TESTEd - Professional development course for teachers
The EU-funded project TESTEd (Towards a European Syllabus in Teacher Education)
started in June 2022 and aims to create an interdisciplinary European Syllabus providing an international perspective on global teaching challenges.
Participating Countries: Finland, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Portugal
Description
Europe faces global cross-cutting demographic, climatic, economic, technical and political challenges for which its education system must prepare future generations. Although the social challenges for schools and teacher education look similar in all European countries, there has been little international collaboration so far due to national curricula and guidelines.
The cross-cutting issues which should be foregrounded in teacher education include (but are not limited to).
- Education for a Sustainable Development (ESD)
- Democratic education and active citizenship
- Gender sensitivity in teaching and learning
- An open and inclusive approach to multilingualism and diversity
- Digitalisation
The Syllabus will be implemented in joint virtual seminars and maker spaces in initial teacher education and continuous professional development (CPD) courses addressing in-service teachers. A teacher multiplier training at the end of the CPD courses will benefit schools in their internationalisation efforts.
WEDNESDAYS for 2 hours:
- Finland - 5 pm
- Germany & Spain - 4 pm
- Ireland & Portugal - 3 pm
COURSE DATES
- SEP 252024 - KICK-OFF MEETING
- OCT + NOV 2024 - SELF DIRECTED LEARNING ON MOODLE
- OCT 30 + NOV 27 2024 - voluntary NETWORK MEETINGS
- DEC 18 2024 + JAN 15 & JAN 29 2025 - SESSIONS ON PRACTICAL TRANSFER
- FEB 12 + FEB 26 2025 - MULTIPLIER TRAINING
Learning objectives
The course takes place mainly online and includes a wide range of learning activities:
- Self-directed learning on Moodle, a virtual learning platform
- Exchange and discussion with all international colleagues in Zoom
- Seminars on practical transfer
- Multiplier training via Zoom
- Indvidual Portfolio-work
Methodology & assessment
- Exchange best practice examples
- Get to know ideas and solutions from international colleagues
- Meet, exchange and discuss with teachers from Germany, Ireland, Finland, Spain and Portugal
- Create and present your own practical materials
- Receive feedback from colleagues
- Become a multiplier at your school
Certification details
- Take part in all parts of the online course (Zoom sessions and Moodle activities),
- complete the associated preparation and follow-up tasks,
- work with your portfolio for individual reflection,
- make a plan for multiplier activities at your school.
Receive your certificate!
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:0Euro
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:TeacherHead Teacher / Principal
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Learning time:25 hours or more
