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TRANSversal key competences for lifelong
learning: TraIning teachers in competence based
education [TRANSIt]
Katerina Riviou
Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece
www.ea.gr

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Main Objectives
• to help teachers acquire and reinforce such skills and knowledge so
that they can design cross-curricular activities that support the key
competencies acquisition (KCA) of their students.
• to support teachers in the process of assessing competences with
the use of e-portfolios.
• to raise the awareness of the administrative staff of schools in
order to support teachers in bridging the gap between policy and
practice (e.g. curricular reforms in order to support cross-curricular
competence driven activities).
• It is also aimed at teachers’ collaboration with colleagues, in order
ultimately to become innovation leaders in their institutions.

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Target groups
• teachers (in-service, pre-service),
• teacher educators/trainers,
• educational policy makers,
• school leaders,
• school ICT support staff

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Main activities

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Developing the training framework
• The TRANSIt training framework is based on:
– Level 1. Raising awareness of administrative school staff on
topics related to competency-based education
– Level 2. Identification and sharing of informed practices
– Level 3. Design of cross-curricular competence driven activities
and e-portfolio assessment of key competences.
• The development of the proposed training framework rests on a
user-centred approach and participatory design through the
systematic analysis of the target groups’ needs. Prior to their design
and development, the tools (training platform, e-portfolio and social
tools) deployed for the implementation phases will be structured
from a pedagogical point of view.

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• The TRANSIt project will develop a holistic learning,
assessment and recognition framework based on:
1.The TRANSIt competency framework
2.The TRANSIt assessment framework
3.The TRANSIt learning framework
4.The TRANSIt recognition framework
5.The TRANSIt transfer model

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Development of a systematic evaluation
methodology
• The assessment of the training program will include extended
cycles of school - centred work.
• Authentic assessment methods will be used using indicators
for measuring the efficiency of teacher training, analysing
qualitative dimensions, such as attitudes/the behavioural
change of in-service and pre-service teachers towards the
importance of KCA by theirs students, the qualitative
characteristics of user-generated content uploaded in e-
portfolios.
• Guidance will be provided to teachers, as how to
authentically assess students’ activities

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Involvement of a wide range of
stakeholders
• The TRANSIt consortium aims to involve teachers from 2
kinds of schools:
– a) innovative schools in Europe (eLSA & eLSA Advanced
School Networks (Austria), Digital Schools (Ireland), eTwinning
Schools, as well as
– b) small rural schools, members of the European Network of
Rural Schools (Rural Wings).
• The involvement of such networks of schools will allow
for research and evaluation of different attitudes and
implementations of competences in education providing
ways for intercultural dialogue.

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ODS
eLSA
Digital Schools
eTwinning
Rural schools
Teacher Communities
TRANSIT TRAINING
FRAMEWORK
TRANSIt
portal
Tools
AGROWEB
COLLAGE
Natural Europe
eTwinning
Existing Educational
Repositories/Practices

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Main Outcomes
• Training Framework in a modular format/Web portal (training
platform + community building mechanisms+ eportfolios) that
includes a competency and assessment frameworks
• Piloting with the users in 2 phases/Integrated Report from Validation
Activities
– a) workshops/seminars conventional & online
– b) school-centred work
• European Workshop on “Challenges in Training Teachers about Key
Transversal Competences: the TRANSIt Experience”
• TRANSIt Guide of Good Practice (a common set of guidelines in the
didactics and assessment of competence driven education).

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Learning innovations & quality today…
• Authentic learning & assessment;
• Open Access: ensuring access, equity and
opportunity for all students/learners;
• Adoption and scalability

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Join the TRANSIt community!
www.transit-project.eu
1st TRANSIt Summer School @Crete, July 2013
transit.ea.gr
Thank you!

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