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🇪🇸 News from our Project Partners in Spain: Presentation at the #CIMIE24 congress held in Granada in July 🇪🇸
We continue the dissemination of our project by presenting our communication: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES (PLC) FOR TRAINING IMPROVEMENT IN TEACHING CENTERS, at the #CIMIE24 congress held in Granada from July 3 to 5, 2024. This communication aims to show that the implementation of CPA in schools helps to improve the professional skills of teachers, provides them with strategies for peer support based on scientific knowledge, allowing their meetings to be effective and focused on improving student learning. It is about effectiveness and collective responsibility for student learning. The presentation was made by María del Mar Gallego, the…
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Summary of the two first steps of the webinar series in German language by Austria & Germany 🇦🇹🇩🇪
The partners PH Weingarten/Germany and PH Vorarlberg/Austria have collaborated bringing out their first webinar. Moderated by team PH Vorarlberg the partners invited student teachers and lecturers from Austrian and Germany, not only to learn from the project results and discuss them for the practical benefit in class but also to network across countries. Student teachers who were already familiar with practicing PLCs gave insights into their experiences. Likewise did lecturers from PH Vorarlberg. We learned both, how beneficial student teachers see the PLC approach, but only after they have tried it out. Just hearing about it doesn’t…
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Webinar Invitation from Our Project Partners in Greece! 🇬🇷
Invitation to participate in the webinar for professional learning communities in education (attendance is free – confirmation of participation will be provided). On the 9th of September 2024, at 18:00 until 19:30 we will discuss about professional learning communities (PLCs) in education in the context of an online seminar organized by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. We will define the characteristics of PLCs in education, focus on how the school can function as a learning community, and enlighten the appropriate challenges in such a collaborative process of enhancing professional learning and collective decision-making. We also identify the required…
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October 2024: LeaFaP Barcamp on PLCs. A
🗓️ Date: 9th October 2024🕒 Time: 16:00 – 20:15 (EET, UTC+2:00)📍 Location: Old Building of the School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online) Zoomlink Use this link for all online and hybrid sessions. Evaluationlink Use this link for evaluation after the barcamp Welcome to LEAFAP’s international barcamp on “Leading and Facilitating Professional Learning Communities” organised by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the University of Teacher Education Vorarlberg within the LEAFAP Eramus+ project. It is going to be held on 9th October 2024 (16:00-20:15 EET, UTC+2:00) both face to face / hybrid…
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News from our Project Partners in Spain: Presentation at CILME Congress 🇪🇸
CEP Málaga and CEP Marbella-Coín recently presented their communication, “Implementing Professional Learning Community (PLC) Strategies to Enhance Leadership in Teacher Training Centers,” at the 5th International Congress on Leadership and Improvement in Education (CILME) held in Porto, Portugal, from May 27th to 29th, 2024. This communication explores the implementation of various PLCs within the Teacher Training Centers in Málaga and Marbella-Coín and evaluates their impact on leadership and training processes. The goal is to improve the professional development of teachers and enhance student academic performance. The findings are based on empirical data collected as part of our…
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Webinar in Norway: Highlights from the LeaFaP Erasmus+ Project 🇳🇴
The LeaFaP Erasmus+ project aims to revolutionize school development and student learning by emphasizing the enhancement of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) through advanced leadership and facilitation. On May 30th, a webinar presenting the first results was held, with a group of 29 principals, middle leaders, teachers, and environment staff from a region in Trøndelag, Norway attending. During the webinar, the characteristics of Professional Learning Communities were presented, and the importance of leading inquiry and reflection in PLC groups was addressed. Time was set aside for joint reflections in smaller groups (breakout rooms), where the participants could relate…
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News from Our Project Partners in Austria and Germany: Webinar on PLCs in Teacher Education 🇦🇹🇩🇪
On June 10, 2024, PH Vorarlberg and PH Weingarten hosted an insightful webinar on Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in teacher education. Over 100 participants, including students, lecturers, mentors, and teacher trainers, attended the event. Key highlights: 🔍 Presentation of initial findings from the Erasmus+ research project LeaFaP. 💬 Discussions on how to integrate PLCs into teacher education programs. 📚 Experiences shared by students. Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to this valuable exchange! Let’s keep working together to enhance teacher education.
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News from our project partners in Spain: ATEE Spring Conference 2024 🇪🇸
In a collaborative initiative, the UMA, CEP Málaga, and CEP Marbella-Coín presented the paper titled “Strategies employed by external facilitators to support and sustain communities of practice among teachers” at the ATEE Spring Conference 2024, “Teacher Education Research in Europe: Trends, Challenges, Practices and Perspectives”, held in Bergamo, Italy, from May 29th to June 1st. The paper reports and discusses the strategies employed by facilitators when supporting communities of practice among in-service teachers in Andalusia, Spain. The findings are derived from empirical data collected in WP2 from leaders and facilitators of professional learning communities and communities of…
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News from our project partners in Cyprus and Greece: Webinar on Professional Learning Communities in May 2024🇬🇷🇨🇾
As part of the LeaFaP project, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 a webinar was held on focusing on ‘Professional Learning Communities (PLC) as a means of professional development for educators: European perspective and best practices from various European countries.’ More than 80 teachers participated live in the webinar from allover Cyprus and Greece. During the webinar we discussed the characteristics of Professional Learning Communities. We also examined reflections and examples of good teachers’ PLC practices from European countries, including Germany, Austria, Norway, Spain, Greece and Cyprus. Special emphasis was given on the skills of reflection and inquiry as…
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For quick decision makers: Webinar on PLCs for teachers from Cyprus and Greece (held in Greek) 🇨🇾🇪🇸
Webinar, 29 Μαΐου 2024, 18:00 Τίτλος: Επαγγελματικές Κοινότητες Μάθησης ως μέσο επαγγελματικής ανάπτυξης εκπαιδευτικών: Ευρωπαϊκή προοπτική και καλές πρακτικές από διάφορες χώρες της Ευρώπης Ομιλητής: Λουκάς Λουκά, Καθηγητής, Τμήμα Επιστημών Αγωγής Περίληψη: Στο webinar θα συζητήσουμε την ιδέα των επαγγελματικών κοινοτήτων μάθησης (ΕΚΜ) ως μεθοδολογία επαγγελματικής μάθησης στον τομέα της εκπαίδευσης. Αντλώντας γνώση από ένα αριθμό χωρών στην Ευρώπη στις οποίες οι ΕΚΜ έχουν υιοθετηθεί εδώ και αρκετό καιρό, και αναστοχαζόμενοι με βάση τη σύγχρονη βιβλιογραφία για το θέμα, θα επαναπροσδιορίσουμε την ιδέα των επαγγελματικών κοινοτήτων μάθησης, θα επισημάνουμε τα είδη τους, θα αναφερθούμε στα χαρακτηριστικά που τις καθιστούν επιτυχείς, και…