Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | TEACHERS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS |
Course Unit Code | ELE109 |
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 4 |
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:- Understand the chronological evolution of the concepts “professional learning for educators” and “professional learning communities”.
- Describe and analyse the main stages of teachers’ professional development
- Understand the main concepts for adult learning
- Become familiar with models of teachers’ professional learning and professional development
- Understand the teachers’ main preconceptions regarding the procedures of teaching and learning and analyse their importance
- Understand and evaluate effective techniques for teachers’ professional development
- Describe and evaluate the main aspects of teachers’ professional learning communities
- Argue about the importance and necessity of developing learning communities in education
- Analyse the reasons why learning communities fail
- Suggest ways of dealing with ineffective learning communities in education
- Analyse case studies of communities in various school and educational contexts
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE |
Recommended optional program components | NONE |
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.
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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
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References | |
Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures
Computer Presentations
Group discussion on case studies
Materials posted online (e-learning).
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Assessment methods and criteria | Participation in class meetings | 10% | Midterm Exam 1 | 15% | Midterm Exam 2 | 25% | Final Exam | 50% |
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Language of instruction | Greek |
Work placement(s) | NO |
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