10 counties

Lithuania

• Country

located at

the eastern

edge of

the Baltic sea.

• Area: 65 300 sq.km

• Population:

3 000 000

• Capital: Vilnius

• Borders: Byelorussia, Latvia, Poland and Russia

Lithuania

Lithuania

It is a land of forests and lakes. There are mounds which were used in the past for fortified settlements and castles.

Lithuania

• Ethnic groups: Lithuanians 83.5 %,Poles 6.7%, Russians 6.3 % Belorussians 1.2 %

• Religion: Roman Catholics

• Language: Lithuanian

• Currency: Litas

• Government: Parliamentary Republic. President is the Head of the State.

Vilma Kuprienė

Panevėžys DistrictTeachers Center of Education

LIETUVA

Regional Teachers Centers of Education

embody the aim and efforts of the school community to improve the teaching of students

Teachers Center

- In-service teacher training institution

- Recourse and media facility

- Career guidance and professional development spot

Goals and objectives

• Facilitate networking between educators who are interested in teaching improvement

• Organize professional school-based training for teachers and other school staff

• Collect and distribute information/materials on teaching/learning improvement

• Initiate dissemination of pedagogical innovations• Encourage life long learning in the local

community

Main activities of Teachers Center

• Annual Training Plan is designed according to the needs detected at 3 levels : – Teachers (individual priorities) – Schools (school priorities)– Educational System (national priorities)

Activities •Seminars

•Dissemination of best teaching practice•Partnership•Project work

•Professional Competence Trainings•Evaluation of the quality and the impact of the

training •Consultancies

•Teaching materials, Exhibitions of project work outcomes

•Recourse Facility•Career Guidance

•Internet Lab

2006 11 21 Panevėžio rajonas

Collaboration

• School communities• Parents of pupils

• Politicians of the district • Social workers • Culture workers

• Representatives of a Police• Non-governmental organizations

In-service Teacher Training Scheme

Ministry of Education and Science

Teaching Development Centre (national)

University Teacher Training Centres (8)

Regional Teacher Centres of Education (52)

Local Authorities

MONITORING SEMINAR IN LT NATIONAL AGENCY

2010 April 23 (Vilnius)

Griundtvig Learning Partnership2009 -2011

Mamos ir dukros: tikrasis bendravimas

DISSEMINATION

Partnerystė/Partnership

Partneriai (Partners) Koordinatorius (Coordinator)

V.Juozapavičiūtė-Kuprienė

Sastamala Bendruomenės Kolegija FIN Petru Poni Technikos Kolegija RODie Wiener Volkshochschulen GmbH AEuroform RFS ITCorporación Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios SPedagogų švietimo centras LT

Tosya Halk Eğitim Merkezi ve Akşam Sanat Okulu (Suaugusiųjų švietimo centras) TR

Dissemination in Teachers Center website

V.Juozapavičiūtė-Kuprienė

ACTIVITIES

• Introduction of the project “True Interaction” to the school communities of Panevėžys District

• Meeting with work group of the Project• Invitations and Formation of Participants Group• Project Meeting in Finland • First workshop for Mothers and Daugthers in

Teachers Center

V.Juozapavičiūtė-Kuprienė

INTERNATIONAL PROJECT DISSEMINATION ON www

http://trueinteraction.blogspot.com

V.Juozapavičiūtė-Kuprienė

Contacts

http//www.prpsc.ltcentras@prpsc.lt

Phone: +370 45 582971Fax: +370 45 582971