Smart Teachers Play More in Spain

How to integrate play, movement, and well-being in education.

Discover the Smart Teachers Play More approach in Alicante, Spain. This 7-day course blends movement, storytelling, and mindfulness to create dynamic, engaging classrooms. Designed for primary and early secondary educators, it offers inclusive strategies to enhance well-being, foster cognitive growth, and boost academic achievement, featuring adaptable activities and inspiring beach sessions.

Enhance teaching practices with the Smart Teachers Play More (STPM) approach—a unique method combining play, movement, and mindfulness to improve student engagement and well-being. Designed by Kristín Einarsdóttir and Sarah Jane Anthony, experts with over 20 years of experience in European education, the course integrates multisensory activities to support visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles. Backed by the latest research in neuroscience, participants will explore physical games, storytelling techniques, and calming strategies to teach academic subjects through play.  Educators leave with practical resources, tools, and gamification ideas to create inclusive, interactive classrooms. Through collaborative planning and cultural activities, participants develop confidence to implement STPM techniques and build partnerships for future projects.

Learning Objectives:

• Apply play and movement strategies to teach academic concepts effectively.
• Enhance student well-being through positive psychology, mindfulness, and physical activities that foster focus, emotional balance, and resilience.
• Explore storytelling techniques to encourage creativity, engagement, and effective communication.
• Use multisensory learning tools to support visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning styles.
• Develop activities and lesson plans incorporating play, movement, and gamification for dynamic classroom environments.
• Embrace eco-choice practices by upcycling materials and using natural resources to help students value sustainability and engage more fully in learning.
• Reflect on practice and design an action plan for implementing STPM strategies effectively.
• Build international partnerships to promote collaboration and support future Erasmus+ projects.

Methodology & Assessment:

• Interactive workshops: Discover how academic subjects can be taught through games, movement and sensory activities in a calming or active way using Smart Teachers Play More methodology.

• Peer collaboration: Exchange best practices, insights, and innovative ideas with European educators, fostering meaningful professional connections and shared growth.

• Digital collaboration: Utilise digital tools to share resources, facilitate group reflections, and support vision planning and evaluation, enhancing teamwork and digital literacy skills.

• Vision planning: Create and present action plans for classroom transformation.

• Cultural activities: Explore Spanish traditions and outdoor natural and urban environments. 

• Assessment tools: Reflection, feedback, and goal-setting support continuous learning.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE EDUCATION SECTOR:

This course offers learning opportunities for professionals across the education sector including: Preschool teachers; Primary teachers; Special Needs teachers; Foreign Language teachers; and Subject teachers involved in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) projects at multilingual schools. It is also a great opportunity to practise and improve your own English skills in practical contexts.

AS PART OF THE COURSE WE ALSO PROVIDE:

• Course material
• Morning refreshments   
• Cultural evening                                                                                                                                                           
• A walking tour of Santa Barbara castle, Alicante
• A local trip to the beautiful village of Altea   
• Certificate of attendance

ACCOMMODATION:

Don’t miss out on our STPM discount at our course hotel in Alicante. We chose this hotel for its fantastic location: just 5 minutes from the beach, close to the old town and neighbouring the famous Santa Barbara Castle. This is an exclusive offer for our participants and their families only.

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