Design of curriculum for teachers and other professionals working for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Project name: : Design of Curriculum for Teachers and Other Professionals Working for Individuals with İntellectual DisabilitiesLeading organization: ZİÇEV (TR)-Civil society organizationPartners: • Gölbaşı Special Education and Practices Center (School) (TR)• UniTS - Università del Terzo Settore (IT)• Gazi University (TR)• CJD BBW Frechen(DE)• İLKALKIM Special Education and Rehabilitation Center (TR)Project Description: This project has been designed to improve professional skills and qualifications of teachers and other professionals working for individuals with intellectual disabilities and have no former education in the field of special education through designing a training program/curriculum for them. The training program will be prepared in 3 modules called ‘’managing and changing behavior’’, ‘’improvement of communication & language skills’’ and ‘’evidence based practices’’ through utilizing the best practices of the European partners, UniTS (IT), CJD (DE) and also considering the needs of the target group in Turkey. Preparation of a curriculum for such a learning process and implementation of it with all actors involved is important to improve both quality and productivity, and to have more sustainable processes. The curriculum will also be adaptable to the digital platform using ICT and other educational tools aimed at training & retraining of current and potential target group. To this end, an e-learning portal will be designed & functionalized within the project. Curriculum and e-learning portal design processes will be supported through joint staff trainings to understand existent practices and the programs used at the European level. Through on-site training opportunities in real educational settings of the individuals with IDs, professionals working in the field of special education will be provided to complete their understanding in real settings.TARGET GROUPS: Teachers and other professionals working for individuals with IDs.Intellectual Outputs O1. Current Situation and Needs Analysis Report-Policy ReportO2. New vocational training program/curriculum and Guideline (for teachers and professionals who are working for individuals with disabilities and have no former special education training O3. Digital version of curriculum content and test-question setO4. E-learning portal and web siteO5: Training program and materials for short-term training in ItalyO6: Training program and materials for short-term training in GermanyMultiplier Eventsa) Dissemination and awareness raising on current situation and needs analysis with min.50 participants in total. Target group of the meeting: * Burocracy and governance stakeholders * Academic staff and teachers Related output : O1b) Awareness raising meeting on the new curriculum with min.50 participants from stakeholders Related output: O2c) E-Portal dissemination event with 50 participants from stakeholders Related output: O3d) Closing Event in Manisa or Bolu at Turkey with 50 participants from stakeholders Related outputs: O1, O2, and O3, O4, O5 and O6 Expected Results*Conducting a current situation analysis to determine training needs of the teachers and other professionals who are working for individuals with intellectual disabilities and who had no former special education training in the past,* Designing an innovative, evidence based training Programme/curricula for teachers and other professionals working in the field of special education on behavior control and improvement of communication and language skills of individuals with intellectual disabilities : * Promoting use of digital learning, and supporting the creation of flexible learning pathways in line with learners' needs and objectives through designing an e-learning portal for the use of teachers and other professionals working for individuals with intellectual disabilities • Supporting E-leaning based learning opportunity for the professionals with on-site joint staff training opportunity in real educational setting with the individuals with IDs. * Improving relations and partnerships among public and private sector, civil society and universities at national and international levels through designing an innovative vocational training programs /curricula for the teachers, and other professionals working in the field of special education * Disseminating project outputs to the stakeholders and the target groups through conducting multiplier events* Creating sustainable and continuous environment in the field of special education through promoting high quality VET practices at European standards and considering European LLL and vocational education strategies• Providing professional and methodological tools for the policy makers through preparing a policy report• Creating a best practice at national and international levels through implementing a new project