The SWELL Academy aims to empower over 450 pre-service and in-service teachers to take ownership of their wellbeing and that of their students through competencies in Self- Directed Learning (SDL).
By fostering adaptive and participative learning environments, the project seeks to enhance motivation, engagement, and inclusion.
objectives
SWELL’s general objective is to empower international pre-service and in-service teachers to take ownership of their wellbeing and that of their students by fostering Self-Directed Learning (SDL) competencies, to create inclusive, participatory classrooms where everyone feels valued, motivated, and engaged.
SO.1: Develop long-term collaboration between a cross-sectorial network of partners.
SO.2: Develop a research-based framework for integrating SDL into teacher training.
SO.3: Develop and test effective professional training on SDL for in-service and pre-service teachers to promote students and teachers’ wellbeing and inclusion, that are replicable and transferable to other contexts.
SO.4: Strengthen teachers’ competencies in SDL by providing pedagogical tools, strategies, and practices.
SO5. Promote the European dimension and internationalisation of teacher education.
SO6. Contribute to education policy development at both national and European levels by providing concrete evidence, guidelines, and recommendations for embedding SDL into teacher training programs and school curricula.
activities
- RESEARCH: Research and needs analysis to build the SWELL Competences Framework
- TRAINING DESIGN: Creation of the Curriculum and of the Course
- DISSEMINATION : including through a fanzine and a Final Conference.
- ACADEMY FOUNDATION: Ideation, technical development and launch of the online platform and MOOC.
- ACADEMY IMPLEMENTATION: Workshop, Summer school, in person gatherings of CoP. Piloting and testing
- SCALING UP: Institutional partnerships building, Policy Recommendations and Policy Dialogue Roundtables
The following tangible results will be created:
- A SWELL Academy platform, including a Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) adapted to national contexts.
- A Community ofPractice (CoP) that engages pre-service and in-service teachers, in shared reflection, peer support, tool exchange.
- A Competence Framework defining key skills for teachers to implement SDL and promote wellbeing and inclusion.
- Online open lectures:At least 6 expert-led and youth-led lectures that offer insights into SDL practices,testimonies, and their impact on both teacher and student wellbeing, inclusion, and digitalisation.
- An international Summer School (one week in presence) to experience and co-create self-directed learning environments.
- National and EU-level policy recommendations promoting the integration of SDL and wellbeing into teacher education frameworks and national educational curricula.
- Established institutional and policy partnerships to embed SDL practices in both teacher training and broader education policy, grounded in at least 18 roundtables.
duration
01/12/2025 – 30/11/2028 (36 months)
target groups
- Pre-service teachers
- In-service teachers
- Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
- HEI trainers
- Students
- Policymakers
call
partnerships
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