Workshop for reachers “EU Values: New Teaching Tools and Methods” (April, 12-13, 2019)
Notwithstanding some positive changes in Ukrainian legislation and legal practice during last years, existence of EU studies in many high education entities in Ukraine, there are still insufficient awareness about the EU, misinterpretation of its values, and the lack of pro-European-oriented professionals. All this issues are the important obstacles to successful implementation of EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. Thus, the need of the event is based on the necessity of sharing teaching experience and spread EU values idea in high-school institutions in Ukraine in order to improve the quality of professional training on EU subjects, in particular courses on EU values and therefore ensure the long-term impact of the project and long term benefits for participants.
Objectives:
- to promote innovation in teaching and research (e.g. cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary studies, open education, networking with other institutions) in the field of EU values;
- to share experience using of modern methodical techniques relevant to the teaching of specific topics and ideas (made under a serious scientific and practical substantiation assured by the research component of the project), providing interactivity, problem solving and practical emphasis in training;
- to stimulate knowledge on the European integration process and increase number of pro-European-oriented professionals as important obstacle to successful implementation of EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
Target groups:
- Law researchers, PhD students and teachers of SSU;
- Law researchers, PhD students and teachers of other regional and national educational entities.
- This workshop combines a lectures with presentations delivered by leading projects members of staff, group discussions and includes the opportunity to ask questions.
Short draft programme of the workshop:
First day:
- opening remarks and start questionnaire;
- introduction to Values of European Union and Their Enforcement in Ukraine;
- introduction to methods and instruments fostering democratic competences;
- from Technophobe to Technocomfy: how to integrate technology into your teaching;
- 21st Century Skills: teaching learners how to think;
- group work.
Second day:
- methodology of law enforcement: use values-based legal reasoning;
- Project-based Learning;
- Dynamic Classroom Management: building high quality relationships with your students;
- impact of the competence dimensions above on practical work and are there further qualifying opportunities (reflection and perspectives);
- simulation game;
- closing remarks and final questionnaire.
Place: Congress-Centre of SSU, Sumy, Ukraine
Benefits of this event are multiple. It allows participants to gain knowledge on the EU values and mechanisms of their enforcement. Participants will get clear understanding of benefits of teaching the course “Values of EU” in curricula of law training and experience of using of modern methodical techniques, providing interactivity, problem solving and practical emphasis in training.
Short-term benefits for participants:
- refreshing and revitalising teaching strategies and techniques;
- updating classroom skills;
- integrating technologies into lessons;
- developing understanding of methodology of use values-based legal reasoning.
The main point the participants can benefit from the event in the long term perspective is their ability to use all gained skills in teaching and research activities, legal practice, share them with colleagues and spread among students. So, the event strongly contributes to stimulating knowledge on the EU values, increase the number of pro-European-oriented professionals as important condition of successful implementation of EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, and thus stimulating knowledge on the European integration process.
