Example of CPD by EUN Partnership aisbl

María, Spain

2021-11-08 11:51:52 UTC

For me, it will be something involving the whole school and with a clear objetive to be fulfilled. And of course, something in which not only theory has to be applied, but practice. It will look like a workshop but with some guidelines for participants.

Mario, Malta

2021-11-08 12:36:31 UTC

For me, an effective CPD will be one which takes into consideration the real needs of those who will be taking it. Ideally it a bottom-up approach is adopted where those involved identify the training they need and those in leadership roles will ensure it is available. Different ways of how how it can be offered are to also to be considered. Face to face has its advantages but something online which maybe can be taken when one prefers in his/her own pace has also its advantages.

María Teresa González from Spain

2021-11-08 12:47:37 UTC

For me it would be something involving students and teachers. I should underline that practice is more important tnan theory

Rita Verbelli, Italy

2021-11-08 16:26:37 UTC

With the continuing professional development, a teacher can use with a discerning eye new tools because he has already learned how precedent versions work. For example, using Google tools with continuity and having training with them can help to use Google Workspace for education. The same can be said with the Microsoft suite. Also having often professional exchange with various colleagues can help to improve and to find solutions.

Edite Sarva (Latvia)

edite_sarva — 2021-11-08 17:14:09 UTC

In your view, how does an effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of digital technologies look like?

It is important to focus on the immediate pedagogical needs of the teachers involved. The solutions must be applied right after the learning events or during those as practical part with available feedback and support. Larger focus should be placed on pedagogy rather than the use of selected technologies.

Konstantina, Greece

2021-11-08 17:38:06 UTC

For me, it is personal development because I watch, listen and read new practices and get new ideas how to enrich my lesson.

Jeanette, Malta

jeanette_cardona — 2021-11-08 17:42:38 UTC

An effective CPD is one that takes into consideration the needs and interests of the teachers. CPDs should be organized after consultation with the educators where they identify their strengths and weeknesses to be able to opt for training to improve the areas where they feel less comfortable. There are various methods for CPD, from in-person to online to mentoring by more expert peers or professionals.

alexandra,greece

alxir — 2021-11-08 17:49:19 UTC

It is important that teachers constantly improve themselves. It is good for them to follow new trends and approaches, so that they too do not feel tired in class but also gain the interest of their students

Nacho B. Spain

2021-11-08 17:53:04 UTC

I think for an effective CPD all the educational community must be involved; otherwise we won't get our goals. Activities must be shared with colleagues and students to promote a better way of learning and teaching.
Constant evaluation (auto and co-evaluation) is a powerful tool we have to use.

Doinita, B.

2021-11-08 18:04:53 UTC

Continuous professional development is a personal choice: once you embark on this path, you find opportunities and capitalize on them to do better what you do, to be creative and to enjoy the effort.

Christos T., Greece

2021-11-08 18:06:38 UTC

Integrating digital technologies in teaching and adopting innovative student-centered practices can help teachers to build their confidence and enhance their efforts in continuing professional development. In my opinion, increasing the online course offer teachers can provide effective continuing professional development.

Pilar, Spain

2021-11-08 18:31:34 UTC

From my point of view, it is very important that teachers have continuous training, since that is reflected in the way they work with their students, in the results they obtain and in the quality of teaching.

Susana Mendes, Portugal

SuMendes — 2021-11-08 18:31:55 UTC

An effective continuous professional development activity in the pedagogical use of digital technologies could be the involvement of teachers, from the same school, in the practice of experiences based on peer observation, followed by cooperation and reflection on the development of activities. Creating pedagogical pairs of teachers who feel closer and more confident can be a good start.

Chrysa, Greece

crissalombardi — 2021-11-08 18:56:31 UTC

In my opinion an effective CPD fosters the teachers' satisfaction and confidence with their job. Each opportunity, like online seminars about ICT, workshops, conferences, Erasmus programs enhances knowledge about the use of digital tools in teaching in classroom or in distance learning.

Yasemin, Turkey

fizikper06 — 2021-11-08 19:24:14 UTC

First of all, teachers should be willing for continuous professional development. For a better learning experience, they should know their defienciencies and make on effort to complete them.

Miguel Cecilio Gómez, Spain

alumnoscalvin — 2021-11-08 21:33:27 UTC

From my point of view and experience, I think the first step is to fix clear objectives on the pedagogical use of digital technologies in the school and on the other hand, educators should learn and catch up their digital competences in a collaborative way. Thereby, teachers, learners and centres will obtain their goals.

Alex_PT

teacheralex_dua — 2021-11-08 21:51:35 UTC

As far as I'm concerned, it would be multidisciplinary and very hands-on, with free and versatile 2.0 web tools teachers can use in different subjects. A thought-provoking, practical workshop with a lot to take away.

Raquel, Spain

raqueltofe — 2021-11-08 22:06:53 UTC

In my humble opinion, I think that teachers should receive training to dominate the digital competence and feel confident when we use technologies. In this way our goals would be easier to get.

Paulo Ribeiro, Portugal

PauloRibeiro — 2021-11-08 22:45:32 UTC

As a teacher training, one of the best ways is to show how works, then build, then share and this is the most important part, sharing and lissening what could be improved and/or what didnt went wrong. And restart and try again after receiving colleagues feedback, and again return to course to share this 2nd experience, and ... most of the teachers in the training show more confident and much more better work and motivation to do it.

Image - Photo by Alexander Suhorucov from Pexels

2021-11-09 07:33:53 UTC

From my humble point of view, continuous professional development is a choice of the teacher and it can be seen as an opportunity for sharing the knowledge and get feedback. The involvement of all the teachers identifies the necesities of learning. Through seminars, workshops, online courses,... the CPD can be reached.

Raja Messaoui. Tunisia

rajamessaoui — 2021-11-09 09:24:24 UTC

continuing professional development is part and parcel of the learning/ teaching process, the more you aqcuire new skills and competences, the more efficient your teaching will be. All educational staff should undergo lifelong trainings such as seminars, workshops, online meetings since we are living in an ever-changing world, each day there is a new technological tool which presents a new challenge.

Sinem KUTLU Turkey

sinemkutlu671 — 2021-11-09 10:15:49 UTC

In our school, digital technological development is offered to our students and teachers through various courses. Continuous improvement is our most important vision.

Emiliana, Italy

emiliana_rufo — 2021-11-09 10:41:11 UTC

I think lifelong learning is the aim of a good teacher.
I have been using digital technologies in class since 2010 and I attended online courses and in presence workshop to learn how to integrate technologies and devices in lessons. In the last years there have been a lot of online courses and they are free, so it is time to decide to improve our competences. I have created my own resource to teach and I have collected in my personal website and they are in continuous upgrading...
https://emilianarufo.wordpress.com/

Monica, Romania

monicaiordache — 2021-11-09 12:03:06 UTC

I think continuing professional development activity is essential in order to achieve the goals that you established at the beginning of your career and also during that path. In our school, teachers always participate into various conferences or webinars or even courses that fulfill their pedagogical use of digital technologies.

Gabriela Șandru, Romania

gabrielasandru1 — 2021-11-09 12:28:03 UTC

I started digitalizing my classroom early enough in 2008. At first, there were just animated games I used to make in PowerPoint and play them in class. In 2009, I produced a CD and gave to students to play at home. Then, I started using smartphones as a tool to teach more English - just the texting part and using photos.
Finally, I ended up discovering Kahoot, Quizziz, and Quizlet and then I created classes on a free platform - Edmodo - back in 2018. Now, my students are no longer just consumers but creators of digital content.
Although I considered myself a „pioneer” of some sort, I would say that we are just the dawn of using technology in the classroom. There is more to learn and to perfect, as technology evolves quickly. Quicker than we can keep the pace, in fact.

Teresa, Spain

2021-11-09 13:43:26 UTC

From my point of view teachers should receive training to dominate the digital competence to feel confident when we use technologies

Konstantinos, Greece

kkouf — 2021-11-09 14:07:32 UTC

Using simple software for making quizzes and crossword puzzles makes the lesson more happy sometimes for the students and make my job easier...

Salomé Blanco (Spain)

salome_blancolopez — 2021-11-09 16:19:34 UTC

I find it especially effective to share ICT methodologies and artifacts for teaching in small working groups made up of active teachers. Collaborative work to develop new activities or interdisciplinary activities is very effective. All teachers put the best of themselves and share their knowledge to improve the activities that arise in these meetings.

I worked four years ago in this way to support classmates with difficulties in gaining discipline in a classroom. And I went back to working last year in small groups to create activities related to emotionality and inclusion in the classroom.

Now is the time to do it to share ICT methodologies.

rebrovicankica — 2021-11-09 16:29:41 UTC

the whole school needs to be involved in digital modernization

Lidia from Poland

lgoldynska — 2021-11-09 18:10:46 UTC

I think the most foolproof method is all sorts of external training, typically compulsory with the whole staff getting/contributing relatively similar input. Yet, when it comes to reality as it is, most of methodical training which teachers get in my country revolves strictly around classically pedagogical issues like discipline handling, planning a good lesson, effective communication etc. These topics are and will always be relevant evergreens so to speak, but when it comes to workshops on ICT-related issues, they are harder to come by. Maybe it's because it's taken for granted these days that we all possess a kind of intuitive flair for gadgetry, apps, games and the whole gamut of copy-paste tricks. No one seems to bother that there are certain generational gaps and there are teachers who may not get a grasp of the novelty as quickly as their younger colleagues do. A few weeks ago I attended a very interesting webinar on Wakelet - a simple platform and easy to use - why a webinar on this? , some of you may ask, but the training was to explore its capacities to the max, and that's what I was there for. What I'm driving at is that a lot of research in the area of ICT CPD needs to be done by us individually. Those of you who teach English certainly know about the sessions orgranised periodically by some of the biggest ESL publishing houses - these are always a treat! But it's good to look around locally as well, there are lots of initiatives which can give us a professional upgrade, so it's good to get newsletter subscriptions from your local teacher training centre, a handful of publishers in your field etc. This kind of research takes the cooperation with colleagues to a molecular level, but everyone can bring something to the table - whether you help yourself is up to you. :)

Ahmet Özbaş, Turkey

alamosblksr — 2021-11-09 19:37:26 UTC

Digital pedagogy is related to our perception of human behavior and needs, rather than the use of technological tools in our physical classrooms with our students at schools. Rather than teaching with technology, we can also say teaching based on technology. It is an understanding in which the existing pedagogical knowledge is adapted to technology, the lesson is not only taught by the teacher, but the students' thoughts and participation are sufficiently included, and project-based learning is integrated into the lessons.

Jasenka, Croatia

2021-11-09 20:50:01 UTC

Continuous professional development is part of the lifelong learning of us teachers. We conduct professional training at professional gatherings inside the school but also outside. For education we use teachers within the school (ICT teachers) but also external lecturers.

Fatma, Tunisia

fattoumifattouma — 2021-11-09 21:45:29 UTC

Starting a learning community is one of the effective strategies for a continual professional development. Pedagogical use of digital technology is evolving in parallel with technological advance. Therefore, collaboration, and collective learning will guarantee a faster dissemination of information and makes teacher development easier and more effective.

2021-11-09 21:55:04 UTC

Continuous professional development activities are effective when they get teachers into action and keep them in action and do not disappear in minds, training documents, certificates and small talk, i.e. are truly sustainable in this sense and what is learned remains in use again and again.

Martinha Ferreira, Portugal

dt7cturma — 2021-11-09 22:33:26 UTC

CPD is important and to be effective, I think it should be a continuous process as technology evolves very quickly. In addition, it should involve work where sharing is constant. It is by observing and working together that we learn. This collaborative work leads us to reflect, find solutions and become more confident.Of course there should be more time for this work and more training.

Mirna, Croatia

mirna_androcec_pes — 2021-11-10 09:20:39 UTC

Since pandemic, more and more tools are invented and approaches to teaching are new, so everything I find is useful.

Daniel Melo, Portugal

2021-11-10 09:40:54 UTC

CPD its essencial in the way to improvement. But, the main problem in portugal for instance, is the time to do this work. I think on way of doing CPD in the regular way, is in everey fortnight, or even 1 time a month, one teacher of the school sharing in 20 to 30 minutes an example of how they plan a classe using tecnology. And of course, external traing bringing new conceps for the school to teachers apply and experience in ther classes.

Maite (Spain)

2021-11-10 11:07:41 UTC

It's quite clear that teachers need training when using technology. We organised training within the school but teachers not always use what have been taught. They rely on asking other people when they have a problem and they don't really care about learning. less ans less teachers are ready to spend time after school learning new things bout technology or other aspects of teaching.

Andreea Goldschmidt, Romania

andreeagoldschmidt1 — 2021-11-10 13:35:49 UTC

In my opinion, an effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of digital technologies should be interactive. Each participant should be granted the chance to practice and show his/her work. Sharing ideas, sharing tools is also great. Each participant should be present a tutorial on a different tool, so that everybody can learn as much as possible.

Rawan Muheisen /Jordan

9822050649 — 2021-11-10 14:28:24 UTC

From my point of view, we are in the era of technology and the era of progress and development, and the generation we teach is the technology generation, so we as teachers must keep pace with the progress and development that occurs through developing ourselves professionally by obtaining professional development courses related to academic subjects and attachment to the use of technology

Clara Vitorino - Portugal

2021-11-10 16:47:32 UTC

It's important teachers see the importance of CPD. Using and learning about digital technologies imply that teachers accept learning as a lifelong process. In school, teachers and students learn from each other and, I think, students like when they explain to me (the teacher) how to do something with an app...

Gabi, Czech Republic

svobodova3 — 2021-11-10 19:03:58 UTC

Education is important and I think it has to be a continuous process. Teachers should feel that it is necessary for their work and that it helps them. The motivation should come from them. Teachers should receive training to master digital competencies so that they feel confident in using technology.

They should also be able to ask someone they trust and do not feel embarrassed when asked for advice.

Ana Maria Scinteie,Vaslui Romania

2021-11-10 19:50:46 UTC

Education is the most important topic and should be a continuous process.All the teachers should feel that they are important,they should be able to teach in sistem online using the technology,and all the teacher sholud know their deficiencies and make effot to complete them

Anica-Maria, România

tanaseanicamaria2015 — 2021-11-10 20:47:17 UTC

In my school, teachers provide information about applications and use technology in the classroom. Teachers take elective courses from various training offers.

Alexandra Leal, Portugal

2021-11-10 22:55:51 UTC

I believe that teachers, as everyone else in fact, are always learning.
In what digital technologies are concerned, it's even more so, as there are always new apps and new software coming up. We need to learn from each other in order to get better...

Cora, Germany

2021-11-11 05:31:32 UTC

All these posts from colleagues are so inspiring and it feels good to see how educators think and work for their CPD and thus show their responsibility for the future of their students. As I experience there should be a vision what one wants to achieve and/or change at work at first. Clear goals and mindset will help to manage ups and downs in ones learning journey. In this context I like the word ˋpresencing´. It means the ability to imagine what is important for the future. It is very helpful to share this vision with colleagues (preferably in your workplace). Then you need offers that match to your needs. One very important part is the step that comes next. You should invest time and commitment to let the ideas of a teacher training come true and try them out in your allday practice. This needs time and often one will not recognize the benefits of the training instantly. If possible there should be an evaluation of the benefits and the further needs for teacher training before one starts the next steps. This way works for me and helps to keep up my motivation!

Lidija, Croatia

lidija1 — 2021-11-11 08:47:45 UTC

Considering the constant changes and and rapid advancements in digital technology it is very important to encourage teachers to be regularly educated for the use of new tools and methods for teaching and learning wih digital technology. It also depends on teachers how can they effectively implement digital technology into their teaching for purposeful use and on their interest to explore and learn new possibilities in teaching. Except organizing trainings for teachers it is even more important to make the use of it by applying gained knowledge in the classroom and sharing expericence by collaborating with colleagues.

Silvia P. H. (Spain)

spalaciosh02 — 2021-11-11 09:11:04 UTC

In my opinion, an effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of technology should always be supported by teachers. It's true that we don't always have the tools to technologically interact with students, but it's important to keep on learning this type of skills. A possible option to do this is by organizing different courses to keep teachers updated. It would be a key aspect for teachers to feel comfortable when asking any type of doubt. Sometimes, we prevent ourselves from asking because we might feel embarrased. However, it's necessary when doing external training.

Viorica, Romania

vigyorika477 — 2021-11-11 09:42:45 UTC

During the beginning of the pandemic, I heard of introductory courses in creating Livresq lessons. It was something extraordinarily interesting and useful. I have created lessons, but I also regularly use my classmates' lessons, accessible from the Livresq library.

Bojan, Croatia

lazicbojan — 2021-11-11 09:44:25 UTC

Since the COVID pandemic started, there were more and more webinar and all different kinds of educations online, so this was the major opportunity to learn to use digital technology even you haven't used it so far. But even before COVID, after 2016. Croatia entered the educational system reform which required more and more education on digital technologies and we've done it via MOOC systems. this was the first real opportunity to learn something new and to encourage yourself to use digital resources and make ones too, even if you've never done it before. So, whoever wanted to learns something new and to improove its everyday work, there were plenty of opportunities to do so. I took all of those chances and I am happy about it!

Inge, Belgium

ingetwinning — 2021-11-11 13:59:29 UTC

I think every teacher needs an individual plan of professional development. Every year it can be updated.

Teachers should be willing for continuous professional development. For a better learning experience, they should know their defienciencies and make on effort to complete them.

mavimavi2316 — 2021-11-11 15:43:53 UTC

Hasan Turgay Özçelik Teachers should be willing for continuous professional development. For a better learning experience, they should know their defienciencies and make on effort to complete them.

mavimavi2316 — 2021-11-11 15:44:36 UTC

Mirela, Croatia

klaricmi — 2021-11-11 15:51:07 UTC

After the pandemic started I had many online courses that helped me use the digital tools and plan my online teaching better. First one was organized in my school and it introduced us to Microsoft teams platform, after that I was mainly the one who planned my education in that field.

Nadina Nicolici, Romania

n_nadina — 2021-11-11 16:23:59 UTC

For me, an effective CPD activity:
- is relevant for teachers:
- has impact on their activity in class which also impacts their students:
- takes into account the resources the school has (I may want all the classes to make use of VR or AR, but if I do not have the devices or the knowledge, my wish will never come true):
- does not frightens teachers:
- includes lots of practice.

Vaia, Greece

kontotolim — 2021-11-11 16:41:36 UTC

It is important to focus on the pedagogical needs of the teachers involved. The solutions must be applied right after the learning events or during those as practical part with available feedback and support. Larger focus should be placed on pedagogy rather than the use of selected technologies.

Visnja, Croatia

visnjavezmarovic — 2021-11-11 17:18:26 UTC

I think every teacher should attend courses like thais and others to learn about new techonologies. It is also good to share practice with pther teachers in school, not necesarilly the same subject. We have meetings on a county level when all the teachers who teach the same subject gather and we share experiences. In my opinion it is the beeter way to learn when you discuss with collegues and share ideas.

Corina, Romania

corinaciobanu — 2021-11-11 17:58:57 UTC

It's a continuous chaallenge to be always in contact with new issues, new strategies of learning.
The lifelong learning is very important for our carreer, for our Job, for aour lives.

Liliana, Portugal

lilicarreiro1 — 2021-11-11 18:25:37 UTC

I think it´s important to value the formation teachers do, in my country this part is not much value and the teachers have to do formation on their free time, that causes that many teachers don´t value this investment. I think more than teach teachers to use digital tools we should focus on teaching then new pedagogical ways to treat the topics of their subjects. The focus should be on improve the pedagogical part with the help of digital tools.

Alina Mazilu / Romania

alinamazi1979 — 2021-11-11 20:34:44 UTC

I believe that continuous professional training is essential in carrying out a teaching activity at high standards. In our school, teachers permanently participate in professional development courses, webinars, conferences and other forms of professional development.

Drazenka, Croatia

2021-11-11 20:58:31 UTC

Continuous professional development activities are effective only when teachers use them after trainings. CPD must be a part of lifelong learning. In pandemic many teachers in my country started to use various digital tools and I think that it is positive.Every teacher must have details and concret plan of CPD.

Stavroula Greece

2021-11-11 21:08:43 UTC

Professional development is really important as it helps students, teachers amd the whole school community. Such an effective activity would be a collaborative educational program where all teachers work together, learn together and improve themselves together! I think development is not only a personal issue, it is also a community issue.

Anu, Estonia

anutintera — 2021-11-12 15:07:55 UTC

We have organized CPD training in several stages:
1) speciality-specific training (mostly outside of school- for example in universities or work-space training)
2) CPD within the school in a specific field (for example digital pedagogy or coaching)
3) so-called learning pathways - small very specific pieces of training, especially in the field of digital learning

Maria Burunov, Romania

marioaraburunov — 2021-11-12 15:30:34 UTC

CPD activity: is relevant for teachers
,has impact on their activity in class which also impacts their students, includes lots of practice, for a better learning experience, they should know their defienciencies and make on effort to complete them.

Sanzi, Romania

2021-11-12 18:51:40 UTC

I believe that an effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of technology should be carried by teachers. All you need to find out is at a click distance.

Mihaela Pop, Romania

misselamiki — 2021-11-12 19:47:45 UTC

An effective CPD activity will be one which is focused on the needs of a teacher. Firstly you need to know the strengths and the weaknesses and then to work on the weaknesses. This will take time, you could start with the Selfie Tool and then think about of a suitable programme as to respond to all the needs.

Athanasia ,Greece

2021-11-12 22:11:36 UTC

I believe that lifelong learning is absolutely essential because it provides us with more and better opportunities for personal and professional development. In Greece most teachers have been trained by the Ministry of Education in New Technologies.

Because of the pandemic and the need for distance learning, teachers have had to adapt to the new situation. For this reason, teachers have attended many seminars organised by the school and other institutions, such as universities, in order to be able to meet the needs of distance education.

by Ana, Romanian

doricascutariu — 2021-11-13 10:44:31 UTC

Education is a continuous challenge. Accumulating new information, training is not stopped once the exams are over, and the person who has learned to love continuous learning will be able to take their education into their own hands.
We can thus say that "education is like an art; a greater art than this
there is no art greater than this, for if all the arts are useful for the world to come, the art of education is for the world to come" (Ioan Hrisostom).
Starting from the variety of learning situations, we move towards a lifelong education towards a lifelong process of personal, social, and professional development in order to improve the quality of life, expected results.
In order to stand in front of the class every day with the right mentality, the teacher needs resources, a wellspring of new ideas, which helps him not to become sour, not to dry up. Finding the right ways to energize the work and harmonize values within the organization is more effective if the members of the organization become directly involved in personal training. A good teacher needs thorough specialist, psycho-pedagogical and methodological training, and must possess a number of qualities: openness, receptiveness to change, communicative, flexible, dynamic, empathetic, creative, diplomatic, with high moral qualities, and a love of children. Effective teaching and learning is another characteristic of a good teacher.
Continuous training, whether through self-training or through
training programs are what enable teachers to
to acquire new knowledge in the field, in methodology and pedagogy, to learn skills.

Maria Manoilă, Romania

2021-11-13 12:34:50 UTC

From my point of view the continuous improvement activity in the context of the pedagogy of the integration of digital technology in the teaching of lessons must bring added value to the way in which the students understand the knowledge and get involved in the teaching process.

Maria Portugal

2021-11-13 13:39:54 UTC

Teachers are always learning and they must go to courses to keep updated.

Mioara Paraschiv

2021-11-13 15:18:10 UTC

It's what we are actually doing now. Life-long learning is of outmost importance for a teacher and mainly in what it concerns the subject one teaches.

Stavriana Soubassi, Greece

ssoubassi — 2021-11-13 18:34:14 UTC

Just like students, teachers seem more willing to learn something they will be assessed on than anything else. That's why I expect SELFIE for TEACHERS to spur us teachers to seek CPD in the pedagogical use of technology. I have reflected on the questions in this highly promising tool myself and got invaluable insight of all the areas of my teaching practice I can improve (ideally in a peer-learning context). A very good kick-off activity might be to study the SELFIE reports in a team of colleagues who trust each other and share the same vision, identify strengths and weaknesses and seek practices that work to collaboratively experiment with.

Ida, Croatia

2021-11-13 18:59:42 UTC

I think it is important that teachers have their own cabinet with a stable internet and a good, recognized course (of this type) in which they can participate when they need and when them suit, that they can present their questions and get answers without anyone criticizing them. It would be good to offer courses like lessons in which they will learn to use applications and tools for teaching and evaluation. Also, teachers can to choose which one they want to study and for how long. It is not the number of lessons that matters, but the honest use of the same in planning and conducting the lesson.

Marco, Portugal

marcopribeiro74 — 2021-11-13 19:53:30 UTC

The teacher is a profession that has to be constantly adapting to changes in society, in order to better integrate the teaching object
Currently, changes seem to appear more quickly at various levels, which makes continuous training imperative.
In the particular case of technological changes, it is important that teachers prepare themselves at this level in order to teach with more appealing tools and also that they can promote with students a more responsible and efficient use of them.

Elena, România

nutidumitru0308 — 2021-11-14 06:48:34 UTC

Continuing professional development activity should include intensive courses for learning and practicing how to use technology in the classroom most for preparation of interacive lessons and also include programs for adapting pedagogical methods for the digital classroom

Gina Mouselimi, Greece

2021-11-14 07:12:17 UTC

An effective professional development activity bears in mind the weaknesses and the strengths of a teacher and focuses on the the parts of his/her teaching that need improvement. It also involves seminars and practice during the learning process, in life-long term. Exchnging views with peers or working in a collaborative way it can be very helpful.

Nerea, Spain

2021-11-14 08:59:16 UTC

I do not have mnay years of teaching experience.
And these first years, I have been able to learn and improve my practice thanks to course and colleagues who have helped me, training seems esssential to me.
As fot technologies in the classroom, it seems to me that it is something that is present in the society of our sutudents, and we must prepare students to live in thath society, so we must learn to include them in our society, besides being a great ally to make attractive lesson in wich the students are the protagonist.

Corina, Romania

2021-11-14 10:06:28 UTC

I started using digital technologies in the classroom in 2005.
In recent years, thanks to the eTwinning platform, I have been involved in various projects and online courses and learned new web 2.0 tools and how to integrate technologies and devices into lessons.
For me, this is an effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of digital technologies in the classroom.

Anita, Croatia

alasic98 — 2021-11-14 14:18:41 UTC

Erasmus+ structured seminars, courses and trainings dedicated to the usage of digital technologies have proven to be the most fruitful way to learn how to successfully use digital technology in the classroom.

Ivana, Croatia

2021-11-14 14:47:18 UTC

I use digital tools in every lesson. For the purpose of clarifying professional terms, visualization or repetition. It is much more fun for students than older teaching methods.

Tiziana Silletti (Italy)

tizianasilletti — 2021-11-14 15:12:39 UTC

I often use digital tools in my lessons, to improve learning, to improve listening and understanding and to train discussions . I teach french and I usually work in team with english teachers. Once a month we meet and we discuss and share about topics, learning, inclusion and how to improve and which strategies are important to join our aim. We share also our competences because each of us trains herself by online courses or mooc. We usually share our projects with other collegues by G.suite .

Iolanda, Romania

iolandasztrelenczuk — 2021-11-14 15:37:33 UTC

An effective CPD training with focus on using digital technologies should start from identifying the needs of the trainees and the ways they can implement what they use in the classroom. Moreover students needs have to be taken into account and teachers should choose those tools that are appropriate to the students need, environment and age.
I also consider it important for the teachers to get on the student's role while attending such courses - for example if they use a certain platform, they should know how that platform looks like for the student.
Last, but not least all we use as digital tools in the classroom needs to be considered and analyzed baring in my the educational objective we want to achieve.

2021-11-14 18:17:49 UTC

When I was working in school I often used digital tools to improve my lessons. For example I used kahoot when I wanted to do a little revision and it was very interesting for my students.

Neslin, Turkey

neslincim — 2021-11-14 18:23:59 UTC

After meeting eTwinning (after 2018), I started using digital tools in education. I got to know these tools, learned to use them, and then I prepared environments for my students to use digital tools. Since I was introduced to digital tools and activities, I had no difficulty in the distance education process caused by the pandemic. I saw the great benefit. Every educator should recognize these tools and activities and use them in their lessons. This is the necessity of the age.

Mariana/Romania

vechiumarianadoinita — 2021-11-15 08:03:47 UTC

ismail - Ankara

2021-11-15 10:18:26 UTC

When I was working in school I often used digital tools to improve my lessons. For example I used kahoot when I wanted to do a little revision and it was very interesting for my students.

Tonka, Croatia

tonka_brailo — 2021-11-15 13:25:24 UTC

In my school, most teachers use ready-made digital tools that do not require any special knowledge or skills. A small number of teachers are educated and want to progress. Everyone has equal opportunities. Too bad we don't use it.

Isaura Oliveira - Portugal

2021-11-15 14:42:55 UTC

From my experience, an effective CPD has the following ingredients:
- it is short. Teachers don't have much time, so it is not worth preparing lonbg training sessions;
- it is in a workshop format. Teachers need to apply what they have learnt immediately, so that they see the purpose of it;
- it should be monitored. There has got to be a monitoring strategy so that the most resistent teachers try it too.

Valentina Gartner/Laško/Slovenia

valentinagartner — 2021-11-15 14:47:43 UTC

An effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of digital technologies is very important as the World is rapidly changing. That is way I attend courses which deals with dig. tehnologies. I also join eTwinning projects, where you can transfer theory into practice.

Patricia Castañón

CuartoPrimaria — 2021-11-15 15:26:45 UTC

Most of the teachers I know don't have a good level of computer science. In my case, I find it a very useful tool that I use regularly to motivate my students through games, videos, interactive exercises, story boards, ...

Nicoleta, Romania

2021-11-15 16:00:59 UTC

What I most appreciate about effective activities is that they should focus on clear examples and making participants work on the tasks focusing not only on theory but also on practice. I Love workshops formats and I think team work is also very good.

Ana Medeiros

anamedeiros28 — 2021-11-15 16:17:35 UTC

In my opinion, it is extremely important to develop the digital skills of trainers, as you will be able to use them to use different learning strategies and methods, as well as different assessment tools.
Thus, before defining a plan for the development of in-service training for trainers, a study should be carried out on current trends in the use of technologies in education and training and a survey of needs among trainers, in order to meet their needs and difficulties.
The development of technological content to be shared in webinars, with the demonstration of practical cases could be interesting activity.

Alberto, Madrid, Spain

2021-11-16 07:44:52 UTC

An effective development of professionals would allow them to create digital tools which are adequate to the reality of the school they teach in.

Vaiko, Estonia

vaikomae — 2021-11-16 10:15:24 UTC

In my opinion Professional development of teachers has been covered in Estonia in general quite well. There many organizations that take topic as important priority. There are lots of activities and it has been supported by government funding.

Viktorija Gailisa, Ogres Valsts Gimnazija

2021-11-16 13:00:41 UTC

A professional development activity will be successful if teachers understand, how they can apply the particular tool in their practise. The portion of the tools has to be small each time. But the tool has to be taught thoroughly. The approbation of the tool should follow.

Grow together, learn together

tomeuparets — 2021-11-16 16:55:43 UTC

From my point of view the personal CPD is very important but building a CPD as a institucion it’s the most effective way to improve and affort the challenges. So try to find the balance between both training systems.

Tomeu Parets

Luis, Spain

2021-11-16 21:28:12 UTC

As I see it, continuing professional development is one of the greatest enhancers of our task as teachers (both in regards to motivation and self-assurance). An example of an activity would be one in which we learn how to get information from our learners' progression by using tech.

Afroditi, Greece

2021-11-16 21:28:16 UTC

I also find collaborative learning effective in the form of a group of peers who meet in a regular basis to design their teaching and to incoroprate digital technologies based on modern learning theories. Subsequently they turn their design into practice in their classroom. Afterwards they reflect on their experience, with the support and coordination of an "expert" as mentor, to define strengths and weaknesses and to redesign their teaching in a circular process.

VOICU CORINA VALENTINA, ROMANIA Lifelong learning must be present in all our activities, if we want to be a good teacher, connected to the times and technology in which we live! There are so many platforms, applications, tools! We just have to discover the ones we like and perfect ourselves!

voicucorinavalentina — 2021-11-17 14:59:16 UTC

Sara Amâncio, Portugal

srlamancio2 — 2021-11-17 16:16:44 UTC

The CPD is very important for teachers to update their didactic and pedagogical practices.
Of course, we can do this on an individual level, investing in training that interests us. However, if the school defines an effective internal training plan, which meets the needs of its teachers, it will be an asset for all actors.

Snježana, Croatia

knjiznica_zlata — 2021-11-17 16:37:40 UTC

Proffesional development in Croatia is well organized. We can participate in webinars, seminars, MOOSc, educations live or online, use different platforms for online meetings and applocations and other. Teachers need to see for themselves where to participate and how to develop themselves in that way.

Ружица Владисављевић. Србија

2021-11-18 14:56:04 UTC

Најбоље би било да је стручно усавршавање брига државе. Ја икт користим од 1998.године док се интернет куповао на сате... За сада је још увек чини ми се ствар појединца.

Rosário, Portugal

rosarioleote — 2021-11-18 14:57:41 UTC

it is very important as it allows the updating of skills and updating of new ways of working at school. One example is the ability to promote the correct use of various tools (eg video) in the classroom context in the production of teaching materials for and with students

Eleni Kokkinou, Greece

ekokkinou — 2021-11-18 17:32:01 UTC

A big percentage of teachers are afraid of using technology in their class. Teachers should not be afraid to implement lesson plans based on technology. Life long learning is for everyone, so all educators should consider to evaluate their classes and update the way they teach. I use technology in my classes but I always want to learn more. Examples, good practices and of course sufficient facilities are necessary.

Jurgita, Lithuania

2021-11-19 10:08:52 UTC

In my coutry we all have possibilities to attend in various courses for our professional development.

lov7upauris — 2021-11-19 15:12:56 UTC

In my school we all have posibilites in various coursses for our profesional development

Arsaluis Luiza Ripeanu

arsaluisr1 — 2021-11-20 05:14:11 UTC

Teachers are at the heart of the digital transformation and therefore need continuous training and education themselves, which must include modules on age-appropriate teaching practices; this training takes time and should not be an additional task in addition to their daily activities; teaching other basic skills such as numerical and literacy skills, teaching digital skills requires teachers to continuously update their knowledge and skills; teachers need adequate, flexible and high-quality professional development that meets their needs.There is a need to change the institutional and pedagogical practices of schools and other learning environments, especially non-formal ones, which need to become more equitable, offering very diverse and in-depth support structures to all people, especially those in groups, exposed to the risk of exclusion.
Since the pandemic, each of us I think, at least this is the way I proceeded, spent long hours in night watching tutorials about different platforms and all free of charge Conferences and seminars which include digital tools or other practices, to learn how to use them. Moreover, I had to show and explain to my students how to use the appropriate tools. The school does not have a budget in this respect, consequently, each uf us had to manage somehow.

Rita, Italy

2021-11-20 11:04:00 UTC

I think that effective continuing professional development takes place with positive outcomes if it is developed considering these aspects:
- if a teacher is aware of the essential efficacy and strength of digital technology in integrating other classroom didactic approaches and strategies ( which in my opinion are still enormously fundamental)
- if teachers accept the challenge to learn to use some of the variety of digital tools, e few at first and and explore others afterwards.
- if teachers use their time ( even in informal moments -as we are used to do in Italy) to to share what they using and learning with other colleagues and ITC experts present at school.
- if the school Principal and his/her staff believes in the importance of the pedagogical benefits of using these tools in classroom activities and constantly involves teachers in professional development.
In my personal experiences, for example, as i was very curious about the use pf digital tools ( Genially, Kahoot,Padlet , virtual reality) in cooperative learning and in flipped classroom approach in fostering and practicing the use of English language, already five years ago I attended a course managed by a colleague expert in the matter.
Then I tried to practice what I had learned with my students, I shared my experience with any expert colleagues fo my school, especially the ones who teach scientific subjects, who are more mentally suitable to t matter.
Finally, after these ideas and practice sharing I felt a little bit more confident in using and exploring other tools, like Edmondo.
Recently, also school educational gateway courses are contributing to widening my horizon of many more interesting digital tools effective in education.

Serhat KARAAHMETOĞLU, TURKEY,Kastamonu

2021-11-20 16:40:04 UTC

If teachers want to constantly improve themselves in the use of digital technology, they should participate in different activities and projects. These projects will be a driving force for teachers to use technology. I have been participating in eTwinning projects since last year. As an ict teacher, I realize that there are web 2.0 tools that even I don't know about. Therefore, whether you are an ict expert or not, you will definitely have things to learn.

Violeta, Romania

2021-11-21 12:34:28 UTC

We can participate in many courses, webinars, use different platforms an applications. In short terms, we learn if we are interested enough evolving profesionally.

RUBA LOREDANA, ROMANIA

rubaloredana2 — 2021-11-22 13:53:14 UTC

If we could think for a moment of the need of open mind courses without leaving the chair, as east european countries do, we could easily decide that online opportunities and technology make a huge difference. For me the online educational environment was the promoter and the context of my professional progress.

Iosub Georgescu Alina Sanda

alinasanda333 — 2021-11-22 14:32:26 UTC

In my country professional development is well organized. That allows us to create the necessary skills, the ability to use different strategies and methods to create very attractive lessons.

Consuelo, Spain

consuelo3052000 — 2021-11-22 17:38:18 UTC

An effective continuing professional development activity needs to use digital technologies. It is important for teachers in their practices and it is interesting for our students. Technology has changed our profession giving us new strategies to improve our knowledge and students' knowledge.

Elena Avramescu

2021-11-22 18:16:27 UTC

Nowadays there are a lot of CPD activities related not only to the use of digital tools in our teaching process, but on other topics too, activities which can be easily accessed if one's interested in them. And I think that continuous self-improvement should be a main aim for us, humans.

Ifigenia, Greece

2021-11-22 20:38:33 UTC

I think an effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of digital technologies shoul be collaborative in its type

Roxana Ionescu, Romania

2021-11-23 13:55:39 UTC

In my country we have many possibilities ( courses, webinars, different applications) to attend courses for our professional development.

Gabriela Borza, Romania

2021-11-23 19:08:14 UTC

I believe that professional development must come from all teachers in the school in order to be truly beneficial for children. Lately there have been many courses, webinars, online workshops to learn how to use technology, different technological tools, different applications or how to create content. Many teachers, including me, were trained, but each individual was not a unitary program from the school, to train the entire teaching staff in this regard. I believe that this lack of coordination, support, vision on the part of the management is lacking and is a training with many gaps.

Katarzyna Baca, Poland

2021-11-24 20:03:17 UTC

In my view, an effective continuing professional development activity on the pedagogical use of digital technologies should allow the participants to enter the role of the students. I find it much easier to learn when I need to do certain things, when I play, when I have a challenge. No lectures, no shows. Just practice. Collaboration. Teamwork. Then I will remember it for longer and I will know how to use it with my students .

Arfanis, Greece

alexiosarfanis — 2021-11-25 16:57:27 UTC

Only with collaborative teaching and method will we have continuous and effective use of digital technologies

Hugo Caldeira, Portugal

hugo_caldeira — 2021-11-26 18:55:51 UTC

I believe that CPD must include the ability to lifelong learning, through peers, learning communities, self-training courses, and even the ability to pay the necessary attention to support students in their digital development. In Portugal, teacher training is being carried out through hands-on training workshops, with work among peers and activities carried out with teachers students.

Pablo Ojeda from Venezuela

pvojeda — 2021-11-26 22:21:11 UTC

In Venezuela, the response of teachers to the complex humanitarian emergency in education has been RESILIENCE. Despite the lack of good technologies and connectivity, teachers continue to try to update their pedagogies of digitality. It is not easy, since compulsive and bureaucratically oriented presence is very strong.

Corina Ciobanu, Romania

corinaciobanu — 2021-11-27 07:12:49 UTC

I think that lifelong learning, trainings that we follow could help us improove our activity, to adapt new methods, implementing them in the school teaching/learning process.
IN the present society we have to learn to be open-mind to new challenges and strategies that applies in our efficient work.
Nowadays I think technology is a must and we have to be well informed to know how tu use it efficiently in our own and students interest

Erol, Turkey

2021-11-27 14:28:22 UTC

Teachers take on-site and online courses in Turkey. For example, for English teachers there are some online courses on a platform called EBA which is a learning environment. Also, some professional courses have been organised for them such as English Together.

Vedran, Croatia

vedrancerina — 2021-11-27 17:08:40 UTC

this course is a great example of effective CPD activity. So every effective CPD activity should give some theoretical background and content, followed with some hands on activities, and finished with peer assessment

Dóra, Hungary

2021-11-28 15:46:47 UTC

I think continous training is essential to a teacher because it is not just learning useful method to motivate your students it is about to 'rise like a phoenix'. I know that could sound like a cliché but if a teacher is in tune with him or herself then the early 'burn out' could be avoided.

Eleonora Burnete

eleonoraburnete — 2021-11-28 16:10:55 UTC

In my opinion, training courses are essential for the development of the school. In Romania there is the CRED course for each subject and 80% of the colleagues took this course. It is relevant for those who took this course, because we speak the same language. I learned a lot of web 2.0 and the lessons are much more active and the students are motivated.

Valentina Theodosiou, Cyprus

2021-11-29 20:56:52 UTC

Effective CPD activities are those designed to meet the training needs of teachers, as well as hands-on activities that allow for their participation and active engagement.

I think flipped classrooms are useful.

2021-11-29 22:47:09 UTC

Daniela, Romania

danielav2675 — 2021-11-30 12:21:38 UTC

We have all participated in many continuing education courses. I consider that it is not very important a multitude of platforms that we know, but rather the adequate integration in the teaching-learning-evaluation activities is relevant.

Jon Adalsteinn

2021-11-30 13:23:34 UTC

Sharing useful ideas is always useful.
Jamboard is my cup of tea
Sharing is caring

Alina romania

popalina21 — 2021-12-01 10:18:23 UTC

Sharing PD with other cooleagues brings us to a common spirit for schools community

Tanja, Slovenia

2021-12-01 19:38:15 UTC

Continuous trainings, sharing ideas, seminars, online and on-site courses, reflection of your work, critical friends,...

Beatrice, Roumania

2021-12-01 19:38:56 UTC

Ourself learning about different applications for digital learning is mandatory. In our school we have a teacher specialised witch help us when we neeed.

Nadezda Tikhomirova,Lithuania

2021-12-09 09:05:30 UTC

I'm sure we should keep update skills developing them by atttending differenet professional seminars. Educational institutions should arrandge them at workplaces too to gain some practical skills.