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In 2011-2013
Modern Didactics Centre is participating in implementation of
the project
"Development of Creativity: Research and Methodology“. This
project aims to contribute to systematic approach of creativity
development at school, starting with the Lithuanian language and
literature classes. There will be performed the research of the status of creative thinking education, created the methodology, education and methodical materials of creative thinking and disseminated at the national level.
In
2010-2011 there is implementing the project of Lithuanian Association of Development Education (LITDEA) "Public Education in Development Cooperation Issues". There will
be created a special educational development cooperation program and basing on it trainings will
be organized for chiefs of local authorities of Lithuania. MDC is one of the founders and members of LITDEA
In
2010-2012 Modern Didactics Centre is participating in EC LLP
Comenius Multilateral project "DeTALES – Digital Education
through Adult Learners EU Enlargement Stories". The aims of
this project are: to raise key competences on EU enlargement topics
and on European common values; to encourage intercultural dialogue
among EU members; to teach digital storytelling competences to
adults. Coordinator of the project - Luigi Sturzo Institute (Italy)
In
2010-2012 Modern Didactics Centre is participating in EC LLP
Comenius Multilateral project "DATAUSE – Using Data for Improving
School and Student Performance". The aim of this project is to
develop the skills of school leaders to establish learning
communities where data are used to improve educational outcomes. The
coordinator of the project - Public Consulting Group (Poland)
In
2010-2012 Modern Didactics Centre in partnership with organizations
from Finland and Iceland implements project of Nordpus
program "REACH - Promotion of Innovative Services and Better Access in
Continuous Education".
Project aims to reach adults with low participation in life long learning process (formal and non-formal), invite them to participate in any kind of learning activities proposed by project partners using variety of social advertisement and marketing tools, improving content and forms of teaching services
In 2010-2011 International RWCT Consortium
is implementing project "CreMoLe - Create-Motivate-Learn",
where Modern Didactics Centre and other partner institutions from
Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Latvia participates as
partners. The project aims to contribute to the development of
quality lifelong learning by means of collecting best practices from
at least 8 EU member states, developing and testing/piloting a set
of innovative teaching strategies relying on a constructivist
approach to learning, and developing a Grundtvig training course for
adult educators
In
2010 there is published the new book of Kurtis S. Meredith and Jeannie L. Steele "Classrooms of Wonder and Wisdom:
Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking for the 21st Century". Award-winning authors
actively guide teachers through the learning process with this
well-tested and successful literacy-based professional development
programme. Educators are encouraged to assess their knowledge, make
predictions, ask questions, and track their own progress to deepen
their understanding of teaching and learning processes
Modern Didactics Centre
has organized Grundtvig LLP workshop under the theme “Rethinking
contemporary issues" on 6-10 June 2011. Workshop is
devoted to any adult learners, interested in personal and professional development, continuous self-improvement, eager to learn new learning strategies, innovative methods and searching for new ideas.
The programme is intended to provide content materials and
instructions that will enable participants to think critically about
contemporary issues. 
In 2010-2012 Modern Didactics Centre is developing
methodology of organization of innovative teaching methods and ICT implementation in primary education. The methodology will be tested in 6 pilot schools. It will be also developed and conducted 4 different workshops to pilot school teams.