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The Institute of Education, Cyprus (Pedagogical Institute of
Cyprus), which was founded in 1972, is an institute of teacher
education. The Institute’s main activities are professional teacher
training, educational research and evaluation, educational
documentation, educational technology, and curriculum development.
Cyprus Teacher
Education
- The Institute of Education offers teacher education programmes
for all Cypriot nationals, with emphasis on active learning, meta
cognitive skills, intercultural education and technology.
The programmes designed to offer professional training for teachers
and administrators are the following:
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Pre-service and
in-service professional education for teachers and
administrators.
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In-service training
programme for secondary school assistant principals.
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In-service training
programme for secondary school principals.
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In-service training
programme for elementary school principals.
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Optional seminars.
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School-based
seminars.
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Training programme
for Greek teachers of pre-primary and primary education.
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Special seminars.
Cyprus Research and
Evaluation
The research and
evaluation activities of the Institute of Education deal with the
following:
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Educational research
and evaluation.
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Guidance and
statistical data processing of research and evaluation projects
undertaken by educators from primary and secondary education.
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Seminars on
educational research - evaluation and Information Technology.
Cyprus Publications
- The Institute of Education has published over a hundred education
books and offers help to all seminar participants through the
publication of books authored by faculty members. These books are
either used as textbooks or as research and reference sources.
Cyprus
Technology Services
The Institute of Education provides technological support for its
teacher education programmes. Technological support is provided in
the following forms:
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Production of sight
and sound programmes
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Production of
short-length films
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Video taping and
photographing
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Production and
multiplication of new teaching materials
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Multiplication of
sound and visual programmes
The Lemithou Centre of
Environmental Education
- The Lemithou Centre for Environmental Education is under the
supervision of the Institute. The Centre is situated in the village
of Lemithou and offers one-day and three-day programmes for students
and teachers. The Centre aims at sensitizing people in environmental
matters.
The Curriculum
Development Unit
- The main activity of the Curriculum Development Unit has been the
production of textbooks for primary and secondary education schools.
European
Programmes in Cyprus
The Institute is involved in the following European programmes:
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PROJECT
L.I.P.P.S.(Curriculum Continuity Between the Primary and
Secondary Education)
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PROJECT EDIPED(The
development of a European Digital portfolio for the Evaluation
of Educators).
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LeAF (Learning About
Forests).
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Fresh Water Program.
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Forest net - Nature
trails
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MINERVA.
Socrates National
Coordination Unit: The Socrates Programme is the community action
programme founded by the European Commission in 1995 to act as the
connecting link among the European countries in the field of
education.
Cyprus joined the Socrates Programme on 1 November 1997. The Cyprus
Socrates National Coordination Unit, which functions within the
structure of the Ministry of Education and Culture, has been
established to facilitate the co-coordinated management of the
programme's actions at national level.
In view of promoting cooperation between institutions of
pre-primary, primary, secondary, tertiary education and institutions
working in the field of adult education with respective European
institutions, the Socrates programme initiates activities involving
the full range of education bodies, in order to establish the
European dimension and improve quality in education. |
