The TrEOL tool
With the TrEOL tool you can start identifying your challenges in terms of strengths and priorities. It is a tool for teams. On this screen please choose the triangles you want to work with. Start with two triangles. By clicking on them you can move them to the working area.
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Meta linguistic
cultureCULTURE
1.1. Supporting language skillsNANO
Learner’slanguageproficiency and responsibilityPEOPLE
Language control Language learning tools STRUCTURE
Pluriliteracy,language awakening& translanguagingCULTURE
2.1. Sensitizing learners towards languagesNANO
Learner’splurilingual reperoireSelf-efficacy PEOPLE
Mobile tools tolisten, speak, record,etc. (smartphones,tablets, etc.)STRUCTURE
Respect, empathy,civic-mindedness,tolerance of ambiguityCULTURE
3.1. Learning with othersNANO
Incoming& outgoing mobility,pair work, partnershipsand networksPEOPLE
Autobiographyof interculturalencounters (ARI),digital cooperation toolsSTRUCTURE
LanguagebiographyCULTURE
4.1. Valorizing language biographies and repertoiresNANO
repertoire, language Plurilingual learner autonomy andindependent learningPEOPLE
European LanguagePortfolio (ELP),language portraitsSTRUCTURE
Language learning ability, critical understanding of selfCULTURE
5.1. Enriching language repertoires according to personal & vocational purposeNANO
PersonaldevelopmentstrategiesPEOPLE
School guidance,abroad workplacementSTRUCTURE
CommunicationAwarenessCULTURE
1.2. Strengthening communicative skillsMICRO
Expertise in classcommunication
Skills of listeningand observingPEOPLE
CommunicationstrategiesSTRUCTURE
Balancing formative& summative assessmentCULTURE
2.2. Evaluating and assessingMICRO
Teacher trainingon assessing, examinerbehavior and abilityto cooperatePEOPLE
Certificates,assessment toolsSTRUCTURE
CLIL, arts &languages language sensitive teaching, valuing cultural diversityCULTURE
3.2. Implementing a sensitive approach to languages & culturesMICRO
Empoweringteachers inbilingual &multilingual teachingPEOPLE
Internationalcollaborationplatform(E-twinning, Tele-tandem)STRUCTURE
Pluralistic approachesto languages & cultures.Language dimensionof all subjectsCULTURE
4.2. Teaching languages for learning interdisciplinarityMICRO
Team teaching,co-operation skillsPEOPLE
Flexible schedules& timetables toease consultationbetween teachersSTRUCTURE
Formal,non-formal& informal learningCULTURE
5.2. Using all learning fieldsMICRO
Flexibility andadaptability,including parentsand local partnersPEOPLE
Mobile tools,self-training platforms,virtual classroomsSTRUCTURE
School’s identity,critical understandingof communicationCULTURE
1.3. Setting up a whole school communication policyMESO
Communicationmanagement skillsPEOPLE
Communicationplan and toolsSTRUCTURE
Responsibility,common cultureon language mattersCULTURE
2.3. Setting up a whole school language policyMESO
Languageempowering planPEOPLE
Multilingualspaces and displaySTRUCTURE
Interculturalmediationand networkingCULTURE
3.3. Developing international networksMESO
Active partnerships,flexibility andadaptabilityPEOPLE
Internationalplatforms,programs, etc.STRUCTURE
Language learning pathways, whole school language curricula CULTURE
4.3. Ensuringcross-curricularcontinuityMESO
Continuous(vertical) andcross-subject(horizontal) team workPEOPLE
Virtual workenvironmentSTRUCTURE
Learning how to"think outside the box"and to orient oneselfwith plurilingualismCULTURE
5.3. Exploring linguistic landscapeMESO
Extra scholarpartners,skills of listeningand observingPEOPLE
Localmobility facilitiesand mobile toolsSTRUCTURE
Commonlanguage awarenessCULTURE
1.4. Fostering global language awarenessMACRO
Staff trainingon language mattersPEOPLE
Languagedevelopement curriculaSTRUCTURE
Valuinglanguage diversityas diversityof lifeCULTURE
2.4. Ensuring and widening language diversityMACRO
Staff highquality training,conflict resolutionskillsPEOPLE
Code ofethics forlanguages,memory toolsSTRUCTURE
Interculturalawareness,openness tocultural othernessCULTURE
3.4. Enhancing connections for inclusionMACRO
Staff’sintercultural competencesPEOPLE
Mobility fundingand transfer toolsSTRUCTURE
Critical understandingof politics,law and human rightsCULTURE
4.4. Promoting collective IntelligenceMACRO
Professionalempowering throughthe school’sacademic partnershipsPEOPLE
Associated research,research fundingSTRUCTURE
Eco-systemic commitment, critical understanding of learning environmentCULTURE
5.4. Building multilingual environmentsMACRO
Wider schoolcommunityPEOPLE
Projectmanagement tools,coordination tools& platformsSTRUCTURE