The aim of the course is to enable participants to use ICT in class and apply the acquired skills to exploiting and creating ICT resources forteaching and learning. The ​existence ​of ​ICTs ​does ​not ​transform ​teacher ​practices ​in ​and ​of ​itself. ​However, ​ICTs can ​enable ​teachers ​to ​transform ​their ​teacher ​practices, ​given ​a ​set ​of ​enabling ​conditions. Teachers’ ​pedagogical ​practices ​and ​reasoning ​influence ​their ​uses ​of ​ICT, ​and ​the ​nature ​of teacher ​ICT ​use ​impacts ​student ​achievement.

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Goals:

• Learn ​about ​strategies ​& ​resources ​for ​educators.

• Source ​and ​analyse ​up-to-date ​authentic ​materials ​for ​use ​in ​their ​own ​classes

• ​To acquire ​new ​skills ​& ​ideas ​for ​using ​technology ​to ​teach ​their subject(s) 

• Create ​academic ​materials 

• To ​exchange ​ideas ​and ​develop ​links ​with ​teachers ​from ​other ​European ​countries.

• Reflection ​and ​adaptation ​of ​one’s ​own ​values, ​attitudes ​and ​action ​patterns.

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Practical activities: 

• Practical guidance to the use of a range of ICT tools (exercises only).

• Building ICT portfolio - support change and to support/extend existing teaching.

• Inquiry-based learning in an ICTrich Environment - Using ICTs as tools for information presentation is of mixed effectiveness.

• Preparing teachers to benefit from ICT use is about more than just technical skills.

• ICT tools for classroom management - Teacher confidence and motivation.

• Case studies & Group Exercises.

• Opportunities to develop practical skills vrs. creative approach.​​

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