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APS – Teachers’ Association of Sintra
(PT)
Partner nº4 of the
RIGHTS Project
João Carlos Sousa
Chairman of the Boarding Committee
Associação de Professores de Sintra
RIGHTS Kick off Meeting
Rome, October 19 - 21
Overview
• Name of Partner
• Presentation of the Organization
• Previous experience in EU funded project
• Role in RIGHTS project
• Expectation from the RIGHTS project
• People participating in the project and contact
info
Associação de Professores de Sintra
(APS)
http://profsintra.org
Presentation of the organization
• non-profit organisation created in 1992;
• +1800 associates (educators and educational institutions)
• mission is supporting teachers of all levels and to enhance their
professional development;
• work covers: national and international conferences, seminars,
publications, thematic workshops, in-service training courses,
European courses, participation in national and international
projects, etc.
• In-service Teacher Training Centre recognised by the Portuguese
Ministry of Education since 1993 (wide range of areas involving
yearly more than one thousand teachers of all teaching levels).
• Use of ICT and distance learning methodologies in teacher training
inniciatives (LCMS, electronic course design, educational resources
mediatisation and online tutoring)
Previous experience in EU projects
• “Développer une methodologie des TIC pour la classe
de langue” (1997-2000)
• “The learning Teacher Network”
(2003-2006-present) - Member of the steering committee
• “Digital portfolio as a strategy for teacher's
professional development“ (2005-2008) - Coordinator
• “EPT - European Portfolio for Teachers”
(2006-2009)
• “ecoMEDIA Europe” (2011-present) – Member of the steering
commitee
– Organiser of the International Conference ´12 in Sintra,
May 2012
e-education
Social and technological aspects
May 27 - 30, 2012
Sintra, Portugal
International Conference
Associação de Professores de Sintra, Portugal
Local organiser
Roles in RIGHTS project (1/3)
Work Packages of the RIGHTS project
• WP1: Management.
• WP2: Quality assurance.
• WP3: Research.
• WP4: Course content development.
• WP5: Technical design and development.
• WP6: Experimentation.
• WP7: Dissemination.
• WP8: Exploitation.
Roles in RIGHTS project (2/3)
• WP1: Set up of Steering Committee, work teams; Participation in
management of project activities and administrative issues; Participation
in kick-off, interim and final meetings; Organization of the 1st Interim
Meeting in Sintra. Implementation of monitoring tools on progress of
activities/sustained expenses; Contribution to the drawing up of progress
and final reports.
• WP2: Setting up Q&E Team; Filling in evaluation grids and meetings
questionnaire; Submit expectation/satisfaction questionnaires to teachers
and data collection national level; Fixe up a focus group with students and
teachers and data collection at national level.
• WP3: Setting up of Research and Didactic Team; Realization of
documentary research at national level; Submission of the multi-level
survey to teachers and students; Data analysis at national level.
• WP4: WP Coordination; RIGHTS E-course syllabus definition; Host and
participation in 3-days of workshop held by CDS; Production of the RIGHTS
E-course Learning Objects; Translation of Lecture Notes in national
language; Cross-evaluation of contents.
Roles in RIGHTS project (2/3)
• WP5: Validation of E-learning platform and uploading of contents.
• WP6: Setting up of experimentation team; Selection of
participants; Delivery of E-course for teachers; Delivery of
Workshops to teachers and students and produce 2 digital stories
by high school teachers/students; Draft national experimentation
Report.
• WP7: Valorisation team setting up; Provide brochure and website
translation (PT); Brochure and e-newsletter distribution;
Papers/Articles drawing up; Participation in final project
international conference. Participation in key thematic international
conference: Learning Teacher Network Conference 2012, Nice,
France.
• WP8: Identification of national key actors; Delivery of promotional
material to the key actors; Organization of 2 national events;
Exploitation Agreement definition.
Expectations for the participation in the
RIGHTS project
• Contribute to the understanding of the issues involved
in the the use of DST methodology in Education;
• promote the use of DST methodology in Education in
EU Secondary Schools in general and in PT in particular;
• promote EGC - Education for Global Citizenship in EU
Secondary Schools in general and in PT in particular;
• promote the use of eLearning as a tool for in-service
teacher training;
• fullfilll the general and specific objectives of the
RIGHTS Project.
People participating in the project and
contact info
– Mr. João Carlos Sousa
• RIGHTS Team Leader – manager & researcher
– eMail: jcmsousa@profsintra.org
– Tel. (+351) 933287831 , Skype ID: jcs_59
– Ms. Helena Lopes (Ms. Inês Rodrigues Duarte)
• Researcher
– eMail: helenacslopes@gmail.com
– Tel. (+351) 962981277, Skype ID: helenalop
– Mr. Jorge Damásio
• Researcher
– eMail: jdamasio@netcabo.pt
– Tel. (+351) 965319696
Looking forward to receiving you in Sintra
Thanks for the attention!

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  • 1. APS – Teachers’ Association of Sintra (PT) Partner nº4 of the RIGHTS Project João Carlos Sousa Chairman of the Boarding Committee Associação de Professores de Sintra RIGHTS Kick off Meeting Rome, October 19 - 21
  • 2. Overview • Name of Partner • Presentation of the Organization • Previous experience in EU funded project • Role in RIGHTS project • Expectation from the RIGHTS project • People participating in the project and contact info
  • 3. Associação de Professores de Sintra (APS) http://profsintra.org
  • 4. Presentation of the organization • non-profit organisation created in 1992; • +1800 associates (educators and educational institutions) • mission is supporting teachers of all levels and to enhance their professional development; • work covers: national and international conferences, seminars, publications, thematic workshops, in-service training courses, European courses, participation in national and international projects, etc. • In-service Teacher Training Centre recognised by the Portuguese Ministry of Education since 1993 (wide range of areas involving yearly more than one thousand teachers of all teaching levels). • Use of ICT and distance learning methodologies in teacher training inniciatives (LCMS, electronic course design, educational resources mediatisation and online tutoring)
  • 5. Previous experience in EU projects • “Développer une methodologie des TIC pour la classe de langue” (1997-2000) • “The learning Teacher Network” (2003-2006-present) - Member of the steering committee • “Digital portfolio as a strategy for teacher's professional development“ (2005-2008) - Coordinator • “EPT - European Portfolio for Teachers” (2006-2009) • “ecoMEDIA Europe” (2011-present) – Member of the steering commitee – Organiser of the International Conference ´12 in Sintra, May 2012
  • 6. e-education Social and technological aspects May 27 - 30, 2012 Sintra, Portugal International Conference Associação de Professores de Sintra, Portugal Local organiser
  • 7. Roles in RIGHTS project (1/3) Work Packages of the RIGHTS project • WP1: Management. • WP2: Quality assurance. • WP3: Research. • WP4: Course content development. • WP5: Technical design and development. • WP6: Experimentation. • WP7: Dissemination. • WP8: Exploitation.
  • 8. Roles in RIGHTS project (2/3) • WP1: Set up of Steering Committee, work teams; Participation in management of project activities and administrative issues; Participation in kick-off, interim and final meetings; Organization of the 1st Interim Meeting in Sintra. Implementation of monitoring tools on progress of activities/sustained expenses; Contribution to the drawing up of progress and final reports. • WP2: Setting up Q&E Team; Filling in evaluation grids and meetings questionnaire; Submit expectation/satisfaction questionnaires to teachers and data collection national level; Fixe up a focus group with students and teachers and data collection at national level. • WP3: Setting up of Research and Didactic Team; Realization of documentary research at national level; Submission of the multi-level survey to teachers and students; Data analysis at national level. • WP4: WP Coordination; RIGHTS E-course syllabus definition; Host and participation in 3-days of workshop held by CDS; Production of the RIGHTS E-course Learning Objects; Translation of Lecture Notes in national language; Cross-evaluation of contents.
  • 9. Roles in RIGHTS project (2/3) • WP5: Validation of E-learning platform and uploading of contents. • WP6: Setting up of experimentation team; Selection of participants; Delivery of E-course for teachers; Delivery of Workshops to teachers and students and produce 2 digital stories by high school teachers/students; Draft national experimentation Report. • WP7: Valorisation team setting up; Provide brochure and website translation (PT); Brochure and e-newsletter distribution; Papers/Articles drawing up; Participation in final project international conference. Participation in key thematic international conference: Learning Teacher Network Conference 2012, Nice, France. • WP8: Identification of national key actors; Delivery of promotional material to the key actors; Organization of 2 national events; Exploitation Agreement definition.
  • 10. Expectations for the participation in the RIGHTS project • Contribute to the understanding of the issues involved in the the use of DST methodology in Education; • promote the use of DST methodology in Education in EU Secondary Schools in general and in PT in particular; • promote EGC - Education for Global Citizenship in EU Secondary Schools in general and in PT in particular; • promote the use of eLearning as a tool for in-service teacher training; • fullfilll the general and specific objectives of the RIGHTS Project.
  • 11. People participating in the project and contact info – Mr. João Carlos Sousa • RIGHTS Team Leader – manager & researcher – eMail: jcmsousa@profsintra.org – Tel. (+351) 933287831 , Skype ID: jcs_59 – Ms. Helena Lopes (Ms. Inês Rodrigues Duarte) • Researcher – eMail: helenacslopes@gmail.com – Tel. (+351) 962981277, Skype ID: helenalop – Mr. Jorge Damásio • Researcher – eMail: jdamasio@netcabo.pt – Tel. (+351) 965319696
  • 12. Looking forward to receiving you in Sintra Thanks for the attention!