Informatics teachers training in Lithuania Eglė Jasutė Lina Vinikienė VU Institute of Mathematics and Informatics

IT in 5  8 grades Themes, subthemes Introduction to computer application Principles of computer use Drawing with computer Text and keyboard Internet and electronic mail Spreadsheets Power point Modeling (Logo or Scratch)

Contents of Informatics and IT subjects 9-10 grades (Compulsory course) grades (Optional course) grades ( Advanced modules) Computer (principles of the work) Advanced elements of text editing Data base Text processingPresentationMultimedia Information (basics of information handling) Web and Programming Algorithms (main concepts and commands) Social and ethical issues of using IT Spreadsheet

Matriculation in Lithuania  All high school students are required to take matriculation exams in main subjects studied in high school: at least three and not more than 6.  Informatics (IT + Programming) is one of them  The exams are external nation wide exams - National Examination Centre is responsible.

Informatics exam structure Two partsQuestionsScores Computer literacy tasks 1-2 multiply choice questions 2-3 short answer questions 2-3 open-ended questions 1 task with text processing 1 task with spreadsheet Programming tasks 2 or 3 practical tasks to be programmed 50

 Pre-service teacher  In-service teacher profesional development:  Projects, seminars  Conferences  Teachers‘ good practice exchange  Online courses  Contests: Bebras, Olympiads...  Non-formal education of programing Supporting activities of programing teaching

Projects for informatics teachers STEM We like it! (Patinka!) Make Science Real in Schools (international) NordNICE General project for all subject, for example MASCIL

Conferences Informatics in schools National Informatics Olympiads Information technologies to improve the quality of training (learning) (7 January 2016) Towards good lessons of mathematics and information technologies: how to improve students achievements (2016) Bebras Best Practices conference (31 January, 2016)

Seminars are organized by Educational Development Center Educational Centers in Lithuania regions Universities Adult training insitutions Schools

Last year seminars „Improving of students learning: what can be done?“ organized by Education Development Centre (25 August 2015) „Ideas for lesson“ in Vilniaus Taika progymnasium (2 April 2015) „Information technologies: improvement of quality of learning (teaching)“ in Juozas Lukša gymnasium National informatics olympiad (2016) by Vilnius university

Last year seminars Seminar about Augmented reality organized by Information Technology Training center Training for teachers. „NFQ“ leaders have presented professional programmers methods

Upcoming conferences and seminars Seminar „Education of creativity and innovation using digital technologies“ organized by a regional gymasium (Kaišiadorys) (29 April 2016) Training for virtual teacher specialization. The goal of these training is the improvement of abilities and competences of teaching (1 March-2 May 2016)....

Thank You Eglė Jasutė Lina Vinikienė

Conferences in 2015–2016 International conferences –Advanced learning technologies – ALTA’2015 –Entrepreneurship and leadership lessons for „Girls in ICT day“ –Expanding learning scenarios –A New Culture of Learning: Computing and Next Generations (IFIP TC3) –Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE)