INTEF will recognise attendance at SIMO EDUCACIÓN as ten hours of ongoing training for teachers.

The National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (INTEF), part of the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training, and Sports, will have a prominent presence at SIMO EDUCACIÓN 2024, the International Exhibition of Educational Technology and Innovation organised by IFEMA MADRID in collaboration with EDUCACIÓN 3.0.

Over the three days of the fair, INTEF will organise a programme of talks starting on Tuesday, 19 November, with the presentation ‘Código Escuela 4.0. Welcome Kit’, during which the programme promoted by the Ministry and the welcome kit as a key tool for providing quality teaching and training resources to develop advanced digital skills in the classroom will be discussed. In ‘Open Educational Resources (OER) for the classroom’, the projects developed in this area by INTEF will be presented, along with information on how to find quality materials for the classroom with "non-restrictive" usage licenses, which facilitate their use and adaptation.

On Wednesday, 20 November, in ‘EDIA Teaching Networks: Learning, Support, and Projects Among Schools’, teachers of different subjects will showcase experiences between schools using OER from the EDIA Project to demonstrate how these resources promote quality learning situations and educational projects in the classroom.

Additionally, during the second day, a round table discussion titled ‘The use of open educational resources in the Spanish education system’ will be held with representatives from CEDEC and the educational administrations of Extremadura, Galicia, Madrid, and the Canary Islands. They will analyse the role of OER in education, particularly in the current context with the promotion of projects by educational administrations for the creation of these educational resources, as well as the development of eXeLearning as an open-source authoring tool. Additionally, sustainability policies that facilitate the adaptation, creation, and sharing of educational content by teachers will be discussed, thereby enriching the educational community.

The final day will kick off with ‘The impact of using open educational resources from the EDIA project in the classroom’, which will reflect the findings of research conducted by the University of Jaén on the benefits that implementing EDIA OER has on collaboration and professional development among teachers, the formation of practice communities for resource and experience sharing, the use of active methodologies focused on students, and ultimately, the quality of teaching in classrooms. Furthermore, students learning with these resources show higher levels of motivation and self-efficacy, achieving more meaningful learning outcomes.

This will be followed by ‘Integrate eTwinning into the curriculum’, which will show how integrating this tool breaks down the boundaries of educational institutions, supports the development of key competencies, promotes language learning, and fosters collaboration between students and teachers from different countries, with examples of best practices.

Finally, ‘Guidelines on the use of AI in Education’ is presented as a guide to explain the nature of AI, its presence in daily life, and its specific relevance in the educational field, exploring various possibilities and applications in education for three key profiles: students, teachers, and educational institutions/administrations.

Certification of ten hours of training will be awarded for attending SIMO EDUCACIÓN for ten hours.

In addition to its conference programme, INTEF will issue a certificate of ten hours of training to teachers of non-university education who attend SIMO EDUCACIÓN for at least ten hours, in accordance with Order EDU/2886/2011 of 20 October, which regulates the call, recognition, certification, and registration of ongoing training activities for teachers, provided they meet the established requirements.

The certification from INTEF is a notable recognition of the quality of the content and activities presented annually at SIMO EDUCACIÓN, reaffirming its commitment to establish itself as the reference event for technology applied to the educational field.