The “Teachers as researchers”aims to strengthen collaboration between digital educators, collectively exploring solutions to educational challenges through Europe-wide research methods, as part of the. European hub for digital education. By joining this European hub, educators (teachers, professors, education professionals, etc.) choose to reflect on their pedagogical practices through research, in order to reduce the gap between theory and practice.
A digital network of education and teaching professionals
The Enseignants Chercheurs workshops are dedicated to all professionals working in the field of digital education and facing challenges. They aim to involve participants in collaborative research and the collection of good educational practices with their peers.
Network members have access to various workshops where educators can work together to find answers to the challenges they face in their daily professional lives.
Join the initiative and meet the Learning Planet Institute team Teachers as researchers!
To find out how to take part in network workshops, click here.
A participatory research methodology for discussing teaching practices
Teachers as Researchers uses a participatory research methodology - based on collaborative intelligence, writing and peer review - to offer knowledge-sharing and process-building opportunities to all those involved in education (teachers, school principals, designers, educational coaches, etc.), from all educational sectors, on a European scale.
Teachers as Researchers focuses on three pillars following :
- Challenges - identification and description of challenges common to all educational practices
- Actions - identification, description and testing of’actions to help solve the challenge.
- Feedback - collect observations on the impact and results of actions in a feedback report.
Each stage of the process will also be the subject of a peer review, in other words, by other educators.
In other words, from an action-research perspective, this translates as follows:
- Identifying a research question
- Identification of potential research hypotheses and intervention planning
- Analysis and discussion of results
On a European scale
Teachers as Researchers is part of the European hub for digital education (EDEH), an initiative of the European Commission, funded by the Erasmus+ program (2021-2027) and managed by a consortium of organizations, under a service contract with the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA).
The Learning Planet Institute's Teachers as Researchers team actively contributes to this hub by hosting monthly online collaborative workshops on how best to meet the key challenges of digital transformation in education.
How to join the hub and register for workshops?
The Teachers as Researchers initiative is part of the European Hub for Digital Education. The workshops organized by our Learning Planet Institute Teachers as Researchers are run by this hub.
Join the Hub here, then visit the Teams “Teachers as Researchers” channel”. Take part in a variety of workshops!
Find out about upcoming dates here:
November Teachers' Week
- Monday, November 27
- 9.30am to 10am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
Participants will learn more about the methodology, its pedagogical objectives, theoretical framework and practical aspects, followed by a question-and-answer session. Ideal for newcomers.
- 9.30am to 10am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- Tuesday, November 28
- 3.30am to 4pm (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- 4.30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (CET) - EduMeet
A time and a place for all those involved in education to meet, introduce themselves, talk about their own educational contexts, share with the community the challenges they face and the actions they are implementing.
- Wednesday, November 29
- 10.00am to 10.30am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- 11.00h00 to 12h00 (CET) - Discovery workshop on digital skills
Express trial session to find solutions to your digital educational challenges and discover a collaborative, research-based approach. Ideal for newcomers. - 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm (CET) - Collabora(c)tive Workshop
Agile project-based sessions using the Teachers as Researchers approach and methodology to guide you in a long-term collaborative inquiry into your digital education practices. Ideal for educators seeking long-term advice on their projects.
December Teachers' Week
- Wednesday, December 13
- 10.00am to 10.30am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- 11.00h00 to 12h00 (CET) - EduMeet
- 3.00am to 5.00pm (CET) - Collaborative workshop
- Thursday, December 14
- 10.00am to 10.30am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- Friday, December 15
- 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. (CET) Introduction and Q&A
- 3.00am to 4pm (CET) - Discovery workshop on digital early childhood education
January Teachers' Week
- Tuesday, January 16
- 9.30am to 10am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- 3.00am to 5.00pm (CET) - Collaborative workshop
- Wednesday, January 17
- 10.00am to 10.30am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- 11.00h00 to 12h00 (CET) - EduMeet
- Thursday, January 18
- 10.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. (CET) Introduction and Q&A
- 3.00am to 4pm (CET) - Discovery workshop on sustainable development
February Teachers' Week
- Thursday, February 1
- 10.00am to 10.30am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- 2.00am to 4pm (CET) - Collaboration workshop
- Friday, February 2nd
- 9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. (CET) Introduction and Q&A
- 2.00am to 3pm (CET) - EduMeet
- Monday, February 5
- 10.00am to 10.30am (CET) - Introduction and Q&A
- 4.00 am to 5.00 pm (CET) - Discovery workshop on safety and security in learning environments
Read more :
- Visit weeks of teacher-researchers on the hub: European Education Area article
- Visit R&D projects of the Institut Planète Apprentissage
- The Learning Planet Institute team Teacher-researchers
- The “Profs-Chercheurs” initiative in France
