental learning, unplanned or unintentional learning. It may occur while carrying out an activity that is seemingly unrelated to what is learned. It is not lead by a teacher
5. Context based learning
By interpreting new information in the context of where and when it occurs, and by relating it to what we already know, we come to understand its relevance and meaning
6. Computational thinking
Breaking large problems down into smaller ones (decomposition), recognizing how these relate to problems that have been solved in the past (pattern recognition), setting aside unimportant details (abstraction), identifying and developing the steps that will be necessary to reach a solution (algorithms) and refining these steps (debugging).
7. Learning by doing
A hands-on approach to learning, meaning students must interact with their environment in order to adapt and learn
8. Embodied Learning
Embodied learning involves self-awareness of the body interacting with a real or simulated world to support the learning process
9. Adaptive Teaching
Using data of learner’s previous and current learning to create a personalized path through educational content.
Data (f.e. time spent reading, scores) can form a basis for guiding each learner through educational materials. Adaptive teaching can either be applied to classroom activities or in online environments where learners control their own pace of study
10. Analytics of Emotions
Teachers responding to students’ emotions and dispositions, so that teaching can become more responsive to the whole learner
Type of activity
Part of workshop
1st part
2nd part
3rd part
1. Q-A session
2. Case studies
3. Small group discussions
4. Active summaries
5. Demonstrations
6. Real world learning / real life scenario
7. Apprenticeship
8. Story board teaching
9. Out of class activity
10. Problem-based learning activity / problem solving
11. Collaborative preparation
12. Discussion questions / group discussion
13. Group activity
14. Story telling
15. Mind mapping
16. Brainstorming
17. Instructional video
18. Role playing
19. Self-assessment
20. (Mentor) work shadowing
21. Instruction
22. Event organisation
23. Online training
24. Learning game
25. Reflection
26. Coaching
1 hour and 30 minutes
Participation in Society
2.1.4. Applying ways of coping with perceived inequality in society
2.1.5. Understand ways to overcome barriers in equal opportunities offered by the society.
Activity 1: Equal Opportunities
- Welcome
- Group Work: The facilitator splits the class in groups of 4. Each group must share experiences where they feel that they were not treated equally. Each group presents the cases identified to the class.
- The facilitator presents the definition of equal opportunity “Equal opportunity. Equal opportunities means that every person has access to the same opportunities in life regardless of their status in society or their individual characteristics such as race, gender, disability or religious beliefs.” Discussion follows on the cases presented having in mind the definition.
- Discussion of each case: Was it unfair treatment? Is it rightful to believe that the case did not offer equal opportunities to all? If yes, how do you cope? If not, why it was not unfair treatment.
- Discussion: How to we overcome barriers in equal opportunities offered by society.
Time: 45 minutes
Activity 2: Project on Participation
- The facilitator presents the following scenario in the class: “A series of seminars was organized by the community for migrant women to learn Greek. As there were many candidates, the organizer decided to use the first come first serve rule. It is noted that access to handicapped people was not available since the seminars would be hosted in an old building with a very small elevator and a wheel chair could not fit in it.”
- Discussion: Does the case presented offers equal opportunities to all? What would you change or not change so that the process provides equal access to all?
Time: 45 minutes
Annexes:
Video:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Active Citizenship
2.3.1. Demonstrate an understanding of what it means to be an active citizen
2.3.2. Become aware of different ways of being active citizen ;
2.3.3. Enlist advantages related to active citizenship (learning opportunities and career choices)
Activity 3: Active Citizen
- Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhBRlvDVW0k
- Discussion: How the information presented in the video has influenced your perception on the term “Active Citizen”?
- Group Work: The facilitator splits the class in groups of 4. Each group discusses/suggests ways of being active in the community and how this can shape / improve society
- Each group presents their ideas to the class.
- Discussion: How being an active citizen can positively influence learning opportunities and career choices? Can you see the link?
Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Annexes:
Video:
1 hour
Active Citizenship
2.3.4. Apply the concept of AC on own development options
2.3.5. Prepare a plan for own development options
2.3.6. Formulate benefits of personal development in claiming rights and position in host society.
Activity 5:
- Now that it has been discussed how AC links to learning and career opportunities each participant prepares a plan for his/her own development.
- Each participant presents his/her plan to the class and explains how this plan will benefit her own personal development and how she can claim her position in society
Time: 60 minutes
Annexes:
Video: