Context/background of the project Lack of enough opportunities for professional development of teachers. Fragmented offer. Lack of quality criteria. Lack of awareness of teachers/educational staff of LLL opportunities. Objectives of the project increase accessibility of teachers to in-service trainings and raise availability of high quality and tailored in-service training. Online platform with high-quality teacher-centered quality criteria. Promote cooperation between schools and training providers. Number and profile of participants Two profiles of participant organizations: training providers and school - Training providers: contribute with one representative to > international meetings / communication management / impact and dissemination / Community of practice. One person can undertake several roles, but it is suggested to create a project team of 2-3 people. - Schools: will be asked to involve as much as their educational staff as possible. 2-8 of the teachers/educational staff (managers included and encouraged to participate). Participation in data research, attending trainings abroad and giving evaluation. Description of the activities - Data research to identify quality criteria: schools and training providers - Development of training modules: training providers (transnational meeting) - Training modules: attendance of schools, organized by training providers, constant evaluation > redefine and adjust criteria - Online platform + Community of Practice> gather offers for teachers with quality-criteria applied // bring trainers together - Multiplier event: dissemination of results > online platform. + Raise awareness of LLL Methodology Constant cooperation training provider-school Constant cooperation and monitoring in the training provider partnership Results and impact envisaged More trained educational staff, more aware of LLL initiatives, more willing to apply for training courses Training providers more aware of teachers needs, exchange of best-practice with other TPs, part of the international network and Community of Practice Potential longer term benefits Schools> Higher quality education centers, better results from learners, teachers aware of European dimension Training providers > collaborative network to exchange best-practices, promote greater visibility in the online platform, more aware of teachers’ needs and interests
Context/background of the project - Lack of enough opportunities for professional development of teachers. - Fragmented offer. - Lack of quality criteria. - Lack of awareness of teachers/educational staff of LLL opportunities. Objectives of the project - To increase the accessibility of teachers to in-service trainings and to raise the availability of high quality and tailored in-service training. - To create an Online platform with high-quality teacher-centered in service trainings responding to quality criteria. - To promote the cooperation between schools and training providers. Two profiles of participating organizations took part in the project: training providers and schools - Training providers: have contributed to > international meetings / communication management / impact and dissemination / creation of online platform and Community of practice. Training providers representatives undertook several roles and a project team has been composed. - Schools: have been asked to involve as much as possible their educational staff. Teachers/educational staff (managers included) have participated in all project activities, such as data research, attending trainings abroad, providing evaluation, etc. The project has implemented the following activities - Data research for identifying quality criteria: schools and training providers have participated - Development of training modules: training providers have elaborated them during transnational meeting and online local work - Training modules: attendance of schools staff, organized by training providers, constant evaluation > redefinition and adjustment of the criteria - Creation of Online platform + Community of Practice> offers for teachers with quality-criteria applied have been gathered // The CoP brought trainers together - Multiplier event: dissemination of results > online platform + Raising awareness of LLL The methodology applied during the project included: - Constant cooperation training provider-school - Constant cooperation and monitoring within the training provider partnership The results and impact that the project has achieved are related to: - More trained educational staff, better awareness of teachers of LLL initiatives and better motivation to apply for such training courses - Training providers are more aware of teachers needs in terms of in-service trainings, exchange of best-practice with other TPs, being part of the international network and Community of Practice The long term project benefits shall be seen in perspective are refer to: Regarding the Schools> Higher quality education centers, better results from learners, teachers better aware of European dimension Regarding the Training providers > collaborative network for exchanging best-practices, promote greater visibility in the online platform, more aware of teachers’ needs and interests