INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL RESOURCES IN EDUCATION Erasmus Project

Project Title

INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL RESOURCES IN EDUCATION

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 : Strategic Partnerships for school education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Inclusion – equity; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

The project INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL RESOURCES IN EDUCATION aims increase awareness and use of new technology, embed it in learning process and develop digital skills of students. Three partners are involved in the project: Amber Initiatives (UK), Osnovno uchilishte “Boris Trajkovski” ( Macedonia) and Scoala Gimnaziala ,,George Voevidca” ( Romania).
The project will address two main problems that the schools face: early school leaving and inequality. The project is blended mobility type and will consist of the following activities: initial meeting of representatives of the partner organisations, virtual and physical mobility of the students accompanied by the teachers ( 4 groups, each of them includes 4 students+ teachers from each school), the public event in each school in the end of the project for parents, members of community and stakeholders.
The objectives of the project:
1. Provide students & teachers from schools with an enriching cross curricular project which develops their awareness in new digital technology and increases creativity and motivation.
2. Motivate the use of ICT-based content, contributing to ICT skills acquisition and innovatory teaching methods to benefit staff and learners.
3. Increase entrepreneurship awareness, foreign language and digital skills.
4. Develop innovative approach to address the needs of disadvantaged young people.
5. Developing, testing, adapting and adopting/implementing innovative practices relating to use of digital technology in cross curriculum activities.
The transnational activity will increase communication skills, foreign language and ICT skills, intercultural competences students and teachers.

During the project life, the students will be working in collaboration with their teachers to identify areas in curriculum that might be benefited with the development of Arduino devices to support learning process, and this is innovative practice that facilitate more positive working relationship between teachers and students. Outcomes of the project will enhance the quality of pupil and staff work and build capacity of the school. Material developed will be used after the life of the project, and the schools will be able to continue the practice, combining formal and non-formal methods in their educational process in the future.
The project is in line with European Development Plan of both schools as it increases internationalisation of the schools and gives opportunities to students to be involved in the activity on European level.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 48920 Eur

Project Coordinator

Amber Initiatives & Country: UK

Project Partners

• Scoala Gimnaziala ,,George Voevidca”
• Boris Trajkovski