ICT and robotics in pre school education :A more attractive way for learning! Erasmus Project

Project Title

ICT and robotics in pre school education :A more attractive way for learning!

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; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development); New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Project Summary

Nowadays,the rapidly growing of ICT, shapes a new operation framework of the nursery school that requires a quality education and development of participatory teaching methods, having as a goal children’s all sides development and their smooth socialization, in order to be ready to face the “information and knowledge society”,where they are going to live in.
It is thus crucial to give children all the required skills and abilities that will prepare the European citizens of tomorrow society starting from kindergartens, as the first stage of systematic education.
Τhe new technologies are able to become a valuable tool for expressing, communicating, exploring, experimenting and searching in the hands of pre school education pupils ,because contribute to the enhancement of exploratory learning of many different cognitive subjects and sciences ,facilitates their deeper comprehension ,enhances to the development of analytical and synthetic thinking and helps children development and their smooth socialization.
By using cooperative teaching approaches that requires the adoption of methods of active learning and energetic acquisition of knowledge and skills and defines the role of the teacher as councilor, cooperator and mentor ,we will give pupils the opportunity to gain knowledge by taking part in more attractive and more interesting activites, using ICT and smart devices in teaching and learning activities.Equal opportunities will be given to all children with any kind of disabilities.

Project is for children 3-6 years old.
The main project aim is to improve educators and children digital and technology skills using educational robots and ICT equipment and the integration of ICT (including STEAM and robotics) in learning and teaching process of pre school education.
Through using ICT and robotic equipment in daily learning activities in combination with selected activities of curriculum of pre school education, will develop their skills in research, critical and creative thinking approach.They will experiment with different materials ,will learnt through play, cooperation with other children, respecting the rules and responsibilities ,accepting the diversity.Teaching will be more interesting for the children and they will have the chance to be more active ,to explore, to observe, analyse and solve problems ,to experiment, act and they experience success in the work process.They will implement their new skills, develop the spirit of cooperation and responsibility produce themselves materials and participate in activities, feeling the joy of creativity.During the project children will share their work with children of other European countries using various web tools and internet environments and learning about the culture of the participant countries, accept their co – existences and imagining a common future, getting the sense that they are part of a larger world called Europe.

The most important expected results are:
-The creation of web site with learning material ,e twinning project, e books and educational games.
-The development of teachers and pupils digital skill,
-The Integration of ICT(including robotics and STEAM)in teaching and learning process.
All results that will be created at the end of project, after cooperation between all partners will be very important , active and available for teachers around Europe.

Six shools representing more than 1000 pupils from north and south of Europe will cooperate in this project and give the opportunity to staff and trainees, to increase their digital skills and trough this cooperation, strengthen their European identity.Cooperation will be continue in the future.
After the project ‘s end, technology will be integrated to teaching and learning activities and all participate institutions will have materials, equipment, skills and knowledge about their using in learning activities.It is expected that the participating teachers will learn to use more that 50 new web tools and internet applications and will implement these skills in daily learning activities ,by giving to children a new, more attractive and more qualitative way of teaching.
This project will have a long-term impact on every partner institution. It’s expected systemic changes in each participant school. Educators will improve the quality of their knowledge and their methodologies and will acquire enough skills , so they will be able to make changes to the existing curriculum that responds to the requirements of modern times ,thus achieving European added value in the quality of pre school education. We believe that this project will help to children’s positive attitude towards learning and contributes to prepare European citizen of tomorrow, who have the necessary skills, respects the values of life and is preparing to be able for action and right decision for a better tomorrow.We are investing in a better world ,taking as a starting point the children.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 9560 Eur

Project Coordinator

Nipiagogio Rizariou Trikalon & Country: EL

Project Partners

• Kättilsmåla förskola
• Aluksnes pirmsskolas izglitibas iestade “SPRIDITIS”
• VIRGEN DE LA VEGA
• Preschool Põngerjas
• Vilniaus r. Mickunu vaiku lopselis – darzelis