HIGHLIGHTING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN A TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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  • Eirini Tzovla Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
  • Katerina Kedraka Democritus University of Thrace, Greece

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https://doi.org/10.46827/ejae.v7i2.4487

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educational needs##common.commaListSeparator## Biology##common.commaListSeparator## primary school teachers

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This paper concerns the investigation of the educational needs of a group of teachers, who expressed interest in attending a training program that utilized Digital Educational Content and Open Educational Resources in the teaching of biological concepts in Primary School. The results of the research showed that the teachers wish to be trained in all the subjects of the Curriculum with an emphasis on environmental and disease issues and on new skills and practices that promote the student-centered model. Moreover, they wish for a program to utilize Digital Educational Content and cultivate scientific skills and scientific literacy in students. Regarding the form of the program, participants preferred asynchronous and suggested a duration of 4-5 weeks.

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    Eirini Tzovla is a PhD holder and her research interests include the utilization of digital technologies in Education, Distance Education, and Adult Education. She works as a detached member in the Laboratory of Teaching and Professional Development of Bioscientists.

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    Katerina Kedraka is an Associate Professor of Job Skills of Bioscientists and Lifelong Education in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Democritus University of Thrace. Her research and publications in international and Greek conferences, as well as in scientific journals, focus on Adult Education, Career Management, Pedagogy, and Didactics. She is the Head of a master’s degree “Didactics of Biosciences” and she leads the Lab “Teaching and Professional Development of Bioscientists”. Recently she has been appointed as the manager of the Teaching and Learning Center of the Democritus University of Thrace.

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2022-10-12

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