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Il-Benesseri fl-Iskejjel

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Fit-13 ta’ Marzu, il-Kulleġġ tagħna kien irrepreżentat waqt attivita’ organizzata mill-Ife – Il-Benesseri fl-Iskejjel (Be Well Campaign). Attendew rappreżentanti tal-Kulleġġi – studenti mill-iskejjel Primarji, Medji u Sekondarji, kif ukoll edukaturi. Il-ġurnata infetħet b’diskors tac-CEO is-Sa Joanne Grima. Warajha tkellem ukoll il-Ministru tal-Edukazzjoni l-Onorevoli Clifton Grima. Attendiet ukoll il-Kummisarju tat-Tfal is-Sa Antionette Vassallo.

L-istudenti tal-iskola Medja u Sekondarja kienu nvoluti fi grupp tal-Arti, filwaqt li l-istudenti tal-iskejjel Primarji kienu involuti fi grupp taż-żfin. Matul il-ġurnata l-istudenti kienu involuti ukoll f’workshops fejn dawn setgħu jiddiskutu il-Benesseri (Well-Being) fl-iskejjel tagħhom. Kellhom anke l-opportunita’ li jagħtu preżentazzjoni dwar dak li tkellmu fuqu.

Programm ta’Attivitajiet

Parteċipanti (Studenti)

Skola Primarja Rabat – Leah Zammit, Gabriel Vella Cassia, Lisa Buhagiar

Skola Medja Rabat – Thea Sammut, Neil Grima

Skola Sekondarja Dingli – Emilee Camilleri, Charlotte Smith

Parteċipanti (Edukaturi)

Deborah Montebello – Assistent Kap, Skola Primarja Mtarfa

Suzanne Camilleri – Kap tad-Dipartiment, Skola Medja Rabat

Jeffrey Zammit – Uffiċjal Edukattiv tal-Kurrikulu

Symposium for Colleges organised by the Institute for Education

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Conference Details

The Institute for Education (IfE) in collaboration with the Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation (MEYR) are pleased to invite state school educators to the Symposium for Colleges which will be held on Friday 2nd December 2022 at the Institute for Education, Pembroke from 08:00 to 15:15.

The Symposium is an opportunity for Senior Management Team members and Educators to present their recent research and projects, create synergies and network. Presentations highlight research or projects carried out within Colleges currently or within the last two years.

The registration for the Symposium for Colleges is open to educators from State Schools. Registrations are being accepted via the Head of College Network (College Principals). Please consult with your Head of College Network (College Principals) should you be interested in attending. Participation is free of charge. Registration is limited to 10 educators per State College. The first 10 registrations per State College will be accepted. The event will also be streamed online. Kindly contact your Head of College Network (College Principals) for the details on how to access the event online.

Click here to view and download the Book of Abstracts.

Click here to follow the Institute for Education’s Facebook Page for compelling updates and event promotion

Online Accredited Awards commencing December 2022 – September 2023

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The Institute for Education is reminding interested applicants that applications are currently being accepted online for the below Awards commencing between December 2022 and September 2023. Synchronous (live) sessions delivered through the Institute’s portal are held between 15:30-18:15 unless otherwise specified.

Awards are short accredited courses varying from 1 ECTS to 10 ECTS at MQF Levels 5-7. They offer innovative learning experiences and are the perfect opportunity for educators to develop their knowledge and competences in self-sought areas. Each ECTS achieved is worth twenty-five (25) hours of total learning in the Accelerated Progression Scheme. A complete list of awards can be viewed on the IfE Portal. Certificates for awards will be provided digitally through the Blockerts app.

To access the list of courses, as well as information about costs, kindly click on the following link:

Online Accredited Awards commencing December 2022 – September 2023

Invitation for Institute of Education’s Open Day

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The Institute for Education would like to extend this invitation to our Open Day. This event will offer prospective applicants and IfE collaborators the opportunity to view our premises and attend workshops, discover more about our programmes and meet our staff.

Event Page Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/edit/718548482755571/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D

Award in Engaging Families and the Community within Schools

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image002The Institute is offering an Award in Engaging Families and the Community within Schools commencing in April. This module  (3 ECTS at MQF 7) equips course participants with knowledge, skills and competences to create effective school-family-community links. Educators and school management teams have to respect the social and emotional needs of students when engaging with communities and families within the educational structure. These three components (school, family, community) are critical in the shaping and influence of the students’ education journey. As professionals, educators need to acknowledge that parents, as well as other members of the community, have knowledge and experiences that can help and equip the child with further resources.

Follow the instructions below in order to apply:

Visit our the Institute for Education Website: ife.gov.mt
Select CURRENT OPEN APPLICATIONS
Look for the Award in Engaging Families and the Community within Schools

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Online Sessions for Educational Leaders: COVID-19 Pandemic – Managing Changing Realities – LCEL01/02/2020

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COVID-19 has surely shaken up our realities, routines, habits and in some cases our entire existence.  It’s creating continuous numerous insecurities in what we believed were our solid grounds (health, work, comforts, etc). It is aggressively challenging our perceptions, beliefs and subsiding  our relationships with ourselves, others and the world. Amid the current situation it is normal to be concerned, both as individuals and as Educational Leaders. The Institute of Education is offering the possibility for Educational Leaders to attend a series of on-line seminars  to discuss concerns and difficulties arising from this Challenging moment such as: Continue reading →

Course for Early Years Educators (Teachers, KGEs and LSEs) – Using Online Collaborative Technologies with Young Learners

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The Institute for Education is accepting applications for the non-accredited course Using Online Collaborative Technologies with Young Learners commencing in April 2019 at the Institute for Education, Martin Luther King Hall, Martin Luther King Road, Pembroke. The aim of this course is for Early Years educators to become aware of, and familiarise themselves with a number of free online tools that they can use in order to create resources for and with their students. The course will have a duration of 6 weeks with two face-to-face sessions.

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Parental/Guardian Courses Starting March 2019

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The Institute for Education is accepting applications from parents/guardians interested in attending Parental/Guardian Sessions commencing March 2019 at the Institute for Education, Martin Luther King Road, Pembroke. All session times are 4pm-6pm.

The Institute firmly believes that parents/guardians play a critical role in providing learning opportunities at home and in linking what children learn at school with other experiences. By facilitating and participating in diverse learning experiences and activities outside the school, parents/guardians become an important factor in children’s overall learning. They need to be equipped with the right educational tools to be collaborative partners in the education and well-being of their children.

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Professional Development Opportunity for Educators

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Imparting 21st Century skills through technology is a blended learning course offered by Microsoft in collaboration with the Institute for Education, the DLAP and IMU. This professional development is not just about teaching teachers how to use technology; it is more focused on how to help teachers better prepare students for the workforce of tomorrow. 50% of the time will be dedicated to better understand the value of 21st century skills (collaboration, knowledge-construction, self-regulation, problem-solving, innovation, ICT, communication). The other 50% of the time will be dedicated on the use of technology including O365, Minecraft: Education Edition, Micro:bit, Skype, hands-on workshops, computational thinking and working on redesigning the lesson.

The full program can be accessed here: Program

The professional development can be part of the accelerated progression scheme and will have a total value of 150 hours. Since the places are limited those selected will require to submit a scanned copy of their Teaching Degree minimum MQF level 6 and consequently it will be on a first come first served basis but preference will be given to the first person applying from every college if eligibility requirements are met. This will be done to ensure all colleges will get a possibility of representation.

Applications should be submitted online by following the link: https://goo.gl/68TrRC. Deadline for submission of applications is the 24th January.