The National Institute of Educational Technology and Teacher Education (INTEF) has identified three areas of work that will structure the new Strategic Framework for Teacher Development, in line with EU policies on education and training which have resulted the "program Education and Training 2020 "and the proposals announced in the new strategy" Rethinking Education ".
The main objectives are:
With these objectives, it is currently working on three projects in collaboration with the Autonomous Communities and groups of experts and teachers:
1. Professional Skills Teachers
To meet the needs of teacher education that society demands we need to redefine the profession. And for this it is necessary to establish a framework of professional teaching skills to help a methodological change in the school and enable teachers to develop and evaluate the core competencies of the students. The new competency model as a basis for training plans and other policies in the entire education system, which requires the cooperation of educators at all levels and is a reflection of the current social demands and the latest educational developments and technology.
2. New Methods of Training
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and social learning activities in virtual communities of practice are new forms of network formation that have emerged in recent years and are spreading to various proposals. The Ministry can join this innovative movement within a strategic plan defining the objectives and means of these new modalities, offering new opportunities for training, collaboration and professional development related to the sharing of experiences and educational resources through the use of digital platforms that facilitate this.
3. Regulation of Training
This project focuses on the study of a new regulatory framework for recognition and accreditation of teacher education, which is oriented to the accreditation of skills and includes new training methods.
The guidelines of the Strategic Framework for Teacher Development orient new plans for teacher training of INTEF for next school year, including a series of training activities aimed at developing teaching skills and an experimental pilot massive open online course (MOOC ), which will have as its main objective the improvement of the digital competence of teachers.
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| Strategic Framework for Teacher Development |
The main objectives are:
- guide the initial and continuing teacher education to a new competency model for the teaching profession in the twenty-first century,
- explore new forms of training to facilitate professional collaboration (learning in communities of practice, massive open courses ...)
- establish a common regulatory framework that allows the accreditation of skills for the practice of the profession and recognition of activities that show verifiable evidence of effective professional development pathways that encourage educational leadership.
With these objectives, it is currently working on three projects in collaboration with the Autonomous Communities and groups of experts and teachers:
1. Professional Skills Teachers
To meet the needs of teacher education that society demands we need to redefine the profession. And for this it is necessary to establish a framework of professional teaching skills to help a methodological change in the school and enable teachers to develop and evaluate the core competencies of the students. The new competency model as a basis for training plans and other policies in the entire education system, which requires the cooperation of educators at all levels and is a reflection of the current social demands and the latest educational developments and technology.
2. New Methods of Training
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) and social learning activities in virtual communities of practice are new forms of network formation that have emerged in recent years and are spreading to various proposals. The Ministry can join this innovative movement within a strategic plan defining the objectives and means of these new modalities, offering new opportunities for training, collaboration and professional development related to the sharing of experiences and educational resources through the use of digital platforms that facilitate this.
3. Regulation of Training
This project focuses on the study of a new regulatory framework for recognition and accreditation of teacher education, which is oriented to the accreditation of skills and includes new training methods.
The guidelines of the Strategic Framework for Teacher Development orient new plans for teacher training of INTEF for next school year, including a series of training activities aimed at developing teaching skills and an experimental pilot massive open online course (MOOC ), which will have as its main objective the improvement of the digital competence of teachers.
