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Escola EB 2/3 das Naus
COMENIUS REGIO
PARTNERSHIP
MEETING THE
CHALLENGE OF THE
MULTICULTURAL
CLASSROOM LONDON MEETING 6-8th OCTOBER 2011
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EUROPE
PORTUGAL
ALGARVE REGION
LAGOS
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THE CENTRE
CONCEIVES THE
TEACHER TRAINING
PLAN EACH YEAR
FOR:
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700 TEACHERS
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250 OTHER PERSONNEL
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SCHOOLS:
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1 Secondary
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1 Secondary + 3rd cycle
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4 Midle schools (2nd and 3rd
cycle)
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primary schools (1st cycle) &
THE LOCATION OF THE TEACHER TRAINING
CENTRE IS JÚLIO DANTAS SECONDARY SCHOOL
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HOW WE MET THE CHALLENGE IN THE
LAST YEARS…
1. STRATEGIC VISION
2. TEACHER TRAINING GUIDELINES
3. INNOVATION PROJECTS – RESEARCH &
TRAINING
4. PROSPECTION
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1. STRATEGIC VISION
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We need sensitive school communities that understand
the diversity of personal, linguistic, cultural, social, ethnic
and other differences as a human reality and not as a
problem.
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We need well prepared schools to deal with this pluralism
with
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a
strategic plan of curricular development;
a
strategic plan of school management.
We need Teachers and other personnel that look at
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2. TEACHER TRAINING
GUIDELINES
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To conceive, implement and evaluate teacher training
programs on Intercultural Education, towards a new paradigm
of curricular development and school management:
Curricular design centred on the intercultural approach;
 Intercultural strategies & methodologies at school &
classroom;
 Intercultural & environmental management of schools.
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To increase the development of the professional competences
of the teachers in the field of Intercultural Education, that
allows the consciousness of the human diversity.
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To promote the advanced training for key-persons in
order to support and increase this strategic vision of
educational development:
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School managers
Teacher Trainers
Project managers or project coordinators
Curricular Department coordinators
To promote multilateral partnerships for the
implementation of cooperation projects and teacher
training programs (local, regional, national, European,
international).
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ECOLOGICAL
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INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION
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3. INNOVATION PROJECTS – RESEARCH &
TRAINING
1999-2002 – European SocratesComenius project, action 3.1. :
"Educación a la Diversidad / Mixed
ability classes”
 To provide a set of strategies and
techniques to help teacher when
working with a mixed ability group of
students;
 Strategies & technics were planned,
put into practice and evaluated .
 A CD-ROM – teaching materials;
 Seminars and training courses;
 A European training course.
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2005-2008 - European Socrates-Comenius
project, action 2.1.: "Pour un Nouveau
Paradigme du Développement Durable application en milieu scolaire" (Sustainability
& Interculturality)
 Book: “Plaidoyer pour un nouveau paradigme
du développement durable”, Elamé, E. et Al
(2008), Institut de Geographie Alpine;
 Training needs survey;
 Training programs: courses, seminars and
innovation projects.
 Scientific Report;
 European course & international conference;
 Vídeos with artistic products of school projects;
 Webpage: http://www.developpementdurable.it/
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2007/2009 - Training programs on
“Intercultural Education at School: production
of educational materials”
EDUCAÇÃO INTERCULTURAL EM MEIO ESCOLAR
PRODUÇÃO DE MATERIAIS PEDAGÓGICOS
 Educational projects in several
subjects: Language, History,
Geography, Phylosophy, etc;
 Production of teaching and
learning materials, experimentation
and evaluation;
 Reports of educational projects;
 Evalution reports of trainers –
impact of training.
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2008/2011 – Multilateral Cooperation project
– Lifelong Learning Programme - Comenius
“Intercultural & Environmental Management
of Schools”, coordinator: University Cá
Foscari of Venice, Italy.
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WEB : www.3emi.eu
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Training needs survey;
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European Master course for school managers on
Intercultural & Environmental management of
schools;
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Conception of the training model and e-learning
platform;
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On-line edition of scientific materials;
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Evaluation report of the project;
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TARGET: School management has to be
improved so that education & school
organisation could match with intercultural,
environmental and quality requirements.
THE MASTER COURSE IS:
 a process of training innovation
 a community of practice
 a new experience of learning / b-learning
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DIRECT IMPACT OF 3EMI
MASTER
PILOT EXPERIENCE IN WORK CONTEXT
The PROJECT promotes:
 the implementation of Intercultural
Management Action Plans of some
Portuguese schools involved.
 These Action Plans will be supervised as
Pilot experiences by University Cá Foscari
of Venice & Centro de Formação Rui
Grácio.
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The Portuguese Tutors
Miriam Aço
The European
Coordinator
Paulo Pinto
Esoh Elamé
The Targets:
School Directors & City Halls
The Portuguese
Coordinator
Ana Cristina Madeira
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4. PROSPECTION
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Comenius REGIO London/Southwark - Algarve “Meeting
the Challenge of the Multicultural Classroom” (Here and
Now!);
Training programs on Intercultural Education - impact on
language teaching and teachers’ intercultural skills;
Plans of Intercultural Communication at school;
Plans of Intercultural Management of schools;
Projects of Cultural Mediation at school;
Jobshadowing between teachers of London and
Algarve; Venice and Algarve.
NOW, A
GOOD
PRACTICE!