A Eurydice disponibiliza uma publicação sobre a “Organização do Sistema Educativo em Portugal” em 2006/2007, que faz a resenha histórica da Educação Pré-escolar, do Ensino Básico, do Ensino Secundário, do Ensino Superior e da Educação e Formação de Jovens e Adultos.
Learning and Teaching Scotland lançou a iniciativa Curriculum for Excellence que visa preparar as crianças e os jovens dos 3 aos 18 anos para a vida no século XXI, proporcionando-lhes as condições de aprendizagem que permitam desenvolver 4 competências:
Edutopia disponibiliza materiais e recursos para os professores que desejam explorar a Aprendizagem por Projecto.
1. Expansion of time and place
2. Depth of Understanding
3. Learning vs. Teaching
4. New media for self-expression
5. Collaboration
6. Going Global
7. Individual pacing and sequence
8. Weight
9. Personal Productivity
In “Nine Excellent Reasons for Technology in Education”, John Page
1. Encourage teachers to familiarize themselves with the Internet by signing up for e-newsletters, reading blogs, or building a Web site. The more comfortable they become with the Internet, the more likely they will be to incorporate it into their lessons.
2. Suggest that teachers establish learning communities with their colleagues to share resources and tips. Pooling online resources will save teachers time and give them a foothold when they begin searching for information.
3. Have an on-site staff member available to help teachers with new technology. Teachers are more likely to use the techniques they’ve learned during professional-development classes if they have a mentor to encourage them.
4. Provide strong leadership and a clear vision of what the role of technology should be in the classroom. Without a goal in mind, technology often becomes an obstacle rather than a helpful tool.
5. Embed technology into the curriculum, rather than using it as an add-on to pre-existing lesson plans. Technology should be used when it fits with the lesson, not just for its own sake.
6. Assure teachers not to be intimidated by students, or younger teachers, who may know more about technology than they do. Instead, encourage them to treat this knowledge as a learning opportunity for the whole class or faculty.
In “Digital Training”, Katie Ash
