John
Amos COMENIUS was a Czech teacher, educator, and writer. He served as the
last bishop of Unity of the
Brethren, and became a religious refugee and one of the earliest champions of universal education, a concept eventually set forth in his book Didactica
Magna. He is considered the father of modern
education. He lived and worked in many different countries in Europe,
including Sweden,
the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth,Transylvania, the Holy Roman Empire, England, the Netherlands, and Royal Hungary.
Comenius: Europe in the classroom
The Comenius Programme focuses on all levels of school
education, from pre-school and primary to secondary schools. It is relevant for
everyone involved in school education: mainly pupils and teachers but also
local authorities, representatives of parents’ associations, non-government
organisations, teacher training institutes and universities.
Part
of the EU’s Lifelong Learning Programme, the Comenius actions aim to help young people and educational staff
better understand the range of European cultures, languages and values. They
also help young people acquire the basic life skills and competences necessary
for personal development, future employment and active citizenship.
The programme addresses issues strongly related to current discussions and developments in school policy: motivation for learning and ‘learning-to-learn’ skills, key competences, digital educational content and inclusive education.
The programme addresses issues strongly related to current discussions and developments in school policy: motivation for learning and ‘learning-to-learn’ skills, key competences, digital educational content and inclusive education.
Goals
Comenius aims to:
·
Improve and increase the mobility of
pupils and educational staff across the EU;
·
Enhance and increase partnerships between
schools in different EU Member States, with at least 3 million pupils taking
part in joint educational activities by 2010;
·
Encourage language learning, innovative
ICT-based content, services and better teaching techniques and practices;
·
Enhance the quality and European dimension
of teacher training;
·
Improve pedagogical approaches and school
management.
Priorities
The programme is
currently focusing in particular on:
·
Motivation for learning and
learning-to-learn skills;
·
Key competences: improving language
learning; greater literacy; making science more attractive; supporting
entrepreneurship; and reinforcing creativity and innovation;
·
Digital educational content and
services;
·
School management;
·
Addressing socio-economic disadvantages
and reducing early school leaving;
·
Participation in sports;
·
Teaching diverse groups of pupils;
·
Early and pre-primary learning.
1 comments:
molto bene, spero solo di essere capace di fare tutto ciò!
well, I just hope to be able to do everything!
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