​While academic learning is the foundation of education, more and more educators are recognising the importance of students’ skills such as collaboration, self-discipline, y resolución de conflictos. These skills may be underestimated but are esencial to a student’s overall growth y desarrollo.
Our participants Adelina, Irina and Cristina from “Escuela Nacional Superior ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Romania, tested ”on their skin”, a series of practical activities that will come in handy for their teaching, and they are related to inteligencia emocional.
This course took place in Palermo from 05/12/2022 to 16/12/2022 with a brief introduction to 21st-century skills: what we know, what we can do, and what we feel like doing. In addition to the required skills such as linguistic, scientific, and technological ones, the teachers analysed the concept of inteligencia emocional that mainly focuses on empatía, comunicación, liderazgo, y mentoring. Through a series of activities, the participants were able to learn more about practising these skills and building a connection.

The activities were inspired by the studies of Daniel Goleman who states that organisations can be improved through better management of emociones. The wheel of emotions is a powerful tool for autoconocimiento y self-control that helps to understand others directly and honestly.

A teacher must be a leader, here the qualities y concept of leadership are discussed in an interesting debate with emphasis on non-verbal communication: body language is also relevant!
The leader should not exclude team members, comunicación is essential for teamwork. A passive o aggressive attitude must be avoided to promote an assertive approach.

Fundamental training is the one held regarding hablar en público in which participants used the advice they learned to improve their exposure in public. Now they feel more secure and can handle conflict and stress better.
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In the course were taken into account cultural differences: Teachers shared their own stories y weaknesses making the medio ambiente more familiar and serene, making colaboración easier thanks to the presence of mutual trust.

Más información sobre este curso en https://www.erasmustrainingcourses.com/soft-skills-for-education-staff.htm