By implementing the project all teachers participating in the mobilities would be expected to: - Completely be able to use a far wider range of modern technologies to assist them in the teaching and learning process - Have considered how they can most appropriately use these technologies in the context of their varied groups of students - Have an understanding of how to make use of ICT in a practical manner providing greater impact on students - Be able to create a more collaborative and interactive classroom experience for all learners - Be able to competently and comfortably use the relevant platforms (ie eTwinning) to sustain long-lasting relationships with other European schools - Get new ideas and good practices from other teachers all over Europe in order to integrate them effectively in their teaching. - To travel in other European institutions and learn from them not only the subject-area in need, but the European culture; the history; the people; the customs and come to realize how Europeans are integrating, live, work and learn together! -To disseminate all the knowledge gained to all the teaching staff, to other schools, to the parents' community and of course apply the new knowledge in their teaching. The students woud be therefore: - Be advantaged by a more collaborative approach to teaching and learning as a result of their teacher's new competencies - Be encouraged to use the technologies and new educational tools as appropriate i.e to participate in online learning communities
The introduction of innovations is always a challenge within an institution. Our primary school, Makedonitissa's A' Primary School in Nicosia, has taken this challenge for the academic year 2020-22, in the content of in-service primary teachers professional development. This was a necessity because of the need to expand teachers' and students' 21st century skills. A strategic plan on staff development so to take full advantage of the use of ICT had been designed by the management team of the school. The deployment of the plan was achieved with the active involvement of all the members of the school teaching staff and with the assistance and contribution of a number of stakeholders.The main aim of the project was to equip teachers with new and stimulating teaching ICT tools and methods. New learning included latest technology, web tools which facilitate teaching, software and applications that can be used in relation with the development of 21st century skills, using platforms and on-line social networks and communities of learners, etc. Teachers’ new ideas would be demonstrated by the quality of the lesson-plans teachers would prepare and delivered as well as the input of their new learning into other educational contexts (for example presentations during the teachers' meetings).