Digital Erasmus+

ICT for gifted students

A ten-day course on using ICT with gifted students: technology resources, educational robotics, coding and educational apps, adapted to each learner. It combines hands-on labs with robots, Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Scratch with professional visits to schools, a study centre and a national association for gifted students.

10 days
Certificate of attendance
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Who it is for

Teachers of primary, secondary and vocational schools
Adult education teachers
Teachers of special educational needs
Teacher trainers, careers officers, educational guides and counsellors
Headteachers, principals and managers of schools and of organisations offering adult or vocational education

What you will learn

Know ICT activities suited to gifted students
Build an ICT approach for gifted students
Use ICT tools in special needs education
Apply project- and problem-based learning
Get started with educational robotics, Arduino and programming
Prepare and evaluate an ICT course plan for gifted students

By the end of the course, you will be able to

Choose ICT activities and resources that challenge gifted students
Build and program educational robots with Lego, Arduino and Raspberry Pi
Introduce coding with Scratch and adapt it to students' age and level
Involve families and colleagues in a gifted education programme

Programme, day by day

Day 1Arrival and course opening

Introductory meeting: practical arrangements, timetable and venue
Icebreakers and introduction to the course

Day 2Why gifted ICT programmes are needed

Why gifted ICT programmes are needed
ICT activities for gifted students
Technology resources and Web 2.0 tools for learning
Technology for planning, organising and collecting data

Day 3Robolab: educational robots

Introduction to Robolab
Types of educational robots
Building educational robots
Programming educational robots

Day 4Robolab: Lego Mindstorms

Experimenting with educational robots
Lego Mindstorms NXT and EV3 kits
Professional visit to a vocational school

Day 5Robolab: Arduino and Raspberry Pi

Experimenting with educational robots
Arduino and Raspberry Pi
Adapting learning to each student's knowledge

Day 6Integrating technology

Technology that improves student achievement
Collaboration and ethical use of technology
Technology integration in the education of gifted students
Professional visit to a primary school

Day 7Codelab: first steps in coding

Introduction to Codelab
Basics of programming
Using Scratch

Day 8Codelab: coding opportunities

Opportunities in coding
The most used programming languages today
Adapting languages to students' age and level
Professional visit to a study centre that uses this technology

Day 9Applab: educational apps

Introduction to Applab
Educational apps for computers, tablets and mobile devices
Involving parents, teachers and trainers in the education of gifted students
Professional visit to a national association for gifted students

Day 10Closing

Final workshop
Certificates ceremony

How the course runs

Predominantly active methodology
Case studies and practical examples
Group work
Activities built around the participants' personal and professional interests

Certificate of Attendance, issued by BragaMob, and Europass Mobility, issued by your school and completed with us. Accommodation, meals, transfers and cultural integration activities can be added to the course: your quote lists each service you choose. Dates on request.

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