Presentation made in Connecting Classrooms Seminar about "RETHINKING EUROPEAN SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE” 18 – 19 MARCH 2013 | LISBON, PORTUGAL Presentation made by Álvaro Almeida Santos – Headmaster from Escola Secundária Dr. Joaquim Gomes Ferreira Alves Teresa Lacerda – Coordinator from ENA Cluster Mário Peixoto – Young Leader from Agrupamento de Escolas de Póvoa de Lanhoso

1. “RETHINKING EUROPEAN SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE”
18 – 19 MARCH 2013 | LISBON, PORTUGAL
SUSTAINABILITY: MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM
Álvaro Almeida Santos – Headmaster from Escola Secundária Dr. Joaquim Gomes Ferreira Alves
Teresa Lacerda – Coordinator from ENA Cluster
Mário Peixoto – Young Leader from Agrupamento de Escolas de Póvoa de Lanhoso

2. A VIEW AND A VISION: THE HEART OF A HEAD
Álvaro Almeida Santos

3. A view and a vision: the heart of a head
It matters to learn for life, for work, for
your success in society, for your personal
fulfilment.
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4. A view and a vision: the heart of a head
Social and civic competences;
Cultural awareness.
Governance of schools and, with it, leadership usually
display varying tensions as those between “diversity of
provision and social equity”, “competition and
collaboration”.
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5. A view and a vision: the heart of a head
Schools are the keystone not only for formal but also to encourage and
provide broader learning tools for informal learning.
“adaptive expertise” or “adaptive competence”
 Critical thinking, flexible problem-solving, and the transfer
of skills and use of knowledge acquired in one situation to
address problems arising in new situations.
 Ability to cooperate is a valuable outcome in its own right and needs to
be fostered, quite apart from its impact on measured achievement
outcomes.
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6. A view and a vision: the heart of a head
 We see pupil achievement as having
behavioural, academic, personal, social and
emotional dimensions.
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7. A view and a vision: the heart of a head
Connecting classrooms
Interchangeable knowledge
shared vision for inclusion and diversity multidisciplinary learning in a sustained network
learn to be
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8. A view and a vision: the heart of a head
When we connect learners and
schools we are…
• …learning from one another;
• …learning with one another;
• …learning on behalf of
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9. A view and a vision: the heart of a head
This is the right time to think the Project in a light of Educational sustainability:
Complex, continuous, and consistent improvement not only for a school or a single
organization, but providing benefits for others, at the moment and in the future.
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10. HOW CAN WE GET THE CC SUSTAINABILITY?
?
Teresa Lacerda (teresalacerda@hotmail.com)

11. Main idea…
These partnerships bring
an
international dimension to
young people's learning, improve
their knowledge and understanding of other
cultures and prepare them for life and work
as global citizens.
Why is CC different?
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12. Why is CC different?
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13. First golden rule…
Involving the team…
• Establish different levels of coordination.
• Present the project to the teachers and
explain its purpose.
• Give each school the flexibility to organize
their teams and subjects
• Create a strong team spirit - Fostering ties
between partners
It’s easier to get people involved when
we are transparent…
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14. Second golden rule…
Teachers training…
Inclusion and diversity
Management of projects in English language
eTwinning platform
Collaboration tools
Blog
Wiki
Forum
Content tools
Images
Files
Web
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15. Third golden rule…
Students training…
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16. Fourth golden rule…
Curriculum work
• Integrate the subject of the project in the
curriculum.
• Promote the collaborative and
multidisciplinary work.
• Balance between knowledge and action.
…And… with these it is possible to:
• Promote a citizenship awareness on a global
scale
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17. Fifth golden rule…
Collaborative work
Common activities developed in all schools
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18. Fifth golden rule…
Collaborative work
Share knowledge - Publications made together
http://issuu.com/enacc/docs
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21. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | GOLDEN RULES
We need to…
1. Open mind to new challenges
2. Understand the importance of long life
learning
3. Time in the school timetable (the teachers and
students) to plan and implement the activities
4. Support by the School Directions
5. Support by the Ministry of Education / Policy
Makers
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22. I really hope the policy
makers can hear us so that
these projects can happen in
our schools in the future!
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23. CHECK ALL THE PEOPLE…
José Soares & Rui Rodrigues
Agrupamento de Escolas de Póvoa de Lanhoso
In http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6QKCFvdz8M&feature=youtu.be

24. STUDENT VOICE
Mário Peixoto

25. Young leaders training, 2011
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26. Meeting in London, 2011
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27. Meeting in London, 2011
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28. Anti-bullying activity,2012
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29. Meeting at Bentley Wood School 2012
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30. Human cloning…
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31. Solidarity…
© João Paulo Pereira, P20
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32. Marathon Reading Day for Peace
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33. Our assembly…
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34. Enhancing connections
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35. Enhancing connections
We have to
keep on
building
brick by
brick to get
Connecting
classrooms
into
sustainability
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36. For me Connecting Classrooms…
… is the key to improve and
develop new skills…
… allowed me to understand
better and practise global
citizenship!
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