Thunderstorms and Thunderbolts in Teaching Strategies and Meteorology Erasmus Project

Project Title

Thunderstorms and Thunderbolts in Teaching Strategies and Meteorology

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; Research and innovation; Environment and climate change

Project Summary

PROJECT CONTEXT –
• Our project started from the need for a modern approach to the learning of geography, in the context of a traditional education that focuses more on information and less on the practical and applicative side of learning contents.
• Because we found a low interest in geography, we succeeded in a new approach to learning through which we made information accessible, correlated it with practical activities, often transdisciplinary, and anchored it to the needs of daily life.
• Consequently, through our project we aimed to increase the attractiveness of the geography in the school, involving in practical and transdisciplinary activities, both teachers and students

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:
• We have introduced modern teaching methods – geography learning, experimental practical activities, field observation activities
• we carried out activities in which we aimed to train the transdisciplinary competencies, activities that were included in optional disciplines, as well as in auxiliary materials (Handbook of practical activities)

• We involved the students in the project activities (observation, documentation, structuring and synthesizing information, experienced, teamwork), activities that were then processed through the experiential learning cycle.
• We got involved and coordinated the learning activities, turning them into attractive and innovative activities • We promoted European values and collaborated with partner schools, the local community and other institutions

THE DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES: we have included the following activities
• Practical activities carried out in the field: all mobilities included practical activities carried out at the weather stations, research institutes, profile faculties, in the field; all partner schools supported at the school level practical activities aimed at high school students
• Transdisciplinary workshop-type activities aimed at training transdisciplinary competencies (laboratory activities – in Slovenia, demonstration activities – in France)
• Demonstrative lessons we attended during the mobilities, which included interactive methods; students were also involved in filming demonstration lessons.
• Research activities – the students carried out observation / research activities on some elements and phenomena such as: increase of CO2 concentration in air, variation of temperature and air pressure, speed etc.
• Activities of writing some materials – all the materials of the project were realized by involving the students in the activities of documentation, research and synthesis of information;
• Elaboration of the project logo and the project website – the project logo was chosen following the selection of several variants proposed by the students of the partner schools.

THE METHODOLOGY WE APPLIED INCLUDED
• We have established means of communication with partners, of publicizing the project, of providing information
• We drafted a plan for the dissemination of the project and each country made its own plan according to it
• We organized the analysis methods and prepared a monitoring plan for the realization of the materials and reports • We identified the small problems and misunderstandings and solved them in the most efficient way
• We analyzed the degree of achievement of the project objectives, measured the impact produced and drew up a sustainability plan
• We analyzed the resulting materials, appreciated their quality and collected feedback for each of them

DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS AND EXPECTED IMPACT
• The students involved in the project activities have assimilated new knowledge, skills, group working skills and positive attitudes towards the environment.
• You have understood the importance of respecting the integrity of the natural environment and human communities
• They worked in mixed teams, collaborated and exchanged best practices
• They made the school known in other communities and participated in the dissemination activities held at the school level
• They have learned new working methods presented by the partner countries, and they have trained transdisciplinary competences
• They have improved their relationship with the students of the school, with the teachers, they have created links with the representatives of visited institutions

LONG-TERM BENEFITS
• All the resulting products are available to interested persons and can be used in educational activities for further education;
• The research activities continue in collaboration with profile institutions, and the materials are updated periodically; at the school level we continue to carry out demonstrative practical activities and we intend to write a brochure of good practices that will support the takeover and multiplication of initiatives of this kind.
• We set up an initiative club through which we continue the activity of monitoring long-term results, periodically integrating these conclusions into our own strategies.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 57385 Eur

Project Coordinator

COLEGIUL NATIONAL STEFAN CEL MARE & Country: RO

Project Partners

• Lycée Général et Technologique Jacques Prévert
• II. GIMNAZIJA MARIBOR
• Agrupamento de Escolas Anselmo de Andrade
• Siauliu Lieporiu gimnazija
• Lappeenrannan Lyseon lukio
• Zespol Szkol w Pilicy