SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IN ACTION – NEWS AND PERSPECTIVES
During 24-25 November and 1-2 December, at Educational Center PRO DIDACTICA took place the final activity of the project first year. It was attended by local coordinators from 50 project schools. In this activity, were presented positive practices, successes, including quantitative and qualitative indicators of the progress in development of the extracurricular activities during 2011 year. Meanwhile, schools who implemented successfully the project have a chance to continue local projects in next year. In 2012 we will support all extracurricular activities initiated in 2011 and one new extracurricular activity.
From 10 to 14 of October, the Educational Center PRO DIDACTICA is implementing the first part of a training program for teachers from Gagauzia, which teach Romanian in primary school. The activity involved 46 teachers from around 40 schools, which are trained by a team of 10 trainers. The program includes five days of training perfortmed in an interactive form.
Within the international project „Teaching Leadership”, coordionated by a team from Cambridge University, appeared a functional and original book „Teaching Leadership – a challenge for professional development of teachers”. It was coordinated and conceptualized by Viorica Goraş-Postică and Rima Bezede. The book, published in an edition of 500 copies, included theoretical concepts and practical tools ofTeaching leadership as well as development projects elaborated by the teachers involved in the project. This book completes PRO DIDACTICA Library collection, HERE AND NOW.Practical approach of this concept focuses on quality of learning, on systematic monitoring and evaluation of learning, on professional development of teachers.