European Schoolnet, the European consortium  gathering 34 European ministries of education, organises two new MOOCs addressed to teachers and starting between the end of march and the beginning of April. Both courses can be followed entirely online and issue a course participation certificate upon course completion.

1) Bullying – NOT in my class! Creating safe learning environments for students

The course is entirely dedicated to bullying and aims to provide teachers with the cognitive tools necessary to recognise this phenomenon in all its forms. During the lessons, teachers will be guided in the management of strategies of prevention and contrast to bullying.

• Start date: 25/03/2019
• Target audience: Teachers of any subject or level in primary and secondary education
• Duration: 4.5 weeks. Weekly commitment: 3-4 hr/week
• Language: English
• End date: 24/04/2019
• Course Information sheet

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2) Inquiry-Based Teaching in Life Sciences

The course is entirely dedicated to Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE) method, that is, science learning through inquiry. This is a didactic approach designed to stimulate curiosity and motivation in adults through questions, making them feel protagonists and responsible of their development process. On the other hand, it gives teachers the possibility of creating a flexible and less structured learning environment. The course aims to provide participants with a series of resources useful to implement the following structure: in the first part they will play the part of adult learners and then they will gain the tools necessary to put into practice the inquiry method and integrate it in everyday teaching.

• Start date: 9/04/2019
• Target audience: teachers of sciences of secondary education
• Duration: 6.5 weeks.
• Language: English
• End date: 24/04/2019
• Course Information sheet

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