TEaCHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION Erasmus Project

Project Title

TEaCHNOLOGY 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 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; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Quality Improvement Institutions and/or methods (incl. school development)

Project Summary

The Erasmus+ project “TEaCHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION” has innovated the school curriculum based on modern ICT tools in 6 European countries partnership: Romania, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Portugal and Turkey by designing a 3D classroom in every school and 3D lesson materials in 6 subjects. We exchanged information and knowledge one from each other about creating teaching materials by using different programs. The materials created by us motivated our students to be more interested of their modern and attractive 3D lessons. As a result, our students achieved IT-3D skills and soft-ware tools knowledge.
METHODOLOGY
The top events were 4 short-term students’ exchanges in Portugal, Norway, Italy and Sweden. The partners produced different 3D course materials: RO – Biology, IT – Environment, SE- English language; NO – Physical Education, PT – History and TR – Geography.
There were also 5 transnational project meetings only for teachers as following: first one was for detailing the activities of the entire project, second for evaluation of the project’s progress, third meeting for elaboration of the interim Report, forth for organization the second year of project and the last one at the end of the project for evaluating the project activities, writing final report and organizing long lasting dissemination.
The objectives of the project were:
– to develop innovative ICT materials to provide better motivation for students through education, to connect technology and education process (teaching and learning) and to create positive motivational ICT outcomes to support engagement, research, writing editing, and presentation of work,
– to improve language skills of European languages;
– to develop the students civic skills through participation in a European project by improving civic behavior and attitudes as tolerance, solidarity, respect and non-discrimination for reasons of gender, religion or ethnicity;
– to realize an exchange of best practice between schools in achieving of current activity of teaching and learning.
The number and profile of the participants were:
– Students – Each exchange involved 72 students who participated directly in the exchanges and 18 accompanying persons. These students were selected prior to each mobility, based on transparent criteria, which involved command of English, ICT skills, voluntary work, involvement in the school-based activities and motivation. The number of indirect beneficiaries was larger, as every school involved at least 10 other students before each mobility in the school-based pre-exchange activities.
– Teachers – There were 31 teachers from 6 countries who managed the project implementation. Based on the importance and relevance of their contribution the project had a great impact in the communities.
RESULTS AND IMPACTS
The creation of 3D labs with 3D scanners, 3D printers and 3D Lesson materials had a great impact in the partners’ schools and in neighboring schools.The publicity of the project was made using the school’s and project’s Website, Blog, Facebook, E-twinning, teachers’ forums, media and other printed materials (posters, calendars, flyers, brochures, e-magazine) which made the information reach a large audiences. As a result of the project’s success, in all the partners’ schools will be organized an optional IT course in the following year; it containes 3D chapters with theoretical and practically lessons.
The dissemination and follow-up made and will make a good impact at the level of participants of the local school communities and wider communities, at the level of the institutions involved and other related institutions, at local, regional, national and international levels. The Romanian school collaborated directly with 4 members of the Parents School’s Association for the evaluation and dissemination activities and collaborated with 4 members of the Meridiane Culturale Association that explained and presented for 20 hours the 3D print program and helped us to make 3D lessons in Anaglyph and SBS format. We have also a sustainability plan which involves the implementation of the project results in at least 25 other schools/year in the two years following the end of the project.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 122600 Eur

Project Coordinator

SCOALA GIMNAZIALA MARIA ROSETTI & Country: RO

Project Partners

• II.SS Ettore Majorana Scordia
• Tumba gymnasium
• Møglestu vidergående skole
• corlu velimese cok programli lisesi
• FORAVE – Associação para a Educação Profissional do Vale do Ave