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21. sajandi õpetaja
Start date: Jul 1, 2014, End date: Jun 30, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

A school is an organisation that should on the one hand keep abreast of the times and on the other hand initiate the necessary changes in education as a school's task is to educate the future generation. So that our staff could set an example, as well as shape the future generation and develop the skills of 21 century, it is necessary to enhance their own competence as all the necessary changes in the people start within. Change is possible when employees are offered opportunities to experience good practices and to develop their own skills. Therefore the most essential area of improvement for Viimsi School is related to raising the competence that will enable to increase the quality of education and for the school to meet the demands of 21 century. Regarding the above, the objectives of widely-directional mobility are the following: - enriching the curriculum through the exchange of experiences and comparison of the cross-curricular activities; - to improve and develop the knowledge and skills of using ICT; - enhancing the professionalism of teachers by allowing staff to experience and experiment a different way of teaching. The objectives will be achieved thanks to the active participation in teacher training courses and job-shadowing programme. The participants in the mobilities are teachers (English, Estonian language and literature, Biology, Physics, History), specialist - SEN-coordinator and psychologist) and members of the management (Director of Studies and Head of School). A prerequisite for the selection of participants is that they are willing to share their experience and information obtained to other colleagues and to keep the mobility blog. Participants are also those who contribute to the school development activities. Project management begins with setting specific goals and activities and notifying participants. The basis for assuring the quality of the project is trust and effective cooperation between the parties involved. Each participant has to sign a mobility contract , which stipulates the assigned use of the grant and obligation of the project follow-up activities. It also ensures the personal responsibility ensuring the success of the project by each participant. In the job-shadowing programme it is an important to have constant communication with the host organization, which will be ensured by the use of various ICT tools. The successful implementation of the project is related to the continuous monitoring that allows to detect potential problems early enough and prevent possible bottlenecks. The most direct impact of the mobility project is on the participants, and through them it is possible to achieve results such as new methods and ideas within the school and the classroom, which includes both the specific techniques (ICT usage, active learning methods, self-management) as well as the school's development in the wider aspects such as curriculum support systems and school management. Since all starts with setting the example, the mobility project contributes to the increase of motivation and quality of performance of each participant, which on the other hand is indirectly affected by both the pupils, colleagues and parents. All the mobility actions are necessary in order to increase the participants' awareness of innovative and inclusive education, to initiate discussions on the necessary changes in their organization. The project provides a long-term benefit to the creation of a sustainable cooperation between Viimsi Kool and Turengin yhteiskoulu. In addition it is a valuable resource for finding new potential partners for developing new international cooperation projects and use of eTwinning.
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