Hungary Experts Erasmus+ Teacher Training Workshop Explores Practical DEI Strategies for Inclusive Classrooms

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So what have I been doing this week? I’ve been leading a 5-day Erasmus+ teacher training course in Budapest with Hungary Experts. From day one, we set the tone: this isn’t a conventional course. We move between spaces, work indoors and outdoors, and use the city itself to think, reflect, and learn.Our focus is DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) and how we bring it into real classrooms. What I value most is the group; we all come from different countries, cultures, and systems, and we actively share our experiences, both personal and professional.After posting about Day 1, here’s what we did on Days 2 and 3.On Day 2, we went to Heroes’ Square. I asked participants to create a “learner journey” using paper footprints and add attributes of a “hero.” We mapped how learners feel at the beginning of their journey and what success looks like at the end. The setting made it powerful, but it was the reflection that really mattered. We then moved into City Park and continued working with the environment around us.On Day 3, we explored DEI through a different lens. I asked participants to think about what a tree represents for them professionally. We drew roots, branches, and leaves to show values, experiences, and growth. We displayed everything, and that made the activity truly inclusive; everyone’s perspective was visible, discussed, and respected. It’s simple, needs almost no prep, and works every time.We pushed this further by exploring other symbols—rockets, mountains, cars—and then I gave groups a framework, time, and space to create their own activities. Watching them collaborate, listen, and build ideas together was the highlight.By midweek, I could feel the shift. We moved beyond getting to know each other and into deeper conversations about visible and invisible culture and how it shapes what we do in the classroom. We talked about textbooks, traditions, food, gender, language… real topics that matter.Next, we’ll focus on conflict management, communication, and creating calm learning environments. Final post soon to come. If you’re interested in practical, experience-based teacher development, that’s exactly what we do at Hungary Experts, feel free to get in touch.Organised by @Tanártovábbképzés @Hungary Experts via Erasmus+, supporting teacher mobility across Europe.(Photos shared with consent.)hashtag#ErasmusPlus hashtag#TeacherTraining hashtag#ProfessionalDevelopment hashtag#Education hashtag#OutdoorTraining hashtag#DEI hashtag#DiversityEquityInclusion hashtag#Teaching

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