Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanjeAgencija za odgoj i obrazovanje

Education and Teacher Training AgencyEducation and Teacher Training Agency

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By the new Act from July 26, 2006

↓↓Institute for Educational Development of the

Republic of Croatia

↓↓Education and Teacher Training Agency

↓↓Statute – January 26, 2007

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Internal organization – departments and units Department for Legal Affairs, Accounting and Support Services

Unit for Legal Affairs, Personnel and Support Services Accounting Unit

Department for General Affairs

Common Affairs Unit International Cooperation Unit Unit for Professional Development and Training of Principals

Department for Pre-School Education and Primary Schools

Pre-School Education Unit Unit for Class Teaching Unit for Subject Teaching

Department for Secondary Schools

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Internal organization - subsidiaries

Subsidiary Osijek

Virovitičko-podravska, Požeško-slavonska, Brodsko-posavska, Osječko-baranjska and Vukovarsko srijemska Counties

Subsidiary Rijeka

Primorsko-goranska, Ličko-senjska and Istarska Counties

Subsidiary Split

Zadarska, Šibensko-kninska, Splitsko-dalmatinska and Dubrovačko-neretvanska Counties

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Professional Development

Goal – improve professional competencies

Pre-school institutions – educators, assistant educators, principals

Primary schools – teachers, teaching assistants, principals

Secondary schools/grammar schools – teachers, teaching assistants, principals

Students’ Dormitories – educators, assistant educators, principals

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Professional Development

State level

Regional level – inter-county and county

Local level – in cooperation with heads of County Professional Councils)

881 – primary school – Ministry of Science, Education and Sports provided financial support in the amount of HRK 3,964,500 for professional conferences at the local level

463 – secondary school - Ministry of Science, Education and Sports provided financial support in the amount of HRK 2,085,300 for professional conferences at the local level

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Professional Development – Agency Catalogue for the year 2007

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18%

53%

28%1%

Državna

Međužupanijska

Županijska

Ostalo

State Inter-County County Other Total

126 376 203 9 714

Professional Development – Professional Development Catalogue

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Professional Development

Preparing educational and teaching staff of primary schools to apply the Croatian National Educational Standard

Introduction of the new syllabus for primary schools

National exams in grammar schools and four-year vocational schools

Preparation for the state school leaving exam 2009/10

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Professional Development

Partners

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and other ministries in the Republic of Croatia

Faculties

Vocational Education and Training Agency, National Centre for the External Evaluation of Education;

Civil sector and professional associations

International institutions (Council of Europe; European Commission, Embassies...)

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Topics

• Joint framework for the implementation and transformation of the primary and secondary education system

• Academic discipline / teaching methods in individual subjects

• Improving competencies from the area of educational sciences (didactics, educational psychology, social pedagogy, sociology of education…)

• Organization, management, and leadership in education

• Improving professional support – teaching assistants and mentors for trainees

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Areas of Professional Development - examples

• Improving competencies regarding specific areas of education (artistic expression, religious and physical education, early teaching of foreign languages…)

• Improving competencies related to specific aspects of child’s development (sensomotoric development, emotional development, developmental difficulties....)

• General professional competencies (team work, interactive communication, partnership with parents....)

• Child’s affective development (emotional intelligence, preventive programs....)

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Areas of Professional Development - examples

• General competencies (drafting of projects…)

• Improving mentorship skills

• Concepts of professional development and life-long learning

• Preparation for taking professional state exams - trainees

• Practical questions related to school practice

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National programs

Preventing violence against children and among children

Preventing drug abuse

Promoting rights of the child

Safety in schools

Preventing family violence

Prevention of HIV infections (AIDS)

Preventing behavioral disorders

Preventing trafficking of children

Education for human rights

National minorities

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Professional development

Year 2006 – 1,028 professional conferences – 68,170 educational and teaching staff participated at professional conferences

During the school year 2005/6 – heads of County Professional Councils organized 3059 professional conferences with 97,711 participants – report by 631 heads of County Professionals Councils from primary schools

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Competitions and festivals

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Competitions and festivals

36 competitions and festivals

138,883 students school level

31,897 students county level

7,162 students state level

June 10, 2006 award of recognitions for 221 state champions, and 187 mentors

EUQUIZ in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration

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Promotions

2005 302 educational and teaching staff members promoted to the level of mentors/advisors

2006 927 educational and teaching staff members promoted to the level of mentors/advisors

Currently in the Republic of Croatia 3,651 mentors and advisors 4.066 after the promotion in October

2004 – 403 received cases – plan to process them by February 28, 2007

2005 – 252 received cases – plan to process them by June 15, 2007

2006 – beginning of processing the cases – September 10, 2007

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Professional State Exams

420 educators

1382 educational and teaching staff members from primary schools

305 educational and teaching staff members from secondary schools

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Partnership projects - Council of Europe

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Publishing activity

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Partnership projects – National Council for Special Education

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Publishing activity - pdf. format

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For all additional information on the work of the Agency and possibilities of potential cooperation,

please contact Agency’s advisors present here today.

Thank you for your attention !

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