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Project Title

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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 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; Key Competences (incl. mathematics and literacy) – basic skills; Social/environmental responsibility of educational institutions

Project Summary

Context
Whit this Project is aimed to develop key competences with communication oriented practices in a foreign language and Mathematics-Science- digital literacy to 21st century learnersthrough EU 2020 strategies.Strategic partnerships have been established from Italy, Latvia, Greece, Portugal and Turkey for the change of good practices. As a result of due diligence with partners, it has been detected that Those who have disadvantages from different perspectives;They have low interest in mathematics and science, low motivation for school and learning, and spend an average of 4 hours a day on the screen unproductively. Furthermore the results have been reached that teachers do not prefer teaching through play, project-based teaching methods, and they generally prefer the method of straight narration as behavior, even though they do not adopt it as an opinion.In the solution of these problems that negatively affect education and training activities in schools focused on the activities that form solid bridges between theoretical knowledge and practice.
Targets and Activities
The target audience of the project are primary school students aged 6-10 and their teachers.The main application area of the project is realization of 100 events in 5 different clubs which will be established in partner schools.For primary school teachers to perform these activities in an interactive environment with their students, at each partner school Science, Mathematics, Technology, Foreign Language and Project clubs will be established. Activities to be held in these clubs will be designed in short change movements of the teachers ’. The project will be carried out simultaneously in the e-twinning portal. The students interaction with each other will be provided by sharing on this portal the work and project activities of the students in the clubs.These activities will focus on the acquisition of 21st century basic skills such as creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, learning to learn.Students will be able to find solutions to the problems they encounter in daily life through interdisciplinary approaches, to comprehend and use the relationship of knowledge learned at school in life. They will participate in activities and take active duty.They will be provided to live with a learning-teaching process according to both learning by doing-living and active learning principles.It will contribute greatly to the development of cognitive, affective, psychomotor and social communication skills of the students, who are at the key point of the project, by leading the information age with new applications, strengthening their professional profiles and increasing their work motivation.Students will gain positive attitude towards mathematics, science, and communication in a foreign language, learn ways to use technology efficiently.After club activities, products prepared by students at each partner school will be exhibited at the science festival for 2 days, parents and local people will be encouraged to participate in this event.
Beneficiaries
Students:Indirectly 100×5=500
Teachers: Directly 8×5=40 Indirectly 20×5=100 Total:140
Administrative Staff_2x5=10
Families: 150
Local Community:100

Effect
In Schools
Increasing the number of applied activities
Increasing the number of social, cultural and scientific activities and participation
Increasing the number of inclusive education practices
Teachers
Strengthening their professional profiles,increasing job motivations, using different and new teaching methodologies
Increasing the number of teamwork
Students
Contributing to the reduction of early school leaving by increasing school motivation
Increasing their interest and motivation through technology
Determining their abilities

Dissemination, Sustainability and Usability of Results
Indicators will be monitored to ensure the visibility of the project and to disseminate the project results.Findings obtainedwill be written and publishedas original research paper. Sustainability certificate will be signed with partners and necessary studies for the use of the project results by the partner schools and the dissemination target group will be done meticulously.
Evaluation
Number of activities and social, cultural and scientific activities organized in schools
Number of active users and events on the e-twinning portal
Motivations to school and learning
Number of products / projects / digital contents, etc. produced
Teachers’ observation and interview results
Number of posters, brochure news, articles (content) of shared dissemination tools
Internet page, social media account visits and likes
The impact of project activities will be measured by questionnaire, scale, observation, focus group interviews, V diagrams, student diaries.Scales with validity and reliability tested and ethical permission will be determined with the partners, surveys will be developed together. The data obtainedwill be evaluatedThe data obtained will be evaluated.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 88125 Eur

Project Coordinator

Sultangazi Istiklal Ilkokulu & Country: TR

Project Partners

• Balvi Primary School
• Agrupamento de Escolas Alberto Sampaio
• 12th Primary School of Drama
• Istituto Comprensivo San Giovanni Bosco