Search for European Projects

NATURA, INNOVAZIONE E ICT
Start date: Jun 18, 2016, End date: Jun 17, 2018 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The project involves teachers, selected for training, belonging to the age group between 30 and 50 years. They demonstrate proper cultural and experiential background and, will have their career progression in this Institute and also have good language skills.They have shown keen interest in the European dimension and a constant attitude to inclusive and innovative practices in teaching methodology. They're aware of the potential of the area and of the Institute and are interested in promoting their development.The project proposed five main goals that meet the same compelling needs:1) UPDATE ICT. Our Comprehensive Institute, located in an area just as interesting scenically and culturally, as disadvantaged by distance fand isolated, aims to train young and motivated teachers, to use new technologies in an effective way for teaching purposes. This is to enable pupils to open up to enlarged spaces and dimensions of wider European scope and enable them to acquire the technological skills, needed nowadays. The project therefore aims to bridge the methodological gap, caused by years of obsolite equipment consequently delay in teachers' updating. The AD and other key players, already with good ICT competencies,will be trained to subsequently extend the training to all the other teachers, strengthening the actions of PNSD.We intend to participate in a Training Course on ICT in Britain and start a Job Shadowing activity with the Belgian and english schools, particularly equipped and competent in integrating ICT in instructional strategies 2) METHODOLOGICAL UPDATE. The Teaching Staff is next to a substantial renovation. Students require a more active and experiential approach, which enables them to acquire skills in addition to knowledge. So, we want to form, to the use of effective, cooperative and active teaching methods, a group of teachers who will constitute, in the coming years, a valuable support for the whole Institute. These methodologies will also aims to support the curricular learnings and encourage interaction and inclusion, especially of pupils with Special needs or Learning Difficulties, present in the Institute.For this purpose teachers will be involved in both a 10-day Training Course, organized by an accredited institution in the Czech Republic, and in a Job Shadowing in English, Spanish and Finnish schools, that use active, inclusive and innovative.teaching methods 3) UPDATE COURSE REGARDING THE USE OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES. The valley, which is home to the 5 brunches of our Comprehensive Institute, has a significant environmental assets, of which pupils are not aware. Therefore, it is considered essential to acquire strategies to bring teachers and pupils to live their environment as a source of well-being and learning. This awareness will lead in future, to a prospective vision of their environment, such as employment chance. In fact, the valley has a strong tourist vocation, to date however stifled by stereotypes, which hold back development. Even in this case it was decided to start a "dual track training" that leads teachers to acquire greater environmental awareness and a relevant teaching methodology that is efficient and futuristic. Were then initiated both, Training Course in Iceland on "Outdoor Learning", and Job Shadowing activities in Spain and Norway, schools that normally use this method, also to encourage, among students, the improvement of Problem Solving and Decision Making skills .4) ENHANCEMENT OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Transversal goal to all areas mentioned above, is the strengthening of the English language, which will be achieved thanks to the attendance of the courses, all taught in English language, to the exchanging activities with colleagues (email / Skype ...) before, during and after the project and the Job Shadowing in each partner country5) OPENING THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION. The Institute, situated in a rather isolated location, needs opportunities to approach to wider perspective dimensions, to acquire European awareness and promoting it within the Institute and in the community.All activity will help to achieve this goal and ensure the progressive extension also in a long future termTransversely the project will be driving and bring a general modernization of the methodological approach, a gradual evolution of professionalism and effective methodologies. Additionally, for students, it will facilitate the achievement of clear in curricular and personnel results.In the long term it is expected that Europe, interaction and innovation become the constant background of the Institute.

Looking for a partnership?
Have a look at
Ma Région Sud!
https://maregionsud.up2europe.eu

Coordinator

Details

4 Partners Participants