COD 2025 - D1184

Play, Learn, Innovate: Active Learning Strategies for Young Learners

Kindergarten and Primary Heads, Coordinators and Teachers

4 sessions, start: 13-Oct

Please enrol before Wednesday, October 8th 2025

Course detail

Year: 2025
Level: Distance
Language: English
Status: In progress
Lugar: Distance
Facilitator/s: Ms. Luciana Fernández
Print course
ESSARP Schools
Free of charge
Exams Schools
ARS 120000.00
Non affiliate
ARS 120000.00

Sessions

Sessions Dates Schedule
1 13 October - 19 October 2025 Online session
2 20 October - 26 October 2025 Online session
3 27 October - 02 November 2025 Online session
4 03 November - 09 November 2025 Online session

Facilitator/s

Luciana Fernández

Luciana Fernández is a graduate teacher of English who has been teaching English for the past twenty-nine years. She has specialized in Methodology and Teaching Practice and she holds a Diploma in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education. She holds two post graduate certifications in Thinking Cultures and Teaching for Comprehension

She is a Reading and Literacy expert and has been training teachers in this area for the past fifteen years. She is a teacher educator and has designed several presentations and courses for professional development both in Argentina and abroad. Her presentation at ARTESOL 2015 was selected to be presented at TESOL International as a Best Affiliate Session. She is one of the 50 scholarship winners who attended and presented at IATEFL, held in Birmingham in April 2016. She was later on invited to be a presenter at the Young Learners and Teenagers SIG pre conference event and at the main conference.

Luciana has been the Head at several bilingual IB institutions in Buenos Aires. At present she is a school advisor, teacher trainer and facilitator at ESSARP (English Speaking Scholastic Association of the River Plate), where she trains heads and teachers from the most important bilingual institutions in Argentina.
Kindergarten and Primary Heads, Coordinators and Teachers
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Identify and apply active learning strategies suitable for kindergarten and primary classrooms.

Design playful, engaging activities that foster creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

Integrate technology and manipulatives to enhance experiential learning.

Reflect on classroom practices and adapt strategies to different learning needs.
Active Learning Foundations: Principles, benefits, and research behind hands-on, play-based, and inquiry-driven learning (Piaget, Vygotsky, Hattie).

Play as Pedagogy: Learning through games, dramatic play, storytelling, and role-play.

Collaborative Learning: Structuring group work, peer interaction, and cooperative problem-solving.

Creative Thinking & Problem Solving: Brainstorming, design thinking, makerspaces, and project-based learning.

Digital Tools & Technology Integration: Apps, interactive platforms, and multimedia resources to support active learning.

Assessment & Reflection: Observational assessments, formative strategies, and student self-reflection.

Classroom Management Strategies for Active Learning: Balancing structure and freedom, promoting engagement, and fostering autonomy.
Synchronous Virtual Sessions: Short interactive lectures, demonstrations of activities, and group discussions.

Hands-On Reflective Tasks

Peer Collaboration and feedback in forums

Reflection & Journaling: Participants maintain a digital reflection tickets to track learning and adaptations for their context.

Resource Sharing: Curated videos, activity guides, and examples from other classrooms.
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