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Diversity in the classroom: teaching tolerance and overcoming prejudices

Overview

This course explores key challenges and strategies related to addressing and teaching diversity in the school environment and promoting tolerance.

As teachers and education staff, we always aim for our student to be successful, to have the right knowledge, skills and attitudes to find their best place in the society we live in.

Our modern society is extremely diversified as well as multicultural, as such, promoting diversity and tolerance in the classroom has become a crucial goal for teachers, school and adult education. Building emphatic and open-minded characters can make a real impact for learners and for the whole society.

Target Audience

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, adult education schools, higher education, kindergarten and NGOs.
Please mind that the course may include teachers from different school levels.  

Languages

The course is held in English.
For groups with at least 8 participants, we can organize an ad-hoc session in a different language.  Please write an email to 
info@erasmuslearningacademy.eu 
to get more information about it.

LocationStarting DateEnding DateStatus
Athens20/09/202626/09/2026Fully booked
Tenerife04/10/202610/10/2026Open for Enrollment
Bologna11/10/202617/10/2026Open for Enrollment
Palermo29/11/202605/12/2026Open for Enrollment
Porto06/12/202612/12/2026Open for Enrollment
Bologna10/01/202716/01/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo10/01/202716/01/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife10/01/202716/01/2027Open for Enrollment
Zagreb21/03/202727/03/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife04/04/202710/04/2027Open for Enrollment
Porto04/04/202710/04/2027Open for Enrollment
Athens04/04/202710/04/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo02/05/202708/05/2027Open for Enrollment
Rimini09/05/202715/05/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife13/06/202719/06/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo04/07/202710/07/2027Open for Enrollment
Bologna11/07/202717/07/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife25/07/202731/07/2027Open for Enrollment
Porto29/08/202704/09/2027Open for Enrollment
Athens29/08/202704/09/2027Open for Enrollment
Bologna19/09/202725/09/2027Open for Enrollment
Zagreb19/09/202725/09/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo26/09/202702/10/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife03/10/202709/10/2027Open for Enrollment
Bologna14/11/202720/11/2027Open for Enrollment
Lisbon14/11/202720/11/2027Open for Enrollment
Palermo21/11/202727/11/2027Open for Enrollment
Tenerife05/12/202711/12/2027Open for Enrollment

Skills

What will you learn?

Participating in this course teachers and education staff will share and discuss challenges, best practices and strategies about promoting tolerance and acknowledging and celebrating diversity in the classroom.

Learning Outcomes

This course aims to provide teachers and education staff working in a diverse environment or interested in developing students’ tolerance with tools, strategies and best practices to address and promote diversity in the classroom and overcoming prejudices and discrimination.

Promoting Diversity and Tolerance in Education

Understand key challenges in recognizing and fostering diversity, and learn strategies to confront stereotypes and prejudices while building cultural sensitivity.

Practical Tools and Methods for Inclusive Teaching


Explore and exchange new teaching methods, tools, and concrete examples that can be used to promote diversity and tolerance in lesson planning.

Collaborative Learning and Experience Sharing

Participate in simulations and storytelling to explore diverse perspectives, while discussing good practices and challenges with peers and trainers.

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