Second Project Workshop
The IDEAL Futures Teacher Academy aims to develop a diverse range of professional development (PD) activities alongside a collaborative digital hub. These initiatives will create opportunities for transformative dialogue and equip educators with the skills and knowledge to become future digital educational leaders. Through a combination of theoretical insights and practical tools, the Academy fosters innovation and supports educators in navigating and leading the evolving digital education landscape.
As part of this project, four exchange visits have been organized, each addressing a critical issue in education within the context of digitalization. The very first exchange visit in November 2024 brought together over 35 teachers, students, and education leaders. In this second exchange we went to Madrid (Spain) and brought together 42 students, teachers and education leaders from Ireland, France, Spain and Latvia. During the visit to Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, participants explored how integrating technology and digital teaching materials can advance inclusive education. This diverse group shared experiences, exchanged ideas, and gained valuable insights into fostering collaboration in digital education and enhancing pedagogy for the future.
Teachers, students and education leaders actively engaged in the parallel sessions. The sessions provided a collaborative platform for educators to explore innovative strategies for teaching and learning in the digital age where they acquired both theoretical knowledge and enhanced their practical skills by utilizing digital tools for the creation of educational materials.
Partners from Ireland (MIC) shared they experience in discussion about the topic of Digital Literacies and infrastructure (including AI) to support collaborative learning and learner agency. This session also included the support of Spain (UAM) by sharing the topic Digital literacies and infrastructure (including AI) to support learning analytics and learner agency in assessment.
University of Latvia focused on Teacher and students digital literacies and infrastructure (including AI) to select and create Digital Learning Resources. This parallel session also included the support of France (URenns2) integrating the support of differentation and personalization of learning.
The second goal of this exchange trip was the opportunity to visit various educational institutions to observe firsthand how modern technologies are integrated into the learning process. Teachers shared their experiences on how they create an inclusive environment and use technology to enhance student learning outcomes. Spanish educators shared their insights and challenges related to integrating technology into the educational process.
The next international visit within this project is planned in Ireland, hosted by Mary Inmaculate College (MIC) and Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB). The educators and representatives from the education sector will once again meet to exchange experiences and best practices on the importance of teachers' digital literacy and improving technological infrastructure in educational institutions.
Partners involved in the project: The project involves six partners from five different European Leading partner from project is Mary Inmaculate College (Ireland). Other project partners: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Fundación Siglo22 from Spain, Universite Rennes II from France, Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board, Ireland and University of Latvia.
