19 Gen 004. “DOES IT MAKE SENSE? – How to foster critical thinking in young people” – Training Course
NR.: 004
DATA: 19.01.2022
TITOLO PROGETTO: “DOES IT MAKE SENSE? – How to foster critical thinking in young people”
RICHIESTA PROVENIENTE DA: TCA/NET Hungary team (Ungheria)
TIPOLOGIA: Training Course
ARGOMENTO: This TC aims to train youth workers to support young people to think in a complex world and grow their ability to question if others’ ideas and opinions are just, fair and evidence-based.
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ALTRE NOTIZIE:
Activity date: 28 March – 2 April 2022.
Venue place, venue country: Budapest, Hungary.
Summary: This TC aims to train youth workers to support young people to think in a complex world and grow their ability to question if others’ ideas and opinions are just, fair and evidence-based.
Group size: up to 30 participants.
For participants from: Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries.
Target group: Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth coaches, Educators, social workers, etc.
Accessibility info:
This activity and venue place are accessible to people with disabilities.
Details:
Can you believe everything you think? Is everything you experience true? This TC aims to train youth workers to support young people to think in a complex world and grow their ability to question if others’ ideas and opinions are just, fair and evidence-based. Does It Make Sense is a training experience in 3 steps created to develop youth workers’ competences for promoting critical thinking in young people. Participants will be invited to reflect on their own beliefs and question their awareness and biases about different causes, identify which skills they want to develop with young people and learn tools to transfer that knowledge into their own realities. There will be a strong practical/experiential approach to equip participants with tools to engage young people in this reflection and to promote their participation in the causes they believe in. This training will also include online activities before and after the presencial part to ensure that the content can be linked effectively with participants’ daily practice.
Objectives and Learning Outcomes Objectives:
• Increase awareness about the world around them and the issues that they want to have a voice on;
• Develop individual and groups critical thinking skills and abilities;
• Challenge adultism and feel empowered to voice their questions and opinions through activism;
• Raise their voice by creating media content that reflects their perspectives and realities.
Learning Outcomes:
• Question thoughts, biases and assumptions, and reflect on a topic understanding more perspectives;
• Get to know different projects/approaches about the topic of critical thinking;
• Create specific media content to their target groups;
• Have a clear plan on how to promote critical thinking with their groups;
• Methodologies.
In this course we will challenge educators to use non-formal learning (NFL) to ignite young peoples’ natural capacity to question and challenge current systems in a democratic society. For this we will explore and learn about the art of questioning, coaching techniques, diverse reflection methods and photo voice. We will apply the principles of NFL, the program will be practical, experimental and theoretical.
Costs:
Participation fee
This project is financed by the participating National Agencies (NAs) of the Erasmus+ Youth in Action Programme. The participation fee varies from country to country. Please contact your National Agency or SALTO Resource Centre (SALTO) to learn more about the participation fee for participants from your country.
Accommodation and food
The hosting National Agency of this offer will organise the accommodation and covers the costs for accommodation and food.
Travel reimbursement
Your sending National Agency will support your travel costs. After being selected, please contact your NA to learn more about how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.
Working language: English.
SCADENZA: 14 February 2022