Teaching Maths Through Games Using Multiple Intelligences Erasmus Project

Project Title

Teaching Maths Through Games Using Multiple Intelligences

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 Schools Only

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Early School Leaving / combating failure in education; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills

Project Summary

This Erasmus+ project aimED to increase primary school educators’ understanding of multiple intelligences and to help them increase their abilities to create early learning activities that serves all kinds of intelligences, i.e. all individual child in their classrooms. The starting point for this purpose is the Multiple Intelligence Theory from Howard Earl Gardner. The main book (resource) we used was Thomas Armstrong, Multiple Intelligences in Classroom (3rd Edition). Link: https://twinspace.etwinning.net/23137/materials/files Objectives: This project was designed to increase awareness of the fact that there are different kinds of intelligences and it is possible to support each intelligence through creative and integrated activities in early childhood classrooms.

Following a webinar/training hosted by St Brigid`s PS (Teaching Maths Through Games Using Multiple Intelligences; Registered on 05.10.2016), we sat up a clear time and activity schedule for our project. For most of the partners, Mr Gardner`s M.I. theory in class was new and the first year was really a learning process with testing different ideas and put the theory into action. This event/webinar, attracted participants from both amoung our partners, and other teachers on eTwinning (19). Link: https://live.etwinning.net/events/event/14793

Our expected results were: 1 Enable teachers to lead and facilitate more progressive approaches to Maths lessons to allow for more playful, creative and hands-on learning, Please visit: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/83zaoBsrVoY/hqdefault.jpg 2 Embed opportunities for hands-on learning throughout the curriculum to ensure that students of all abilities have the chance to learn by doing, Please visit: https://youtu.be/983sZ_mffP4 3 Creativity should not be regarded as a ‘nice to have’ and restricted to arts subjects, but as fundamental to successful teaching and learning in Maths subject, Please visit: https://youtu.be/hy3oegKzTjo 4 Ensure that non subject-specific skills for the future such as communication, problem solving and critical thinking were integrated throughout the curriculum, Please visit: https://youtu.be/lPBsBKvs998

Our children need strong ICT skills to be able to fulfill the so rapidly changing world of technology. Several modules were devoted to this topic itself within our programme plan to develop skills that our pupils need for the future. We worked closely with all the ICT coordinators to make sure that our programme provides the best possible outcome for both the teachers and pupils. By the end of this project we expecedt to see that all our children were able to use their ICT skills in real life environment and that this programme did make them more competent and better achiever on national tests to their counter parts, who do not take part in this project.

Description of undertaken main activities:
Main Activities: Multiple Intelligence (M.I.) in Classroom, M.I. Test, Understand M.I. Theory and Implement it (A1), Using Mathematical games (A2), Teaching Creatively (A3), Supporting M.I. in one Activitiy (A4), Promote International Cooperation Between Schools (A5), Astronomy & Space, Dinosaurs Science and Maths, Art for Maths, Maths with ICT/M.I., Careers, Life in Town, Traditional Games using the Body, Verbal Linguistic Smart, Picture Smart, People Smart, Pen Pal.

Devices we used:
Parrot Mini Drone: improving ICT in our school, we have used drones for discussing and demonstrate ICT/Programming skills and Engineering, through different Project Based Learning activities. Ozobot: is another great example of the latest technology to be used in class. Ozobot allowed us to introduce basic programming, using colour codes. And although we only used it for a short time, we are planning to have a greater use of this amaizing tool in the second year. Lightbot/Tynker/Scratch JR: These are all free apps, allowing our children to use them not only in school, but in their own home. Using free apps on both Iphone/Ipad and Android can be easily arranged, and provides many hours of joyful learning both in school and home. This is again something we would like to explore more in the second year.
Other devices: bbc microbit, arduino, sphero, meetedison, basic electric circuits, etc.

Results and impact: Our TMTGuMI project has won multiple eTwinning Quality Labels and European Quality Labels (10+), our POR partner won the prestigious National eTwinning Prize.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 95595 Eur

Project Coordinator

St. Brigid’s Primary School & Country: UK

Project Partners

• ECOLE LEONMAISTRIAU
• CEIP GRACIANO ATIENZA
• Agrupamento de Escolas de Vieira de Leiria
• Ballysillan Primary School
• I.C.S.G. Bosco- Benedetto XIII Gravina-Poggiorsini
• YUSUF DEMIR BILIM VE SANAT MERKEZI