We conduct national and international trainings, courses, summer camps, organize study visits for foreign teachers and other interested persons, during which we introduce them to the Lithuanian education system and provide an opportunity to observe the educational process in schools.
International workshop “Reading, Writing and Reflection for Engaged Meaningful Learning“
Nr. 2013-1-LT1-GRU13-09154
8–14 June 2014
20 adult educators and specialists working in the field of literacy from Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Poland, Latvia, Portugal, Romania, Turkey, and the United Kingdom took part in the workshop that aimed to introduce effective methodology in order to support educators in their daily professional work by practically experiencing a set of coherent teaching methods that promote functional and multiply literacy skills development, independent learning, and also to set up models and methods of further professional development to be used after the course is completed.
The workshop was financed by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme.
Study visit “Creativity for Quality Education”
7–11 October 2013
The purpose of the visit – promoting creativity in training and education. 13 education and vocational training specialists from Belgium, Germany, France, UK, Romania, Spain, Italy, Turkey participated in the visit programme. Participants have learned about:
• research carried out in 2011–2013, concerning development of creativity in Lithuania;
• new methodology developed for different type of secondary education schools and will be able to experience it during mini-workshop;
• creative initiatives implemented in different type of schools in Vilnius;
• state policies on promoting creativity as life long learning goal and main strategy.
The study visit was financed by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme.
International workshop “Rethinking Contemporary Issues“
2010-1-LT1-GRU13-02891
6–10 June 2011
15 learners from Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom and 4 teachers form Lithuania. Workshop was devoted to adult learners, interested in personal and professional development, continuous self-improvement, eager to learn new learning strategies, innovative methods and searching for new ideas. The programme was intended to provide content materials and instructions that will enable participants to think critically about contemporary issues. It means that participants learned to think thoughtfully, carefully, coherently, consistently about complex problems comprised of multiple elements and varied solutions. The programme revolved around the topic of Contemporary Issues. From this central theme a number of sub-themes were presented for group deliberation.
The workshop was financed by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme.
Visit of Italy Cosenza local Government Vocational Training Department specialists
6-7 May, 2010
Italy Cosenza local Government Vocational Training Department specialists visited Modern Didactics Centre to get acquainting with social and professional integration of foreigners, system of validation of acquired competences, recognition of qualifications and employment situation of immigrants in Lithuania. The participants of the visit have met the delegates of the most representative Lithuanian organizations that attend to formation a guidance of immigrate people, with the objective to know the system in act and its evolution in response of the entrance in the UE.
The visit was organized while implementing the Leonardo da Vinci VETPRO (Vocational Education Training Programme for Professionals) program “EuroCompass: evaluation and validation of acquired competences to promote the mobility and the integration of people come from extra-EU countries”, where Modern Didactics Centre together with UAB „MEC Baltic“ (Mediterranean Consultancy in Baltic Region) and Kaunas Vocational Training Centre for Business Specialists participated as a partner of EUROFORM RFS (Italy).
Study visit “CRED‘o: Creative Education – Successful Generation”
4–8 October 2010
The purpose of the visit – promoting creativity in training and education. 12 education specialists from Netherlands, Germany, France, UK, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Poland participated in the visit programme. Participants have learned about creative methods and tools used in teaching and learning, new approaches to students’ assessment in schools, development of school culture,
innovative programmes and projects at schools, school community cooperation models. They visited a pre-primary school, public secondary schools and gymnasiums, including gymnasium of art and a vocational school; observed teachers in the classroom; met with school communities (teachers, pupils, other staff); participated in round table discussions on creativity development for all ages; shared good practices and examples.
The study visit was financed by the EU Lifelong Learning Programme.
In December 2011 the study visit was nominated by Education Exchanges Support Foundation (Lithuanian National Agency) as highest quality study visit organized during 2007-2011 in Lithuania.
Study visit of Great Britain educators
17–21 May, 2010
There was organised study visit for 8 teachers from various education institutions of Great Britain. Teachers have visited several Lithuanian primary and secondary schools in Vilnius and observed the process of education. The topic of the visit “Every Child Matters: Community Leadership”.
The visit was initiated and supported by Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (Great Britain).
Visit of delegation of the representatives of the government of the Republic of Albania
21–22 December 2009,
The delegation consisted of Minister of Education and Science Myqerem Tafaj, Director of the Minister’s Office Edlira Late, Director of Budgetary Planning Directorate of the Ministry of Education and Science Mimoza Agolli, Adviser to the Prime Minister Bardhyl Musai, Rector of Tirana University Dhori Kule, came into Lithuania to get acquainting with higher education reform and principles of education funding.
Delegation visited ISM University of Management and Economics, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Vilnius Mykolas Romeris University, have a meeting with Minister of Education and Science Gintaras Steponavicius. Minister G. Steponavicius told about Lithuanian higher education system and reform of science and studies; he stressed the importance of the quality in higher education, accessibility of studies, efficient use of resources, principles of fair competition between higher schools and students.
Study visit of Great Britain educators
12–16 October 2009
There was organised study visit for 13 teachers from various education institutions of Great Britain. Teachers have visited several Lithuanian primary and secondary schools in Vilnius and observed the process of education. The topic of the visit “Every Child Matters: Community Leadership”.
The visit was initiated and supported by Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (Great Britain).
Study visit of Great Britain educators
11–15 February 2008
There was organised study visit for 12 teachers from various education institutions of Great Britain. Teacher have visited several Lithuanian secondary schools and gymnasiums in Vilnius and observed the process of civic education.
The visit was initiated and supported by Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (Great Britain).
Study visit of Azerbaijan delegation
27–30 March 2007
Teachers, representatives of state institutions and NGO visited Lithuania to get acquaintant with corruption prevention situation and anti-corruption education in the country. During the visit they have met with servants of Special Investigation Service, Anticorruption Committee of the Lithuania Republic Seimas, General Election Committee, General Committee of Official Ethics, Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Education and Science. Delegation also visited Anyksciai A. Baranauskas secondary school since 2002 participating in Modern Didactics Centre’s anti-corruption projects.
Study visit of Great Britain educators
February–October 2005
There were organized three study visits for three teachers’ groups. In total 28 teachers from various education institutions of Great Britain have visited several Lithuanian primary, secondary schools and gymnasiums in Vilnius and observed the process of critical and creative thinking education.
The visit was initiated and supported by Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (Great Britain).
International course “Critical Thinking Development for Successful Future Career”
LT-2005-001
10–16 June 2005
This course is resulting from a previous 2001–2003 SOCRATES project “MIND – Critical Thinking Development for Successful Future Career in EU” (Ref. No. 94313-CP-1-2001-1-LT-COMENIUS-C2.1). The course was developed in cooperation with Youth Career and Advising Center.
5 teachers from Greece, Spain, Germany, Turkey participated in the course. Course participants shared their experience of career education and guidance in their institutions and countries. Lecturers presented Modern Didactics Centers’ project MIND and products developed during this project: integrated and specialized programmes “Critical thinking for career”. These programmes was used as examples teaching course participants to apply critical thinking strategies for career education integration into their teaching subjects.
Course participants visited some organizations in Kaunas: Youth Career and Advising Center, Women Employment and Information Center and Kaunas Labour Market Youth Employment Center.
The course financed by EU Socrates programme.
International course “Critical thinking development for successful future career”
No. LT-2004-001
18–22 July 2004
This course is resulting from a previous 2001–2003 SOCRATES project “MIND – Critical Thinking Development for Successful Future Career in EU” (Ref. No. 94313-CP-1-2001-1-LT-COMENIUS-C2.1). The course was developed in cooperation with Youth Career and Advising Center.
11 teachers from Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Luxembourg, Finland participated in the course. Course participants shared their experience of career education and guidance in their institutions and countries. Lecturers presented Modern Didactics Centers’ project MIND and products developed during this project: integrated and specialized programmes “Critical thinking for career”. These programmes was used as examples teaching course participants to apply critical thinking strategies for career education integration into their teaching subjects.
Course participants visited some organizations in Kaunas: Youth Career and Advising Center, Women Employment and Information Center and Kaunas Labour Market Youth Employment Center.
The course financed by EU Socrates programme.
International course “Strategies for Promoting Critical Thinking”
No. LT-005-2002-2003
9–13 June 2003
It was the first international SOCRATES cours in Lithuania.
10 teachers from Finland, Great Britain, Malta, Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal participated in the course.
The course is designed for educators who seek ways to support the democratisation process through classroom instruction.
Course participants acquired a broad repertoire of strategies that help students learn material more thoroughly and deeply be able to plan and implement a number of learning strategies of critical thinking promotion in their classrooms, also they formed concrete plans how to apply methods in their own practice.
The course financed by EU Socrates programme.
International summer school “The Role and Influence of the Baltic Region NGO’s for Change in Higher Education”
21–25 August 2002
The Summer school was organized to strength cooperation between educational NGOs of Baltic See region (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Kaliningrad region), to encourage interest in actual issues of high education, and to expose the role and influence of educational NGO’s for the change of educational policy. 39 educators from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus and Kaliningrad region participated in the Summer school and discussed the role of educational NGO’s in a democratic society, cooperation with EU funds, development and implementation of common Baltic region projects, improvement of higher schools teachers’ pedagogical competence, cooperation of higher and secondary school. Guest lecturer of the Summer school Eigil Kjaergaard (Denmark) delivered the workshop “The Role of NGO in Democratic Society” and presented strategies of effective cooperation and team building.
The Summer school was supported by Open Society Fund-Lithuania and Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania.
Study Visit of Tajik Teachers
25 March–2 April 2000
During their visit, Tajik teachers learned about the Lithuanian education system and the progress of education reform, and interacted with the heads of various educational institutions. The teachers attended a seminar on active teaching methods and observed lectures at Vilnius Pedagogical University and lessons at Vilnius “Vyturys” Primary School, Vilnius Simono Daukanto Secondary School, and Molėtai Gymnasium.
This visit was initiated and supported by the World Bank.