IDEAL Results

6th Work Package This work package pilots the pedagogical model (WP3), learning content and activities (WP4) and digital hub (WP5). Participants of the teaching academy are engaged with a series of activities via the hub, study visits, face-to-face and streamed workshops. Learners receive micro-credentials for engaging with various activities in the teacher academy. Data have been collected to evaluate the impact of the suite of outputs on learners’ digital educational leadership skills and their ability to transform practice, culture, curricula and policy at individual, school and inter- institutional levels.

Pilot and Evaluation

The objective of this work package is to explore and evaluate how digital technologies, pedagogies and digital models of CPD can be used to facilitate communities of inquiry, transformative dialogue, reflections and virtual exchange of knowledge in the area of digital leadership in education

The purpose of this work package is to evaluate the ability of the digital hub, Professional Development (PD) framework, pedagogical model and learning activities to support pre-service and in-service teachers to lead digital education innovations. It aligns to the application in practice phase of the DBR model.

The work package involves participants engaging with the digital hub, learning activities and learning materials and other participants to develop their skills in digital leadership in education. They haved to work in collaborative groups to address real world challenges faced by learners, teachers, parents and schools in the area of digital education and transform practice at micro, meso and macro levels, through design-based research. The pilot involves gathering data from 200-250 participants in the IDEAL Future Teacher Academy to determine the impact of the pedagogical mode, PD framework, learning activities and micro credentials on the skills level of pre-service and in- service teachers.

The work package pilot:

• The reflective and collaborative digital hub with 200-250 learners (50 in each partner country and 50 in the associate partner country) (WP4)
• The learning content and activities with 200-250 learners – including Open Educational Resources, Synchronous Workshops, Hackathons, Peer Observations, Transformative Learning Projects and Design-Based Research Activities (WP3)
• The pedagogical model with 200-250 IDEAL Futures participants (WP2)
• The micro-credit accreditation model with 200-250 learners (WP3)