1. School Management And Resource Training Directorate of Primary Education Western Thessaloniki Athina Kallara Primary School Adviser Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013 Sustainable school: The use of blog as a tool for teachers’ professional development

2. Introduction

3. Sustainable school Professional development Collaborative environment

4. Professional development and sustainable school Collaborative teaching CollaborationExchange of viewsKnowledge sharing Joint planning activities Relationship to the school reality

5. Enhancement of teachers’ basic skills integrating ICT in all teaching subjects and strategies. Teacher’s professional development and ICT

6. Learning communities communicationCollaborationInteractionCommon goal

7. Case study (participants were teachers of a Primary School)

8. The aim of the study was… To investigate the potential use of blogs as a tool for teachers’ professional development To investigate the implementation of sustainable practices in the school environment

9. Description of the research

10. Research data Interviews of teachers Written documentation (blog content)

11. Results

12. communication

13. Collaborative climate

14. Confidence

15. Sharing ideas

16. Experiential learning

17. Conclusions collaborative culture school-focused professional development

18. ΣΑΣ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ THANK YOU Comenius Regio 2012-14 Thessaloniki November 2013