LINPILCARE aims to LINk Practitioner Inquiry via effective professional learning communities with results of Academic Research in order to support teachers and schools in teaching znd learning evidence based. To become a knowledge society in future Europe where flexibility and innovative thinking are important, we have to rethink edcuation. Evidence based teaching and learning is the future in education. (OECD) So educators starting from their own practice nd their own problems have to reflect on their own practice. The project supports practitioners to reflect on their own practice, to inquire their own practice, to link the results of their practitioner inquiry with results of academic inquiry and to dialogue about this in effective professional learning communities. The project develops: a common conceptual framework on evidence based teaching and learning; tools in toolboxes that support practitioners in realising evidence based teaching and learning; In service training modules, in service training recognized local, regional and national courses and 2 in service training recognized international courses in Estonia (2 times 25 participants). During two conferences (2 times 120 participants) - one in Portugal and one in Estonia - the content of the project is spread among practitioners and policy makers.
LINPILCARE wanted to LINk Practitioner Inquiry via effective professional learning communities with results of Academic Research in order to support teachers and schools in teaching and learning evidence based. To become a knowledge society in future Europe where flexibility and innovative thinking are important, we have to rethink education. Evidence based teaching and learning is the future in education. (OECD) So educators starting from their own practice and their own problems have to reflect systematically on how they can improve their own practice informed by and based on evidence. On top of that, working in professional learning communities enhanced communication skills, exchange of experiences and social skills. The project Linpilcare supported practitioners to reflect on their own practice, to inquire their own practice, to link the results of their practitioner inquiry with results of academic inquiry and to dialogue about this in effective professional learning communities. The project has developed: IO1: a common conceptual framework on evidence based teaching and learning called 'thinking through practice' ; IO2: more than 78 tools that support practitioners in realising evidence based teaching and learning; IO3: in service training modules, local, regional and national recognized courses and 2 international recognized courses in Estonia. During two conferences - one in Estonia and one in Slovenia - the content of the project has been spread among an international group of practitioners and policy makers. All results are available on www.linpilcare.eu, where you also can find the next courses that the consortium members organise on the content of Linpilcare.