On December
19-21, 2022, a three-day regional conference was held in Shamakhi within the
framework of the "eTwinning" project. Rovshan Aliyev- Head of Shirvan Regional Education Department, Fidan Najafova -Department Head
of the Bureau on ICT for Education, eTwinning ambassadors and 59
teachers from different regions of Azerbaijan joined the conference.
The main
purpose of the conference was to ensure the implementation of ICT to
education for regional teachers, project-based education, finding international
partners and development of work projects with them in the regions. At the same
time, the organization of various trainings and discussions that will develop
21st century skills for teachers is also reflected in the agenda of the event.
Within the framework of the 3-day conference, various trainings and discussions
were organized on the topics of successful project model, project creation and
planning on the platform, integration of project topics into the national
curriculum.
At the closing
ceremony of the conference, Rovshan Aliyev, head of the Shirvan
Regional Education Department, spoke about the successful implementation of the
project in the region and the importance of project-based education for
teachers and students of the region.
59 teachers from
16 regions of Azerbaijan participated in the conference. As a result of the
conference, 26 joint projects were created.
On the last day
of the event, the winner of the competition for "The most creative project
of the year" was awarded among teachers within the framework of the
"eTwinning" project. Guler Bayramova, a teacher of Zarifa Aliyeva
high school in Jalilabad city, won the competition on "Education in a
different learning environment" in the current academic year.
It should be
noted that our country has been participating in the "eTwinning"
project since 2013. The project is part of the "eTwinning" project of
the Lifelong Learning Program of the European Union. The main goal of the
project is to increase communication between the pedagogues from 44 European
countries participating in the program, to create opportunities for cooperation,
as well as to create conditions for implementing various projects in the
direction of the development of joint education. Within the framework of the
project, 4,445 educational projects have been implemented with the
participation of 4,180 teachers from 1,141 schools in our country, many high
international achievements have been achieved, and competition has been held at
the same level as European countries.