Digital Labs: officers of centres of professional development of teaching staff

Sector: Education
Type: Digital Labs
Location: Online
Deadline: Finished
Organiser: House of Europe

Discover how to support teachers in their professional development during the Digital Lab.  

In 15 lectures, we will uncover the latest educational trends: from career coaching to overcoming professional burnout, from research-based teaching strategies to managing educational projects. You will learn how to run your centre in war conditions, build professional relations with colleagues, and promote your activities to ensure educators from all over the country line up to complete certification in your centre.  

To this end, we will dive into the professional development system of teaching staff in the EU and get inspired by successful case studies from Ukraine. You will leave the Lab with a hands-on skillset, a network of keen souls, and grant proposal on improving your centre. 

When: May-June  

Where: online   

Language: Ukrainian and English with translation into Ukrainian 

What do I get?
  • An opportunity to develop a project proposal on how to improve your centre under the supervision of seasoned experts. 
  • 15 practical lectures uncovering planning activities during the war, building professional relationships, positioning your centre, and using digital tools to save time. 
  • 2 personal mentoring sessions with methodology developers, professors, and teachers from the EU, the UK, and Ukraine. 
  • Networking with motivated tutors from all over Ukraine and Europe. 
  • The opportunity to receive up to 500 euros for professional development. 
What is on the programme?
  • Organisational leadership and self-learning organisations 
  • Positioning, as well as development and promotion of your organisation’s brand 
  • Educational communities and partnerships based on shared values and trust 
  • Pedagogical research, data analysis, educational design, and learning and development strategies  
  • Different professional roles and how to choose the correct one for each request: facilitator, mentor, and coach 
  • Effective methods of group and individual communication 
  • Career coaching and individual career trajectories 
  • Professional burnout and mental health support for educators 
  • Management of educational projects 
  • Innovations and digital transformation 
Can I apply?

The Lab will benefit the centres of professional development of teaching staff officers, who:  

  • Have 6+ months of experience in the field  
  • Are experienced with computers and online programmes 
  • Can attend 80+% of the lectures  
  • Have Ukrainian citizenship or residency permit  
  • Are of full age 
What do I need to apply?
  • Motivation to constantly grow in your professional field 
  • Scanned copy of the first page of the passport 
  • Contacts of two people who can give you a recommendation 
How do I apply?

Apply via our online platform. The application will take up to 30 minutes. 

Please log in, click the “Start entry” button, choose the chapter “Digital Labs”, and open call “Digital Labs: officers of centres of professional development of teaching staff”.  

We will announce the results by 8 May. Do not forget to check the email you registered with on the online platform. 

Good to know
  • We only accept individual applications. You cannot apply as a team.   
  • You can only participate in Digital Labs: educators once, as we want as many different teachers as possible to learn new things during the programme. 
  • We will choose the participants based on their motivation to join the lab and use new knowledge. The preference will be given to professionals from villages and small cities, internally displaced persons, and those who have never participated in similar programmes.
  • We check the applications with an AI detector. Leave Chat GPT for other tasks; we want to hear what you have to say. 

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