Boosting Teacher Professional Development Vol. 1 | Page 13

only be given the go-ahead after the school/school clusters have ensured that there will not be a break in the lessons the teacher normally gives. If the train
teacher’s own initiative, it will have to be done when there is no teaching, during the school holidays.
- The principal can decide if a certain course is compulsory for some teachers, if it is considered important for the school performance, plan, improvement...
- The principal is a member of the local school association centre and belongs to its Board of Directors. Together with the centre director they decide th
upcoming year(s).
- 1 teacher from each school cluster is also part of a special section of the school association centre and together with the director of the centre they come
plan that has to be approved by the Board of Directors.
- Teachers hand in a copy of their certificates at the school administration in order to be included in their professional files.
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preferences
- Share the pilot in Conselho Pedagógico/CP
(Pedagogical Council) meetings (meetings run by the
principal with all the heads of department) to
acknowledge the importance of participating in this
project – both at individual level and for the school –
and present TA website and courses
1. Have a meeting with the principal to present the pilot
2. Get permission to run a survey among teachers in AECS
3. Create the survey
4. Write the text/Create a PPT to be presented by the
principal in the CP meeting explaining the essentials of the
pilot
5. Send the survey to all teachers via official school email
6. Analyse the results
7. Design specific actions to clarify unknown facts –
certification and accreditation of online courses/webinars;
present TA website and courses Computer
Internet
Survey Principal
Heads
Department
AECS Teachers

- Organise a study group to take a TA course
(Introducing Project-Based Learning in your
Classroom) together so that there is a support
infrastructure for colleagues when they have
questions
- Choose teachers from different backgrounds and
with different levels of English proficiency to get a
wider range of responses to the participation in the
course
- Decide the best date to take the course – June/July
or September/October
- Do the different modules of the course always at
the same time – some in a room in school and others
at home, which will allow participants to experience
different situations: being together in school allows
for a closer support on my part, whereas at home,
each one will have to take decisions on their own
and only in extreme cases will they contact me, even
though I’m doing the modules at the same time. The
goal is to make them more autonomous and 1. Recruit at least five/six colleagues to participate in the
PBL course
2. Choose the best date to take the course
3. Find a room in school to meet with the participants and
do the first modules together
4. Choose the best days and time to do the remaining
modules at home
5. Create the analysis grid, sort of a learning diary, where
teachers write down the challenges they face during
participation in the course and ways they can be overcome
6. Ask EUN for certification of the course attended Computer
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