Sophie Jonckheere

Sophie Jonckheere

Surname

Jonckheere

First Name

Sofie

Address for correspondence

Nationality

Belgian

Affiliation with educational networks

International LEA-network (previous ECML-project): participant
LEA network of teachers in Belgium. Applying LEA materials: coordinator
Network of schools with content-based project: pedagogical coordinator
Network of schools: trainer (communication, education, multilingualism)
Network of Flemish integration centers: partner

Work Information

Occupation or current position

Pedagogical coordinator for a Turkish content-based project (Bicultural and Multilingual education)
Developer of didactic materials (language awareness)
Teacher of Dutch for adults
Teacher trainer (communication, education, multilingualism)

Name of employer

Regional Integration Center Foyer Brussels (www.foyer.be)

Country of employment

Belgium

Education and training

Relevant qualifications or training

Master's degree in Pedagogical Sciences
Complementary studies in Anthropology
Teacher certificate

Languages of communication

Mother tongue

Dutch

Other languages of communication

Spanish, English , French, Italian, German

Contribution to the project

Professional expertise:

Extensive experience in pluricultural and plurilingual educational environments.
Coordination of a Turkish content-based project in Dutch primary level schools in Brussels.
Delivery of teacher training courses to Turkish teachers.
Development of a range of learning and teaching materials at primary level.
Additional development of plurilingual and pluricultural materials for secondary level.
Development of plurilingual and pluricultural materials for the LEA project (ECML).
Coordination of a LEA network of teachers in Belgium.
Teacher training (communication, materials, intercultural communication, multilingual education).

Role in the project team:

Dissemination of project results via CONBAT+ Belgian network.
Extensive plurilingual and pluricultural experience in a wide variety of contexts (educational and social).
Expertise in the development of didactic materials.
Experience in teacher training.
Participation in ECML projects: LEA.
Team work and team management experience.