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Schools: Future Labs
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Aug 31, 2017,
Objective
Schools: Future Labs aims to increase the employability of young people, by increasing their interest and achievements in STEM and foreign language subjects.
Problem statement
The problem we are addressing is two-fold:
• Low interest of students in STEM subjects, because these subjects are taught (and therefore perceived) in dry, theoretical, abstract terms;
• Low proficiency in foreign ...
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Open Discovery Space 2014 Summer School
Start date: Dec 16, 2014, End date: Dec 15, 2015,
The Open Discovery Space Summer school development and innovation course is addressed to teachers and school leaders. The aim of the course is to support school innovation and to train teachers and leaders of European schools to act as successful change agents in their schools and to promote the development of their schools into open learning communities, and thus improve the quality of all aspect ...
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The Pathway to Inquiry Based Science Teaching (Pathway)
Start date: Jan 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2013,
"Following the recommendations of the ""Science Education Now: A renewed Pedagogy for the Future of Europe"" report, the Pathway Supporting Action is bringing together experts in the field of science education research and teachers´ communities, scientists and researchers involved in pioneering scientific research, policy makers and curriculum developers to promote the effective widespread use of ...
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The METASCHOOL project aims to improve the in-service training of school teachersand school ICT staff on topics related to the organisation, sharing, use and re-use ofdigital learning resources that can be accessed online through learning repositories. .More specifically, METASCHOOL will mainly carry out the following activities:• It will adapt, develop, test, implement and disseminate: a new trai ...
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Improving School Governance using an Action Learning Approach
Start date: Dec 1, 2012,
Progress on supporting principal and head teachers in developing skills like leadership and team-working has been both slow and haphazard according to a 2007 EC impacts assessment report. Training for head teachers is not yet common practice in the majority of countries, and 'intuitive leading' prevails. Training needs to be clearly linked to EU policy goals like ET2020. But even less attention ...
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Block Magic
Start date: Dec 1, 2011,
Studies show that IT can make a useful contribution to learning in infant and primary schools. However, many techniques require major investments in equipment, skills and time. BLOCK MAGIC proposes a novel, IT-based teaching methodology, especially suited to situations where these resources are unavailable. Many learning activities for young children involve manipulation of physical objects. Howev ...
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LD-skills: Developmemt of learning design skills for enhancing students' key competencies
Start date: Jan 1, 2011,
The aim of the proposed project is to have a positive impact on the development of students' problem-solving competencies by promoting the use of inquiry and problem-based approaches to teaching. To achieve this, a training framework will be developed for training teachers how to create science lesson plans by not just providing exemplar solutions to problems that arise from everyday practice, but ...
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RURALeNTER: Capacity Building through ICT in Rural Areas
Start date: Nov 1, 2009,
ICT can contribute to achieving universal education worldwide, through transfer of education and training, and offering improved conditions for lifelong learning, encompassing adults that are not participating to the formal education process, and improving professional skills (UNESCO, 2009). A recent policy document from the EC (“i2010 – A European Information Society for growth and employment”) o ...
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