Rural Schools: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities through eTwinning

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Podrobnosti o kurze

In rural areas, small schools play a crucial role in meeting the unique needs of the local community. These small schools are more than just schools for learning; they are important for promoting social cohesion and preserving community identity. Small schools offer several overlooked advantages, such as smaller class sizes, personalised attention, and close relationships.

However, such schools often present unique challenges in education, such as the lack of infrastructure or insufficient equipment to implement ICT tools, the shortage of permanent teachers or the low participation of parents in rural school settings.

This course aims to stimulate discussion among the participants on the challenges faced by small schools in rural areas and find the way to turn them into opportunities in their school context.

The course is offered by eTwinning. To find more courses from eTwinning visit the Professional Development section of the European School Education Platform

Duration and workload

Start date: Monday 6 November 2023
End date: Wednesday 22 November 2023

Duration: 2 weeks and 2 days
Workload: 8-10 hours in total

Cieľová skupina

eTwinning teachers from small and remote rural schools (early childhood, primary, lower and and upper secondary schools) of all subjects that are interested to learn more about rural shools education.

Vzdelávacie ciele

Through this course, participants will:

Explore how to effectively address diverse students' skills and competences within a single classroom
Assess the current situation in their rural schools in terms of the participation and collaboration of different stakeholders
Develop strategies to promote a whole school community culture through the collaboration of different stakeholders
Recognize the advantages of eTwinning projects and online collaboration
Discover web tools that enhance online collaboration among remote schools

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This content is offered by the European Commission. The European Commission is the European Union's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.