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Agencija za odgoj i obrazovanjeAgencija za odgoj i obrazovanje
Education and Teacher Training AgencyEducation and Teacher Training Agency
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By the new Act from July 26, 2006
↓↓Institute for Educational Development of the
Republic of Croatia
↓↓Education and Teacher Training Agency
↓↓Statute – January 26, 2007
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Internal organization – departments and units Department for Legal Affairs, Accounting and Support Services
Unit for Legal Affairs, Personnel and Support Services Accounting Unit
Department for General Affairs
Common Affairs Unit International Cooperation Unit Unit for Professional Development and Training of Principals
Department for Pre-School Education and Primary Schools
Pre-School Education Unit Unit for Class Teaching Unit for Subject Teaching
Department for Secondary Schools
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Internal organization - subsidiaries
Subsidiary Osijek
Virovitičko-podravska, Požeško-slavonska, Brodsko-posavska, Osječko-baranjska and Vukovarsko srijemska Counties
Subsidiary Rijeka
Primorsko-goranska, Ličko-senjska and Istarska Counties
Subsidiary Split
Zadarska, Šibensko-kninska, Splitsko-dalmatinska and Dubrovačko-neretvanska Counties
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Professional Development
Goal – improve professional competencies
Pre-school institutions – educators, assistant educators, principals
Primary schools – teachers, teaching assistants, principals
Secondary schools/grammar schools – teachers, teaching assistants, principals
Students’ Dormitories – educators, assistant educators, principals
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Professional Development
State level
Regional level – inter-county and county
Local level – in cooperation with heads of County Professional Councils)
881 – primary school – Ministry of Science, Education and Sports provided financial support in the amount of HRK 3,964,500 for professional conferences at the local level
463 – secondary school - Ministry of Science, Education and Sports provided financial support in the amount of HRK 2,085,300 for professional conferences at the local level
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Professional Development – Agency Catalogue for the year 2007
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18%
53%
28%1%
Državna
Međužupanijska
Županijska
Ostalo
State Inter-County County Other Total
126 376 203 9 714
Professional Development – Professional Development Catalogue
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Professional Development
Preparing educational and teaching staff of primary schools to apply the Croatian National Educational Standard
Introduction of the new syllabus for primary schools
National exams in grammar schools and four-year vocational schools
Preparation for the state school leaving exam 2009/10
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Professional Development
Partners
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and other ministries in the Republic of Croatia
Faculties
Vocational Education and Training Agency, National Centre for the External Evaluation of Education;
Civil sector and professional associations
International institutions (Council of Europe; European Commission, Embassies...)
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Topics
• Joint framework for the implementation and transformation of the primary and secondary education system
• Academic discipline / teaching methods in individual subjects
• Improving competencies from the area of educational sciences (didactics, educational psychology, social pedagogy, sociology of education…)
• Organization, management, and leadership in education
• Improving professional support – teaching assistants and mentors for trainees
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Areas of Professional Development - examples
• Improving competencies regarding specific areas of education (artistic expression, religious and physical education, early teaching of foreign languages…)
• Improving competencies related to specific aspects of child’s development (sensomotoric development, emotional development, developmental difficulties....)
• General professional competencies (team work, interactive communication, partnership with parents....)
• Child’s affective development (emotional intelligence, preventive programs....)
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Areas of Professional Development - examples
• General competencies (drafting of projects…)
• Improving mentorship skills
• Concepts of professional development and life-long learning
• Preparation for taking professional state exams - trainees
• Practical questions related to school practice
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National programs
Preventing violence against children and among children
Preventing drug abuse
Promoting rights of the child
Safety in schools
Preventing family violence
Prevention of HIV infections (AIDS)
Preventing behavioral disorders
Preventing trafficking of children
Education for human rights
National minorities
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Professional development
Year 2006 – 1,028 professional conferences – 68,170 educational and teaching staff participated at professional conferences
During the school year 2005/6 – heads of County Professional Councils organized 3059 professional conferences with 97,711 participants – report by 631 heads of County Professionals Councils from primary schools
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Competitions and festivals
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Competitions and festivals
36 competitions and festivals
138,883 students school level
31,897 students county level
7,162 students state level
June 10, 2006 award of recognitions for 221 state champions, and 187 mentors
EUQUIZ in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
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Promotions
2005 302 educational and teaching staff members promoted to the level of mentors/advisors
2006 927 educational and teaching staff members promoted to the level of mentors/advisors
Currently in the Republic of Croatia 3,651 mentors and advisors 4.066 after the promotion in October
2004 – 403 received cases – plan to process them by February 28, 2007
2005 – 252 received cases – plan to process them by June 15, 2007
2006 – beginning of processing the cases – September 10, 2007
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Professional State Exams
420 educators
1382 educational and teaching staff members from primary schools
305 educational and teaching staff members from secondary schools
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Partnership projects - Council of Europe
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Publishing activity
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Partnership projects – National Council for Special Education
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Publishing activity - pdf. format
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For all additional information on the work of the Agency and possibilities of potential cooperation,
please contact Agency’s advisors present here today.
Thank you for your attention !
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