The partners will study the topics;
1- Learning Outside School by Playing,
2- Positive Impacts of ICT on Education,
3- How Family Games Make Kids into Better Students
4- Building Emotional Relationships to Prevent ESL
5- In Class Activities for Diverse Classes
6- Games for Developing Creativity
7- Fun and Cooperative Learning Games
8- What Works Best for our Students
before the transnational visits. The researches, reports, products, presentations and outcomes prepared by partners will be presented during these visits. Real life experiences of teachers from partner countries will be shared.
The Activities;
* Writing a book for educators; " Practical Strategies and Team Building Activities to Prevent ESL". The book will include; latest researches on ESL, a report on "What Works Best for Our Students", new methods and techniques to tackle ESL , new strategies about teaching diverse groups, the most effective fun learning activities for diverse classes
* Writing a book for parents; "Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success". This book will include the latest researches indicating the importance of family engagement in children's education, effective ways of developing relationship between the school and parents to raise students' success, top 10 things parents want from their children, top 10 things students want from their parents, necessary resources for support and assistance for families
* Organizing an Erasmus+ Film Festival: 5 films will offer education, inspiration, entertainment, and even a warning
* Voicing a Book : A group of students will turn a book into an audio book for younger or blind children
* Giving Seminars Held by Specialists
For Students on how to make the best use of their time, how to motivate themselves and make short/ long term goals, etc.
For Parents; a seminar that’s specific to the needs of the partner school such as peaceful parenting, how to develop emotional and social intelligence in their children will be planned
* Activities with Seniors at a Nursing Home
* Activities at a School for Disabled Groups
Students will understand how they can help solve societal problems which are vital for positive youth development.
* Erasmus+ Garden:Sts. will redecorate school garden by using recycling materials.
* Performing a Stage Show
* Performing a Play with Finger Puppets: Acting activities will build confidence, teach a variety of skills; public speaking, teamwork, etc. and enable sts. makenew friends in a positive, dynamic, fun environment. Performances will be reached on the web page
* Keeping a Photo Diary: Photos, thoughts and experiences of the project will be shared. Photo diary will be both on-line and published
* Holding An Art Exhibition:Sts. will work on different forms of art such as oil painting on canvas, paper marbling, etc. Sts. will design t-shirts, create bookmarks., draw pictures with their eyes closed or with no hands to understand and respect the disabled groups. All the products will be displayed in the art exhibition
* Publishing an Erasmus+ Calendar: illustrated with the work of art of students will be published for the year 2018.
* Organizing Mini Olympic Games: Students will keep physically and mentally fit by joining in Mini Olympic Games
* Giving a Mini Concert
* Giving Seminars in Neighboring Schools Given by Participant Schools
Researches, experiences and good practice will be shared
* Erasmus+ Garden Party: will be organized at the end of the project to celebrate the success of the project
* Setting up a Website: to provide advice, info and resources for teachers, to keep parents informed, to share good practice, to disseminate all the project outcomes, etc
* Power-point Presentations: about partner schools and countries will be presented during the transnational visits.
* Erasmus+ Street in the School Corridor: the outcomes of the project will be displayed in one of the school corridors
* Scrapbooks:Sts will create a scrapbook of the process of the project
* Biographies:Sts will write the life story of a friend or a teacher from one of the partner schools
* Collages:Sts will create a collage related to the given topic.
* Banners:sts will create informational time line banners of the project
* Bookmarks: illustrated quotes will be used to create bookmarks
* Book Clubs:sts will discuss the readings in small groups
* Maps:Sts will draw big size maps with the characteristic figures of partner countries on the school wall
* Chess Competition; among participants
Distribution of Responsibilities;
The Turkish school will be responsible for;
– the coordination of the whole project
– ensuring the communication between the partner schools
– leading proper budget control
– directing the video conference among partners
– leading to write the final report
The Lithuanian school will be responsible for;
– hosting a project management meeting
– running the e-twinning project
– editing the book for parents, the book for educators and the biography book
– leading the publicity and promotion of the products
The Finnish school will be responsible for;
– hosting an LTT meeting (short term student exchange)
– leading dissemination activities through media
– a seminar for students on how to make short term and long term goals during the LTT meeting
– arranging international mini olympic games
The Irish school will be responsible for
– hosting a project management meeting
– setting- up and looking after an on-line communication platform
– setting-up more global dissemination activities (etwinning, facebook,web, etc.)
The Romanian school will be responsible for;
– hosting a project management meeting
– continuous evaluation of the ongoing project (with Spain)
– measuring the impact of activities (with Spain)
– leading the dissemination activities targeting the parents/families.
The Portuguese school will be responsible for;
– hosting an LTT meeting (short term student exchange)
– leading proper time management
– leading the implementation of the project activities
– arranging an international chess competition
– holding an art exhibition
The Spanish school will be responsible for;
– hosting an LTT meeting (short term joint staff meeting)
– hosting a project management meeting
– continuous evaluation of the ongoing project
– measuring the impact of activities
– wider community dissemination activities
MEETINGS
There are 7 partners in the project.
1 video conference meeting,
4 transnational project management meetings and
3 transnational learning, teaching, training activities are planned.
One session of each transnational visits will be on discussing the budget control and time management.
– 2016 October - Lithuania will host. TPM
Teachers mobility. Preparatory meeting. Training activities. Sharing experiences.
Planning and developing the upcoming activities
Presentations on "How Family Games Make kids into Better Students"
Presentations on "Building Emotional Relationship To Prevent ESL"
Sharing results of questionnaires " What Parents Want from Their Children",
"What Students Want from Their Parents"
Start writing the book for parents "Creating Effective Home and School Partnership for Student Success"
– 2017 February - Finland will host. LTT
Teachers and students mobility.
Workshops- working on the outcomes of the project.
Winter Olympics
Mini Concert by sts
A Stage Performance of sts.
Writing biographies of someone from a partner school
Seminar for students "How to make the best use of their time", " Making Short Term and Long Term Goals"
– 2017 May - Ireland will host. TPM
Teachers mobility. Training Activities
Presentations on "Positive Impacts of ICT on Education"
Presentations on "What Works Best for Our Students"
Real Life Experiences of teachers on the project subjects
Writing the first two chapters of the book for educators "Practical Strategies and Team Building Activities to Prevent ESL"
– 2017 September - Turkey will lead the video conference
Planning and developing the upcoming activities
Reminding the responsibilities for the second year
Discussing the budget control and time management.
– 2017 October - Romania will host. TPM
Teachers mobility. Project management meeting
Presentations on "Fun and Cooperative Learning Games"
Presentations on "Games for Developing Creativity"
Continue writing the book for educators
Distribution, dissemination, publicity and promotion of the products
– 2018 March - Portugal will host. LTT
Teachers and students mobility.Learning, Teaching, Training Activities.
Workshops- working on the outcomes of the project
Chess competition among partner schools
International Art exhibition
Finger Puppet Show
Making a collage
Writing biographies of someone from a partner school
Presentations on "Learning Outside School by Playing"
Presentations on "In Class Activities for Diverse Classes"
– 2018 May - Spain will host. LTT and TPM
Teachers mobility. Exchanging of good practice. Producing project outcomes
Writing the last chapters of the book for educators "Practical Strategies and Team Building Activities to Prevent ESL"
Editing the book for parents
Editing the book for educators
Editing the biography book
Final evaluation of the project. Writing the final report.
Local and international dissemination of the outcomes