Model Teachers of the Future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Model Teachers of the Future

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : School Exchange Partnerships

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

The project “Model Teachers of the Future” was developed on the basis of the previous Erasmus+ school partnership between Zespół Szkół Nr 49 in Warsaw, Poland, and IES Gerardo Diego in Pozuelo, Spain. We invited 4 more schools to work with us: Istituto Comprensivo Perri-Pitagora in Lamezia Terme in Italy, the 5th Gymnasium of Volos in Greece, “George Apostu” Art National College in Bacau in Romania and AECO in Ourem in Portugal.
The project was planned to last for two years, from 1 December 2018 to 30 November 2020. Due to the Covid -19 pandemic it was extended until 31 August 2021.
The implementation of the project followed its agenda until February 2020 with only a few minor changes concerning the core visits’ dates, which had to be moved forward by a few days or weeks due to the specific timetable of every partner organisation. Next, the pandemic stopped the project for almost one year. The C5 in Volos, Greece was finally carried out in April 2021 instead of April 2020, and the C6 in Warsaw was carried out in June 2021 instead of October 2020. Additionally, the two final core visits were carried out virtually. Fortunately, we had all mastered virtual methods by the time the C5 and C6 actually took place.
The first 4 core visits, C1 in Spain, C2 in Italy, C3 in Romania and C4 in Portugal, were executed in the way that all the partners agreed on during the first organisational meeting in Warsaw.
On day 1 of each visit the host team carried out presentations on their countries, regions and schools, the guests were given a tour around the school in groups, students took part in CLILL lessons. All participants had a chance to socialize over a local traditional breakfast and lunch. In the afternoon the teams carried out a cultural programme, sightseeing local places of interest. On day 2 each team presented the model activities they had prepared in their schools to show to other participants. On the hole, 6 activities for Math or Science classes and 6 activities for other subjects were presented at each core visit with the use of the core method: digital vs traditional board and course book, a mini project, artistic expressions, learning and teaching outside the school building and learning and teaching with experiments.
During the feedback sessions at the end of Day 2 students and teachers expressed their opinions on the activities presented by the participants, and on the leading method for the visit.
On day 3 each host team ran a city game played by mixed teams of visitor and host. Day 3 was always ended by a farewell event with typical local food, handing out the certificates and socializing activities.
The number of participants directly involved in all traditionally executed visits as visiting students were 20 to 22 student visitors and 2-3 teachers.
The concrete results of each visits were subject-specific activities for an ideal lesson of the given subject – linked to the given teaching tool and method presented during the meetings. Throughout the project we created a pack of educational materials which we uploaded onto the project’s TwinSpace.
All participants, students and teachers alike, evaluated each day’s activities through google forms. Dissemination activities were carried out through TwinSpace, FB and other social media of each national team.
Our strategic goals have been achieved: we increased each school’s capability to provide high-quality education, we strengthened teachers’ status within and outside the participating schools, we increased European dimension and preserved European values within the school communities.
Throughout the project life all the concrete results (subject-specific tasks to be used in real classes, presentations, songs, and other forms of expression preferred by students) were shared through different media chosen by the schools: a project’s Facebook profile, TwinSpace, and other channels available locally. The schools strengthened their profile as more modern and dynamic organizations which are ready to implement new approaches to education and share their knowledge and experience in EU projects.
Students and teachers increased their key competences, increased their ability to collaborate within international partnerships of schools in different countries and work and learn in a team. All participants increased their understanding of cultural diversity, and gained positive attitude towards European projects and the EU values.
All participating partners expressed their willingness to cooperate in the future within new programmes designed by the European Commission. One new Erasmus+ project was designed and got EU funding in the 2020 Call for proposals.

Project Website

https://twinspace.etwinning.net/76462/home

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 129165,8 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zespol Szkol Nr 49 & Country: PL

Project Partners

• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO “PERRI-PITAGORA”
• Agrupamento de Escolas Conde de Ourém
• Colegiul National de Arta “George Apostu” Bacau
• 5o GYMNASIO VOLOU
• IES GERARDO DIEGO