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Supporting Teachers in Applying Democratic Competences Models
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About SLEAD
SLEAD EUROPE will equip teachers with a competence-based learning method, which helps them to improve their teaching.
It will also build a network of teachers from different European countries who are willing to cooperate in transnational Service-Learning projects.
By involving universities and long-standing teacher training NGOs we will further support teachers by allowing them to get the training program of this project recognized by national teacher training institutions
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The overall goals of SLEAD EUROPE are:
- to support the integration of S-L in formal school education in participating countries by enabling schools and teachers to utilize the potential of S-L for the acquisition of democracy competences
- to strengthen students’ democratic competences through S-L and facilitate their active participation and sense of civic engagement, thus leading to a more sustained participation in democratic life
- to strengthen education in Europe by facilitating cross-border S-L projects, providing teachers with European experiences and creating a European community of practice among teachers in Europe
- to facilitate the acquisition of key competences of teachers and students, such as 21st Century Skills: teamwork, communication, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and reflection, as all of them are key elements of S-L
- to increase the quality of teaching by learning about innovative approaches such as S-L
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