TheTeacher Academy is a single point of access to professional development activities including:

·         A new service of <link http: www.schooleducationgateway.eu en pub teacher_academy.htm>online courses specifically made for School Education Gateway.

·         The already popular <link http: www.schooleducationgateway.eu en pub tools catalogue.cfm>on-site courses, which have helped European teachers to meet their training needs.

·         Versatile <link http: www.schooleducationgateway.eu en pub teacher_academy teaching_materials.htm>teaching materials created by the EU institutions and EU-funded projects.

A selection of unique andfree online courses will be offered exclusively and directly on the Teacher Academy starting from June 2016. These courses are designed around the requirements of teachersand theywill engage participants through different types of materials and activities, such as videos (classroom observations, animations, interviews and screencasts), lesson plans, webinars, peer-review and sharing with peers, interacting with experts, quizzes, learning diaries and more. This year’s scheduled courses are:

 o   Introducing Project-Based Learning in your Classroom, starting on 6 June — <link http: academy.schooleducationgateway.eu en web developing-project-based-learning-in-your-classroom>enrollment is already open and more than 1,700 participants are enrolled for this course already!

o   Supporting Diversity in Classrooms, September

o   Competences for 21st Century Schools, October

o   Maths 2.0, October

o   Integrating Newly Arrived Migrant Children in Schools, November