Continuous teacher training – Strategy to improve

CATALOGUE 2013/14 209
Teachers’ and trainers’ continuing professional development and career opportunities
Continuous teacher training – Strategy to
improve education quality
Group No: 165
Round 2
Type of visit:
General education
5/5/2014-9/5/2014
Coimbra, Portugal
Working language:
English
Number of places: 15
Minimum required: 8
Category of themes:
Supporting initial and continuous training of teachers, trainers and education and training
institutions’ managers
Why?
Teachers’ continuous training is compulsory for teachers in Portugal if they want to advance
in their careers. The process is run by the National Educational Council under direction of
the Ministry of Education. The National Educational Council created a training centre
network spread all over the country to organise and develop teacher training actions and
certify trainees’ achievements.
CFAE Nova Ágora is a highly-qualified training centre with examples of good practice. We
would like to share our experience of teacher training in text writing didactics.
What?
Participants will learn about:
• examples of good practice in teachers’ training;
• impact of teacher training on educational institutions;
• teaching methods on writing skills;
• strong and weak points of the Portuguese teacher training system.
How?
Keywords:
• key competences
• teachers’ and trainers’
competences
• teachers’ and trainers’
qualifications
Organiser(s):
RELVÃO Madalena
Centro de Formação de Associação
de Escolas Nova
Ágora - Escola Secundária
D. Duarte R. António
Augusto Gonçalves
Coimbra, 4041-901
Tel. 0351 239 80 23 17
Fax 0351 239 80 23 18
Email: novaagora@ cfagora.net
Website: www.cfagora.net
TRINDADE Graça
Ágora - Escola Secundária D.
Duarte R. António
Augusto Gonçalves
Coimbra, 4041-901
Tel. 0351 239 80 23 17
Fax 0351 239 80 23 18
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.cfagora.net
Participants will:
• meet experts responsible for teacher training centres at local government, municipality
and educational institution levels, school management and other members of the school
community;
• visit primary, secondary and vocational education institutions using the writing skills
teaching methods;
• share experiences on teacher training practices.
Whom?
• Directors of education and vocational training institutions, centres or providers,
• directors of guidance centres,
• directors of validation or accreditation centres,
• head teachers, teacher trainers,
• heads of departments,
• human resource managers,
• pedagogical or guidance advisers,
• representatives of education and training networks and associations,
• representatives of local, regional and national authorities,
• researchers.
Short description in the host country’s language:
O CFAE Nova Ágora reconhece o valor das suas práticas na formação contínua de
professores e propõe-se delas dar parte a educadores europeus, enquanto aprende com
eles sobre modalidades de formação de educadores desenvolvidos noutros países da
União Europeia. Como exemplo de boas práticas deste centro, será apresentada, entre
outras, uma ação de formação na área da didática da escrita, desenvolvida em colaboração
com o projeto Protextos da Universidade de Aveiro.
WWW.
www.cfagora.net – www.esdduarte.pt – www.ua.pt – www.ccpfc.uminho.pt
http://cms.ua.pt/protextos/user/reset/11/1335521104/059848e399bef06780b366eb567ae767