On-site course

ICT for inclusive & Global classrooms

Apps and tools to foster inclusion and integration in a multicultural environment
ICT for inclusive & Global classrooms

Learn how to use educational ICT tools to foster broad educational inclusion and social integration. This course focuses on using digital technology to surpass learning barriers, manage diverse classrooms, and facilitate multicultural integration (DigCompEdu Area 5: Empowering Learners). Involve joyful team games and collaborative activities that help surpass cultural, cognitive, and social differences through innovative digital pedagogy.

Main contents

  • Inclusive Digital Policies: ICT integration for universal design for learning (UDL) and specific migrant integration policies;
  • Assistive & Language Tools: Digital tools to support Special Educational Needs (SEN) and quicken essential language skills for non-native speakers;
  • E-learning for Diversity: Adaptive e-learning models that cater to different learning paces and integration backgrounds;
  • Mobile Learning & Accessibility: Using mobile devices to foster autonomy in students with disabilities and facilitate the inclusion of displaced populations;
  • Collaborative Inclusive Tools: Apps designed for multicultural and neurodiverse team-working;
  • Differentiated Content Exploration: Tools to deliver and explore content according to individual student profiles (Area 2: Digital Resources);
  • Digital Assessment for Inclusion: Tools and apps to monitor progress and provide personalized feedback to all learners (Area 4: Assessment).

* The course is held in the English language. An English A2 (CEFR) level is recommended, but trainers are experienced in helping students with English language difficulties.

* El curso se imparte en lengua inglesa. Se recomienda un nivel de inglés A2 (MCER), aunque los formadores tienen experiencia en ayudar a los estudiantes con dificultades en el idioma. Además, podemos ofrecer apoyo en español si es necesario.

Course program

Day 1
  • Course and participant presentation;
  • Coffee break;
  • Understanding mobilie devices hardware and Operating Systems;
  • Using and managing a mobile device;
  • Adult and children's education through ICT tools;
  • Lunch;
  • Exploring the educational pathways of the host city with GPS-guided apps.
 
Day 2
  • Using ICT and mobile devices to support and ease the integration of migrants and refugees;
  • Coffee break;
  • Maximizing the use and the benefits of e-learning tools;
  • Lunch;
  • ICT tools and apps to overcome communication gaps and to foster language skill development;
  • Coffee break;
  • Application group task.
 
Day 3
  • Tools and apps to reduce cultural differences and foster integration;
  • Coffee break;
  • Tools and apps to deliver and explore content;
  • Lunch;
  • Tools and apps to provide and explore content.
  • Coffee break;
  • Tools and apps to monitor and assess inclusion, migrants, and refugees (on spot or at a distance).
 
Day 4
  • Visit to local upper secondary school: observing infrastructures, resources, and attending lessons;
  • Interaction with other teachers and sharing of good practices;
  • Lunch at school;
  • Using apps to ease all steps of the teaching and learning process.
 
Day 5
  • Adopting appropriate content and adapting strategies to each school's reality;
  • Coffee break
  • Course evaluation;
  • Certification;
  • Lunch;
  • Cultural Visit.

 

Note: The course program can be changed according to participant's profile, local holidays or on the availability of schools to visit.

 

Target group

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Course methodology
  • Peer Learning: Sharing best practices on inclusion and multiculturalism;
  • Practical Exploration: Testing and configuring apps for Accessibility and Differentiation;
  • Reflective Practice: Analyzing how digital tools can be adapted to foster the Digital Competence of Learners (Area 6);
  • Field Observation: Visits to schools with diverse student populations to see ICT in action;
  • Inclusive Design: Preparing lesson plans that use ICT to bridge gaps for both local students with needs and migrant/refugee students.
 

Course fees

Course fee: 380,00€ per participant (click for detail)

The training course's fee is 380€ + VAT 80,5€* per participant, including coffee breaks (with traditional Portuguese surprises) and materials. Mint.Edu will only charge this amount to each participant. The fee is based on the daily 70€ Erasmus+ funding;

* VAT will be 0% (0€) when registering with a valid VAT - Number/Business ID/fiscal code or number.

Cultural visits and meals are paid separately;

Algarve cultural visit has the cost of 50€. Participants not willing to join the cultural visit must notify Mint.Edu 15 days before the course starts.

 

Certification

All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation and a Declaration of Obtained Competencies, officially recognizing the skills gained during the course.

The acquired competences will also be validated within the Europass Mobility framework — participants should request that their National Agency issue the Europass. (Visit our website Documents > Europass mobility).

Our courses are aligned with the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu), and the provided documentation that can support the recognition.

 

Accommodation and Meals

Participants are responsible for booking their own accommodation. ACJ will guide recommended hotels across different price ranges, but participants are free to choose hotels and restaurants according to their preference. Our staff enjoy lunch daily at a nearby restaurant offering good quality at affordable prices — you are welcome to join them!

All accommodation and meals are paid directly by participants to the hotels and restaurants.

During the course, lunches and coffee will also be available on or near the University of Algarve campus, where the training takes place.

Planned course editions
  • 2026-03-30 to 2026-04-03, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)
  • 2026-07-27 to 2026-07-31, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)
  • 2027-03-22 to 2027-03-26, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)
  • 2027-07-26 to 2027-07-30, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)
  • 2028-04-03 to 2028-04-07, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)
  • 2028-07-24 to 2028-07-28, Faro, University of Algarve, Portugal (Opened)