Deliverables

Literature review

Literature review includes comprehensive international literature review on the use, structure, organization and work of teachers’ PLCs in both public schools and higher education level, and a consolidated report with themes emerged from both bodies of literature.

Single-day information day event

The 1-day information event which included training for PLC coordinators, was scheduled:

  • by the European University Cyprus (higher education level) as a 3-hour event, and then 4 subsequent events were organized that included additional training to the PLC coordinators.
  • by the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute (public schools level) scheduled as a whole-morning event, and organized a subsequent 4 events throughout the year that included training and empowerment of the PLC coordinators.

Questionnaires for PLCs participants & stakeholders

Questionnaires for PLCs participants prepared based on the findings from the 2 initial focus groups that were conducted (one interview from the higher education level, and one from the public schools level) and the international literature review. Questionnaires were administered in both higher education & public schools, in an effort to investigate the three areas of interests (good practices, needs, covid-19 practices.

Questionnaire for PLC participants in (public schools’ level)

Questionnaire for PLC participants (higher education level)

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A separate questionnaire was developed and administered to stakeholders, policy makers and high-level administration in both educational levels in order to get their perspective on issues related to PLCs in their education system.

Questionnaire for stakeholders (public schools’ level)

Questionnaire for stakeholders (higher education level)

Presentations in Conferences

Publications presenting the findings from WP3 (PLCs’ Conceptual framework) in peer-reviewed international conferences.

  • AERA 2023 ANNUAL MEETING

Louca, T.L., Skoulia, T. & Vryonides, M. (2023). Investigating the Potential Introduction of Faculty Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual conference (AERA).

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Stavrou, C., Hadjitheodoulou, P., & Paparistodemou, E. (2023). School-based Professional Learning Communities for teachers’ actions and practices empowerment in Cyprus education system. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association annual conference (AERA)

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  • ISLS 2023 ANNUAL MEETING

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Louca, L. T., Skoulia, T., & Vryonides, M. (2023). Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education: Investigating a Possible Introduction Among University Faculty. Paper pesented  at the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Conference.  

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  • EARLI 2023 ANNUAL MEETING

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Louca, L. T., Skoulia, T., & Vryonides, M (2023). An Investigation of the Introduction Faculty Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education. Paper presented at the European Association of Research in Learning & Instruction (EARLI) Conference. 

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Stavrou, C., Paparistodemou, E., & Hadjitheodoulou, P (2023). School-based Professional Learning Communities in a centralized educational system.  Paper presented at the European Association of Research in Learning & Instruction (EARLI) Conference. 

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  • 8th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TEACHER EDUCATION PASSION AND PROFESSIONALISM IN TEACHER EDUCATION

Louca, L. T., Hadjitheodoulou-Loizidou, P., Stavrou, C., & Skoulia, T. (2023). Empowering Professional Learning Communities’ Coordinators in Higher Education and Public Schools. Paper presented at the 8th International Conference on Teacher Education Passion and Professionalism in Teacher Education.

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17th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES

Paparistodemou, E., Stavrou, C., Hadjitheodoulou, P., Eracleous, M., Pitzioli, M., & Theotokatou, I. (2024). Designing Activities for Enhancing Teachers Professional Learning Communities in Cyprus. Paper prenseted at the 17th Annual International Conference on Mediterranean Studies, Athens, Greece, 25-28 March 2024.

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  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION 2024

Louca, T. L & Papademetri-Kachrimani, C. (2024). Investigating Professional Learning Communities in higher education: A descriptive case study. Paper presented at the International Conference on Higher Education (ICOHE), Berlin, Germany.

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  • ISLS 2024 ANNUAL MEETING

Louca, T. L. & Papademetri-Kachrimani, C. (2024). Investigating Emerging Faculty Professional Learning Communities in Higher Education: Insights on Practices, Characteristics and Challenges. Paper accepted at the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) Annual Conference.

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  • EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH 2024
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Louca, T. L., Papademetri-Kachrimani, C. & Vryonides, M. (2024). A case study of faculty Professional Learning Communities in higher education. Paper accepted for presentation at the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) Conference.

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  • INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MODERN RESEARCH IN EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING 2024

Paparistodemou, E., Stavrou, C., Hadjitheodoulou, P., Eracleous, M., Pitzioli, M., & Theotokatou, I. (2024). Enhancing teacher leadership for supporting professional learning communities in Cyprus. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Modern Research in Education, Teaching and Learning, Oxford, UK, 27-29 March 2024. 

Toolkit with activities, tasks, and instruments that support the initiation, the structure, and the operation of PLCs.

Publication presenting the findings from WP6

Publication presenting the findings from WP4

PLC case studies

Report on pre and post measurements of participants’ attitudes, knowledge and expectations/ evaluations of applying PLCs

Final project conference

Interactive Learning Portal with the Modular Training Program

  • The interactive Learning Portal is located on the LMS of the European University Cyprus. If you need access to the Modular training Program listed in the Portal, please contact L.Louca@euc.ac.cy