Comenius Regio Partnerships

‘Out of the Box’ Empowering School Leaders through Action Research

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Fourth Regio Partnership Meeting in Nicosia (Cyprus)

10/11/2014 - 11/11/2014

Programme of the Meeting

➔ Monday 10th November 2014

Visit Partner Schools

➔ Tuesday 11th November 2014

Visit European University (9:30-11:30)

➔ Visit Pedagogical Institute (12:00-14:00)

Cyprus Pedagogical Institute• Cyprus Pedagogical Institute is an institute of

education and has a developmental mission which covers all levels of education.

Main activities • professional teacher training, • evaluation, educational documentation, • educational technology, • curriculum development and• educational research (since 2008 CERE).

Tuesday 11/11/2014

• Project Meeting

• Presentation by Debbie Buckingham

“Learning Ladders”

• Presentation by Maria Erakleous

“The three R’s in Supporting teacher’s professional learning through collaborative action

research: The case of CPI”

Project Meeting

• Tasks➔Arrange exchange of staff. ➔Arrange lesson observation and share experiences.➔ Maintain communication through Skype, e-mails and other forms of communication.

Project Planning

• Review Action Plan• Disseminate good practices• Webpage: www.empar.eu

One to One School

• Chatzigeorgakis Kornesios ↔ Pinhoe • Lykavitou (K.A΄) ↔ Clyst Heath • Latsion 4 ↔ Topsham• Agion Omologiton (K.A΄) ↔ Alphington• Engomis 2 ↔ Wynstream

Enquiry Area – Partner 1: Cyprus

• Hatzigeorgakis Kornesios Primary School: “Engaging a teacher assistant in the educational process during Literacy and Numeracy lessons: a pilot intervention project”

• Lykavitou (K.A΄) Primary School: “Developing Oral Communication”• Latsion 4 Primary School: “The development of Oral Speech”• Agion Omologiton (K.A΄) Primary School: “Improvement of School Culture

through experiential workshops for teachers and using methods of non-formal learning within the classroom”

• Engomis 2 Primary School: “The use of ICT to support teaching and learning”

Enquiry Area – Partner 2: UK Clyst Heath Primary School: ‘Developing resilience in young learners and

exploring and developing attitudes to learning’ The Topsham School: ‘Pupils developing and engaging in the curriculum and

school life - Coaching with pupils’ Wynstream Primary School: ‘Learning to learn – pupils as researchers’ Pinhoe Primary School: ‘Research teams, pupil peer coaching, better use of

ICT to support learning’ Alphington Primary School: ‘Personal Learning and Thinking Skills’

Target

➸ Enrich the web page Send document

lambrianou-afantiti.th@cyearn.pi.ac.cy

Thank you!