1. Maria Vasilopoulou
Cultural Diversity in Your Classroom
12th September 2016 - 2nd October 2016
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
This is to certify that
has successfully completed the "Cultural Diversity in Your Classroom" online
course on the Teacher Academy
Brussels, 2nd of October 2016
Course details
Duration: 11 hours
Description: http://academy.schooleducationgateway.eu//web/cultural-diversity-in-your-
classroom
Organiser: School Education Gateway, Directorate General for Education and Culture of the
European Commission
To contact the organisers visit: http://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/about.htm
TEACHER ACADEMY COURSE

2. Learning Objectives & Activities
Module 1: Developing intercultural competences
1. Assess own intercultural competence and identify ways how to become a more
interculturally competent teacher
2. Develop some ideas on how to develop students' intercultural competence
3. Develop an understanding of different models of intercultural societies
4. Reflect on which model applies to your country and how it impacts your work at
school
Module 2: Recognising cultural diversity for learning in everyday practice
1. Develop methods how you can work with students who do not speak the
language of instruction very well
2. Identify ways how to build a sense of belonging and identity in your class and
your school
3. Reflect on how you develop empathy and open-mindedness
4. Prepare a lesson plan that incorporates activities, ideas, etc. of what you have
learned on this course
5. Reflect about what makes a good lesson that develops intercultural competence
of students by reviewing the work of three other course participants