Educational materials in English

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the educational materials created as part of the Skrzydła dla STOP (Wings for STOP) project, which supports the development of the NGO Trainers’ Association (we use acronym STOP).

We have been working on European projects for years, and we have experience working with international groups. As participants of trainings and international projects, our members make a significant substantive contribution. Thanks to our extensive experience and unique potential, we decided to be involved in the European community, share knowledge, and increase the competence of European trainers and educators working with adult learners. We are creating an offer of English-language training and educational materials.

We invite you to read the articles, watch films, and also on our Courses for international groups on issues of adult education and work with groups.

The project is financed from funds received from NIW-CRSO under The Civil Society Organisations Development Programme for 2018-2030 CSODP (PROO).

VIDEO – INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE

TITLE: What is intercultural competence?
AUTHOR: Anna Skocz – trainer, activist and animator of the local community introduces the details.
LANGUAGE: English (subtitles: Polish)

The video describes intercultural competence and which models of competence and tools for competency assessment are recommended.

VIDEO – APPLIED DRAMA

TITLE: Applied Drama – a method of developing social skills
AUTHOR: Ola Chodasz – trainer, facilitator, supervisor of the Applied Drama method,
LANGUAGE: Polish (subtitles: English)

What is Applied Drama? How this approach can be used in working with groups, increase the motivation and self-confidence of participants and their courage to change and develop their skills.

ARTICLE

TITLE: ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING
AUTHOR: Anna Skocz

Formative assessment, self-assessment, peer assessment, portfolio, performance. These examples are alternatives to standardised tests at the end of the teaching-learning process. supported with cooperative learning tasks, they can make magic.

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ARTICLE

TITLE: RELATIONSHIP ABOVE ALL
AUTHOR: Małgorzata Winiarek-Kołucka

The article emphasises the importance and significance of the relationship between the trainer and the participants.

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ARTICLE

TITLE: KOLB AND CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
AUTHOR: Lena Rogowska-Lewandowska

Most adult learning theories we refer to when designing and delivering workshops and training courses originated in American culture. Would these theories have sounded different if they had originated in Central Europe? How do cultural differences affect adult learning?

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ARTICLE

TITLE: Objectives–oriented evaluation of the learning process
AUTHOR: Bartlomiej Walczak

Evaluation of educational activities conducted as an integral part of the educational process. The objectives–oriented evaluation offers the chance to outline long–term, developmental learning goals and common criteria for achieving them.

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ARTICLE

TITLE: BRAIN-FRIENDLY TEACHING: How to help your audience really learn?
AUTHOR: Gośka Tur

This article will help you assess the brain-friendliness of your educational activities. You can get knowledge about:

The magic within our brains
When does a human brain learn the best?

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ARTICLE

TITLE: How to conduct educational activities in multicultural and multinational groups

AUTHOR: Gośka Tur

This article can support you in getting more confidence, as it cover issues such as:

What to consider when designing an international educational activity?
What cultural and religious differences should you pay attention to?
What to keep in mind to effectively support the educational processes of participants from different cultures and nations?

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ARTICLE

TITLE: Elements of body and movement education in working with groups and in conducting training

AUTHOR: Karolina Dorożała

In working with the body and in all somatic practices, the practitioners work based on a movement that is a response to external and internal stimuli. It follows the same paths in the brain as emotions, so through movement, you can influence them and the perception of reality, yourself and other people.

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