The Education Days: Growth in mutual understanding

This workshop focuses on how the brain works, with a special focus on adolescent brain development. As a student, teacher, field partner, manager or parent, how can you use brain knowledge to better understand each other?

• Presenters: Mariëlle Verhoef-van Lier and Kim van Zeeland (HAN University of Applied Sciences)
• When: Tuesday 1 April 9:30-11:00.

In this workshop, you will discover the importance of harnessing personal experiences. Within your own comfort zone, you will be challenged to reflect on what you are already doing and explore what you would like to do in this area. From a didactic perspective, you will learn how to encourage students to explore their own experiences and, where relevant, apply them in practice.

• Presenters: Elske van Oostaijen and Ragonda Kaizer (HAN University of Applied Sciences)
• When: Tuesday 1 April 13:30-14:30.

In this interactive workshop, mother (generation X) and daughter (generation Z) take you into the world of students today and in the past. From their shared background in Learning & Development - but with insights from two different times - they uncover the differences and similarities. Discover how performance pressure, social media and parenting influence student behaviour and motivation. Experience how to recognise and break through your own assumptions to truly reach and inspire students. Expect a dynamic session full of humour, connection and thought-provoking insights - sometimes confrontational, but always with a soft grain.

• Presenters: Sam Kuppens and Anke van Luijt (HAN University of Applied Sciences)
• When: Tuesday 1 April 15:00-16:30.

This workshop is about the dilemmas and differences around the issue of transgressive behaviour. Do you find it valuable to talk with others about what behaviour you find undesirable and what behaviour you do not? What do you agree with each other on and what don't you agree on? Do you manage to respect each other's opinions and are you open to dialogue?

Then come to this workshop and discuss difficult dilemmas you encounter in practice with the help of the ‘behave’ game.

• Presenters: Mieke van den Berg, Jule Lotterman and Lotte van der Sluis (HAN University of Applied Sciences)
• When: Tuesday 1 April 15:00-16:30.

Are you also exploring how to create space for more mutual understanding, being open to each other's perspective and dealing with diversity? In your team or between teachers, students and the professional field? In this session, you will be taken through a concrete dialogical working form to shape this in an appreciative, developmental & action-oriented way! The reason, foundation and practical implementation of this good practice will be explained. You will also get to try it out and experience it!

• Presenter: Elke Kraaijvanger (ROC Nijmegen)
• When: Wednesday 2 April 9:30-11:00.

In times of increasing polarisation and sharp disagreements, we should revisit the oft-forgotten virtue of 'tolerance' and (practice it) together. What does tolerance actually mean? Why is this virtue so important just now, and how can we practice it together?

• Presenter: Jos Kole (Radboudumc)
• When: Wednesday 2 April 9:30-11:00.

Inside of each and every one of us is a greater storyteller. Do you ever dwell on that? What stories do you tell yourself about what is true/false, right/wrong, better/worse? And how does this influence your actions? Stories can make or break us. They can make us connect or disconnect. But what if we had practical tools to better direct our own, inner stories and our behaviour? What if, in every moment, we experienced that we have a choice in how we act? This workshop invites you, through numerous examples and exercises to discover where your ‘next edge’ is when it comes to personal, transformative growth and growth in relationship with another. You will use humour and experiential exercises to break free from your own perceptions and discover which mechanisms tear us apart instead of connecting us. You also explore what you can do to create connection.

• Presenters: Dina Medanhodzic en Sander Datema (Radboudumc)
• When: Wednesday 2 April 13:15-14:15.

Discover the successful ingredients for long-time students, based on HRM's approach!

• Presenters: Noortje Mooij and Angelique van Zuilen (HAN University of Applied Sciences)
• When Wednesday 2 April 13:15-14:15.

Find out more about the phenomenon of polarisation: how does it work, what does it feel like and should we convince each other or just explore the topic? You will explore the mechanisms behind polarisation, experience its impact and practice using a practical tool to continue conversations even when it seems impossible.

• Presenter: Esther Fluijt (Radboud Universiteit) and Maud Ras (HAN University of Applied Sciences)
• When Wednesday 2 April 14:30-16:00.