Explore tactile teaching methods using clay for students with special needs, here in split croatia!
The Tactile Classroom: Ceramics as a Tool for Special Education & Inclusion
Join us in sunny Split, Croatia for a week of tactile learning, playing with ceramics and increasing your creativity in an indoor and outdoor Erasmus+ course. Discover creative teaching methods you can bring back to your classroom – all funded by Erasmus+.
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Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes
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Develop creative and artistic skills through working with clay
Connect cultural heritage with artistic expression! Understand the role of art in inclusive education and the STEAM approach.
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Improve motor skills through practical activities with clay
.Develop inclusive methods of work that involve students with disabilities. Enhance motor skills through practical activities
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Explore the possibilities of using ceramics in extracurricular activities
Experience different techniques of clay processing, from modelling to painting and glazing! Explore possibilities of using ceramics in teaching.
Course Timeline
Day 1
- The course introduction
- Course programme overview and guidance, practical arrangements, course aims, objectives, expectations
- Participants’ presentations of their school
- The role of art in inclusive education
- Connection with other subjects, especially the STEM/STEAM approach
- Introduction to tools and techniques
- Practical work: independent experimentation– workshop “Play with Clay!”
- Relaxation exercises and feeling the material (kneading, rolling, creating textures)
- Demonstration: forming basic shapes, adding textures
- Discussion: How to use clay in teaching?
- Individual/pair work assessment
- Round-up of completed activities and hands-on experience
Day 2
- How do cultural heritage elements shape art?
- Examples of traditional ceramics in different culturesPractical Work: Modeling a utility object
- Guided exercise in shaping basic objects
- Using molds and forming techniques Practical Work: Decoration – Cultural Heritage Motifs
- Individual/pair work assessment
- Round-up of completed activities and hands-on experience
Day 3
- Field class – Outdoor activities
- Gamified & team work activity: “Exploring Split”
- Unique ambient activity: sketching traditional details of the city of Split and analysis
- Individual/group work assessment
- Round-up of completed activities and hands-on experience
Day 4
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Creating clay decorations/ornaments inspired by Split
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Shaping reliefs and decorations
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Making a special souvenir!
Pottery Wheel Work
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Demonstration and participant rotation
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Shaping and decorating items
Digital Presentation: Canva
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Creating a poster-presentation
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Individual work assessment
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Round-up of completed activities and hands-on experience
Day 5
- Inclusion through Ceramics
- Students orientated activities:
- Tips & tricks – How to inclusively include students in working with clay?
- Develop motor skills through working with clay
- Using sensory stimulation and tactile techniques
- Adapting tasks for children with various types of disabilities such as visual, motor, intellectual
- How to use a group work to encourage collaboration
- Examples of good practices
- Case study: Successful projects in inclusive classrooms with children with disabilities
- Inclusion for Teachers: Acceptance of diversity in society and education
- Techniques to support teachers
- Designing an inclusive project/lesson with clay
- Workshop on designing inclusive activities
- Guidelines for designing the project
Day 6
- Round-up of learning outcomes: reflection,
discussion and self-assessment - Review of the course: evaluation and feedback
- Certification ceremony
- Goodbye final activity
Course Calendar
Course Syllabus
Download The Course Program
Gain a deeper understanding of our course structure by downloading our detailed syllabus. This document provides an in-depth look at the topics covered, learning activities planned, and the assessment methods employed throughout the course. It’s an essential resource for prospective participants to assess the course’s relevance and alignment with their professional development goals.
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Course Details & General Information
This Erasmus+ course content is an extraordinary example of a teacher training program for its context; where art lives to its fullest; clay is used as a tool to connect cultural heritage, inclusion, and creativity reaching mindful state after all.
In this course participants will have unique opportunities to learn how to use clay for the purposes of moulding and making objects (utility and decorative) and apply this creative technique in the classroom to help students with special education needs and students with learning disabilities develop their practical skills, relax and improve their learning capacities. Participants will bake clay objects they make to finalize their work at the end.
Participants will be fully engaged in various practical activities where they will improve their motor skills, learn how to develop inclusive methods of work to involve students with disabilities.
Indoor learning is in balance with the outdoor learning where the participants will experience a gamified activity where learning about cultural heritage is engaging and team work motivating.
There are multiplied added values to this content and one of them is applying digital tools in the presentation (e.g. Canva) of artistic work at the end of the course.
Erasmus+ Teacher Training in Split Croatia
Explore The Learning Outcomes of This Course
Our Erasmus+ course spans a total of 5 days, meticulously structured to maximize both learning and exploration.
After a lunch break, the afternoon session from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM focuses on practical activities, allowing you to apply new skills in real-world scenarios.
Each day begins at 9:00 AM with a thematic lecture followed by interactive workshops until noon.
The day concludes with free time from 3:00 PM onwards for personal exploration or relaxation in the picturesque city of Split.
Meet Your Expert Trainers
Karla Kovačušić
Lina Edu Lead Educator
I aim to create a dynamic learning environment where I explore and grow together with my students. I believe that learning becomes most effective when it is rooted in curiosity, collaboration, and mutual discovery.
Ana Bašić
Lina Edu Educator
Art liberates our creativity, and it is in a constant search for the inspiration, deep inside us. Art connects us, because it is our perception of our lives.
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