About 40 trainees of the secondary school
Seomara da Costa Primo (Amadora, Portugal - near Lisbon), where training was
carried out, registered in ADEPTT training program. The School Director
selected 16 of them, of whom 15 completed the training program.
It was easy to engage our audience,
since the teachers of this school are accustomed to new challenges and are part
of our partner’s network in the Aga Kahn Foundation’s K’Cidade development
program. The 15 teacher trainees were from different academic disciplines:
Arts (4), English (4), Economics (3), Physics and Chemistry (3) and Geography (1).
The training program involved the
transmission of knowledge, readings, research and a substantial amount of
interactivity between trainees and trainers, as well as numerous practical
tasks.
The title of the training was “Entrepreneurial
Pedagogy”.
Moodle platform (http://moodle.esseomaracostaprimo.ccems.pt/course/view.php?id=318)
was used for training (see next image), where all the information and
considerations of the training was located, as well as the proposed
bibliography and resources were used. The trainees’ tasks were also delivered
through Moodle platforms.
The use of Moodle platform was a very
enriching experience due to the sharing created between trainer and trainees.
The training proved to be very useful. The
trainees made frequent positive comments during the training expressing their
satisfaction with the themes approached and we could see their interest
translated into the results that were obtained. They also referred to the
training as a contribution to the improvement of the teaching-learning process
and that the Portuguese curricula should be revised accordingly. They felt that
Entrepreneurship should be mandatory at the most elementary levels.
The main positive aspects emphasized by the
trainees:
• Content and information provided by the
trainers;
• Resources available in Moodle;
• Trainers preparation and availability.
Conclusion
One of the main positive
aspects highlighted by trainers was that the trainees’
attitude was always very positive (even though the time during
which the training was given was a busy time period for the trainees).
Their collaborative work and discussions in various sessions
contributed positively to the exchange of experiences and established contacts
for future collaborations.
Portugal urgently needs an entrepreneur boost
that spreads through schools, adjusting curricula to an education that supports
the creation of opportunities, taking calculated risks and the acceptance of
failure. As such, there is a need to foster the entrepreneurial spirit,
creativity and innovation in all forms of learning, regardless of
education level. Teachers assume a crucial role in this mandatory mindset
change. Therefore they should have access to basic and continuing training so
that they can revisit and make strategic changes in their practices.
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