Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

Co-operatist – Commercial University of Moldova
Elena COGÎLNICEANU
Sergiu GULCEAC
State University of Comrat
Natalia LAZAREV
State University of Tiraspol
Ina BOTNARI
National Institute of Physical Training and Sport
Larisa JITNEAC
Agrarian State University
Aliona STRELCIUC
Iana NECULCE
Alecu Russo State University in Bælfli
Aliona MANEA
Iraida STARAØCIUC
Alexandru VASILCENCO
Scholarship Program Administration $ 4,921
Scholarship Program Expenditures $ 177,305
Total $182,226
PRO DIDACTICA EDU-
CATIONAL CENTER
MOEDRNIZATION OF THE HUMANITIES EDU-
CATION PROGRAM
The main areas of activity within the Modernization
of the Humanities Education Program were:
– Development of the Information and Documentation
Center
– Curriculum development for secondary school
– In-service teacher training
– Training for school managers from pre-university
level
The general goals of the program targeted:
– Facilitation of access to up-dated information in
the areas of modern teaching
– Promotion, dissemination and sharing of advanced
and innovative experiences
– Support of the pre-service and in-service training
process for school teachers and managers
– Promotion and support of alternative approaches
in education
1999 ACTIVITY REPORT
– Promotion of quality change in curricular development
for secondary school
Section I. Information and Documentation
in Educational Issues
$ 34,486.74
Objective 1: Development of the 35 School
Resource Centers’ collection of local and foreign
educational magazines and newspapers
In 1999 all the Resource Centers from 35 schools
were subscribed to educational newspapers and magazines
from Moldova, Romania and Russia. The users of
the collection of newspapers and magazines were teachers
and pupils from Resource Centers as well as
teachers from lyceums and schools from their neighborhood.
The subscription package included 14 titles for
each school.
Objective 2. Development of the Pro Didactica
library collection of local and foreign educational
magazines and newspapers
Pro Didactica Library offers open access to informational
resources to trainers and trainees. They have the
possibility to use local and foreign newspapers and
magazines on a variety of issues of teaching technologies,
school effectiveness, educational leadership, etc.
The periodical editions are an important resource for
preparing training materials, lesson plans, and other
teaching materials for Center’s training programs and
everyday lessons. Current collection includes 55 titles.
Objective 3: Development of the book collection
The book collection of the Center’s library is open
for trainers, training participants and school teachers
from the community. It includes 1771 books purchased
on previous years of program implementation (1996-
1998). During 1999 new acquisitions were made –
books in management, psychology, evaluation issues,
teaching methodology and techniques, etc.
A part of the initial collection – 2149 books– was
donated to the Center of Pedagogical Information, a
section of Târgoviøte Municipal Library. The collection
is open for public, especially for teachers, education
professionals, pupils and students.
Objective 4. Book acquisition and donation
500 sets of 250 books each, incorporating alternative
school textbooks published within the World Bank
Project in Romania, were distributed to schools, universities,
libraries, Regional Educational Departments and
other educational institutions throughout Moldova. The
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