Mentor 2.0, Cooperation Partnership co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the EU under the Grant Agreement No. 2021-2-PL01-KA220-SCH-000049306, is now 10 months ahead! In this newsletter, we are pleased to share what our consortium is currently carrying out in the project.
About the project
Mentor 2.0 aims at supporting a paradigm shift in which teachers are – first of all – mentors to their students rather than just knowledge transmitters. Following 6 years of Polish MENTOR pedagogy in the offline environment, partners from Poland, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Greece will develop Mentor 2.0, test, and implement a conceptual framework and innovative digital platform to enhance mentorship qualities among teachers of primary and secondary education.
Original MENTOR method developed by CIE prepares teaching staff to change the educational model: from the 19th century transfer of knowledge to the 21st century mentoring – high-quality support in the development of children and youth. Such school modernization can only be effectively achieved when conducted together with teachers and students and the project will invite both of these groups to reform the status quo of their relations to make them more adequate to this centuryโs social and economic model.
MENTOR 2.0 aims to meet the needs of present time students who do not understand traditional repetitive models of teaching and learning, and often disengage and drop out of schools because of it. The project will develop high-quality support pedagogies and innovative digital techniques for teachers and with teachers. It will also benefit from gamification, which has proven to increase the engagement and motivation of students in learning (B. B. Lambruschini, W. G. Pizarro, TechโGamification in university engineering education: Captivating students, generating SBC, 2015).
NEF Caserta
On 10 May 2023, the new edition of ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ (NEF) will take place in Caserta, Italy.
About NEF: the New Education Forum, promoted by the Center for Innovation Education since 2015, is an international platform bringing together prominent figures, leaders and innovators in the fields of education and the labour market to share their insights, ideas, and experiences, and to engage in a dynamic and stimulating discussion about the challenges and opportunities for education.
Each edition of the Forum is attended by representatives of the European Commission and Parliament, education and research institutions, international corporations, and representatives of national and local authorities. Every year, the event is hosted in different European cities throughout the year to collect insights and recommendations we share at the annual regional meetings hosted by European institutions in Brussels. The latest regional meeting was held at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) last November. More information on the event and the panellists who participated in previous editions are available at https://www.neweducationforum.com/.
NEF Caserta will take place on-site and online, from 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM CET, and address the following:
- Panel I : Mental health of children and youth: How can school environments become more supportive of the psychological well-being of the students of formal education?
- Panel II : New teacher role: transition to a new role model, institutional readiness and facilitation – How can a paradigm change occur in the educational system?
- Panel III : Digitalisation in schools and at work: How can the introduction of digital solutions to classroom work support changing labour market and new requirements for the employees?
The event will be hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of Caserta in the centre of the city.
Learn more and register now: https://www.neweducationforumcaserta.com/