Active Learning through Project-Based Education

Name: Active Learning through Project-Based Education
Price: 400 EUR

Why this is Erasmus+ eligible

Structured, multi-day programme (5 days) with a pre-defined schedule and learning outcomes — not a passive lecture format.

Built around interaction: participants engage directly with the trainer and with peers from other countries throughout the course.

Transnational by design — open to participants travelling from outside the host country, a core requirement of Erasmus+ mobility funding.

Overview

This course helps teachers bring active learning into their classrooms through project-based education (PBL). PBL fosters problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration while creating an active learning environment — research by Thomas (2000) links it to deeper learning and better knowledge retention, while Barron & Darling-Hammond (2008) highlight its role in building students’ social skills.

Methodology

Hands-On Project Building

Participants build their own real projects, experiencing project-based learning as their students would.

Theory and Practice Combined

Both theoretical and practical components, grounded in references from the EU, OECD and UNESCO.

Digital Tools in Practice

Hands-on activities show how digital tools can support project-based learning in your classroom.

What you'll take home

Implement project-based learning in your own classroom.

Design projects that actively engage students in their own learning.

Strengthen students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills through PBL.

Apply digital tools to support project-based learning strategies.

Daily programme

Warm-up: team-building game — dividing into groups
What is project-based learning?
The role of active learning in project-based education
Group work: developing project-based learning strategies
Hands-on activity: implementing project-based learning

Warm-up: problem-solving puzzles
Problem-solving methods in project-based learning
Group work: developing problem-solving projects with PBL
Project presentations: problem-solving through PBL
Hands-on activity: project-based learning with digital tools

Warm-up: critical thinking exercises
Enhancing critical thinking skills through project-based learning
Group work: critical thinking and project development
Project presentations: critical thinking projects
Hands-on activity: enhancing critical thinking with digital tools

Innovative use of digital tools in project-based learning
Group work: developing digital projects
Project presentations: project-based learning with digital tools
Hands-on activity: implementing project-based learning with digital tools

General course evaluation and feedback survey
Discussing future projects, collaborations and partnerships
Certificate ceremony

Certificate & assessment

This is a Certificate of Attendance, not an exam-based qualification — recognition comes from completing the structured programme, not from passing a test. The real, lasting value is in the competencies listed above under What you'll take home.

Erasmus Mobility Academy

Certificate of Attendance

Active Learning through Project-Based Education · 5 days · 25 hrs

+ Europass Mobility document

Type your name above — clearly marked "SAMPLE" in the PDF, not an official document.

The real certificate is signed by your trainer and EMA's authorised signatory. Your own signature isn't on this document — it's captured separately, on the Europass Mobility document.

Need to verify a real certificate? Check it online using the serial number and participant surname, or contact us directly — [email protected], OID E10304561.

Attendance

Tracked using a sign-in sheet with one signature per participant per day (paper or digital). This record is used to issue your Certificate of Attendance and Europass Mobility document. View sign-in sheet (PDF)

Output

Every participant leaves with a completed Dissemination & School Impact Plan — a step-by-step template for applying the course back at your school (see below).

Feedback

An end-of-course evaluation form is sent to every participant after the course ends — a chance to reflect on what you've learned and how you'll apply it, and it helps us keep improving the course for future participants.

Your paperwork

Keep your travel tickets, boarding passes and (if you used green travel) any related receipts — your school or National Agency may ask for these for their own Erasmus+ reporting.

Practical information

Registration & documents

Not sure how registering works or what paperwork is involved? See our full Registration & Documents guide — from applying to your Certificate of Attendance, in one place.

Invitation letter

Need a formal invitation letter for your school or embassy? Request one — we send it within 2 business days. See a sample (PDF).

Learning Agreement

Prepared by our staff and sent to you and your school once your registration form is submitted — see what it looks like. See a sample (PDF).

Billing & invoicing

We issue official invoices/proformas with the participant's name and course details — ask us. Payment is due in full by bank transfer before the course start date. See a sample (PDF).

Airport transfer

Guidance on getting from the nearest airport to the venue is included in your welcome information.

Accommodation

We can recommend partner hotels close to the venue in the host city — ask us when you apply.

For your school / proposal

School impact

After completing this Teacher Training & Classroom Management course, the participating staff member can transfer outcomes directly to their school: a short briefing for colleagues sharing the key takeaways, applying relevant tools or strategies from the programme in their own role, and inclusion of the course materials in the school's professional development resources — turning one person's mobility into a wider institutional gain that supports the school's European Development Plan. Use the Dissemination & School Impact Plan below to fill in your own — it saves as you go and can generate a one-page summary for your coordinator too.

Prefer a blank, course-independent version of this template? Get it here →

After the course

Participants will receive their certificates (Certificate of Attendance + Europass).

Participants will complete a general course evaluation and event survey.

Participants will receive course materials, videos, photos, and PDF documents in both digital and print formats.

Follow-up support: an email group is created for idea exchange, self-evaluation materials are provided, and participants receive a follow-up check-in after 3 months to discuss progress on applying project-based learning strategies in their own classrooms.

Frequently asked

Yes. The course fee, travel and subsistence are all eligible costs under an Erasmus+ mobility grant or accreditation. We issue all invoices and certificates your national agency requires.

B1 or above is comfortable. Trainers speak clearly, materials are written in plain English, and mixed-nationality teams support each other.

Absolutely — group bookings of 3+ from one school receive priority placement, and we can schedule a dedicated session for groups of 12 or more.

Our courses run on request at our centres in Antalya, İstanbul, İzmir, Mersin, Budapest and Bremen. Tell us your preferred city and dates and we will arrange a session.

Tuition, all materials, certificates (attendance + Europass) and the guided cultural programme. Flights and accommodation are booked separately — we send a vetted hotel list.

You can move to any later session free of charge. Cancellations made 30+ days before the start date receive a full refund; a reduced refund applies closer to the date — see our full Cancellation & Refund Policy for the exact schedule.