EU Project: Professionalization
of Literacy and Basic Education – Basic Modules for Teacher
Training – TRAIN
NEWSLETTER - No. 1
28 June 2007
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Content:
- General information
about the EU project “Professionalization of Literacy
and Basic Education – Basic Modules for Teacher
Training” – TRAIN
- Conference of
Managing directors of (the biggest) Community Colleges
in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Do we need PISA for
Adults? Basic education within new contexts
- 7th ERDI
Expert Seminar: Basic Skills and Literacy
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1. General
information about the EU project “Professionalization of
Literacy and Basic Education – Basic Modules for Teacher
Training” – TRAIN
Rationale and background
Literacy, broadly conceived as the
basic knowledge and skills needed by all, is a fundamental
human right. In every society literacy is a necessary skill
in itself and one of the foundation of other life skills.
Literacy is a catalyst for participation in social,
cultural, political and economic activities, and for
learning throughout life. In the rapidly changing world of
today’s knowledge society, the progressive use to
newer and innovative technological means of communication,
literacy requirements continue to expand regularly. In order
to survive in today’s globalized world, it has become
necessary for all people to learn (new) literacies and to
develop the ability to locate, evaluate and effectively use
information in multiple ways.
In Europe the development of literacy
and basic education differs between EU member states. That
applies to the professional development of trainers in each
country as well.
Professionalism within literacy and
basic skills is a difficult subject:
- Teachers and trainers have to
deal with adults who are marginalised or disadvantaged.
- In addition to their reading and
writing difficulties the students do have learning
problems.
- Teachers and trainers have to
improve their knowledge about psychological and social
aspects.
- It is necessary to develop
innovative methods of teaching and learning, including
interactive technologies.
Objectives
- Provide the state of the art of
current teacher training approaches, concepts and best
practice examples in the participating countries,
as well as in other European countries which have
developed structures and national action plan.
- Explore what competences/skills
do literacy/basic education teachers need.
- Development and implementation of
five basic modules for teacher training in the field of
literacy and basic education.
- Creating a model for teacher
training for literacy teachers that represents best
practice across Europe.
Outputs and products
- Compendium with country reports
- Handbook / Manual
- Guidelines
- Concept of teacher training
modules
- Learning Materials
- Good practice examples
2. Conference
of Managing directors of (the biggest) Community Colleges in
Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Do we need PISA for
Adults? Basic education within new contexts
The conference, held in Bern,
Switzerland, in April 2006 was about literacy and basic
education an its further perspectives. The project
coordinator of TRAIN carried out a workshop. The topic was “Literacy
– basic qualifications for the future. Topics and frameworks
across Europe”.
3. 7th
ERDI Expert Seminar: Basic Skills and Literacy
ERDI is a Consortium of European
Research and Developments Institut of
Adult Education. The 7th ERDI Expert Seminar was
about Basic Skill and Literacy. It took place in Alden
Biesen, Belgium, in April 2007. Within the seminar three
workshops had been carried out:
Workshop I: Strategies for Activation
Workshop II: Basic Skills for Adults
in Europe – National Initiatives and Policies
Workshop III: Professional
“Development of Teachers in Basic Skills Learning in Europe.
The last workshop had been carried out
by TRAIN. Monika Tröster, DIE, project coordinator, and
Bernhard Grämiger, Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB),
project partner focused in their depths presentation on
“Professionalisation of literacy practitioners in Europe”.
Helen Murphy, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and
TRAIN partner presented the “Irish model”: “Literacy
Development Centre: WIT/NALA Accreditation Project”. At last
Joyce Black, NIACE, informed about “Professsional
Development of the Skills for Life Workforce”.
You will find the powerpoint
presentations and more information:
www.erdi.info
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Contact
Project-coordinator:
Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung (DIE)
German Institute for Adult Education (DIE)
Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 38 53113 Bonn
Germany
T (+) 49 228 3294-306
F (+) 49 228 3294-399
Contact person:
Monika Tröster
Website:
www.die-bonn.de/train
Partner:
Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)
Cork Road Waterford
IE-Co. Waterford
Ireland
T (+) 353 51302834
Contact person: Helen Murphy
Email:
Website:
www2.wit.ie
Agence nationale de lutte contre l'illetrisme - ANLCI
National Agency to Fight Illiteracy
1 Place de l'Ecole
BP 7082
FR-69348 Lyon Cedex 07
France
T (+) 33 437371867
F (+) 33 437371681
Contact person: Elie Maroun
Email:
Website:
www.anlci.fr
ΣYNΔEΣMOΣ EKPEDEFSIS ENHLIKΩΝ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ
Cyprus Adult Education Association - CAEA
Athalassas 24
CY Latsia 2221
Cyprus
T (+) 357 99470810
F (+) 357 22486714
Contact person: Klitos Symeonides
Email:
Andragoski center Republike Slovenije - ACS
Slovenian Institute for Adult Education
Smartinska 134a
Sl-1000 Ljubljana
Slowenia
T (+) 386 15842560
F (+) 386 15842550
Contact person: Natalija Žalec
Email:
Website:
www.acs.si
Schweizerischer Verband für Weiterbildung SVEB
Swiss Federation for Adult Learning
Oerlikonerstraße 38
CH-8057 Zürich
Switzerland
T (+) 41 44 311 64 55
F (+) 41 44 311 64 59
Contact person: Bernhard Grämiger
Email:
Website:
www.alice.ch |