Robotics Against Bullying Erasmus Project

Project Title

Robotics Against Bullying

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 2019

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Europe is rich in many success stories in Robotics: from the sector of industrial robots which was and still is the backbone of automation, to professional service robots in agriculture, logistics, underwater etc. Over the last few years, interest in educational utilization of robotics has increased and several attempts have been made worldwide to introduce robotics in school education from kindergarten to high secondary school, mostly in science and technology subjects. In parallel with these technological developments, bullying among young people is also increasing (especially cyberbullying).With this project, we aim to prevent bullying by using educational robotics such as LEGO EV3, VEX, MBOT etc.

This project will be carried on with Romania(coordinator), Lithuania, Turkey, Hungary, Spain, Italy. In line with the EU 2020 strategy, we would like to provide new skills for our students for coping bullying by 6 LTT activities. Here are seven areas in which learning about robotics at our schools can benefit our students coping with bullies:
1-Creative thinking
2-Self confidence, self-esteem
3-Problem Solving
4-Perseverance
5-Teamwork
6-Fun, happiness
7-Computational thinking

Our Target group is students,teachers,parents,community.Teachers will learn a new teaching/learning method in LTT activities. We are all willing, determined, diligent and patient partners which will have equal roles:
* Romania as eTwinning ambassadors will share their strategic partnership and eTwinning experiences. They are experienced in robotics and designing. While designing antibullying games, they will share experiences and knowledge.
*Turkey will share Virtual Reality and Arduino experiences to prevent physical bullying
*Lithuania will share EV3 experiences to prevent verbal bullying
*Hungary will share MBOT and Arduino experiences preventing Cyberbullying
*Spain will share EV3 and VR experiences to prevent cyberbullying
*Italy will share their experiences about art by adding quantification and consideration experiences to evaluate the project. They are also experienced in preventing bullying.

This 6 countries will carry out their LTT activities on time and ready. Romania and Italy LTT activities will be realized with stuff(15 teachers), others will be realized with groups of pupils(4 students and 2 teachers from each country).

Methodology: The following methods and tools will be used in line with the needs, readiness and wishes of our partners:
*Seminars/webinars/sessions/conventions
*Interviews/Reports/
*Visits /trips
*Cooperation with stakeholders
*Logo competition/public spot/
*Antibullying game e-booklet /eMagazine
*Conducting survey/pretest-posttest/questionaries
*Exchanging experiences
*Twinspace/FB group/youtube channel

At Staff mobilities 36 teacher will take roll and participate the planned activities. At groups of pupils mobilities, there will be a total of 96 students, 12 of whom are socially, economically and geographically disadvantaged. 11-15 years old students will participate in these activities. The students will be selected according to the selection criteria.

The origin of the projects is preventing bullying (verbal, cyber, physical)by using educational robotics. For achieving this goal we focus on the increasing common bullying types. With the planned LTT activities we all aim to
-help bullies understand why they engage in this behaviour and resolve the underlying issues
-encourage victim pupils to help find solutions with problem-solving skills engaged with Robotics
-increase the academic achievements of the students via Robotics
-facilitate the transfer of guidance for schools on preventing and responding to bullying
-exchange the good practices/experiences through ROBOTICS AGAINST BULLYING
-use Robotics Competences for tackling before bullying goes through criminal offences.
-support the bullied children together with school counselling services
-have a published complaints procedure at each school

Planned Concrete Results:
-Anti-Bullying Games e-Booklet/eMagazine
-Public Report and Bullying Public Spot
-Preventing bullying Units and Clubs at each school
-Published complaints procedure
-Brochures/Posters against Bullying
-Website/Youtube Channel/ FB page
-Counselling Reports
-Reduction in bullying cases (%5)
-Academic achievements(3%1st year, 6%2nd year)
-Promotional materials(pen, notebooks, USB pen drives)

We plan to involve schools as active beneficiaries which will have the main impact of the project. For a sustainable project, we plan to
*Incorporate the new projects via eTwinning partnerships about using “Robotics Against Bullying”
*look at local and regional partners to assist in continuing the project impacts in our communities after funding has ended
*Provide support or commitment from our governing body in our dissemination workshops/seminars/conventions
*cooperate with Colleges/Universities /degree candidates or research assistants to using “Robotics Against Bullying”

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 154650 Eur

Project Coordinator

Scoala Gimnaziala Elena Doamna & Country: RO

Project Partners

• KABAZLI SEHIT ISMAIL YAVUZ ORTAOKULU
• COLEGIO PUBLICO DE EDUCACION INFANTIL Y PRIMARIA SAN FERNANDO
• Joniskio r. Gasciunu pagrindine mokykla
• Újlaki Általános Iskola
• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO I. CALVINO