You feel that education can be so much more. You want to really touch your pupils and students and be touched by them. Not just focus on grades, but teach young people to give direction to their lives together with others and to bear social responsibility.
Experiment with new skills, attitudes and knowledge together with other teachers in secondary and higher education. Register now for the fall 2023 edition of the Bildung for Teachers course.
Good education is not just about imparting knowledge and skills, it enables young people to develop themselves as whole human beings. Bildung provides them with the attitudes and competencies to consciously and actively relate to themselves, each other and the world - to make a positive social contribution with that starting point. In doing so, they learn to give direction and meaning to their own lives and to cooperate across social, cultural and disciplinary boundaries. This requires education that goes beyond traditional teaching methods and analytical thinking. The role of the teacher is crucial in this and is only becoming more important.
Whatdoes Bildung mean in this day and age? How do you make Bildung concrete in everyday teaching? And what must be present in a school organization to really make Bildung a reality?
In this course you will work with these questions under the guidance of The Bildung Academy. Using interactive methods and with experts in the fields of art, entrepreneurship, coaching and philosophy, you will give Bildung a place in your lessons. We examine what Bildung means for you as a teacher and how you can get started with it. Even in a busy daily practice and amidst organizational obstacles.
This way we make sure that after these meetings we not only consider Bildung important, but also make it important.
Teachers and lecturers in secondary education, vocational education, higher vocational education and higher education, who have the desire to put a greater focus on personal development and social responsibility in their personal and professional lives.
Specific prior knowledge is not required. The program starts with a maximum of eighteen participants.
In this course, you and other passionate teachers will explore what Bildung means to you as a teacher and how to make it concrete within your teaching. We focus on four dimensions:
What is the origin of the bildung ideal? What is the meaning of Bildung in this day and age? And why is it perhaps more important now than ever? This dimension is about developing and being able to articulate one's own vision of Bildung as a crucial part of contemporary education. We explore the relationship between Bildung and current educational terms such as citizenship, student welfare and 21st century skills along with pressing challenges such as polarization and digitization in the classroom.
Bildung requires new education. This dimension focuses on the translation of Bildung as an ideal into everyday teaching. How do you guide young people in developing their empathic, expressive, ethical and creative abilities? How do you inspire and motivate your students? You get acquainted with important didactic and pedagogical principles of bildung, learn practical examples and connect knowledge and experience from for example art, business, sports, science and coaching with your teaching practice. You experiment within your own lessons with your personal learning questions and newly acquired insights; learning by doing.
Bildung benefits most from an integral approach, not something that takes place within one separate subject or a small working group. This dimension deals with the question of what must be present within an educational organization to make Bildung a reality. What does Bildung require from principals and colleagues? What practical and formal conditions must be met to make Bildung a living practice? What opportunities do you see within your institution? These questions are not only about your role as a professional teacher, but also as a colleague, employee and change agent.
Who or what shaped you into the teacher you are today? What is your original motivation for going into teaching? Where are the boundaries of your comfort zone and how often do you dare to go beyond them in your teaching? The motto for Bildung is: practice what you preach. This dimension therefore focuses on your values, talents, qualities and pitfalls. Your own Bildung. You examine your formation as a teacher and determine what goals you want to set for yourself after the course.
After this course:
During this program you will be guided by a bildung trainer: a professional from The Bildung Academy who guides the program both in terms of content and organization. The trainer is present at every meeting, supervises some parts of the program and is your contact for individual guidance and questions.
In addition, guest experts from the network of The Bildung Academy contribute. They come from various social fields such as politics, education, science, business or art and bring new perspectives to look at your teaching role and education.
The total cost of this course is € 2450 (excluding VAT). It is possible to pay the amount at once or in three installments.
The program consists of eight three-hour physical meetings spread over six months and takes place at one of the (partner) locations of De Bildung Academie in Amsterdam. The exact location will follow and depends on the number of participants.
In addition to the meetings, you will spend about two to three hours between each meeting doing preparatory assignments and reading/reviewing in-depth sources and materials.
Session 1: Introduction + your own Bildung | 05/10/2023 | 14:00 - 17:00
Session 2: Bildung as an ideal + your own Bildung | 26/10/2023 | 14:00 - 17:00
Session 3: Bildung as educational practice + your own Bildung | 16/11/2023 | 14:00 - 17:00
Session 4: Bildung as educational practice + your own Bildung | 07/12/2023 | 14:00 - 17:00
Session 5: Bildung as an educational practice + your own Bildung | 18/01/2024 | 14:00 - 17:00
Session 6: Bildung as an organizational principle + your own Bildung | 08/02/2024 | 14:00 - 17:00
Session 7: Bildung as an organizational principle + your own Bildung | 29/02/2024 | 14:00 - 17:00
Session 8: Closure + your own Bildung | 14/03/2024 | 14:00 - 17:00
1.ONLINE REGISTRATION
Enthusiasticabout it? You can register yourself for the Bildung for Teachers course via this link on our website.
2.MATCHING MEETING
After your registration, a matching meeting (25 - 30 min) will take place in which we will get to know each other briefly and explore whether your learning needs match the program.
3.AGREEMENT
Is there a match? Then you will receive the education agreement and after signing it, you are officially admitted to the program.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate of participation if:
Are you interested, but not all your questions have been answered yet? Or does the program not suit you right now? Feel free to contact us, and we'll explore what course is right for you based on your needs and current situation. Such as:
BILDUNGFOR DOCENTERS: ORGANIZATION TRAJECT
Follow the Bildung for Teachers course together with colleagues and connect the Bildung dimensions directly to your organizational culture, challenges and practices.
BILDUNG FOR DOCENTERS: 1-OP-1 TRAJECT
Join a Bildung professional to connect the four Bildung dimensions to your teaching practice and work on your personal-professional development.
Education does not touch the essence. Efficiency gives too little depth, a mass lecture too little connection. Is this really what it is? There must be more to it than we are getting out of it now.
In 2014, a group of students and teachers from across the country created an urgency to not keep walking around with this feeling, but to do something about it. A bottom-up initiative by people with the will to bring about positive change within the education system. In response to the great desire for more space within education for the development of people, they saw the answer in Bildung: actively, consciously and ethically relating to your inner self, the other and the world.
In our ideal world, we put as many people as possible in touch with themselves and in connection with others in order to tackle personal and social challenges as a collective. That is why we are building the university of the 21st century. We do this together with The Bildung Network, which consists of new generations of students and (young) professionals, teachers, artists, scientists and organizations within the public sector, education and B Corps.
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