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The PIQET Handbook for Continuous Professional Development Educators highlights the crucial role of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) educators—trainers, mentors, and facilitators responsible for in-service training of early childhood and primary school educators.
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Introducing VCOK: A New Member of the ISSA Network
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The Training Program for CPD Educators was developed under Erasmus + project Principles of Quality in Education of Teachers – PIQET. This project aimed to develop a set of resources for assuring the quality of CPD educator performance to assure the quality of CPD opportunities in general. Besides the training program, other resources developed are (can be found here):
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ISSA conducts "Embracing Diversity" training for early childhood professionals from Ukraine
Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation highlights significant impacts of psychological first aid training
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Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation highlights significant impacts of psychological first aid training
Since the onset of the war in Ukraine in 2022, the ISSA Network has advocated and mobilized to incorporate psychological first aid (PFA) into humanitarian assistance for children and families displaced by the war.
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Classroom tools for critical thinking and social values
ISSA Member Center for Educational Initiatives Step by Step (CEI Step by Step) has been one of the leading organizations in the field of professional development of teachers dedicated to improving the quality of education and promoting the values and principles of social justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina for more than 25 years.
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This Guide will help you get familiar with the collaborative reflective practices of educators working in Early Childhood Education Centres (ECEC) and primary schools. It is intended for both ECEC professionals and leaders interested in finding out more about professional learning communities, how they operate, how different reflective methods help educators and how to set one up in your educational setting.
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At the end of April 2023, a group of early childhood specialists from Moldova was on a study visit to the Netherlands. The early childhood intervention (ECI) system in Moldova is still in the process of being developed and implemented at the national level, and that is why it was important to see how it is working in the other country. Representatives of four newly opened ECI centers from different regions of Moldova were very interested in gaining knowledge and getting to know the organization and provision of ECI services in the Netherlands.
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ISSA New Member Community Educational Foundation (CEF) “School for All” is one of the successful Kazakhstani NGOs that implements innovative educational initiatives based on democratic approach in teaching to make it more effective, meaningful, relevant and useful. The Foundation cooperates with other academic and research institutions in the country and abroad.
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Not a single kindergarten was open in the city of Trostianets that is in Sumy oblast in Ukraine in May of 2022. The community had suffered significant destruction of infrastructure, schools, kindergartens, and community residents' homes because of the war in Ukraine. Three kindergartens opened only at the beginning of June 2022 and one kindergarten in September 2022. Substantial funds were needed for their restoration.
