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Hello everybody!

I am Dafinka I live in beautiful town Smolyan in southern part of Bulgaria. I teach Bulgarian language and Literature in „St. St. Cyril and Methodius” secondary school. Working with other teachers and schools from Europe enriches my work and gives a lot of extra motivation. I love learning new things, travelling, meeting people from other countries. I am interеsting  for new ideas, methods and skills about educational process.

I  am happy to learning a lot with educators and  all participants in the course.  Pleasure for me to be part of this inspiring and useful course.

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Smolyan is a  town in southern part of Bulgaria near the border of Greece. The town is situated in the Rhodope Mountain. It is mostly known as a ski resort with a beautiful natural landscape and a popular tourist destination.Our region is famous for  tourist attractions, culture, folklore, caves, lakes and waterfalls and skiing. The nature around Smolyan is amazing.

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I teach Bulgarian language and Literature in secondary  school  named "St. St. Cyril and Methodius ". School is the biggest one in region Smolyan  having  students from 1st to 12th grade. Teachers  work on various National an European projects - eTwinning and Erasmus+  projects. I teach students from 5th to 12th grade (11- 17 years old). My students are very motivated and responsible. They are open to exploring new cultures. In the lesson students can work together  or both in small groups or  individually. Class sizes range from 20 to 26. In some classroom we have got a whiteboard. We can use laptop in the classroom. In the most of our classrooms we have got a multimedia.

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1 - Modules & Activities

A pre-module self-assessment activity: This section contains a short quiz to test your current knowledge. The same activity is offered at the end of the module so it should help you determine your level of understanding of the module's content

Video Talks: This section includes video talks given by course instructors (researchers, teachers, experts and other educational professionals). Underneath each video is a padlet where you can post your thoughts.

Learning Activity: This section describes the learning activity to be carried out in the week of the module.

Module Library: This section provides recommended articles, videos, and other resources that you can consult if you are interested in knowing more.

A post-course self-assessment activity: This section contains the same short quiz you took in the beginning, to determine what you have learned throughout the module.

2 - Discussions & Exchanges
3 - Duration & Workload
from 13 November 2017 to 13 December 2017

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This course is a re-run of a course that was created by European Schoolnet within the framework of KeyCoNet, the European Policy Network on Key Competences in School Education, funded by the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme, and managed by European Schoolnet.
KeyCoNet website:
http://keyconet.eun.org/

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Introducing KeyCoNet - the European Key Competence Network on School Education

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Why are 21st century competences important? What are countries across Europe doing to ensure they are implemented in teaching and learning in schools? Watch, learn, and if you are an organisation working in education from the fields of policy, research or practice, become involved in KeyCoNet! http://keyconet.eun.org

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‘Key competences’ - ‘21st century skills’

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‘Key competences’ - ‘21st century skills’

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Recommendations for the Integration of 21st Century Competences in School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQEPFVT5K1E

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Recommendations for the Integration of 21st Century Competences in School

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1 - Netiquette
http://academy.schooleducationgateway.eu/documents/24079/0/Code+of+Conduct%2C%20Use+Policy%2C%20Honour+Code.pdf/fe7ce6ce-93d0-4d29-ae62-2de24ce8172d
2 - Copyright

The Internet is a space for sharing and exchanging. But when and how can you use material found on the Internet? Can you use copyrighted music when creating a video/presentation? Can you use a nice picture found on a Flickr album on the web without a second thought? If you are at a loss about copyright issues or have trouble understanding complicated law statements related to terms and conditions of use of certain materials, take a look at this
http://www.childnet.com/
https://creativecommons.org/
https://creativecommons.org/about/downloads
3 - eSafety
https://groups.etwinning.net/7617/home
https://www.betterinternetforkids.eu/web/portal/policy/better-internet
http://www.esafetylabel.eu/web/guest
https://www.saferinternetday.org/web/sid/home

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MODULE 1  1.1 Pre-Module Self-Assessment Activity

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MODULE 1  1.1 Pre-Module Self-Assessment Activity

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Test done

Your result in the test was: 75%

You have passed the test.

Your answers

1. Certain transversal and higher-order skills, such as collaborative problem-solving, are increasingly valued in today’s global and competitive knowledge society.

True

False

2. Social and active learning is only relevant to the teaching and learning of certain competences.

True

False

3. Countries have introduced key competences and related learning outcomes in their national curricula for compulsory education, but they have not developed any additional strategies to implement new approaches.

True

False

4. The increasingly digital world is an important driver in the introduction of competence-based approaches to teaching and learning.

True

False

5. Competence-based approaches were originally used in vocational education and training before being extended to general school education.

True

False

6. Competences can be defined as a complex combination of skills and attitudes leading to effective human action in the world in a particular domain.

True

False

7. There are various national and international definitions and frameworks for key competences or 21 st century skills, and although different, they share common points.

True

False

8. According to a recent international survey, stakeholders rated the need to better define and integrate key competences in national curricula as a top priority.

True

False

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MODULE 1 1.2 The Importance and Definition of Key Competences

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MODULE 1 1.2 The Importance and Definition of Key Competences

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This video looks at why transversal competences such as collaborative problem-solving are particularly important today. It also introduces some international competence frameworks, looking particularly at how the European Framework for Key Competences for Lifelong Learning defines the important ‘learning to learn’ competence.
A useful definition is given by Hoskins and Crick who state that a ‘competence’ can be
defined as ‘a complex combination of knowledge, skills, understanding, values, attitudes and desire which lead to effective, embodied human action in the world in a particular domain’. In
other words, being competent means being able to effectively apply a combination of
knowledge, skills and attitudes to successfully react to a situation or solve a problem in the real world.
http://academy.schooleducationgateway.eu/documents/653100/653444/Video+Talk+1+The+importance+and+definition+of+competences+%281%29.pdf

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MODULE 1                           1.2 ‘Key competences’

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MODULE 1                           1.2 ‘Key competences’

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The ATC 21st century skills framework which includes four
dimensions: ways of thinking; ways of living in the world; ways of working; and tools for
working. Ways of thinking is conceptualized as including creativity and innovation, critical
thinking, problem-solving, decision making and learning to learn. Ways of living in the world
includes local and global citizenship, life and career skills, personal and social responsibility
and cultural awareness. Ways of working is considered to include collaboration and
communication; and tools for working comprises information literacy and ICT literacy.

The European Framework
The European Union Framework, developed by the European Commission in consultation with all member states, includes the following 8 Key Competences: - - Communication in the mother tongue
- Communication in foreign languages
- Mathematical competence and basic competences in science and technology
- Digital competence
- Learning to learn
- Social and civic competences
- Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship
- Cultural awareness and expression. All 8 key competences are considered equally important

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The importance and definition of competences