The Minister of Education of Religions and Sports, Sofia Zacharaki In the context of the 10th Delphi Economic Forum, he participated in two panels on the use of technical intelligence in the educational process and school bullying.
Referring to the forthcoming announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the National Strategy for the Prevention and Treatment of Violence and Violence of Minors, part of which concerns the in -school bullying Sofia Zacharakis stressed: “The goal is to create a great protective embrace around children. But we don’t start from scratch. In 2021 we instituted the skill laboratories. This year already over 4,500 teachers have chosen this section. In 2023 we voted a very important law “We live in harmony together, break the silence!” to deal with in -school violence and bullying. We have proven that there are laws and regulations that can significantly change the school reality. We put psychologists and social workers in schools. My goal, in the new year, to hire more in public schools. “
About dealing with in -school violence
The minister has emphasized the process of training teachers and executives for the phenomenon of in -school violence and management of the Stop Bullying platform, which records and is a coherent guide to dealing with violence in the school environment.
“22,000 teachers have already been trained and 14,000 of them have already received certification. We believe that by the end of the year, the number of education executives and teachers who have been trained on school bullying will reach 50,000, “the minister said, stressing that the training is on a voluntary basis and concerns the teachers who have been tasked with management.
At the same time, he announced that the evaluation of schools would also include the treatment of school bullying. “This will be at the heart of the action plans that schools will submit in collaboration with the Institute of Education Policy,” the minister noted.
“We continue systematically. We want to be double for children about the incidents within schools but do not forget that a large number of cases is happening outside. And here is the importance of the community and the wider management. It is crucial to catch the thread from prevention. Before we get to the part of the pre -inspection or of delinquency. Feeling a child to face a challenge or a threat and the teacher to know, to know how to detect and to take the necessary action, “Sofia Zacharakis said.
The minister announced the publication of our next period of very important research conducted by the Institute of Education Policy in collaboration with the University of Crete, which involved 47,000 children 17,000 teachers 10,000 parents and imprinted important conclusions about what they will be a school bullying.
“We need to hear and involve the children. Make the multipliers of positive behaviors within schools. And this will be an excellent condition for schools. “
On the use of new technologies in education
In her intervention on the issue of artificial intelligence in the educational process, the minister focused on the need to create a broad alliance with the participation of everyone in order for the Greek school to be able to cope with a time that is changing quickly.
“All the digital tools of artificial intelligence must be understood as assistants, not as an end in itself, to function auxiliary to the educational process. Whatever is given as a tool can lead children to a great new world: to learn how to learn, ”noted Sofia Zacharakis.
“We should not treat technology with phobia. We say that with well -trained teachers digital tools can help the Greek school, “the minister underlined, announcing a large project funded by the TAA with an amount of 4.5 million euros, which provides for the development of the digital assistant for students, based on artificial intelligence.
A second program will concern the education of teachers in the use of artificial intelligence. The program is based on international guidelines (eg UNESCO) as well as international good practices.
“More than 120,000 teachers have been trained in digital literacy pieces and AI,” Sofia Zacharakis said, noting that through the Institute of Educational Policy – on the basis of a questionnaire that teachers will answer – using artificial intelligence will be better.
Sofia Zacharakis announced the intention of the Ministry the introduction of the interactive tables to extend to all classes and elementary school.
As he said: “At the moment, 36,264 interactive systems have been installed in 6,899, primary and secondary schools and we continue the policy of introducing interactive tables in all school classrooms. With the support of the Ministry of Finance they will enter all classes, from the First Elementary and every school. “