TOY - Trainers Online for Youth
This is a reference for Andrei Popescu
- promote non-formal learning in Europe with an emphasis on inclusion & diversity, green, and digital transformation;
- create connections between non-formal learning and formal education
- create a collaborative space for sharing methods, instruments, practices and efficient ideas for learning (such as debate, nonviolent communication, photovoice, forum theater, improvisation theater, storytelling, graphic facilitation, living library);
- create a learning space with a focus on European values.
88 practitioners from 15 countries and all educational sectors: youth workers, adult education practitioners, trainers, learning facilitators, teachers, educators, and support staff, representatives coming from schools, higher education, adult education, and vocational training.
See all the methods used here:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAFjRJUkqRE/view
The participants were trained to use in various real life contexts the learning methods mentioned above though a program as follows:
- three days of workshops on a specific method and preparing a performance to show it to the other participants
- one final day of performances by putting in practice the methods acquired
As a result many of the methods were used in the daily activity of the organizations and schools of the participants presented. Also as follow up several Erasmus+ projects were developed and approved aiming to promote active learning and the methods experimented.
References:
https://www.erasmusplus.ro/evenimente-det/vrs/IDev/2250
https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/european-training-calendar/training/connector-8-0-connecting-the-world-by-non-formal-learning.11171/
Main facilitator of the event managing the big group facilitation, being in charge with the group dynamics of the 80+ participants, introduction of the resource persons and of the workshops, animation of the event and playing the MC role during the performance days.