The Research Institute of Education Projects to Assist Teachers

The Research Institute of Education in Prague cooperates with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR on the implementation of three projects:

• Support for secondary school teachers as a pillar of the Secondary General Education Kurikulum G. The project is being implemented from 2009 to 2011 and is intended for secondary (Grammar) school teachers and school educational programme coordinators. The project helps them to gain the competencies that they need for the creation and implementation of quality school education programmes.
• Methodological support for increasing the quality of the teaching profession Metodika II. 2009 – 2011. The project focuses on the systemic support of teachers in the area of methodology and the didactics of instruction, the development of virtual learning communities and effective methods of education. It contributes to an increase in the quality of the work of a teacher, which helps the teacher effectively use various forms and methods of teaching, share experiences with other pedagogues and learn in the sense of lifelong learning. The National Institution of Technical and Vocational Education (NÚOV) also cooperates in this project.
• Support for the activities of Elementary Art Schools (ZUŠ) in the implemention of the new curriculum work – Pilot ZUŠ. The project has been running since 2009 and will finish in 2012. Its aim is to provide support for implementation of the new curriculum into the practice of elementary art schools. On the basis of the experience acquired, the project allows the completion of the Framework Educational Programme for Elementary Art Education including the Manual for Developing School Educational Programmes for Elementary Art Schools. The project focuses on examples of good practice and offers thorough training for lecturers.

The projects are co-financed by the European Social Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic.