Author: Paideia

Paideia is a European provider of qualitative Professional Development courses for Teachers. Ιt is based in Τhessaloniki, the second-largest city in Greece. A group of experienced teachers and teacher trainers have been providing a range of onsite teacher training courses. We have been offering teachers and educational staff with lifelong education concerning contemporary issues as innovative teaching methods, educational management, arts and social inclusion. Following new trends, we offer ERASMUS+KA1 courses in Thessaloniki and in Kassandra Chalkidiki in North Greece. [read more]

Cooperative method of teaching via Digitalization – Ana Ferreras Valladares (Thessaloniki 24-29 July 2023)
Outdoor activities: development of soft skills by Mercedes Orts Monllor (Chalkidiki 10-15 July 2023)
School Management and Leadership New Strategies 12-17 June 2023
Flipped Classroom

A growing number of studies show that flipped classroom- known as inverted classroom- improve student achievement in nearly any subject.

Flipped classes allow students to consume lecture materials at their own pace.

Unlike traditional lectures in which students follow instructor’s pace, students in flipped classrooms can rewind and replay the video as many times as needed in order to improve their understanding of difficult concepts.
Collaborative Action Research as the Means of Teachers’ Professional Development

There has been an explosion of interest in educational action research as it’s regarded a means of professional development and professionalism. In Greece, the increasing importance of reflective rationality and action research are considered to be at an initial state due to several constraints. In this study, a collaborative action research model was planned and implemented in two school units of primary education. Τhe goal was to improve schools from within by employing teachers as active agents of change within their own organizations.