The Future of Education
The Golden Ratio Teaching Project - Enhancing Harmony and Balance in the Teaching & Learning Process
Irina Gheorghiu, Albert Ludwigs Freiburg University (Germany)
Loredana Danaila, EuroEd Foundation Iasi (Romania)
Ramona Cirsmari, Scoala Primara EuroEd Iasi (Romania)
Claudia Dinu, Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romania)
Ovidiu Ursa, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj (Romania)
Anca Colibaba, GR. T. Popa University / EuroED Foundation (Romania)
Abstract
The article is a study based on the Golden Ratio Teaching (Interactive approaches and positive attitude for improving teaching and training skills) project, funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme, KA2 - Strategic partnerships in the field of education and training. The project, coordinated by Cubufoundation (Bulgaria), is being implemented within a partnership made up of schools and art and educational centres from Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal and Romania. The project emphasizes the need for harmony and balance in education in order to improve students’ learning strategies and enhance their motivation. It encourages teachers to integrate into their teaching practice various new and traditional approaches (through music and arts, drama and storytelling, etc.) with a view to instilling positive learning attitudes in their students. To this end, the project provides teachers with a toolbox and a range of tested approaches and methods which address students’ individual talents and learning styles. The article presents the project’s objectives and activities and gives insights into the project’s main teaching approaches meant to inspire teachers and fire their creativity.
Keywords: learning strategies, motivation, harmony, new and traditional teaching approaches.
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