Our project focuses on developing basic and transversal skills. We want to create an enviroment in which participants will not only get new knowledge, but they will gain new abilities, we will encourage everyone to realize the importance of learning Maths, to make a step towards developing creativity, organizing and group work skills. First we think we can't educate a global person just by talking and reading about the world. All people need to explore the world by themselves and put their hands on it. Meeting new people from different countries, their culture, habits and superstitions can give us the best weapon against xenophobia and rasim, it opens up our minds to new thoughts and ideas and makes us realize that we are not alone in the world and we have to try to understand others, even if they differ from us. Through different activities, interaction and exchange we will motivate our students/pupils to understand how Mathematics is used in everyday life in their countries and other countries in Europe. By this way they will also learn to accept customs, culture, and heritage to see that we are the same even in our differences. They will be motivated to learn foreign languages for effective communication. Through different activities, interaction and exchange we will motivate our students/pupils to understand how Mathematics is used in everyday life in their countries and other countries in Europe. By this way they will also learn to accept customs, culture, and heritage to see that we are the same even in our differences. They will be motivated to learn foreign languages for effective communication. This project will give us not only knowledge of other European countries - their history, nature, religions, we will also be able to solve our problems, try to cooperate together find our own roots by exploring our countries and searching for treasures hidden in our history, nature, minds by creating different tasks. We are aware that some skills are very important in our lives and their level is not so high these days, especially when we know that our students have a low results in final exams with Maths. We would like to improve their skills of Maths because many people can't understand that we use Maths in our everyday life. Teachers will also strenghten their teaching methods by exchanging ideas, finding solutions. We will create our students maths tasks. We know that level of working skills and responsibility is not as high as expected but our teams will be responsible for work and follow the schedule. We differ, we speak different languages, but we have something in common. We want to communicate and use English and Maths as a tool. Every tool that people use must be effective, so we need to "sharpen" it. We need to improve our communicative and Maths skills - throw away shyness and start to work together in a team. We want to develop fluency, accuracy and enlarge our wordstock and use maths in solving problems in our daily life. After completing the activities in the project, it will be shown that it is very necessary to learn Mathematics for analytical, technological, scientific and economic applications.The results and process of the project will be evaluated by monitoring, feedback, internal and external evaluation according to the principles of Total Quality Management. The project theme will become an integral part of schools' curricula not only for two years of the project, but that will also last after the financed period. Articles concerning the partnership will be published in local/regional newspapers and on local/regional websites. A project website/blog will be created to put the news, results and project progress information on the Internet. Project results and activities will be made available to the parents during the parents' meetings at schools. The project results will be disseminated as wide as possible. The partner schools will work together on eTwinning platform Twinspace, develop the activities and create new tasks even after the end of the EU funding.
Mathematics is an international language of signs and symbols recognised all over the world and will provide a good way to overcome language and social barriers. We aim to make the students more motivated to learn Mathematics and challenge the mathematical problems in their life. As a result, their understanding of Mathematics and skills in solving problems will have improved and their ICT skills will have been further developed too. In addition, the teachers will strenghten their knowledge of teaching (Maths, English, ICT) in the participating schools. Looking at our students' low exam results ( Maths and English ) in our schools we believe that project develop a positive attitude towards maths that will positively further their achievements and development in the future. "With Mathematics Through Life" was project in which, students were accessing a more practical and functional aspect of Mathematics by creating mathematical games and puzzles, mathematical mockups , joining in tasks, they could understand the purpose of Maths and were making their own mathematical problems for others to solve. In some tasks they were involved in creating and solving puzzles, rebuses and were inspired to create their own games. This project let them exercise their mind and practise logical thinking.The tasks and activities were chosen to demonstrate that maths is always in our lives and we see the effects of maths in our cultures. Those tasks students realised maths in their roots and maths in other nations’ cultures. The project was about exchanging materials about students themselves, their school, city and country. The materials were presented in English which also developed students’ language competencies. Interesting mathematical problems gave an opportunity to teach through creativity and fun and encourage those students with dyslexia, dysortography, dysgraphy and dyscalculia to search for solutions to mathematical problems. Seeing Mathematics in action rather than working from a textbook improved their understanding and use of mathematical skills and helped them to learn to use them in everyday life. Disguising Mathematics through riddles, mini projects, games, writing raps and other interesting tasks improved their attitude and motivation for the subject. This project helped them to realize how useful and rewarding group work can be and develop their confidence in sharing ideas and knowledge with others and overcoming difficulties in a joint effort not only increased the students’ acquaintance with Mathematics, but helped them develop their social and communication skills. This aspect was especially important in view of the disadvantaged students who are often inhibited and needed much more encouragement to take part in group activities. Using a foreign language for a specific purpose was a good chance to overcome language barriers and cultural differences. In this sproject took part four schools: 1)Szkoła Podstawowa nr.1 im.Kazimeirza Wielkiego w Grybowie 2)Zağnospaşa Secondary School in Balıkesir, 3)Agrupamento de Escolas Pedome in Vila Nova de Famalicão, 4)Midsund skule in Midsund Through the project we produced: 1. Team introduction - ppt, voki, video. 2. Patchwork of maths 3. My school- ppts, slideshare 4. Logo of project 5. Maths for travelling -planned travelling to Poland, Norway, Portugal, Turkey 6. PPts, videos from meeting in Poland 7. Maths is here -postcards from my town 8. Maths calendar 9. Sightseeing my country - artworks are made - Students prepared mile and hour problems 10. Math in Daily life. Students prepare survey about spare time activities of teenagers in their country. 11. Famous mathematicians, scientists from our country - PPTs, slideshow or Web 2.0 12. Maths in shapes -making kites(legendary heroes of the country), organizing kite festival, 13. Maths in calories - Famous dishes with shapes. Math problems about dishes: Sudents calculate the calories, proportion.They are shared on facebook. 14. Maths & Games -group-work –e.g design a treasure hunt 15. PPTs or vides of Portuguese meeting 16.Traditional games with rules- preparing videos or PPts 17.Traditional art crafts, students will find out shapes and numbers -PPT, videos or slideshows. 18. Maths in models - searching the traditional buildings and making models 19. PI number celebration and Model Exhibition is organized. 20. Maths with rhythm -countries’ traditional musical instruments and rhythms. 21. Exhibition with photos of all the activities. 22. Website/ facebook/ e-Twining 23. CD ROM with all tasks.