Pedagogical practices in professional education

Abstract

This report shows, through the participation of five teachers from Federal Institutes in the Teachers for the Future (VET III) Programme in Finland in 2016, some pedagogical practices concerning applications of innovations in education. The work was organized in face-to-face and online workshops where methodologies, strategies and tools learned in the Programme in Finland were used. The workshops were planned and managed through the use of Trello®. A plethora of different digital tools and resources for pedagogical practices were used to interact with and among the workshop attendees and also as a trigger for boosting many discussions. It is important to highlight that the attendees’ majority were teachers and through these activities they were able to learn strategies, attractive digital tools and resources for pedagogical practices, making this workshop very useful for their student-centered learning teaching practice by applying principles of Education for the 21st Century. The very collaborative work was developed and improved as well as the teacher professional identity.

Keywords

• Pedagogical practices
• Active Learning
• 21st Century Education
• Student-centered learning
• Collaborative work.