4 The European Commission's support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. Project Number: 2020-1-DE03-KA226-SCH-093410 Introduction to the project and Toolkit Digital technologies are massively integrated into school curricula over the last decade, to provide seamless online learning experiences, overcoming physical barriers (OECD, 2019; EUA, 2019). During the eruption of COVID-19 pandemic, means of distance communication were imposed in every domain and the integration of digital technology was accelerated. As a result, educational organisations and institutions were forced to adopt online and distance learning practices to accommodate teaching and learning to fit the new context. Most schools across Europe, though, were asked to achieve such change overnight, without being ready or having strategic measures universally applied. In this context, a consortium of six (6) partners, from five (5) European countries, which cover a wide range of expertise, came together to implement a project that will meet the needs of European schools and their teachers, leadership teams, learning designers, educational technologists, support staff, students, and their parents. Specifically, the project “EUVHS: A framework for the design and implementation of European Virtual ScHoolS” aims to develop school leaders and teachers’ capacities to design and deliver online education with improved digital skills and strategic actions in place. Following the directives of the European Commission and the respective Digital Education Action plan 2021-2027, the partnership will collaborate over a period of 24 months (01/05/2021- 30/04/2023) to deliver the following: ⮚ IO1: Virtual Schooling Toolkit for School leadership teams and teachers. The aim of this deliverable is to design and develop a toolkit which will act as a powerful tool for schools and teachers and support them to adopt online education. The Toolkit consists of resources, pedagogical material, case studies, practical tips, and a collection of OERs activities that can be adapted and adopted to learn how to teach online in secondary education, with some recommendations for primary education. ⮚ IO2: Training Course for School Leadership Teams, Teachers, and Staff. The aim of this deliverable is to design a training course for teachers and school leadership teams to prepare them to integrate online education in their practices. The focus will be on the basic elements they will need to be able to effectively design, develop and implement innovative and interactive eLearning courses to secondary school students. ⮚ IO3: Training course for students on how to be effective online learners. The aim of this deliverable is to design a course that will support high school students become effective online learners. Research shows that students do not necessarily know how to learn online. Therefore, they need training and support to be productive and learn online effectively. The partners will also prepare a simple checklist/self-assessment for online learners to allow them to reflect on their readiness to take online courses.
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