Integrated Digital Educational Leadership for the Future Teaching Academy

Ideal Future

"Integrated Digital Educational Leadership for the Future Teaching Academy"

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Hub-launching

HUB Launching

On the 16th of September, the first course of our HUB was launched and is now available.

The IDEAL Future collaborative hub is now available. Each week, you will have access to new courses, new skills, and microcredentials from our partners.

Each Week

new courses related to the different competences of our framework. Don't miss any course launch. Follow our website and social media!

Certification

European Certification

The courses in the IDEAL Hub are aligned to the competency areas and sub competencies of the EU DIGCOMPEDU competency framework.

Certification

Once you complete the relevant courses for each DIGCOMPEDU competency area in the IDEAL future hub, you will be eligible for certification. Certification is aligned to proficiency level.

Certification pathways

IDEAL Description

The IDEAL Futures Teacher Academy will develop a range of professional development (PD) activities and a collaborative digital hub to provide opportunities for transformative dialogue to support educators to develop as future digital educational leaders. It will support pre-service, in-service teachers and educational leaders to consider the challenges facing education in the future and develop a vision based on their individual beliefs and the needs of their school communities, through collaboration with the wider education and technology sector. They will be supported to simultaneously solve specific challenges in the area of digital educational leadership and acquire the necessary skills and expertise through formal online PD.

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Partners

The Ideal Future project is carried out by a diverse consortium of partners with expertise in education, technology, and STEM fields.

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Work Packages

The Ideal Future project has nine work packages. Do you want to know them?

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Mary Immaculate College

Mary Immaculate College (MIC) is an autonomous university-level Catholic College of Education and the Liberal Arts, academically linked with the University of Limerick it is one of the main providers of Initial Teacher Education in Ireland.

🇮🇪 Ireland

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Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board

Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board has responsibility for 2 multi-denominational Community National Schools and 17 multi-denominational post-primary Community Colleges in Limerick and Clare.

🇮🇪 Ireland

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University of Latvia

The University of Latvia is the country's leading higher education institution and the largest by student enrollment, playing a key role in shaping Latvia's education, economy, and culture. It offers diverse programs in natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, technical sciences, and medicine to both local and international students.

🇱🇻 Latvia

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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

The Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) is a public university that combines quality teaching, intensive research and high job placement with a firm social commitment, being a benchmark in these areas, as recognized by various global indicators. In the QS World University Rankings 2023 , the UAM is consolidated among the 220 best universities in the world, thanks to its high academic and employer reputation, as well as its extensive international research network.

🇪🇸 Spain

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Fundación Siglo22

The Siglo22 Foundation is a non-profit organisation that operates nationwide under the Protectorate of Foundations of the Ministry of Education with the motivation and need to improve the education system and the deficiencies in gender equality.

🇪🇸 Spain

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Université Rennes 2

Rennes 2 University is the largest centre for research and higher education in the fields of human and social sciences in western France.

🇫🇷 France

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"Shaping Tomorrow’s Educators, Today."

Empowering teachers and leaders across Europe to innovate, collaborate, and transform education through digital leadership.

People

Our Ideal People

Dr. Emma O Brien is the Director of Taught postgraduate Programmes in MIC. She has worked in the area of digital education since 2000 and has lead and collaborated on several national and international projects in the area.

Dr. Emma O'Brien

Mary Immaculate College

Mariano Sanz Prieto is a Telecommunications Engineer and has significant experience working on educational technology. He has worked in several international and national projects in these areas since 1989 and is an expert in eLearning and several web 2.0 tools.

Mariano Sanz Prieto

Fundación Siglo22

Prof. Linda Daniela is the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art at the University of Latvia and Chair of the PhD Defence Council in Educational Sciences. She also serves as Expert in Education at the Council of Sciences of the Republic of Latvia.

Linda Daniela

University of Latvia

Ciara Ní Dhrisceoil is a Digital Leader with LCETB and an Assistant Principal at Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh. Passionate about digital innovation in education, she advocates for technology integration, digital literacy, and professional learning for teachers. She is also a part-time lecturer on the M.Ed. in Digital Leadership at Mary Immaculate College.

Ciara Ni Dhrisceoil

Limerick and Clare Education and Traning Board

Mª Ángeles Gutiérrez García is Bachelor’s degree in psychology, specializing in Theoretical Experimental Psychology and Industrial Psychology from the Complutense University of Madrid (1989) and PhD in Education from the Autonomous University of Madrid (2008).

María Ángeles Gutiérrez García

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Astra Rūdolfa, Mg. edu.sc., is a project coordinator at the Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art at the University of Latvia, where she works with several educational projects. Her expertise spans inclusive education, and the development of digital learning materials.

Astra Rūdolfa

University of Latvia

Nuria de Pablo Sánchez is a Graduate in Journalism and Humanities from the Carlos III University of Madrid. Master in Interdisciplinary Intervention in Violence against women with a diploma as an Equality Agent from the International University of Valencia.

Nuria de Pablo Sánchez

Fundación Siglo22

Moussa Boumadan holds a PhD in Education and a Master's Degree in Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training from the Autonomous University of Madrid; Psychopedagogist and Primary Education Teacher from the University of Granada.

Moussa Boumadan

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Zinta Zālīte-Supe is a PhD student at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Education, Psychology and Art. She graduated master study program “Technological innovations and design for education”.

Zinta Zālīte-Supe

University of Latvia

Marcos Sanz Prieto is an Industrial Organisation Engineer. Expert in project management and Information and Communication Technologies. He has participated in various projects of the European Community, in the last ones as coordinator.

Marcos Sanz Prieto

Fundación Siglo22

Jessica Dinely Cabrera Cuevas is Pedagogue from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She is an associate lecturer in the Department of Pedagogy at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Jessica Dinely Cabrera Cuevas

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

I am full professor at the University of Rennes 2 in Brittany, Co-Director of the largest research network on the uses of technologies, the GIS M@rsouin and co-head of digital research at the CREAD laboratory.

Pascal Plantard

Université Rennes 2

Assistant coordinator (research engineer) for the french team, Rennes 2 University. Senior teacher (Agrégation) in biology and geology in French secondary school. I have been teacher trainer and digital education leader for the Britany academic region.

Didier Perret

Université Rennes 2