E5 - DISSEMINATION MULTIPLIER EVENT: CONFERENCE
Mentoring in Pedagogical Theory and Practice: Strategies - Innovations - Applications
Venue: Piešťany, hotel Park
Date: 20 June 2023
Organizer of the event: Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, SK
Number of participants: 78 - 66 domestic and 12 from abroad
The aim of the closing event was to disseminate and promote the project achievements and results (IO1 - IO3) -
Modular curriculum for mentor teachers training program, Training materials for mentor teachers, and CPD mentor
training courses and discuss the project outputs with the target audience of school teachers and head teachers.
The target groups are mentors (existing and willing to become) and head teachers from primary and secondary
schools.
The event was organized to raise awareness of educators and general public, and demonstrate the benefits (as
showed the collected data from questionnaires and interviews) the European added value of the international
cooperation of the project partners. The event was held during the final transnational project meeting in
Slovakia, so that all partners could take part in it and experience the feedback from their efforts. The
conference participants have become aware of the project philosophy and its achievements as well as the planned
CPD courses which the project partners will run for those interested in mentoring job after the courses are
accredited by national accreditation bodies after the project life. In this way, the conference promoted and
disseminated information about the project outputs and prospects of their sustainability for wide community of
educators.
The Program of the event was as follows:
8.30 - 9.30
Presentation of the conference participants
9.30 - 10.00
Opening of the conference - prof. Zdenka Gadušová, project coordinator
Welcoming project participants by UKF representatives:
Prof. Jana Duchovičová - vice-rector for education
Doc. Martina Pavlíková - vice-rector for international relations
10.00 - 11.30
Panel I - conference presentations:
MENTRA project - aims and achievements of the project (prof. Zdenka Gadušová)
Improving the training of future teaching staff of UKF in Nitra - example of good practice (prof.
Jana Duchovičová)
Mentoring in the context of curriculum reform in Slovakia (prof. Alena Hašková)
Discussion
11.30 - 13.00
Panel II - conference presentations:
Reflections on school practice from the point of view of national education (Dr. habil. Horváth)
Current issues of mentoring (prof. Erich Petlák)
Teaching practice - expectations vs reality (PaedDr. Katarína Szíjjártóová)
Discussion - short presentations by teachers
Summary of the discussion (doc. Igor Lomnický)
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch break
14.00 - 15.30
Round table - Current issues of mentoring and training of mentors
15.30
End of the conference
