Secondary Technical School "Dr. Vassiliadi" strives to constantly improve the key competences of the staff, including the command of a foreign language and the management of emotions in oneself and others, thereby guaranteeing a high quality of teaching.Therefore, with the project we aimed to: 1.Formation of teacher leaders, through a system of trainings, using innovative teaching methods and electronic resources. 2.Participation in a short-term continuing qualification of teachers to familiarize them with various digital tools, applications and web platforms applied in the teaching process. 3.Building the ability to recognize, understand and manage emotions in ourselves and others to overcome negative social- emotional consequences of distance learning. 4. Increasing the language competences and communication skills of teachers to master specific terminology related to training in leading professions in the IT sector.By achieving what we set out to do, we meet the needs of modern European education.Teachers’ trainings are a tool for acquiring digital skills for working with platforms and resources,determining the effectiveness of teaching and learning and building abilities to understand and manage emotions in oneself and others.
In the world of digital and electronic society, the teachers of tomorrow are leaders in the community. They must be increasingly well-prepared with knowledge and skills to use ICT and coaching strategies in the classroom to improve the quality of learning and their formation as community leaders. Continuing qualification in another European country is the most effective method of lifelong learning. The integration and daily use of ICT in education is a must. For the third year now, our school alternates distance learning with face-to-face training, and teachers need permanent upgrading of their skills and competencies for working with various applications and platforms. Improving their competitiveness requires more and more language and professional knowledge and skills for: creating electronic content, video tutorials, websites and blogs, sharing resources, participating in a global educational network helping interested parties reach their full potential. One of the main priorities of Secondary Technical School "Dr. Nikola Vassiliadi" is increasing the qualification of the pedagogical specialists by stimulating the exchange of good practices and training in partnerships under the ERASMUS+ program.