Digital Competencies

The EdTech center provides opportunities for educators to participate in IT studies or improve practical skills. How?

IT studies

We create opportunities for educators to obtain a master’s degree in informatics or to improve their practical skills in the IT field .

We invited you to study at the project’s partner institutions:

at the Vilnius University;
at the Kaunas University of Technology;
at the Vytautas Magnus University;
at the Vilnius College.

Graduating teachers will help their colleagues in schools to move towards a modern, innovative education process, as they have the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the use of IT in virtual and distance learning, and to acquire the necessary skills and competences.

Aušra Kazlauskienė

Teacher, IT studies participant

The lecturers are really great, they try to adapt all the material to the needs of the teachers. The learning process is personalised and there are all the facilities to consult on various issues. Questions can be asked at any time to any of the lecturers and they answer them in a detailed and attentive manner.

Darius Černiauskas

Educator, IT studies participant

A sense of knowledge must overcome the fear of being wrong and of admitting we don't know something. It's not about being afraid - it's about wanting to improve and overcoming the new challenges you find.

Irma Stasiukaitienė

Teacher, IT studies participant

We are lifelong learners. In today's - digital - society, not having certain digital skills is like being left in the margins of the book of life you are writing. So let's create our own world, and when we do, let's first learn how to change it and adapt to it.

Digital skills improvement programs

Digital skills improvement programmes for pre-school and grades 1-12 teachers, which have trained 4,400 teachers in digital competences from A1 to C2 level.

The programme taught teachers how to create digital content for education, cyber security requirements and how to apply the latest technologies to the classroom. It also improved information management skills and introduced the principles of communication and collaboration in the digital space.

2000

+ trained professionals

100000

pupils taught by teachers with improved competences

Practical activities

The training also focuses on developing students' own digital literacy skills and the transfer of teachers' knowledge and skills to the classroom. Teachers will not only have the opportunity to carry out practical tasks, but also to observe the activities carried out by colleagues with their students.

Inclusive innovation

The training includes a wide range of state-of-the-art technological elements: creative programming, 3D modelling, the use of virtual reality and artificial intelligence in the classroom, and the adaptation of technology to the education of students with special needs.

Personalised learning

To ensure the highest results, the programme will build on the DigCompEdu and DigComp2.2 digital competency frameworks for European educators, which are used in most European Union countries. The main advantage of the frameworks is the importance of personalised learning. The standardised frameworks allow educators at all levels to conduct comprehensive and qualitative assessments, to determine the level of digital competences and to target their development.

For advice on training equipment:

Rita Baškienė

Digital Competences Programme Specialist

Advises on the digital competence development of the informatics module, the MSc in Informatics and the teaching staff.
Tel. No. +370 618 21951
E-mail: rita.baskiene@nsa.smm.lt