HIGHLIGHTING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN A TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Eirini Tzovla, Katerina Kedraka

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This paper concerns the investigation of the educational needs of a group of teachers, who expressed interest in attending a training program that utilized Digital Educational Content and Open Educational Resources in the teaching of biological concepts in Primary School. The results of the research showed that the teachers wish to be trained in all the subjects of the Curriculum with an emphasis on environmental and disease issues and on new skills and practices that promote the student-centered model. Moreover, they wish for a program to utilize Digital Educational Content and cultivate scientific skills and scientific literacy in students. Regarding the form of the program, participants preferred asynchronous and suggested a duration of 4-5 weeks.

 

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educational needs, Biology, primary school teachers

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