The professional development of educators for addressing ESL can be successfully supported by online trainings or other forms based on information and communications technology. Currently, several online training platforms for educators exist across Europe and globally, but evaluation studies are lacking to help highlight best practices in the field.
Latest update : 23 July 2015.
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Overview of innovative online trainings for educators
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What can we learn from second-chance education programmes for adults to prevent ESL in younger generations?
A review of second-chance education programmes and practices indicates that mainstream education could help prevent ESL by implementing its main principles: a student-centred approach to learning, encouragement of a supportive school environment and relationships, socio-emotional support, use of interactive teaching methods and connectedness to different community agents.