Focus on Awareness of Culture and Education for International Teachers

Focus on Awareness of Culture and Education for International Teachers

Mobility What should be the main objective (choose one) to become a better professional to become European/World citizen to learn a foreign language acquisition issue for the university to keep the international officers going.

Mobility > to start with.. Staff mobility (LLL, role model/motivator, approval issues, projects) Student mobility (what do you want to learn or where do you want to go?) Conditional: organisation, accessible modules (and accepted), language preparation, financing, motivation, network

Small or big specialisation limited choices - wide range network of partners all students

Face-it network building

Face-it project Chain of partner institutes (12) common framework of 30 (60) ECTS course (in English) each partner has special aspect (early 2 nd language teaching, culture & music, culture & art, school concepts, etc) to distinguish approved content (adaptable) more or less guarantee for number of incomings inside the chain

Choice for main focus on European citizen European teacher

Europe??? European citizens?????????? European teachers???? Globalisation. Simple fact: it s there!!!!!!

Primary school Barcelona

What should be done to make it come true? What are key competences of the European citizen???

First of all: *you need to agree you are one *you need to be able to communicate (common language? Intercultural?) *you need to be aware of your own cultural identity *you need to accept and respect this is different for others (and start liking this)

So?????? Awareness has to start from early age: How?? f.i. in pre-pimary education Impact on teacher training

European (& International) Teacher Competences European Identity European Citizenship European teacher European Professionalism Multiculturalism Blended learning

Face-it website

General aims: European Identity (of the teacher) European knowledge European multiculturalism European language and communication competence European professionalism

Learning objectives: Teach from international perspective Develop awareness on cultural difference Work with children on international topics and projects Stimulate pupils, colleagues and schools to participate in international projects Knowledge of procedures and finance International projects

European Diversity

European Diversity Introduction Culture Awareness Intercultural communication Multi-cultural schools English as a foreign language with young children ( VVTO ) Cultural awareness in schools

European Identity

European Identity Introduction cultural heritage (UNESCO model) European art and culture European History Cultural heritage in schools

European/World citizenship

European and World Citizenship Introduction World Citizenship Sustainability North - South Developments and future European citizenship World Citizenship in schools

European Professionalism/ School Concepts Introduction European school systems (also teacher training) Developments in Educational trends in Europe: inclusive exclusion, immigrant education, etc. Modern classroom teaching Pedagogical ideas in Europe Montessori,Dalton, Jenaplan, Freinet Second and third wave of educational change] International curricula (IPC en IB) Other educational changes

Student exchange: study & placements

Reflection model Anderson s renewed Taxonomy Remembering Digital portfolio: Examples Instruments Understanding Applying Analysing Evaluating Creating

Collaboration of teachers

Collaboration Materials and tools: shareware Use of similar digital tools an materials for European teacher course(e-learning) Exchange of teachers and students Further development of tools, materials and teaching methods (shareware)

And. Does this all work????? Partly.not yet. Main problems: no place within the regular 3 year bachelor no trained teachers available

Face-it project 2007-2009 + 2010/11 Website with course materials in English (shareware: www.european-teachers.eu ) Extra dissemination year:

Follow up: Et-size 2010-2011 train the teachers-program: development training and try-outs (participation under Erasmus exchange) 6 partners plus 3 interested non-face-it Erasmus partners