Professional paper
SUCCESSES AND PROBLEMS OF SCHOOL BASED TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CASE STUDY FROM GEORGIA) - USPJESI I PROBLEMI PROGRAMA PROFESIONALNOG USAVRŠAVANJA UČITELJA KOJI SE IZVODE U ŠKOLI (STUDIJA SLUČAJA - GRUZIJA)
Maia Inasaridze
; Teacher Professional Development Center
Sofiko Lobzhanidze
; Ilia State University
Manana Ratiani
; Ilia State University
Abstract
Continuous professional development is efficient in the most educational systems when it is implemented; if trainings and sharing of information is taking place in the place where teachers are working. The system is improving, as it is giving an opportunity to all the members of school to be involved in PD activities any time they need it. External activities of professional development are carrying many limitations as they are less based on individual professional needs, they are determined by external experts, taking place in different locations, which are mostly far from the location where teachers work and live,moreover in a period,that is inconvenient for the participants. In Georgia,School Based Teacher Professional Development Program shifted PD to a new direction. The article highlights the problems and successes of the program implementation in pilot schools. It analyzes hindering factors, activities to eliminate them, and the changes in collaboration culture that turned out to be the main success.
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Trajno profesionalno usavršavanje učitelja uspješno je u većini obrazovnih sustava u kojima se provodi ukoliko se trening i podjela informacija odvijaju na mjestu rada učitelja. Sustav se poboljšava osiguravajući prilike za sudjelovanje u aktivnostima profesionalnog usavršavanja svih učitelja kada god im je to potrebno. Aktivnosti profesionalnog usavršavanja koje organiziraju različite ustanove imaju svoje manjkavosti: manje se zasnivaju na individualnim potrebama, određuju ih izvanjski eksperti, održavaju se na različitim lokacijama uglavnom daleko od mjesta rada učitelja i vrlo često u vremenskom periodu koji ne odgovara samim sudionicima procesa. Programi profesionalnog razvoja u Gruziji krenuli su u novom smjeru. Rad naglašava probleme i uspjehe programa profesionalnog razvoja implementiranog u pilot školama. Analizira ometajuće faktore, aktivnosti koje ih mogu ukloniti i promjene u kulturi suradnje koje su se pokazale kao najveći uspjeh programa.
Keywords
collaboration culture; professional development; school based PD team; school pilot program; teacher professional development
Hrčak ID:
156699
URI
Publication date:
28.12.2015.
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