Work package 6 Inquiry-based methods and professional development

This is the page for Work Package 6, which deals with teacher professional development, in other words, teacher education for in-service teachers.

The leaders of WP6 are Costas Constantinou and Loucas Louca from the European University-Cyprus(CYCO). Loucas has prepared a timeline which includes the major milestones in WP6 and is available [here]. You may also access guidelines and documents which support the work of WP6 partners and facilitate an element of coherence between the various deliverables, case studies and other supporting examples from the diverse contexts involved in this work package: the description of the literature reviews, the methodology and evaluation guidelines, the data collection and analysis guidelines, the framework for the case study reports and the TPDP guidelines.

Description of work
WP6 will be closely aligned with  the activities of  WP5 through regular meetings and the exchange of materials, in order to achieve coherence  between the activities of the project in professional development and in Initial Teacher Education.   The co-ordination effort by CYCO will  concentrate on facilitating coherence and uniform  interpretations of inquiry-oriented teaching and learning as well as safeguarding a minimum level of  enrichment of the different deliverables with case studies and other supporting examples that will  be  useful for teachers in diverse contexts. This will be achieved through a participative process  relying on structured face-to-face meetings and regular online communication.

The tasks of WP6
WP6 will  produce training packages linked to a book and accompanying DVD using  case  study approaches to the implementation of IBST/E and other innovative methods product 6.1).  Its sub-packages cover a wide range of possible approaches, all of which function as training actions but  also contribute to the book/DVD. All WP6  participants will contribute a chapter to the book, based  on their sub-package contribution. There will also be chapters from WPs 4, 5, 7 and 8.

Guidelines and more information about WP6 work, internal deliverables and meetings can be found here

Summary of Internal Deliverables, Internal Reports, WP Committee Meetings and Deadlines