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Competent teacher - the foundation for school development.

2020-1-LV01-KA101-0772042020School education staff mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: LV · Grant: €34,460
Teaching and learning of foreign languagesQuality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Objectives

As a result of the project, all the set goals were achieved..This had a positive effect on the development of the school, helping teachers to improve and enhance their professional skills and competences. The project participants developed professional competences in digital, social, linguistic and other areas. Innovative methods and technologies were acquired during the professional development courses; - innovation and leadership issues and requirements for a stimulating learning environment in which future innovators and leaders will be created; -CLIL principles and CLIL teaching techniques, including ways to integrate ICT into the CLIL classroom learning environment; -online software tools suitable for CLIL and learning tools specifically designed for CLIL; -CLIL 5e methodology, outcome evaluation, self-evaluation and CLIL teaching aids; -cognition and thinking skills, use of tools for teaching CLIL; -Innovative forms of art teaching or the use of art in education to stimulate engagement and critical thinking; -information and communication technologies-ICT; - internationalization of the school; -School management strategies Participants' English language skills were improved in an international environment, working with colleagues from all over Europe.

Background

Teachers from Daugavpils Secondary School No. 10 participated in the project, where the main goal was to increase the quality of school activities by improving the professional knowledge and skills of project participants, learning new methods that will be adapted to learners' needs, interests and modern school priorities. By attending professional development courses, project participants have achieved the set project goals: • To improve English language skills and develop teachers' competencies • To acquire a modern methodological approach • To improve the organization of the creative learning process, which would stimulate students' interest in learning, research activities and creative self-expression. • To improve school management strategies in the context of the competency approach • To continue to improve the innovative experience of the school • To create a new model of interdisciplinary integrated teacher cooperation • To learn new methods of integrated foreign language learning • To improve CLIL program development • To promote the internationalization of the school by involving pupils and teachers in international projects, in cooperation with teaching staff from European educational institutions • To improve the ability to use information and communication technologies in the learning process.

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