Our student Nina shares some reflections on her teaching practice experience, including her considerations on the concept of the “Common Third”.
Student experiences: “A reflection on my Teaching Practice”
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Student experiences: “Learning about Gamification in Adult Education”
In order for gamification in adult’s education to work, educators should resort to strategies such as promoting fun and engaging activities whilst creating a safe and supportive learning environment.
Building Community and Consensus: The Pedagogical Power of Common Meetings in Education
It is through weekly common meetings that we run and govern our school. Here’s why they are so important to our lifestyle and pedagogy here at DNS Tvind!
Transforming Education with these 5 unconventional Teaching Methods
These are five unconventional teaching methods – or learning, if you prefer – drawn from the experience of our Bachelor Programme in Alternative Education. We hope they’ll inspire you to approach learning for what it is – an engaging and fulfilling activity, at its core.
Student experiences: “We need intergenerational collaboration to face the Climate Crisis”
Intergenerational projects – like combining kindergarten and old age homes under the same roof – are showing us an enlightening new approach to planet protection.
10 surprising elements of community life
If you are curious about what it is like to live in a community, here are 10 elements of community life that you might find surprising – drawn from the collective experience of our 50-year-old Community in Denmark.
Student experiences: “The white noise around Climate Change”
Information about Climate Change is vastly available – yet there is little we understand and act upon collectively. Are we educated enough to face the upcoming crisis? And do we need a new vocabulary to better understand and interpret this major issue?
How can we prepare the next generations for the challenges of the future?
What does the future have in store for us? How can we help the next generations to deal with a future of challenges and struggles caused by the failures of the past?
Student experiences: “What really causes Climate Change”
What are the causes of climate problems? How does the global warming work? What are all the things that humans do that negatively affect the climate, and how do they compare? What are some potential solutions to these problems, and how should they be addressed?
Three examples of “Learning by Doing”
What does ‘Learning by Doing’ mean? In this article, we explain how this method can be applied to different learning contexts through 3 examples.
What does it mean to lead a “teacher lifestyle”?
Being a teacher is not only a profession – it is a mindset and a lifestyle, too. What does it look like, then, and why should you consider it?
Epistemology in Teaching and Learning
Epistemology is one of the subject our students come across at our Teacher Training College. Why should a teacher learn about Epistemology, and what is the connection between this discipline and education?