Tales are universal literary works.They come first in the richest , most dynamic and creative types of tradition of verbal literature tradition.The feature that makes this type is important is that tales both exist similarly in each culture and geography and contains symbolically truths about life in spite of its extremely fantastic aspects(Bettelheim 1981). Unlike the real world, almost any thing is possible in tales.By benefiting from exaggeration and contrasts and creating a mysterious world all the time. While children move away from their real world by means of imaginary subjects and events in tales, they improve their. Tales increase the power of emotion and creativity in children. Social aspects of education is an activity of learning and teaching culture.As a matter of fact that tales have a remarkable space and significance in transferring the culture of the society.The goals of the Project in this context are: -to provide the students learning the cultural values and the structure of different societies and the society of the children they live via tales and tale heroes -to increase their acedemical achievements by ensuring development their mother tongue, -to advance their writing and creative thinking skills. The two groups will be directly and indirectly affected by the project activities.Teachers,students and parents will be affected directly.Total number of all participants is about 8234.Environmental partner schools' parents, students, teachers,; environment local partner schools (community partner school, graduates of partner school, local community); groups interested in the subject of the project (institutions Training teachers and universities educate students in pedagogy, creative thinking, creative writing, communication skills, literature) will be affected indirectly.The number of 5965 participants affected indirectly.A total of about 14239 people is expected to benefit from the project. A total of four transnational project meetings will be held in the project which is planned to last for two years. LTT activities will be held once every year. In the first year of the project, under the theme of "I am reading a tale"the activities such as recognition of partner countries,reading and analysing of tale will be carried out. In the second year,under the theme of " We are writing a European tale",the activities such as writing tale and dramatization will be carried out.Considering the work to be done, it has been found that the experimental method is suitable for the project.The experimental method is a research method which aims to determine the cause and effect relations between the events as well as to obtain the scientific knowledge in the most objective way and to test the hypotheses predicted by the researcher.In experimental research, the investigator tries to reveal the effect of the independent variable (cause) on the dependent variable (result). The data will be collected from two different sample groups,teacher and student, with the pretest-posttest that will be applied within the project.The expected results within the project: -raising awareness about cultural differences and structure of society -respecting social structure and culture of different countries -advancing tolerance and comprehension within the societies -improving foreign language proficiency -developing EU citizenship sentiment -increasing the usage of information and communication technologies by using ICT -decreasing prejudices against differences -improving students' sense of curoisty -improving students' critical thinking and solving problem skills -improving students' the sense of empathy -increasing teacher capacity about new methods and techniques Students' self-knowledge, language, entrepreneurship and ICT competence improves, they will become more confident within the project. They get familiar with other nations’ culture and traditions. They learn by doing in the learning process, they obtain new skills like doing coorperation, creative and critical thinking, they can experience the importance of tolerance.Teachers' organizing skills and language competence improves, They learn new work methods, and master non-formal and informal teaching methods. We expect that the activities planned (mini-conferenses to give information, use of the website to spread the outcomes of the project, involvement of students, teachers, families, relevant stakeholders during the international meetings) will make them more aware of the European dimension of education. -These studies will develop, through an open dialogue, understanding, awareness, tolerance, respect and acceptance of cultural diversity. After the end of the EU funding the following activities/approaches will be maintained; cooperative approach, competency-based learning, teachers' team work, use of innovative approaches in education, effective communication between teacher and student, use of ICT.
Fairy tales are universal literary works, it is a rich, dynamic and creative way of verbal literature tradition, so the aim of the project was to improve pupils' learning and cultural values, to understand the different through fairy tales and fairy-tale characters, and to improve student reading, writing and creative thinking skills. Unlike the real world, almost any thing is possible in fairy tales. Thanks to the exaggeration and contrast, a mysterious world is created. Working with fairy tales, children move away from the real world through imagination and fairy tales, thus improves their creativity. Fairy tales create emotions and creativity for children. Social aspects of education are cultural learning and teaching activity. Fairy tales occupy a prominent place and are important in communicating society's cultural values. The objectives of the project in this context are: - providing pupils with training on the values and structure of different societies in which they live through fairy tales and heroes of stories; - to increase the academic achievement of pupils by ensuring the development of the mother tongue; - to develop pupils' writing and creative thinking skills. Project activities were directly and indirectly involved in about 6,000 participants, less than planned, due to a the failure project visit to Ankara. Project partner school parents, pupils, teachers, local partner schools (community partner school, partner school graduates, local community); groups interested in the subject of the project (institutions, training for teachers and educational institutions that educate pupils in pedagogy, creative thinking, creative writing, communication skills, literature), have indirectly benefited about 590 participants, it is expected that more interested people have benefited from the project. In total, the project hosted four international project meetings, which took place over two years. LTT activities took place twice. In the first year of the project, activities such as getting to know partner countries, reading and analyzing fairy tales, stories and methodological materials were carried out according to the theme “I am reading a tale”. In the second year, under the theme "We are writing a European tale", activities such as writing and dramatizing original tales, stories were performed. A survey of pupils and teachers was carried out at the beginning of the project and during the course of the project, data from two different sample groups, teachers and pupils were collected with the aim of finding out: - understanding of cultural differences and the structure of society; - how social structures and culture in different countries are respected; - how tolerance and understanding in society are promoted; - whether foreign language skills are improved for pupils and teachers; - whether EU citizenship of project participants is developing; - how ICT skills are improved through the use of ICT; - whether prejudices against the difference are being reduced; - how students develop their critical thinking and problem-solving skills; - how students feel empathy; - how develops pedagogical workmanship. The results of the survey show that self-confidence of pupils and teachers has increased, language, entrepreneurial skills and ICT competence have improved, they have become convinced of their project management skills. They are familiar with the cultures and traditions of other nations. They have acquired new skills in the process of teaching and learning, such as international cooperation skills, creativity and critical thinking skills, they understand the importance of tolerance and creative teaching methods. The results of the project show that the planned activities (mini conferences to provide information, use of the website to disseminate the results of the project, involve pupils, teachers, families, local authorities in international meetings) the local communities are informed about education with a European dimension. All methodological materials, presentations, videos, etc. developed during the project are placed on the 'Erasmus +' program distribution platform for anyone interested. After the end of the EU funding the following activities/approaches will be maintained; cooperative approach, competency-based learning, teachers' team work, use of innovative approaches in education, effective communication between teacher and student, use of ICT.