Innovative pedagogy courses for teachers
Refresh your teaching with methods that engage. Erasmus+ courses in Bordeaux on active and creative methods, and on how the brain learns.
Plan your Erasmus+ mobilityEngagement is the currency of learning. Our innovative pedagogy category brings together Erasmus+ courses that help you refresh your practice with active, creative and evidence-based methods, without adding to your workload.
Designed for teachers taking part in an Erasmus+ mobility, these courses in Bordeaux are hands-on: you experience each method as a learner, then adapt it for your own classroom, and you leave with ready-to-use activities.
Why innovative pedagogy matters
Innovation in teaching is not about novelty for its own sake; it is about purposeful choices that raise engagement and understanding. Active learning, project-based work, gamification and creativity all have a strong evidence base, and so does a growing understanding of how the brain actually learns. The aim is not to turn teachers into neuroscientists, but to help them understand attention, memory, motivation and cognitive load well enough to make better everyday teaching decisions.
Our courses connect research to the realities of a busy classroom, drawing on resources such as the European School Education Platform, so you can adopt methods that are both inspiring and sustainable.
Who are these courses for?
Our innovative pedagogy courses for teachers suit anyone who wants to refresh their practice: subject and class teachers across primary, secondary, vocational and adult education, as well as trainers, school leaders and support staff. No technical or scientific background is required, only curiosity and a wish to engage students more deeply.
Groups bring together teachers of different subjects and countries, which is part of the value: an idea that works in a science class often sparks a new approach in a language or history one.
Innovative pedagogy courses for teachers in this category
The innovative pedagogy category pairs a course on active and creative methods with one grounded in the neuroscience of learning.
Active and creative teaching methods
Active learning, project-based work, gamification and creativity that boost engagement across any subject.
Neuroscience and educational practice
Understand how the young brain learns and adjust your everyday practice to support attention, memory and motivation.
Outdoor learning and active pedagogy
Active pedagogy outside the classroom: design safe, engaging lessons in parks, nature and open spaces.
Arts education and citizenship
Use Europe’s artistic heritage and creative projects to build intercultural dialogue and active citizenship.
Teaching beyond the classroom
Place-based learning: turn cities, museums and heritage sites into learning experiences transferable to your own town.
What you will gain
- Design active and project-based sequences with a clear learning goal.
- Use gamification and creativity purposefully, not as gimmicks.
- Understand the main mechanisms of learning and act on them.
- Create classrooms that support attention, motivation and autonomy.
- Inspire colleagues with methods you can share.
How our courses work
Every course in this category follows the same clear, practical rhythm: each morning introduces a principle or method, and each afternoon puts it straight to work on real lesson ideas you design and test with fellow teachers. You experience the methods as a learner before adapting them as a teacher, and you leave with concrete materials rather than notes.
Courses run over one week in small groups, in English, with trainers who are practising educators, alongside a cultural and social programme. You receive a Europass Mobility certificate and a certificate of attendance for recognition by your National Agency.
Teaching methods you will take back
You do not just hear about innovative methods, you experience them. Among the approaches you will practise and adapt are:
- Active-learning routines such as think, pair and share, and station rotation.
- Project and inquiry-based mini-units built around a real question.
- Gamification with low-stakes quizzes, challenges and escape-room style tasks.
- Retrieval-practice games that strengthen memory.
- Creative, cross-curricular design challenges.
- Brain-friendly techniques that support attention and motivation.
Every method is tested on real lesson ideas during the week, so you return with activities and sequences ready to use with your own students.
Erasmus+ funding
Teachers, trainers, headteachers, school leaders and any staff of an education organisation can receive an Erasmus+ KA1 grant so your institution may cover travel, accommodation, meals, cultural activities and the fees of these innovative pedagogy courses for teachers through the grant. For a full overview, see our Erasmus teacher training courses page, or plan your mobility.
Why Bordeaux
Bordeaux combines a UNESCO-listed city centre, a lively student atmosphere and excellent connections across Europe, making it an inspiring and practical base for teacher mobility. Between sessions you can explore the city’s architecture, culture and surroundings, from the Cité du Vin to the nearby Atlantic coast, so professional development and cultural discovery go hand in hand.
Frequently asked questions
Five courses: Active and creative teaching methods, Neuroscience and educational practice, Outdoor learning and active pedagogy, Arts education and citizenship, and Teaching beyond the classroom (place-based learning). Each has its own page with full details.
No. All our courses are designed for everyday teachers, with methods and ideas presented practically and illustrated with concrete examples.
Active and creative teaching methods works on engagement, Neuroscience and educational practice on how the brain learns, Outdoor learning on active pedagogy in natural settings, Arts education and citizenship on heritage and European citizenship, and Teaching beyond the classroom on place-based learning in cities and museums.
Yes. Every course is eligible for Erasmus+ KA1 funding, which can cover travel, accommodation, meals and fees.
In Bordeaux, France, in small groups of up to sixteen participants, throughout the year.
Make your teaching more engaging
Choose active and creative methods or the neuroscience of learning, in the heart of Bordeaux.
Plan your Erasmus+ mobility