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TRANSversal key competences for lifelong

learning: TraIning teachers in competence based

education [TRANSIt]

Katerina Riviou

Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece

www.ea.gr

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Main Objectives

• to help teachers acquire and reinforce such skills and knowledge so that they can design cross-curricular activities that support the key competencies acquisition (KCA) of their students.

• to support teachers in the process of assessing competences with the use of e-portfolios.

• to raise the awareness of the administrative staff of schools in order to support teachers in bridging the gap between policy and practice (e.g. curricular reforms in order to support cross-curricular competence driven activities).

• It is also aimed at teachers’ collaboration with colleagues, in order ultimately to become innovation leaders in their institutions.

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Target groups

• teachers (in-service, pre-service),

• teacher educators/trainers,

• educational policy makers,

• school leaders,

• school ICT support staff

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Main activities

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Developing the training framework

• The TRANSIt training framework is based on: – Level 1. Raising awareness of administrative school staff on

topics related to competency-based education

– Level 2. Identification and sharing of informed practices

– Level 3. Design of cross-curricular competence driven activities and e-portfolio assessment of key competences.

• The development of the proposed training framework rests on a user-centred approach and participatory design through the systematic analysis of the target groups’ needs. Prior to their design and development, the tools (training platform, e-portfolio and social tools) deployed for the implementation phases will be structured from a pedagogical point of view.

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• The TRANSIt project will develop a holistic learning,

assessment and recognition framework based on:

1.The TRANSIt competency framework

2.The TRANSIt assessment framework

3.The TRANSIt learning framework

4.The TRANSIt recognition framework

5.The TRANSIt transfer model

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Development of a systematic evaluation

methodology

• The assessment of the training program will include extended cycles of school - centred work.

• Authentic assessment methods will be used using indicators for measuring the efficiency of teacher training, analysing qualitative dimensions, such as attitudes/the behavioural change of in-service and pre-service teachers towards the importance of KCA by theirs students, the qualitative characteristics of user-generated content uploaded in e-portfolios.

• Guidance will be provided to teachers, as how to authentically assess students’ activities

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Involvement of a wide range of

stakeholders

• The TRANSIt consortium aims to involve teachers from 2 kinds of schools: – a) innovative schools in Europe (eLSA & eLSA Advanced

School Networks (Austria), Digital Schools (Ireland), eTwinning Schools, as well as

– b) small rural schools, members of the European Network of Rural Schools (Rural Wings).

• The involvement of such networks of schools will allow for research and evaluation of different attitudes and implementations of competences in education providing ways for intercultural dialogue.

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ODS

eLSA

Digital Schools

eTwinning

Rural schools

Teacher Communities

TRANSIT TRAINING

FRAMEWORK

TRANSIt

portal

Tools

AGROWEB

COLLAGE

Natural Europe

eTwinning

Existing Educational

Repositories/Practices

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Main Outcomes

• Training Framework in a modular format/Web portal (training platform + community building mechanisms+ eportfolios) that includes a competency and assessment frameworks

• Piloting with the users in 2 phases/Integrated Report from Validation Activities

– a) workshops/seminars conventional & online

– b) school-centred work

• European Workshop on “Challenges in Training Teachers about Key Transversal Competences: the TRANSIt Experience”

• TRANSIt Guide of Good Practice (a common set of guidelines in the didactics and assessment of competence driven education).

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Learning innovations & quality today…

• Authentic learning & assessment;

• Open Access: ensuring access, equity and

opportunity for all students/learners;

• Adoption and scalability

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Join the TRANSIt community!

www.transit-project.eu

1st TRANSIt Summer School @Crete, July 2013

transit.ea.gr

Thank you!

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