1. Profile of a Romanian teacher today prof. dr. ADINA AVACOVICI

2. ARAD – my city ARAD is a city with about 200,000 inhabitants, in the West of Romania, in the Banat region, on the Mures River, near the Hungarian border. It is an important railroad junction and a leading regional commercial and industrial centre. The city is located on the site of an old Roman outpost and the first written evidence of Arad dates from the 12th century. Long period (c.1551-1685) under Turkish rule, Arad passed in 1685 under the Austrian Empire and in 1849 under the Hungarians, who made it the headquarters of their insurrection against the Habsburg Empire. 1715– first school in town, teaching in German, founded by the Roman-Catholic minorit monks 1765-1783- citadel built by Empress Maria Theresa in Vauban style. 1812– establishment of the first Romanian pedagogic school “Preparandia” in Transylvania 1817 – first theatre built by Jacob Hirschl the first theatre of stone in the country 1846 – Franz Liszt had a concert in Arad 1847 – Johann Strauss son had a concert in Arad 1890 – foundation of the Philharmonic Society Arad 1913 – first electric railway in eastern Europe in Arad 1937 – the town was evaluated as the strongest economic centre of Transylvania and the 4th in Romania The city’s educational and cultural institutions include two Universities, colleges and high schools, a theatre, a philharmonic orchestra, and a museum.

3. My workplace School vision: “The education of future graduates in the spirit of the European citizenship, open to dialogue and tolerance, responsible for their own training and development, prepared to face changes and life long learning programmes”

4. Teacher’s profile / competences Being a teacher involves a series of responsabilities, roles, qualities, competences that make a difference from a lot of other occupations that work with “humans” In a school he plays a multitude of roles, being a personality with four dimensions: scientific, cultural, psychologic, pedagogic: expert in teaching model of behaviour motivating agent leader manager life long learner councellor ?

5. Most teachers themselves wish to gain further qualifications to demonstrate their professionalism, validate their skills, knowledge and understanding, and develop their careers. It also necessary and important to reflect attitudes and practices in order to improve teaching and learning processes and the understanding and interaction between teachers and learners. Local training providers National training providers European programmes and projects Romania: 90 credits every 5 years of the professional career _ 90 professional credit points = 270 -300 hours of training (amount of hours can be completed during a single, long-term course or more courses with a shorter duration) In-service teacher training

6. PERSONAL EVALUATION (on the topic) In a world of continous change, education becomes very challenging. Teaching and learning must change to help students develop the skills they will need to succeed in the 21 st century Problem-based learning is a solution to producing graduates who are creative and can think critically, analytically; it is seen as an innovative measure to encourage students to learn how to learn via real-life problems and to solve problems. Motivating, encouraging students with the help of modern methods promote interest toward the subject and try to find tasks that seem to be meaningful after the exams as well. Additionally, give more chance for the students to share with the teacher and peers their ideas, opinions. Moreover students can become good group- workers, role-players, after they are able to be individual learners, prepared for critical thinking.

7. Teacher’s needs willingness to adapt and change to meet student needs to be reflective patience in order to find a way to work with students and earn their respect. constant learning. You can never know too much when you are a teacher, especially when it comes to the best way to teach your students. understand every moment that we CHANGE THE FUTURE adequate budget Teaching is affecting the future. In each classroom will be future doctors, lawyers, construction workers, property managers, hairstylists, a.s.o. We have the power to mold them into thoughtful, kind, and creative citizens. Teaching is touching young lives and changing them for the better.

8. Waltz by Anthony HopkinsWaltz by Anthony HopkinsWaltzWaltz “I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” Pablo Picasso