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Socrates/Comenius programs for foreign teachers

This course can be financed by the "Socrates/Comenius/Grundtvig III" program of the European Community.

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In particular "COMENIUS 2 (Training of School Education Staff) focuses on the first phase of education, from pre-school and primary to secondary school, and it is addressed to all members of the education community in the broad sense – pupils, teachers, other education staff, but also local authorities, parents' associations, non-government organisations ..."

   This course is included in the database of Comenius/Grundtvig. Reference number: IT-2009-469-006.

Individual Training Grants

Grants for Initial Teacher Training
These grants aim to encourage student teachers to gain an understanding of the European dimension to teaching and learning, via a period of supervised study and, where possible, practical training in another participating country. This mobility activity can only be realised in the context of a Comenius 2 project related to initial teacher training, and accordingly applicants are selected by their home institution participating in such a project.
The mobility period of 1 to 10 weeks will be an integral part of the students' overall training and therefore properly certified and recognised. It will usually involve visiting schools in the host country, spending an extended period observing and/or working as an assistant teacher at one of these schools, and studying under the supervision of a teacher training institution in that country.

Comenius Language Assistantships
Under Comenius 2, future language teachers may apply for a grant to spend 3 to 8 months as a "Comenius Language Assistant" at a host school abroad. Such Assistants may be assigned to any institution eligible under Comenius 1.
The assistantship has two main objectives: a) to give the assistants, who will be future language teachers, the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of other European languages, countries and education systems, as well as to improve their teaching skills; and b) to improve the language skills of the pupils at the host school and increase both their motivation to learn languages and their interest in the assistant’s country and culture.
A host school must designate a teacher to supervise the assistant, look after his or her welfare, monitor the progress of the assistantship and act as contact person throughout. Assistants receive a grant to help cover mobility costs resulting from the assistantship. This includes travel and a monthly contribution towards subsistence costs. The host school does not receive any financial support to organise the assistantship, as it will receive full benefit from the presence and the work of the assistant.

Grants for in-service training
Grants are available to enable teachers or other categories of staff working in the school education sector to participate in in-service training activities (« courses ») lasting between one and four weeks in a country other than the country in which they normally work.
For foreign language teachers, the courses take place in a country where the target language is spoken and taught.
The training may in some cases take the form of a placement in commerce or industry, or a public or non-governmental organisation, where this is considered to be conducive to achieving the objectives mentioned above.
Each training activity period should involve a period of preparation and a period of follow-up. These phases of work take place in the participant’s home country, often using new information and communication technologies, in particular the Internet.

For more information about the Socrates Comenius funds please click here and consult your Socrates Comenius National Agency:
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html

Application deadlines 2010 for Comenius and Grundtvig in-service training for school and adult education staff
The fixed application deadlines for the year 2010 are the following:

15/01/2010 (for training starting on or after 1 April 2010)
30/04/2010 (for training starting on or after 1 Sept 2010)
15/09/2010 (for training starting on or after 1 Jan 2011)

All training activities should be completed at the latest on 30/04/2011.
Please contact your National Agency for further information.

Starting dates: every 2 weeks
Duration: 1 or more weeks;
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OUR STUDENTS SAY ABOUT THIS COURSE

Cara Barbara,
sono rientrata a Tolosa, le vacanze sono finite ed è tempo di pensare al lavoro. Tutto ricomincia.
Sono rimasta molto soddisfatta del mio soggiorno a Otranto, il tuo corso è stato veramente interessante, ricco e mi ha permesso di imparare molto sulla cultura, sulle origini della città e anche su come fare lezione in modo diverso e appassionante.
Grazie per i suggerimenti letterari, per il materiale utilizzato e che mi hai trasmesso. Lo utilizzerò nei miei corsi avanzati e sono sicura che sarà molto apprezzato.
Ho già pensato a delle lezioni per far conoscere questa bella regione che è la Puglia, le sue abitudini culinarie, il suo passato. Come ti ho accennato, è mia intenzione organizzare un viaggio con un gruppo di allievi l'anno prossimo.
Ti contatterò per tempo, vedremo di organizzare qualcosa con l'aiuto della tua scuola.
Senza alcun dubbio ti farò una grande pubblicità, sia presso i miei allievi che presso le mie colleghe.
Paola V.

Spero che da voi tutto vada bene. Penso molto al bellissimo mese passato da voi. Mi sono veramente trovata bene ad Otranto e nella vostra scuola. Mi sono divertita e ho imparato molto, sia linguisticamente, sia della cultura del Sud. Spero de poter presto ritornarci. Con tanti cari saluti a voi tutti.
Maya Gerig

Cara Barbara,
Ho appena finito di scrivere il rapporto per la borsa di studio e mi ha fatto ripensare tanto alle due settimane che ho passato ad Otranto. Per me è stata veramente una bellissima esperienza e l'ho fatto anche sapere alla commisione fiamminga del programmea Socrates. Spero che la tua scuola sarà inserita adesso nella loro databasa e cosí magari potresti accogliere tanti altri studenti fiamminghi ad Otranto.
Come la stai passando adesso nel periodo - mi immagino - più impegnato dell'anno per la scuola? In quanti sono gli studenti che chiedono le tue attenzioni?
Se hai il tempo, mi potresti inviare per email i testi sul tarantismo di cui mi avevi parlato, e anche i tuoi appunti sul Palio di Siena? Domani voglio registrare la trasmissione della corsa da RAI1. Sono due argomenti che vorrei integrare anche nei miei corsi.
Salutami Angelo e gli altri insegnanti. E buon lavoro!
Tanti saluti,
Eva

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