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OP. Edu – the Observatory for Education and Training Policies – opens its doors on Friday 22 November for online talks with the public who want to know more about its world: its mission, activities and projects.

This initiative is part of the Science and Technology Week 2024 programme, which aims to showcase national scientists, their research and their contribution to the advancement of knowledge and the well-being of society.

OP.Edu is a joint creation of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development (CeiED) from Lusófona University and the Centre for Social Studies (CES) from the University of Coimbra. Its aim is to disseminate information and carry out studies and fundamental and applied research that can improve a better understanding of education and training policies and practices. In pursuing its mission, it follows the principles of Open Science: transparency, open access to research and data produced, re-use of information and use of web tools.

The online talks are subject to pre-registration by 20 November using the following form: https://forms.gle/rzr9yxen6ppyyfAB6

The 2nd National Conference Initial Training of Early Childhood Educators and Teachers: Reality and Perspectives under Debate, organized by OP.Edu – the Observatory for Education and Training Policies, ESEL – School of Education of IPLUSO and IE – Institute of Education, Lusófona University, will be held on October 17, 2024.

The event will take place in the José Araújo Auditorium, located in the Lusófona University Library Building (Campo Grande, 376, in Lisbon) and will be broadcast online via Zoom at the following link: https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/94240604717

In partnership with the António Sérgio Training Centre (CFEAS ), this event is certified  for participants from Portugal as an ACD in accordance with Order 5741/2015 of 29 May, for the purposes of career development in teaching – Early Childhood Educators, Primary and Secondary School Teachers and Special Education Teachers.

II National Conference on Initial Training for Early Childhood Educators and Teachers: Discussing realities and perspectives (Module 1)

II National Conference on Initial Training for Early Childhood Educators and Teachers: Discussing realities and perspectives (Module 2)

Those interested in obtaining this certification must register at this link https://www.cfantoniosergio.edu.pt/centro/index.php/ and enrol in the modules they wish to attend.

PROGRAMME

09:30 | Reception of participants

MODULE I

10:00 | OPENING SESSION

Ana Maria Seixas – CES/OP.Edu

Teresa Teixeira Lopo – CeiED/OP.Edu

10:30 | PANEL 1: ACCESS TO THE PROFESSION OF  EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR AND TEACHER

Luís Manuel Bernardo – NOVA University of Lisbon – School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Autonomous Section for General Education and Training

Cristina Mesquita – School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

José Manuel Silva – Portuguese Association of Private Higher Education (APESP)

Moderator: Clara Craveiro (OP. Edu, CeiED, Paula Frassinetti School of Education)

11:30 | Coffee break

12:00 | PANEL 2: STUDY PLANS FOR INITIAL TRAINING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS: LIMITS AND NECESSARY CHANGES

João Filipe Matos – Institute of Education, Lusófona University

Luís Mestre – Modern School Movement Association (MEM)

Luís Ribeiro – Association of Early Childhood Education Teachers (APEI)

Moderator: José Viegas Brás (Lusófona University, ESEL-IPLUSO, CeiED)

13:00 | Lunch break

MODULE II

Rita Fidalgo – Paula Frassinetti School of Education

Sara Costa – Master’s Degree in Teaching Visual Arts, Institute of Education, Lusófona University

Moderator: Maria Neves Gonçalves (ESEL-IPLUSO, CeiED)

15:30 | Coffee break

16:00 | PANEL 4: INITIAL TRAINING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS AND TEACHERS: CRITICAL ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Joaquim Melro – António Sérgio Training Centre (CFEAS)

Marta Araújo – Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra

Moderator: Inês Vieira (CeiED/OP. Edu – Permanent Team)

17:00 | CLOSING SPEECH

António Teodoro – Institute of Education, Lusófona University

17:30 | Conference Closing

For queries about the Conference  contact: geral@opedu.pt

Coordination of the Organising Committee: Ana Maria Seixas (CES/OP.Edu – Director), Clara Craveiro (OP. Edu, CeiED, ESEPF), Inês Vieira (CeiED/OP. Edu – Permanent Team), José Viegas Brás (IE-Lusófona University, ESEL-IPLUSO, CeiED), Maria Neves Gonçalves (ESEL-IPLUSO, CeiED) and Teresa Teixeira Lopo (CeiED/OP. Edu – Director).

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The Portuguese Ministry of Education has announced significant changes to the external assessment model, with new tests for the 4th and 6th grade in Portuguese, Mathematics and one other subject every three years starting next school year. These new tests, which will be administered in digital format, will replace the old benchmarking tests that were previously given in the 2nd, 5th and 8th grades.

André Freitas, a researcher at CeiED – Interdisciplinary Research Center for Education and Development, reflects on the issue in the text – To evaluate better in education is to presuppose evaluation as a formative process, of communicative action – published in Portuguese on the OP.Edu blog, available in full here and open for discussion with readers.

The fourth colloquium of the Cycle April 25 50 Years: Looking into the Past, Thinking about the Future, will be held on March 19 at 3:00 PM, with online streaming.

In this colloquium, researcher Luís Grosso Correia (Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto) and researcher José Viegas Brás (Lusófona University, ESEL-IPLUSO) will reflect on and discuss the issues of young people’s historical awareness of the April Revolution and the challenges of this historical moment for the place that the body now occupies in public space, from the perspective of identity and self-identity and as a condition for a new citizenship to be achieved.

The colloquium will also include the participation of researcher Teresa Teixeira Lopo (OP.Edu-CeiED) in the opening, and researcher Sandra Duarte (ESEL-IPLUSO), who will moderate the debate.

The event, organised by OP.Edu – Observatory for Education and Training Policies in collaboration with ESEL-IPLUSO – the School of Education of IPLUSO, will be held and broadcast online. Participation is free of charge. Access link here  Meeting ID: 913 7595 2199 Password: 878385

PROGRAMME

29 APRIL, MONDAY

10.00: Reception of Participants

11.00: Opening Session

António Teodoro, Director of CeiED,  Lusófona University

Carla Vilhena, President of HISTEDUP, University of Algarve

José Bragança Miranda, Rector of Lusófona University

11.30: Opening Speech | Francisco Bairrão Ruivo, IHC – Institute of Contemporary History, NOVA University of Lisbon

13.00: Lunch break

14.30: Round Table 1 | “Schools go to the streets and the streets go to the schools”. A roadmap for pedagogical innovation

Raquel Pereira Henriques, Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, NOVA University of Lisbon

Luís Mota, School of Education, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

António Gomes Ferreira, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra

Carla Vilhena, University of Algarve

Joaquim Pintassilgo, Institute of Education, University of Lisbon

Moderator: Justino Magalhães, Institute of Education, University of Lisbon

16.00: Coffee break

16.30: Round Table 2 | Power to teachers and schools: trade unionism, democratic management and teacher identities

António Teodoro,  Lusófona University

Licínio C. Lima, University of Minho

Amélia Lopes, University of Porto

Moderator: Ana Patrícia Almeida, Aberta University

30 APRIL, TUESDAY

09.30: Oral presentations 

11.30: Round Table 3 | Democratisation and sport culture

José Baeta Sequeira da Silva, Professor of Physical Education

Manuel Brito, President of the Portuguese Anti-Doping Agency

Jorge Proença,  Lusófona University

Moderator: José V. Brás, Lusófona University

13.00: Lunch break

14.30: Round Table 4 | Popular power and emancipation. Students’ participation in the literacy movements

Maria João Mogarro, Institute of Education, University of Lisbon

Pierre Marie, CES – Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra

Luísa Tiago Oliveira, ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon

Moderator: Teresa Teixeira Lopo, Lusófona University

16.00: Coffee break

16.30: 50 years later, was it worth it? A conversation with Colonel Vasco Lourenço, member of the Coordination Committee of the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) and of the Council of the Revolution. President the April 25 Association

17.30: Closing session

António Teodoro, Lusófona University

Venue: Lusófona University – University Centre of Lisbon, José Araújo Auditorium. Registration can be done here Further information on the programme can be found here here aqui