Easy ways to transfer knowledge

Project summary

Education is a team work; however, the main work is done by educators who create a purposeful, systematic and coordinated learning process in using correct training methods. Through the activities of this project we plan to improve educators’ skills and competences on how to adapt ways of training when working with low skilled people. The project involves organising training activities for educators from partner organizations, promoting easy ways to transfer knowledge, and it focuses on creativity in education. We will achieve the results of the project with the international help and expertise, and also exchange of good practice. Due to this, the main objective of this project is to exchange good practices about differentiated instruction and creativity in educational context. The partnership is composed of organisations with different profiles, but with very good experience with EU projects’ design and implementation, and all partners have experience in working with low skilled adults and in adult education. The objective is to enhance educators’ knowledge for work with low skilled adults by providing support and suggestion Handbook – 'Easy ways to transfer knowledge', sharing good practices of creative education, and strengthening cooperation and networking between organizations. The profile of participants is practitioners – staff active in education and training, educators, education institutions, experts, specialists, professionals working with low skilled adults. 10 educators who will be involved in mobility learning activities for dissemination purpose will train 100 local educators. Each partner organisation will train 20 (total 100) local educators, and with support of the developed Handbook will be able to use support suggestions on how to work with low skilled adults providing easy way to transfer knowledge. The activities: compare and analyse differences of each partner country education policy guidelines and differentiated instruction approach; collect good practices in the field of creative education; develop the project Handbook, organise learning mobility for educators and training for local educators; evaluation and adjustments; dissemination activities, hosting national multiplier events, and dissemination info days. Methodology to be used: project management and coordination – creating management team that will coordinate and manage the activities, monitor project progress, proper budget control and time management. Three transnational project meetings for preparation of the project activities, also dissemination planning and creation of dissemination plan that includes creation and monitoring of the project Facebook page, monthly newsletter and a list of receivers. As part of the dissemination, info days will be organized with the local community members, interested learners, relevant key stakeholders and beneficiaries. Mobility of educators that will last for 3 days and 2 participants per partner will participate in it. Local educator training that will involve 20 participants per partner. Translation of the Handbook developed within the project. Multiplier event in the coordinator country. The project results: multilateral agreement, Sustainability plan, Quality assurance plan and Evaluation reports, on-line and face-to-face meetings, newsletters and press releases, feed-back questionnaires, educator training, project Facebook page, videos, photos. All of this will be used by educators interested in ways of education to transfer the knowledge in an easy way. Participation in this project symbolizes a challenge and commitment, in reference to the development of new skills through an increase in an education and work culture rooted in modernity, creativity and innovation, which can lead to project visibility. Thus, the development of new skills and competencies that facilitate activities valuing the educational resources of the European region is one way of pursuing the project and identifies with ‘Easy ways to transfer knowledge’ mission. Participants of the project activities will acquire new skills how to work with low skilled adults, to be more motivated to participate in EU projects, will improve foreign languages skills, team work capacity, social skills, become more creative, raise cultural awareness, awareness of cultural diversity and high tolerance to others and extending the gained skills providing equal learning opportunities for low skilled adults. The potential long-term benefits – available education opportunities for low skilled adults. After gaining new competences educators will contribute to transfer education methods at local and regional level. Skilled educators will be more motivated and will begin to contribute in creating better and more sustainable society. We expect multiplication of the project results, their implementation into their daily practice and creation of strong network in education institutions by preparing strong and capable educators.