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Education for future II

2020-1-SK01-KA101-0780872020School education staff mobilityfinalizedGood practice
Countries: SK · Grant: €21,105
Teaching and learning of foreign languagesQuality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)ICT - new technologies - digital competences

Objectives

The main goal of the project was to create opportunities for teachers in their personal professional development as part of lifelong learning, so that they could improve their skills in innovative methods, digital technologies, increase their expertise in the subjects they teach, apply interdisciplinary relationships, and at the same time improve their language and intercultural competences. . The members of the school's management gained experience from a foreign partner school, improved their language skills and competences for increasing the quality of the school in terms of internationalization and for the implementation of European mobility projects. All mobility participants improved their English, the school successfully introduced the teaching of foreign languages, natural science subjects (biology, chemistry) and environmental education using innovative methods (CLIL, Project Based Learning, Blended learning), which resulted in increased student interest in teaching of a second foreign language (Spanish and German) and innovated the teaching of the English language by increasing the digital competences of teachers. We managed to improve the competence of teachers in the use of digital technologies in the teaching process, in extracurricular activities and in classroom management, this was achieved especially among classroom teachers.

Background

In the Education for the Future II project, we focused on the needs of teaching staff, which were defined in strategic goals and specified in strategic tasks within the three pillars of the European School Development Plan EXCELLENCE - QUALITY - INNOVATION. Pedagogical staff subsequently ensured the transfer to the teaching process so that the students benefited from the results of the project. The key areas of improvement that we focused on in this project were improving the quality of teaching, elements of effective learning, teaching and learning foreign languages ​​, and digital competencies of teachers. Pedagogical staff acquired new competencies and through them created new educational materials and implemented innovative methods in teaching. As part of the EXCELLENCE pillar, 9 teachers have expanded their key competencies and, with innovative methods using elements of effective learning, they ensure excellent teaching and, as part of extracurricular activities, they work with talented pupils who, under the QUALITY pillar, achieve success in various external measurements and competitions. We also wanted to improve the teachers' competencies in the field of foreign languages, natural science subjects, and digital technologies, but also in the field of culture and customs of the country they got to know during the mobility, thereby contributing to the fulfillment of the strategic goal of the third pillar INNOVATION. The members of the school's management improved their knowledge and conversational skills in the English language, which made it possible to establish further contacts with partners abroad, obtain accreditation for the future period and implement new projects.

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