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Deadline: April 30, 2013 | Date: October 18, 2013-October 22, 2013

Venue/Country: Lodz, Poland

Updated: 2013-04-17 23:47:54 (GMT+9)

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I have a great pleasure to invite you to a EU founded course organized by PCG which will improve your skills in using data effectively for schools and students’ outcomes improvement: NAWIGATOR: Using Data for School and Student Improvement(ec.europa.eu/education/trainingdatabase/...Course&cid=35749). The program helps schools discover problem areas, diagnose barriers to improvement, and define an action plan to implement effective solutions. During the course participants work together to learn how to design and implement an improvement process.

The course will be conducted by a team of international trainers in order to reflect the international character of the topic, solutions offered, and the needs of the participants. It will take place in Lodz, Poland, between November 18th ? 22nd, 2013. During the course participants will have a chance to visit local schools whose teachers went through the course before.

Till April 30th you can apply to your National Agency for a Comenius grant at: ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning...amme/national_en.htm

Please find detailed information about the course and the grant application process description below.

WHY?

Schools are increasingly being held accountable for student performance. Given this additional

attention to student outcomes, expectations are growing that schools will respond with flexibility

and individualized instruction. To be successful, schools need to learn how to use data effectively

for school and students’ outcomes improvement.

Effective use of data can provide school leaders with valuable insights for making strategic decisions

about school performance that ultimately result in improved student outcomes. We introduce

an outcome oriented approach that uses data-driven decision making based on external

exams’ data, educational value added data, internal and external evaluation data, as well as any

other data that help to effectively diagnose supportive and restraining factors of students’ progress.

The training program has been prepared in cooperation with evaluation experts, school heads,

external examination boards, and organizations that support schools in data-based problem solving.

WHO FOR?

All who are involved in education

sector and take an active part

in education data collection, analysis

and evaluation and who would

like to improve their competencies

in these fields.

? Educators

? Teachers

? Heads

? Deputy heads from primary

and secondary schools

? Staff development officers

? Advisors

? Inspectors

WHO BY?

NAWIGATOR: Using Data for School and Student Improvement Course is organized by Public

Consulting Group (PCG Polska) which provides industry-leading management consulting

and technology to help schools and education organizations and local governments achieve

their performance goals and better serve populations in need.

The course will be conducted by a team of international trainers / coaches in order to reflect

the international character of the topic, solutions offered, and the needs of the participants.

WHAT?

The structure of the program results

from the data inquiry model. It is based

on asking questions that lead

participants subsequently through

all key stages of the problem solving

process: Preparation, Discovery,

Diagnosis, Doing and Evaluation.

The program helps schools define

strengths and weaknesses, discover

problem areas, diagnose barriers to improvement, define an action plan to implement effective solutions,

and, in the end, evaluate the undertaken actions. These phases are designed to be conducted by school

teams and can be used multiple times throughout the year to address various improvement areas.

In addition to guiding the participants through a structured professional development process, the course

also helps them develop the technical, analytical, and collaborative skills necessary to implement the inquiry

model in their schools and classrooms.

HOW?

During the course the trainers will use various methods of interactive delivery. There will be individual

and group work, case studies, lectures and visits to local schools. The variety of activities has been designed

to meet different learning styles of participants.

WHEN?

The residential course consists of 5 five-hour sessions. It takes place in Lodz, Poland,

from November 18th till November 22nd 2013.

HOW MUCH?

Course fee: 1200 euro covering tuition 750 euro and half board accommodation 450 euro.

To cover these expenses you can apply for a grant from your LLP National Agency. For details p.t.o.

REGISTRATION AND APPLICATION FOR GRANT

If you want to apply for a grant it is essential to follow the following procedures:

1. Send an email with your contact information to the course secretariat, pcgpolskapcgeu.com

2. You will then receive a confirmation letter stating that you have been accepted to the course.

3. Request a grant application form from your LLP national agency. You can find the address

of your national agency on: ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html

4. Send the application, together with the confirmation letter received from PCG Polska

to your LLP National Agency.

5. DEADLINE for submitting grant application: April 30th, 2013.

6. Immediately after receipt of the grant and the invoice, the participant should transfer

the amount of ? 1200 to account nr: PL36 1140 1010 0000 5293 5500 1001 (BRE Bank SA),

PCG Polska, ul. Fabryczna 17/11, 90-344 Lodz, Poland. Mention: participant name

and NAWIGATOR: Using Data for School and Student Improvement Course 2013.

WHERE?

Venue for the course: Hotel Campanile in the heart of Lodz. It is right next to Piotrkowska Street,

a nearly 4km-long (2 1/2-mile) pedestrianized strip, lined with restaurants, cafes, bars, clubs, and shops.

By day, it's a place to stroll, window-shop, and take an open-air coffee. By night, it's arguably Poland's

most intense street party. Poland's best museums of modern art and a clutch of other interesting

museums are also within walking distance. For fans of international film, Lodz is home to the Poland's

most highly regarded film school and the country's only Museum of Cinematography. Legendary

Polish film directors Andrzej Wajda, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Roman Polanski, among others, all learned

their craft here.

Please watch this short film at YouTube to have a better understanding of the city: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=j_z4X0aK3NM

Could I please ask you to forward it to your colleagues, thank you in advance.

For further information please contact us by the e-mail below.

Sincerely,

Klaudia A. Kruszynska

kkruszynskapcgeu.com

Biuro: + 48 42 2908 224

Fax +48 42 2908 225

Fabryczna 17, lok. 11, 90-344 Łódź

www.pcgeu.com, pl