1. A European project on teachers professional profile in ICT for education http://ulearn.itd.ge.cnr.it/uteacher Vittorio Midoro

2. Partners Istituto Tecnologie Didattiche - CNR, Italy prime contractor Università di Venezia, SSIS Veneto, Italy University of Glasgow, Faculty of Education, UK forward

3. A Common European framework of teachers’ professional profile in ICTxED Background forward The knowledge society The new school The change Pioneer Teachers in ICTxED European Teachers towards the knowledge society

4. Aims To produce: An overview of teachers’ professional profile in ICTxED assumed as basis for Initial Teacher Education and Continuous Professional Development in the European Countries A Common European Framework of teachers’ professional profile in ICTxEDCommon European Framework of teachers’ professional profile in ICTxED forward

5. The Uteacher partnership a European network of National Investigators (NI). Actors forward

6. The national investigators 19 NI in European countries contacted and appointed forward

7. Strategy The NIs produced national reports based on guidelines NIs and UTEACHER staff met in Venice for a 6-day international Seminar NIs and UTEACHER staff are cooperating online to produce the framework forward 4th -9th October 2004

8. Outputs A book containing an overview at European level based on national reports on professional profiles in ICT for Education assumed as basis for benchmarking initial and in-service training.book A book + hypermedia on a shared European Framework for teachers’ professional development in ICT for Education.hypermedia A feasibility study for developing a European system aimed at extending and making sustainable the framework forward

9. Conclusions Finalising the framework (June 2005) Dissemination Promoting actions to start implementing the feasibility study forward

10. Section 1: An overview of ITE and CPD pertaining to ICT in Education across Europe Section 2: Country situations Section 3: Position papers Book 1

11. A Common European framework of teachers’ professional profile in ICTxED describes the practice of a teacher operating effectively within the knowledge society Common European Framework

12. Elaboration of sillabi on ICT for Education Harmonization of existing national programs or initiatives; Curriculum guidelines Examinations Textbooks Enhances the transparency of courses, sillabi and qualifications, thus promoting international co-operation and mobility Across Europe, provides basis for

13. users Syllabus designers Materials developers Publishers Stake-holders Decision makers Ministry officials Teachers Teacher trainers ………..