Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleTEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS
Course Unit CodeELE109
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated4
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Understand the chronological evolution of the concepts “professional learning for educators” and “professional learning communities”.
  2. Describe and analyse the main stages of teachers’ professional development
  3. Understand the main concepts for adult learning
  4. Become familiar with models of teachers’ professional learning and professional development
  5. Understand the teachers’ main preconceptions regarding the procedures of teaching and learning and analyse their importance
  6. Understand and evaluate effective techniques for teachers’ professional development
  7. Describe and evaluate the main aspects of teachers’ professional learning communities
  8. Argue about the importance and necessity of developing learning communities in education
  9. Analyse the reasons why learning communities fail
  10. Suggest ways of dealing with ineffective learning communities in education
  11. Analyse case studies of communities in various school and educational contexts
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents Theories of adult learning, models of teachers’ professional development, the impact of professional development on teacher practices and teacher effectiveness, professional learning communities as a means of professional development, dimensions of learning communities, impact of learning communities on student, teacher and school outcomes, challenges in implementing professional learning communities, sustaining learning communities.

Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Ανδρεαδάκης κ.α. (2012). Εκπαίδευση εκπαιδευτικών: Σύγχρονες τάσεις και ζητήματα. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις ΙΩΝ
  • Οικονομίδης, Β. (2011). Εκπαίδευσξη και Επιμόρφωση Εκπαιδευτικών. Αθήνα: Εκδόσεις ΠΕΔΙΟ.
  • Instructor’s set of class notes
References
    Planned learning activities and teaching methods Lectures
    Computer Presentations
    Group discussion on case studies
    Materials posted online (e-learning).

    Assessment methods and criteria
    Participation in class meetings 10%
    Midterm Exam 1 15%
    Midterm Exam 225%
    Final Exam50%
    Language of instructionGreek
    Work placement(s)NO

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