Simulating active participation and motivating and empowering learners
Simulating active participation and motivating and empowering learners
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8th principles of non-formal education
Why did I choose this tool? These principles are the core of youth work and non-formal education. It is essential to know and follow them. These principles are like an inner compass which helps the trainer to navigate in decision making, while designing education programs, creating methods, building relationships with participants and finding common grounds with colleague trainers. How does…
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Core Quality – a model for self analysis and personal development
Why did I choose this tool and how does this apply to being a trainer? Better self-perception helps a trainer to make conscious and responsible choices to improve professionally and personally. Therefore, we suggest you to have a look at a very meaningful tool called the ‘Model of core qualities.’ It is designed to improve the knowledge of yourself and…
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Mirror of educational relationships
“Relationship is the “medium” of learning. Relationships are made of interactions, based on verbal and non-verbal communication. There is no doubt that communication is namely the basis for creating and maintaining relationships. In general, it is not possible to make any stable contact with learner and its environment without the ability to interact.” – Andrea Mewaldt This method will help…
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Recognize emotions
Why did I choose this tool? This method will allow the trainer to analyse the emotions of others and himself. Also it will widen the vocabulary of emotions that the trainer is using. How does this apply to being a trainer? Working in training programs which are based on group processes, self-analysis and analysis of difficult cases, for example: EVS…
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Defining empathy, honesty and respect
While training young people, youth workers and other target groups we follow a set of universal values like honesty and respect. These values are the basis of humanistic pedagogy, non-formal education. Empathy is an ability and skill which allows us to be honest and respectful in educational relationships. Often the words of ‘empathy, honesty and respect’ are used as slogans,…
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