SMART SCHOOLS TO BOOST STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION Erasmus Project

Project Title

SMART SCHOOLS TO BOOST STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION

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; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

CONTEXT
The project was created in response to two basic needs identified at the level of the schools involved – the need to boost students’ motivation of learning and consequently their school results and the need to promote intercultural dialogue among people from different countries and backgrounds, in a European context which is now facing great challenges. Therefore, the purpose of this project consists of two apparently distinct directions. On the one hand, we want to get students more involved in their own learning by having them use the computer in their studying, thus improving their results and performance. On the other hand, we want them to experience what it means to be European, to expose them to different ways of thinking, values and beliefs. The parnership includes 5 schools – The PL, BG, RO, IT, TR.
AIM: to improve students’ motivation, involvement and school results and to promote intercultural dialogue
OBJECTIVES
The objectives we envisage are:
1. involving students in their own learning with a view to attaining better results and becoming more motivated; (at least 40 percent from the target group will improve their school results)
2. developing students’ transversal skills – numeracy, computer literacy, critical and creative thinking, personal and social capability; (at least 30 percent of students will improve these skills)
3. developing intercultural understanding and acceptance; (at least 60 percent of students will have better knowledge of other cultures)
4. developing communication skills in English; (the 156 participants, students and teachers, will improve communication skills in English)
5. promoting European values and develop cohesion among European citizens; (measurable by analysing students’ and teachers’attitudes to other cultures, as seen in the post-LTTA feedback)
MAIN ACTIVITIES
C1 – November 2019 – IT – Topic: Using software to create fun lessons; Customs and traditions
C2 – March 2020 – BG – Topic: Using online tools to create quizzes; Maths
C3 – May 2020 – PL – Topic: Using online tools to create booktrailers; Literature
C4 – October 2020 – RO – Topic: Digital tools for artwork; Religious Studies
C5- April 2021 – TR -The Turkish school – Teacher Training, evaluate it and write a meeting report.
NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PARTICIPANTS
120 students aged 13-17 from the 5 schools, selected from the target group of 250. The students come from very diverse backgrounds – urban and rural – and have a variety of ethnic and religious backgrounds, which makes the project even more appealing. 36 teachers of ICT, English, Math.
METHODOLOGY
The project is designed to cover 5 main areas:
A1. Project management – includes monitoring and evaluation, risk management, financial management, cooperation and communication strategy that will be applied throughout the project. 1 TM is included,at the end of the project.
A2. Implementation of activities – involves selection of participants, preparatory training sessions, participation in exchanges
A3. Elaboration of ICT lessons – done prior to the exchanges by each partner institution
A4. Dissemination – dissemination will be a continuous process that involves the sharing of both tangible and intangible results at local, regional, national and international levels, using a variety of channels and addressing school and non-school audiences
A5. Follow-up and sustainability – each school selects a group of teachers to implement the new methods during regular class work. The success is measured comparatively against the results and level of satisfaction of students who learned the same contents without digital instruments. Then another school in each area will be supported to include digital tools during class work in the next year.
RESULTS AND IMPACT
Students will improve knowledge in terms of ICT tools for educational purposes, practical skills related to designing mini-lessons, story trailers, digital projects, online quizzes, digital artwork, motivation, school results, experience another culture, increase adaptability, self-awareness and awareness of cultural differences which make Europe so diverse, and yet unitary.
Teachers will have the chance to exchange good practices, teaching methods, opinions and will improve English and digital skills, organisational skills, teaching methods and tools.
Schools will promote a positive self-image and become more visible in the community. They will gain project management experience and will set examples for other schools to apply for projects. They will also become more cohesive and a positive atmosphere will be created among the members.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 156880 Eur

Project Coordinator

Zespol Szkol w Krzywdzie & Country: PL

Project Partners

• Istituto Omnicomprensivo D’Agnillo
• Colegiul Tehnic “Napoca”
• KUTAHYA OZEL DOGA ORTAOKULU
• “Stefan Tsanov”