Innovative Teaching Methods Course for Teachers and School Staff on Erasmus+
A hands-on innovative teaching methods course for teachers and school staff: project-based learning, non-formal education, outdoor learning, gamification and ICT tools, tried out in a supportive group before you take them back to class. 100% fundable by your Erasmus+ grant and run by an accredited provider — accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education, holding an Erasmus+ accreditation and ISO 9001 certified. We handle all the Erasmus+ paperwork, from preparation to dissemination, so you just book your flights.
“The course itself was very valuable and practice-oriented.”
- Next session 29/11/2026 · see all dates →
- Level All levels · English B1+
- Certificate Erasmus+ and Europass
- Where Bologna, Palermo, Tenerife, Athens, Porto, Zagreb, Lisbon
What is an Erasmus innovative teaching methods course?
An Erasmus innovative teaching methods course is a fully-funded professional development programme, delivered abroad under Erasmus+ Key Action 1 (KA1), that lets teachers and school staff experiment with methods that change how students take part in class. Innovating your teaching is no easy feat: it pushes you, like your students, out of your comfort zone. Here you get to know, try and practise project-based learning, non-formal education, outdoor learning, gamification and ICT tools in a supportive, safe environment — and compare them with what colleagues from across Europe already do in their classrooms.
Below you’ll find who it’s for, what you’ll be able to do, how the week is run, why teachers rate ELA 5/5, and how your Erasmus+ grant covers it all. With ELA you get a genuine guarantee of quality — full compliance with Erasmus+ quality standards, real networking with peers, and end-to-end support from enrolment to the dissemination of your project — plus skills you learn in a practical way and can use as soon as you’re back.
Who it’s for — and who it’s not
This course is addressed to teachers, trainers, educational counsellors, career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school management and administrative staff working in primary schools, secondary schools, vocational schools, training centres, higher education and NGOs. If you are teachers, directors, managers, educators and other staff of preschool and childhood institutions with pupils aged 0 – 6 years old, please consider enrolling in the course Innovative teaching methods for preschool teachers. If instead you work in an adult education centre, you can consider enrolling in Innovative Teaching Methods for Adult Education.
Participants come from all Erasmus+ eligible countries and should already hold an Erasmus+ grant for KA1. A single session may bring together teachers from different school levels — part of what makes the networking so valuable.
It’s probably not the right fit if…
- you’re looking for a purely theoretical course — this one is hands-on: you design and try out activities with each method;
- you don’t have, and aren’t applying for, an Erasmus+ grant;
- your English is below B1 — you don’t need to be a native speaker and our trainers actively help, but you need a working level to take part and collaborate;
- you want to spend the whole week on a single method — this course gives you a practical grounding in several; ELA also runs dedicated courses on project-based learning, non-formal education and gamification.
Innovative teaching methods training for teachers: what you’ll be able to do
A practical toolkit of methods, tried out with colleagues and adapted to your subject and age group.
Design a PBL activity
Use the key components of project-based learning, formulate a driving question and plan student-driven work with peer assessment.
Run non-formal & outdoor activities
Prepare and lead engaging non-formal activities and outdoor challenges that build motivation, teamwork and relationships.
Gamify and go digital
Design gamified activities, create interactive learning material and use digital apps for classroom formative assessment.
Your Erasmus+ week, day by day
Below is the standard indicative programme, personalised on participants’ needs and professional profiles. You can arrive the day before the course starts and leave the day after it ends, for smoother travel. Tap a day to expand.
Day 1 — Welcome & introduction
- Participants’ arrival
- Course introduction
- Schools’ and institutions’ presentations & best-practice sharing
- Walking tour of the host city
Day 2 — Innovation & non-formal education
- Needs and expectations evaluation
- Team-building exercises
- Reflections on current teaching practices and challenges, to better tailor the course sessions
- Innovation to foster students’ motivation, participation and creativity
- Basic concepts and principles of non-formal education
- Practical work: designing, preparing and implementing engaging non-formal activities
Day 3 — Project-Based Learning
- The key components of Project-Based Learning (PBL)
- Formulating your Driving Question
- The importance of student-driven activities in PBL
- Practical work: designing an effective PBL activity
- Promoting strategies for peer assessment and teamwork
- Cultural activities in the host city
Day 4 — Outdoor education
- Key principles and benefits of outdoor education and outdoor learning
- The value of outdoor education for personal, social and relational development
- Real-case experiences and reflections on current teaching practices and styles
- Experimenting with group exercises and challenges, problem-solving games and experiential activities outdoors
- Optional cultural visit outside the host city
Day 5 — Gamification & game-based learning
- Understanding the difference between gamification and game-based learning
- Testing and practising basic game-based and gamified learning activities
- How to stimulate critical and creative thinking through gamification and game-based learning
- Practical work: designing gamified activities to fuel students’ motivation
Day 6 — ICT tools for engagement
- Introducing ICT tools: exploiting the power of digital apps to engage students in the learning process
- Practical work: creating interactive learning material for your lessons
- Testing and practising ICT tools for classroom formative assessment
- Farewell dinner
Day 7 — Follow-up, certification & departure
- Discussion of future cooperation and planning of follow-up activities
- Exchange of best practices and experiences
- Course round-up and final evaluation
- Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony
- Additional training session tailored to specific needs
- Participants’ departure
Pick your Erasmus+ date and European city
Courses run throughout the year in Bologna, Palermo, Tenerife, Athens, Porto, Zagreb and Lisbon — so you can match your mobility to your school calendar and choose the destination you’ll love.
We keep each session small on purpose — limited places per date, so the group stays collaborative and the trainer can follow everyone. Some dates below may already be fully booked: once a session fills up we can’t add participants. If a date is confirmed or open for enrolment, pre-register now to hold your place while your paperwork is finalised — pre-registration doesn’t commit you, it just keeps your seat until you confirm.
A confirmed session is guaranteed to run: it is never cancelled.
All courses are hosted and delivered by local Academies accredited by Erasmus Learning Academy and legally established in the country where the course takes place, in full compliance with Erasmus+ requirements and quality standards.
| Location | Starting Date | Ending Date | Status | Pre-registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenerife | 29/11/2026 | 05/12/2026 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Tenerife | 17/01/2027 | 23/01/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Zagreb | 17/01/2027 | 23/01/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Bologna | 31/01/2027 | 06/02/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Palermo | 14/02/2027 | 20/02/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Athens | 21/02/2027 | 27/02/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Tenerife | 07/03/2027 | 13/03/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Bologna | 11/04/2027 | 17/04/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Palermo | 25/04/2027 | 01/05/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Tenerife | 09/05/2027 | 15/05/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Athens | 09/05/2027 | 15/05/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Bologna | 13/06/2027 | 19/06/2027 | 2 more participants to confirm | Hold your spot — free |
| Palermo | 27/06/2027 | 03/07/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Tenerife | 11/07/2027 | 17/07/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Bologna | 18/07/2027 | 24/07/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Athens | 25/07/2027 | 31/07/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Palermo | 08/08/2027 | 14/08/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Tenerife | 05/09/2027 | 11/09/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Bologna | 12/09/2027 | 18/09/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Tenerife | 17/10/2027 | 23/10/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Porto | 17/10/2027 | 23/10/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Palermo | 24/10/2027 | 30/10/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Zagreb | 31/10/2027 | 06/11/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Tenerife | 21/11/2027 | 27/11/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Lisbon | 21/11/2027 | 27/11/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Bologna | 12/12/2027 | 18/12/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
| Palermo | 12/12/2027 | 18/12/2027 | Open for Enrollment | Hold your spot — free |
Why teachers choose this Erasmus+ innovative teaching methods course
Designed around what matters most to Erasmus+ teachers: quality, simplicity and real classroom value.
100% Erasmus+ quality standards
Fully compliant with Erasmus+ quality standards and accredited for KA1 — your mobility is in safe, recognised hands.
We make Erasmus+ effortless
From the invitation letter to the Mobility Agreement and certificates, we prepare your documents and guide every step — so you sleep easy.
Sharing with fellow colleagues
Exchange ideas, share best practices and innovate together with educators from across Europe.
Practical, never just theory
Hands-on activities and group work — you build materials you can reuse, with the participant at the centre, not the trainer.
Support through to dissemination
We stay with you after the course too: dissemination video, articles and help sharing your Erasmus+ project.
Trusted & accredited
Recognised by the Italian Ministry of Education, ISO 9001 certified, 4.9/5 on Trustpilot and 5/5 on Google.
Teachers who took this Erasmus+ course, in their words
“The course contents were very interesting and perfectly prepared and elaborated. The presentation and the group work during the course were perfectly conducted. The teacher was very professional. No question stayed unanswered. The capacity of adaption to the needs of us was very high. It was a very high quality learning experience. (…)”
“Being able to participate in the course ‘Innovative teaching methods’ was a unique experience. The course itself was very valuable and practice-oriented. In addition, it is such an enrichment to network with professionals from different countries in Europe and to get to know Greek culture. I am very enthusiastic about Erasmus+. This is worth repeating!”
“The experience was extremely constructive, and I learned many new and useful things throughout the course. The organization was very efficient, and I really appreciated the structure and clarity of the activities. The trainer was highly prepared, professional, and attentive to participants’ needs, which made the learning experience even more valuable. (…)”
Methodology, approach & learning outcomes
Methodology & approach
Our methodology is highly practical and participant-centred, in line with Erasmus+ quality standards: real-job examples, case studies, simulations, learning-by-doing, group and peer activities, and best-practice exchange among participants. Daily wrap-ups and brief evaluations keep the programme tailored to your group, and the multinational training team gives the course a genuine European dimension.
About the programme
Innovative approaches can significantly enhance the student learning process: experimenting with new methods and strategies boosts engagement and attainment, a win-win for teachers and learners. This Erasmus+ course gives you an overview of the trending innovative teaching methods and a cooperative, stimulating space to experiment with new tools, strategies and approaches — while sharing best practices with fellow teachers and trainers from across Europe and gaining a broader understanding of education in Europe.
Learning outcomes
- Get an overview of the trending innovative teaching methods and their benefits for students’ learning and attitude
- Get acquainted with the key principles and components of Project-Based Learning
- Learn how to design, prepare and deliver interactive non-formal education activities
- Learn how to use outdoor education for personal, social and relational development
- Get an overview of the most important new technologies and of the growing trend of integrating ICT into education
- Get acquainted with the principles of gamification and game-based learning and learn how to design activities
- Learn the basics and some techniques of peer assessment and feedback
- Exchange good practices and discuss challenges with fellow colleagues and the course trainers
- Network with individuals and organisations working in education across Europe
Every course is built to fit 100% within your Erasmus+ grant.
Everything that comes with your Erasmus+ place
We’re with you all day
A real person on chat before, during and after your mobility — questions answered fast.
Built to be Erasmus+ funded
Eligible for KA1 grants and designed to fit within your funding.
Flexible by design
Change dates or details easily — we keep restrictions to a minimum.
More than a classroom
Coffee breaks, networking meals and cultural moments are part of the experience.
An Erasmus+ compliant certificate
Includes the learning outcomes and every element your National Agency needs — plus the Europass Mobility document when your school opts in.
Dissemination made easy
A wrap-up video and help telling the story of your Erasmus+ project.
Why teachers trust Erasmus Learning Academy
One of Europe’s top Erasmus+ training providers since 2013, with 3,000+ teachers trained every year, 12,000+ in total, and top reviews on Trustpilot and Google. We support you through the whole journey — enrolment, documents, the course itself, and dissemination of your Erasmus+ project.
Real reviews from Trustpilot & Google
Life at our Erasmus+ courses
The trainers who guide your Erasmus+ course
These are some of our main teacher trainers across our European destinations. Behind every course there’s also a wider team of trainers, educators and administrative staff who support your Erasmus+ mobility from enrolment to dissemination.
Erasmus Learning Academy across the EU’s official platforms
Explore our funded projects, organisation profiles and eTwinning network on the European Commission’s official platforms.
Erasmus+ Projects
School Education Platform
EPALE
eTwinningHow Erasmus+ funding works — and what it costs
Erasmus+ is an EU programme that covers 100% of your teacher training abroad. Here’s how the grant works, and how our prices are built to fit within it.
What is Erasmus+ KA1?
How much money does Erasmus+ give?
Who is eligible?
How does the application work?
Is it really free?
What it costs
Teachers, trainers, headmasters and any other staff of education organisations are eligible for an Erasmus+ grant that covers all the costs of attending our training courses — travel, board and lodging, cultural activities and all fees. Our courses are tailored to be fully funded by Erasmus+, with different options to ensure the best comfort and quality at a price that stays within the grant.
We offer our courses in two packages. The Standard Package brings together training and accommodation in the same hotel, with breakfast, coffee breaks, networking meals (full board in Bologna) and cultural visits provided by us and fully covered by Erasmus+ funding — you just book your international flights. If you prefer to book your own room, the Essential Package (no accommodation) includes everything except accommodation and meals. We recommend the Standard Package: staying where the course takes place makes logistics, networking with fellow participants, safety and timing much easier.
The Standard Package costs EUR 1,415 in Bologna, EUR 1,235 in Palermo and Zagreb, EUR 1,265 in Tenerife, EUR 1,215 in Athens and EUR 1,335 in Porto. This price includes the course fee, certification and support fee, accommodation in a single room, breakfast, 2 coffee breaks per day, full board (in Bologna) or 3 networking meals (in the other locations), a walking tour in the venue’s city and a sum-up dissemination video.
You can stay in a single or a double room — whichever you prefer — and we can also arrange accommodation for people or relatives accompanying the participants.
Sending several colleagues? One contact, every document.
You coordinate your school’s Erasmus+ mobility on top of a full timetable. We take the paperwork, the logistics and the follow-up off your desk — for one teacher or for your whole staff.
- One dedicated contact person for your whole group, from enrolment to dissemination
- Every document your project needs: Mobility Agreements, invitation letters, detailed programme, certificates, Europass Mobility on request — and anything else your National Agency asks for
- Several sessions in the same week, so more colleagues can go at the same time — up to 3 per organisation in each session, so every group stays genuinely international
- Waiting for project approval? Pre-register now and cancel at no cost if your project is not approved
- Free rescheduling up to two months before the course, a flexibility many providers don’t offer
Email us about your group → (info@erasmuslearningacademy.eu)
Practical details
Language & accessibility
Held in English (B1+ recommended). Most participants are non-native speakers; clear language, written materials and peer support make everything accessible.
Food, accommodation & accompanying people
We cater to specific dietary needs (vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, lactose-free and more). We can also arrange accommodation for accompanying people and family members — spots are limited, so pre-register early to secure yours.
How many funding days to request
We recommend requesting 9 days of individual support — 7 for the course plus 2 for travel — so you can plan your stay with more flexibility and enjoy every cultural activity, from the first day to the last.
Cancellation & reschedule
Choose our fully refundable option and we refund everything if you cancel. With the standard option you’re still covered: free rescheduling at any time for force majeure (serious illness, family emergencies), and no fee for reschedules requested at least 2 months before the course.
Is this innovative teaching methods course right for you?
Which teaching methods does the course cover?
Is it suitable for primary, secondary and VET teachers?
What will I take home for my lessons?
Your Erasmus+ course questions, answered
How do I know this is a high-quality Erasmus+ programme?
My English is B1 — will I manage?
Is the course practical or theoretical?
Can I bring a partner or family member, and do you handle special diets?
Is there an official certificate?
What about paperwork and documents?
Do I need a visa or an invitation letter?
Do you have any accreditation?
What makes a course certificate valid for Erasmus+?
How can I be sure a course is really Erasmus+ compliant?
Is the course provider legally established in the country where the course takes place?
What if my National Agency asks for specific extra documents?
Are your courses fully funded by Erasmus+?
Why choose the Standard Package?
Can I pre-register now and confirm later?
Can I book accommodation through you?
What’s your cancellation and reschedule policy?
- Force majeure (serious illness, family emergencies): free rescheduling, whatever the timing
- Cancellation at least 4 weeks before the course: 80% refund · at least 7 days before: 50% refund
- Rescheduling (requested by email) at least 2 months before: free · at least 15 days before: 20% fee · at least 48 hours before: 40% fee
Can a colleague take my place if I can’t travel?
Do you provide a signed contract and an invoice?
Still have questions?
Talk to a real person about funding, dates or paperwork — we usually reply within a day.
Book with confidence: your booking is protected
Your Erasmus+ project doesn’t have to be approved yet. These are the booking terms on every ELA course.
- Book before your project is approvedIf your Erasmus+ project isn’t approved, you cancel for free.
- Nothing to pay to pre-registerPre-registration only holds your place. The invoice comes after the agreement with your organisation.
- Fully refundable optionWant zero risk? Ask for the fully refundable option when you book: if you cancel at least 48 hours before the course, you get all your money back.
- Free name changes, any timeIf a colleague can’t travel, change the participant’s name for free, even without notice.
- Free reschedulingEven without the fully refundable option, moving to another date is free if you let us know at least 2 months before the course. With later notice you can still reschedule, for a small fee.
- 80% back if you cancelCancelling is rare, but if you must: tell us at least 4 weeks before the course and you get 80% of the cost back.
- Free rescheduling for force majeureIf force majeure, as defined by the Erasmus+ rules, prevents your mobility, rescheduling is free, whatever the notice.
- No late-registration feeRegistering close to the start date? There’s no penalty for booking late.
Pre-register today: free and non-binding
Pre-registration commits you to nothing — it simply holds your place while we confirm the session and prepare your Erasmus+ documents.
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