Applications for training in the spring School of Mentors “Study the Internet” have opened. This is an additional professional development program for teachers, students and graduate students of a pedagogical profile, as well as other professionals working with children and youth.
The school was organized by the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ together with the Academy of Innovative Education and Development on the basis of the interactive educational project “Study the Internet & Govern It.” The project is supported by Rostelecom.
Studying at the School will help:
- gain knowledge about the process of Internet Governance, history, infrastructure, internationalization of the global network, as well as new digital technologies - artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, Internet of things
- learn the rules for organizing your own digital infrastructure and cybersecurity, as well as improve your skills in digital literacy training
- gain skills in integrating digital tools into the educational process
- apply legal norms and principles of mentoring in professional activities
Everyone who successfully completes their studies at the School will receive a state-issued certificate of advanced training, a certificate as a mentor for the “Study the Internet & Govern It” project, as well as access to a community of experts in the field of education.
Participation in the School is free, but the number of places is limited. To apply for training, you must fill out the application by March 26, listen to an introductory lecture and complete a short assignment. The decision to enroll in the School is made by the organizers based on the results of the test task.
“Training at the second School of Mentors will take the form of an intensive course: lectures of the main program will take place in just 10 days, and the remaining time, about 4 weeks, will be spent on independent work and preparing a certification task, which this time is of a more project-based nature,” Olga Yakovleva, Head of the Project Department of the Coordination Center for TLD.RU/.РФ, said, – Mentors will need to organize a family team to participate in IT Marathon on digital literacy and, as a captain, perform creative work, as well as pass an online tournament on the topic “Internet culture.” The result of the task will be a report prepared by the mentor in a form convenient for them and describing in detail the process of creating a team and participating in the IT marathon.”
Classes at the School start on April 1 and end in May. The training will take place online on the GetCourse platform. The schedule, topics of webinars and the list of experts have already been published on the School’s website.
