2.2 Učitelji in njihovi odnosi z učenci in starši

The project partners designed and implemented a new anti-bullying programme in schools in five EU countries. It drew on the experiences of existing programmes and practices originated by the project partners working in different cultural contexts.  It provided further evidence of effective approaches to the reduction of bullying in schools that will inform the development of improved child centred, whole school strategies for adoption at European level.

ATD quart monde je francoska nevladna organizacija, ki vključuje posameznike, ki živijo ali so živeli v revščini. Sodeluje z več pobudami, med drugim z „ljudskimi univerzami“ (univerzités populaires) v Franciji, da bi od svojih članov – udeležencev pridobila in zbrala strokovno znanje v zvezi s številnimi vprašanji, vključno s starševstvom in dojemanjem šole.

To improve the school climate, a group of schools from the Learning Communities project decided to create the Brave’s Club. It is based on a “dialogical model of conflict prevention”. Since the Club started in 2014, it has made progress in eradicating school violence in both primary and secondary schools. This strategy is making it easier to bring together effective evidence-informed practices on preventing violence in classrooms in general, and more specifically, gender violence.

Ta enota je obvezna za študente drugega in tretjega letnika dodiplomskega pedagoškega študija, vpisane v programe poučevanja v osnovnošolskem izobraževanju na Univerzi na Malti. V podiplomski program poučevanja in učenja je bila vključena oktobra 2016. Namen enote je študente pedagogike s teoretičnim znanjem in praktičnimi izkušnjami o raznolikosti pripraviti na poučevanje učencev z raznolikim ozadjem. Obstajata dva glavna vidika dejavnosti enote: 1. teoretično usposabljanje: v prvem semestru se študenti pedagogike seznanijo z raznolikostjo in vključenostjo ter pristopi k njunemu obravnavanju v učilnici, vključno z uporabo osebnega načrtovanja izobraževanja (z razmišljanjem o lastnem ozadju, razpravo in skupinskim delom); 2. praktično usposabljanje: v drugem semestru morajo študenti pedagogike med šesttedensko pedagoško prakso opredeliti učenca, ki ima težave z učenjem, in izvesti osebno načrtovanje izobraževanja za vključitev tega učenca v izobraževalni proces.

„Iz irske izkušnje je razvidno, da se lahko z izobraževalnimi pobudami na ravni šole zviša raven izobrazbe vključenih odraslih, zaradi česar se lahko na splošno okrepi moč lokalne skupnosti. Sodelovanje staršev, zlasti na področjih socialno-ekonomskega pomanjkanja, ne koristi samo otrokom in šoli, temveč je ključni vidik vseživljenjskega učenja.“(Parents as Partners in Schooling, OECD 1997)

In the school year 2015/16 the Schulzentrum Ybbs (a school center consisting of three vocational upper secondary schools) introduced a concept called IndY, which involves that 20% of the teaching time is intended for individualized learning. IndY aims at improving students’ expertise, motivation, self-responsibility, self-management, collaborative skills, emotional intelligence and learning methods.

InnoOmnia, in the city of Espoo, Finland, was founded in 2011. It is the first multi-sector vocational education centre in Finland where entrepreneurs may run their businesses jointly with students and teachers. Work and vocational education are part of a blended learning approach. One of the key aims of the programme is to improve the appeal of vocational education, and to offer “21st century learning” opportunities.
Services include:
1. Entrepreneurship support for current and aspiring entrepreneurs, primarily in arts and crafts or the service sectors.
2. Work-based/on-the-job learning programmes
3. Innovation and piloting of new teaching methods in the context of vocational education, g, e.g. gamification, mobile learning, entrepreneurial teaching methods
4. Teacher and school leader professional development for K-12 and vocational sectors

Namen projekta „Izboljšanje odpornosti učiteljev v Evropi“ (ENTREE) je mladim evropskim učiteljem omogočiti, da izboljšajo svojo odpornost ob vse večjih zahtevah hitro spreminjajočih se šolskih razmer. Izvajati se je začel leta 2014, ponuja pa različne možnosti za učenje in orodja za učitelje, tako na spletu kot osebno. Podpira ga skupina mednarodnih strokovnjakov iz petih evropskih držav (Češke, Nemčije, Irske, Malte in Portugalske) ter Avstralije. V okviru projekta ENTREE je odpornost učiteljev opredeljena kot „proces, sposobnost ali rezultat pozitivnega prilagajanja ter stalne poklicne zaveze in rasti v zahtevnih razmerah“. Učitelji so deležni pomoči pri uporabi osebnih, strokovnih in družbenih virov, „okrevanju“ ter poklicnem in osebnem razvoju, pomaga pa se jim tudi, da občutijo zadovoljstvo na delovnem mestu, pozitivno samozaupanje, osebno dobro počutje in stalno zavezanost poklicu.

The Joaquim Ruyra Elementary School is located in a disadvantaged suburban district of Barcelona. In the 2016-2017 school year, 92% students were immigrants representing 28 different nationalities (including Pakistan, Morocco, Georgia, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, the Philippines, China, Bangladesh, Senegal, and the USA) or from minority background (Romani). The school has a 40% mobility rate.  

National and international press have referred to the school as the miracle school as it had achieved academic outcomes above the average in the Catalan standardised tests, outperforming elite schools in the Catalonia region.

All classes in the school feature group work 40% to 60% of the time. The groups mix students of different abilities, genders and nationalities.  The small groups are designed to ensure that no one is left out, and students are encouraged to participate actively.  Each group is facilitated by an adult (e.g. a classroom assistants, a parent).  Psychologists and special education teachers may also work in the classrooms, and they support volunteer parents, teachers and the students.  The extra support and student interaction are considered as essential for supporting and reinforcing children’s learning.