European Schoolnet Academy Courses

Developing Digital Skills in your Classroom

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Join us on this exciting course covering the hugely important topic of developing digital skills in our classrooms. Digital skills are already an essential requirement for young people to succeed in an increasingly digitized society. Not only are these s…

• Independent
• 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

The Networked Teacher – Teaching in the 21st Century

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Following its successful run in Spring 2019, this short, practical course is running again to give new people the opportunity to attend. The course aims to help you become a ‘networked teacher’, developing your pedagogical digital competence,…

• Independent
• 2-3 hours a week
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Hacking hate

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Online hate speech is a growing problem. Parents, teachers and everyone educating young people must be aware of the negative effects online hate can have on individuals, groups and society in general. This course helps you to better understand the phenom…

• Independent
• 4 hours a week
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Boosting Bioeconomy Knowledge in Schools

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Bioeconomy covers a broad range of sectors, from agriculture and the agrifood industry, to fisheries, forestry, bio refineries, chemistry, and (bio) energy – but despite its many applications, it has yet to enter the public consciousness as an…

• Independent
• 2-3 hours a week, 5-6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

How to Teach Computing: An Introduction to Concepts, Tools and Resources for Secondary Teachers

Annoyed of students being distracted by their mobile phones? Tired of seeing students falling asleep after a night of gaming? Let's turn our students from passive consumers of technology into active producers of technology. Let's get them to develop apps…

• Independent
• 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Games in Schools

The course will examine the opportunities but also challenges offered by integrating games into our teaching and learning and will provide practical examples of gaming tools and activities to use in your daily teaching practice. We will be learning throu…

• Independent
• 5 hours a week
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Teaching with Space and Astronomy in your Classroom

The course therefore aims to introduce you to the concept of inquiry-based science education and the effective use of ICT tools in the science classroom.

• Independent
• 3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Navigation through the Ages

Since early times, the observation of the sky has been a key cultural element and has played an important role in the way we live. In The Navigation through the Ages MOOC, we will explore the rich history of navigation, and journey together from ancient…

• Independent
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Boosting a Sense of Initiative and Entrepreneurship in Your Students

This MOOC's aim is to train and empower teachers in fostering the sense of initiative and the entrepreneurial mind-set of their students by developing innovative and creative attitudes and skills. The sense of initiative and entrepreneurship is the abi…

• Independent
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Mentoring in Schools

The course is part of the INDUCAS project, funded by the European Union. The project is also creating an online network of mentors with a dedicated website and activities to improve their ability to support newly appointed teachers and give them the best…

• Independent
• 3-4 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Our Wonderful Universe

The basic idea of this MOOC is to empower teachers from all levels of educations to teach space and astronomy related topics to their students. The MOOC is built in such a way so that all teachers can participate, focusing especially on those who are int…

• Independent
• 2-3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Our Fragile Planet

The basic idea of the current MOOC “Our Fragile Planet” is to empower teachers from all levels of education to teach space- and astronomy-related topics to their students, as was done in the previous three MOOCs. This online course is built in such a way…

• Independent
• 2-3 hours a week, 5-6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Collaborative Teaching and Learning

Being able to collaborate effectively is a valuable 21st-century skill, yet teaching about or through collaboration remains rare in schools because of a lack of understanding of what real collaboration in an educational setting means, and because existin…

• Independent
• 4-5 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Opening Schools to STEM Careers

It is widely known that Europe needs more young people to pursue STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects and careers to become part of a much-needed qualified workforce in the upcoming years. At the same time, a wide range of fa…

• Independent
• 2-3 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Progressing Technology-Enhanced Teaching - MENTEP

The MENTEP project developed TET-SAT, a new online tool for teachers to self-assess their technology-enhanced teaching, thanks to the participation of more than 7000 teachers from 10 countries to the project. Would you like to be among the first teachers…

• Independent
• 4-5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course