Our Scientific Journey Erasmus Project

Project Title

Our Scientific Journey

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: Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; Social dialogue; ICT – new technologies – digital competences

Project Summary

On the path that science has taken for hundreds of years, many scientists have been instrumental in the development of civilizations based on their interest in understanding their life. Science no longer merely attempts to understand life, but to change it with the power of the human brain. With the development of the meaning of science, the goals and scope of science education have developed and all countries have begun to use advanced paradigms in educational systems. Besides the Scientific Process Skills that are effective in the traditional development of science, Digital and 21st century skills are also the most effective fields of scientific education in our day.

We have designed a project as 6 partner schools that are aware of this change and development and aim to develop students in 21st century skills such as critical thinking, scientific thinking, problem solving, creativity, analysis and synthesis, and technology injury. In our project, coordinated by Turkey; partner schools from Italy, Spain, Portugal, Macedonia and Poland will come together and work on developing technological processes by using traditional knowledge of Science and they will think as a “Scientist”. In the process, all participants, especially students and teachers, together with the historical process of science, will develop their scientific process skills and eventually combine these skills with digital skills. The partners, who are experienced and developed in terms of these skills, will work with other partners who are less experienced and will pass on their knowledge and skills. With the recognition of the Scientists and their works in the regions where partners schools are in, a bridge will be established from the past to the present and will contribute to the humanitarian dimension of the European Union’s cultural heritage.

With the acquisition of these skills, the following target behaviors will be achieved:
* 21st century skills development such as critical and scientific thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, analysis and synthesis, communication, alternative thinking, entrepreneurship and digital skills,
* Effective use of scientific process skills and problem solving steps effectively,
* Developing professional and linguistic skills by learning lifelong learners, transferring different methods and techniques in the field of science,
* Recognition and promotion of European Cultural Heritage.

We have undertaken different tasks in the areas in which we are strong, by sharing each partner school task to achieve these general goals. We planned 6 topics in order to reach the project targets with effective communication and cooperation.

These topics are:
1. History of Science/Scientific Process Skills
2. Design-Skill Activities and Games in Science Education
3. STEM Planning and Activities
4. Innovative Approaches in Science Education
5. Technology-Based Applications in Science Education
6. Coding and ICT Skills in Education

Project mobilities are planned under these headings and a total of 6 learning mobility will take place. While the first and last learning activities from these activities include short-term teacher training and project meetings, 4 of them are short-term student learning mobility. The selection of the participants shall be through the participant selection questionnaire prepared by the Erasmus+ Project Executive Committee to be established within the partner institutions. Criteria for the evaluation of this questionnaire; experience and ability appropriate to the content of the project, motivation against learning and teaching, working in an active and collaborative and a minimum level of foreign language skills. This survey will be open to the knowledge of all personnel and the questionnaire will be evaluated and selected according to the willingness and expectations of the people.

Methodologies: trip-observation, presentation, doing-by-learning, seminar, discussion, brain storming, problem-based learning, game-based learning, computer-aided digital applications, workshop, active learning, teacher-student interaction.

Project results;
* Enhanced advanced scientific and digital skills and increased motivation of learning in joint schools’ students,
* Improved quality and comprehensive curriculum in schools, improved links and cooperation with parents, local communities and other out-of-school organizations, increased preferability,
* Gaining experience of meeting and collaborating with different people from Europe, establishing advanced connections with schools across Europe
* 21st century skills developed at the student and teacher level.

Our project will be an auxiliary resource for a better understanding of the science of the future with all dissemination efforts. Our greatest wish is to present innovative ideas and new designs to the whole humanity by using the skills acquired in the project.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 146425 Eur

Project Coordinator

imbat ortaokulu & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Agrupamento de Escolas D. Sancho I
• Nª Sª de la Victoria, Hermanos Maristas
• OOU Mirce Acev Gjorce Petrov Skopje
• ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO STATALE
• Szkola Podstawowa im. Mikolaja Kopernika we Wrzosowej