Programme

Day 1

(18:00 – 20:00)

Welcome to Leiria, Portugal (Organization and hotel check in)

– Participant arrival.
– Registration at the Hotel.
– Presentation of the course, the trainers and participants.
– Getting to know each other.
– Individual orientation and information about the venue and the city.

20:00 – Welcome dinner

Day 2

(09:00 – 13:00)

09:00 – Meeting at the Hotel Reception.

– The inclusion of children with special needs – an insight into Special Education in Portugal.
– Inclusion in the Portuguese Education system – Exploring differences between policy and practice in participant’s countries and the Portuguese system.

13:00 – Lunch

(14:00 – 20:00) – Cultural activities/Study Visits. Full Pack

14:00 – Visit to Fátima Full Pack

16:30 – Visit Monastery of Batalha Full Pack

17:30 – Free time for shopping. Full Pack

20:00 – Dinner at Batalha – Portuguese food and wines. Full Pack

Day 3

(09:00 – 13:00)

– Disability/Special need identification
– Methodologies used when teaching pupils with special education needs – a brief overview of these methods as ways of teaching pupils, emphasis on Challenging Behaviour. Individual Education Plans; Specific’s answers; news technologies; supports; partnerships.
– Workshop on Inclusion
– Different approaches from other countries

13:00 – Lunch

(14:00 – 17:00) – Cultural activities/Study Visits

14:00 – Reception in City Council of Leiria.

15:00 – Visit to the Castle of Leiria.

16:00 – Visit to museum MIMO.

Day 4

(09:00 – 13:00)

– Good practices – Using digital technologies in Special Education;
– Training and building techniques of psycho-pedagogical approach for students with disabilities and/or special educational needs.

13:00 – Lunch

(14:00 – 20:00) – Cultural activities/Study Visits. Full Pack

14:00 – Visit to the beach Praia do Norte Full Pack

16:00Free time in Nazaré town Full Pack

20:00 – Dinner (beachfront) Full Pack

Day 5

(09:00 – 13:00)

– Support technologies
– Visit to a Resource Center for Digital Inclusion. (CRID)

13:00 – Lunch

Day 6

(09:00 – 13:00)

– Practical collaborative group work based on discussion of the policies, methodologies and technologies experienced on the course. Formation of Action plan for their own place of work in the future. Participants make a strategic plan to improve the inclusive capacity of their school.

13:00 – Lunch

(14:00 – 16:00)

– Discussing dissemination strategies. Presentation of the plan using digital technologies (What have WE learned?)

20:00 – Farewell Dinner

Day 7

(10:00 – 13:00)

– Space for discussion of future cooperation and planning follow up activities.
– Dissemination Strategies.
– Course roundup and final evaluation.
– Validation of learning outcomes and certification ceremony.
– Participants departure.