The current project aims to improve the quality of education offered by the team of the 1. SU "Pencho P. Slaveykov" in response to the real needs of training, improvement and development. Main highlights regarding the previously identified needs of the pedagogical specialists were: 1. Improving the skills of teachers for the integration of ICT not as an end in itself, but as part of the application of innovative methods, with a focus on achieving the ultimate goal - formation of skills and competences for the 21st century. 2. Enrichment with knowledge of innovative approaches, classroom management in the application of Blended learning (mixed learning), as well as observation in practice on this topic in the school in Latvia 3. Effective application of ICT in the educational process, including as an element in the use of innovative methods - flipped classroom, project learning, etc., skills for effective integration of technologies, as well as for teaching educational material, for the learning and development process of key competences as well as for the assessment process. 4. Researching approaches to developing skills among students to overcome aggressive behavior and lack of tolerance as a result of long-term isolation.
1. SU "Pencho P. Slaveykov" successfully combines the modern educational process in the modern, dynamic conditions of the capital city with traditions and high quality of education that date back more than 144 years. In this regard, the process of continuous self-actualization and development to improve the provided educational process is of utmost importance. The Covid and post-covid situation affected all spheres of people's lives, but also had a positive impact on the possibility of modernizing the forms, mechanisms and methods of teaching. In this context, the school team found that the crisis is an opportunity for development and, with the identification of current needs for improvement, became actively involved and supported the realization of the present project, which meets the real needs of all pedagogical specialists and the training management by participating in qualifications and monitoring of good educational practices of EU partner schools. The project includes observation of two partner schools from primary and secondary level and qualifications on the specifics of Blended learning, the effective application of ICT in the educational process and methods and approaches for teaching tolerance in the classroom.