"ENHANCING BOOK READING" project aims has been an education project predominately centred on “ENHANCING BOOK READING, CHANGING INTO PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES” and has been taken students to read much more, to be more active through their participation in different activities such as ICT, Arts, Literary, Media, Social and Volunteering. Its main move has been “ACTIVE AND EDUCATED CITIZENSHIP”. This partnership has been developed by schools from Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Poland and Turkey. According to research made by the American Academy of Arts & Science, that made an international comparison of the percentage of adults and teens “including people ages 14–64. Books read were for pleasure, not for work or school”, the population having read at least one book in the previous 12 months; The IT:64%; SI: 56%; ES: 54%; PL: 54%; TR: 21%. OBJECTIVES Our students have become active readers and they have improved their skills on how to create their own quality products from the books they have read. We have endeavoured to make books more important again since they are a vital source for real information. With this project, we have managed to increase the amount of reading books in our schools’ curricula. With the project we have decreased the lack of book reading and increased the average level of book reading in our schools’ curricula. ACTIVITIES Two types of action have been included in this project. -Students have read different kinds of books such as Novels, Poetry, Biographies, Philosophy. -They have improved their literacy levels and have developed activities such as SCENARIO, writing essays, creating a poetry magazine, filming and editing short FILMs. Each partner has read their own national authors and, when they came together in the LTTA meetings, they shared them and produced their activities together. METHODOLOGY We have created project clubs in each partner school and have invited the students to join the club. A minimum of fifty students have been involved. Five different teams have been formed: Literature Team, ICT Team, Culture Team, Magazine Team, Arts Team. Each team has had tasks for a certain period of time regarding the different planned stages and activities of the project. There were four LTTAs in two years and 1TM at the beginning of the project. Teachers have involved the students in order to do all kinds of activities (book reading, creation of scenario, magazine, making short FILMs, etc) PARTICIPANTS In the project, students have been our main target and its stages were planned for them. Teachers have been coaches and beneficiaries in this whole process. Other participants included have been the administrative staff. Side beneficiaries of the project have been parents and the local community as they have been our main target groups for dissemination. IMPACT The project "ENHANCING BOOK READING" has had a positive impact within all the partner schools not only due to the direct contact and collaborative work among students and teachers from different countries, but also because of the shared good practices concerning reading books. These good practices have allowed students to read much more, to be more active through their participation in different activities in the classroom as well as in cultural activities in the local community. Students Getting students involved in a wide range of activities – book reading, designing and creating book, magazine, taking scenario and writing essays – have helped them develop new skills and make them more active in their daily life at school, at home and in their local communities, allowing them to raise awareness on the importance of having a dynamic attitude when getting engaged in their own learning processes as well promoting socio-cultural heritage through books. Students have developed and boosted their self-esteem as they have appreciated in international contexts by participating in LTTAs workshops that have stimulated creativity and, at the same time, have helped them reduce stereotypes and prejudice. Team work and ICT skills have been developed, making students prepared for the future labour market and their lives. Having the possibility to organise an international brainstorming has increased students’ dynamism, citizenship, respect, responsibility and courage to act as future leaders and as active citizens in their communities, in their own countries and all over Europe. By preparing presentations about the books they read, their school, local community and country and making videos to disseminate the mobilities, they have been able to develop their public speaking skills and communication in English. Teachers Teachers have had the opportunity to share professional and cultural experiences by organising school activities, local activities and international meetings (LTTAs) within the project. They have been able to explore and learn about other educational systems, pedagogical and methodological approaches and tools concerning teaching reading, according to the European standards in line with the Organisation for European Cooperation and Development (OECD). SUMMARY IN ENGLISH CONTEXT “ENHANCING BOOK READING” project aims to be an education project predominately centred on “ENHANCING BOOK READING, CHANGING INTO PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES” and have taken students to read much more, to be more active through their participation in different activities such as ICT, Arts, Literary, Media, Social and Volunteering. Thus, its main move is “ACTIVE AND EDUCATED CITIZENSHIP”. This partnership has been developed by schools from Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Poland and Turkey. The project’s main objectives were: - to enhance students’ reading habits - to improve students’ literacy and language skills - to foster students’ self-esteem - to help students develop multicultural understanding and tolerance as well as banning stereotypes - to enhance intellectual recognition, social awareness, social responsibility - to improve our students’ entrepreneurship and volunteering skills. PARTICIPANTS In the project “ENHANCING BOOK READING” students have been our main target and its stages were planned for them. Teachers have been coaches and beneficiaries in this whole process. Other participants included have been the administrative staff. Side beneficiaries of the project have been parents and local community as they have been our main target groups for dissemination in what concerns not only Project activities and outputs but also results. All these participants have already been chosen in the early stage of creating the project and they have helped the development of the project. Every member of the school have had the opportunity to participate in the project as part of the school community. Project teams have been organised in every partner school at the beginning of the project. ACTIVITIES Two types of action have been included in this project. On the one hand, students have read different kinds of books such as Novels, Poetry, Biographies, Philosophy. On the other hand, they have improved their literacy levels and have developed activities such as SCENARIO, writing essays, creating a poetry magazine, filming and editing short FILMs. Each partner read their own national authors and,when they came together in the LTTA meetings, they shared them and produced their activities together on all the authors from the different partner countries. The topics of the meetings were: C1.- MODERN MOTIVATION TOOLS/METHODS IN SCHOOLS) -Turkey C2.- READING THE NOVELS – SCENARIO - Spain C3.- READING THE PHILOSOPHY BOOKS - ESSAY OF THE STUDENTS- Slovenia C4.- READING THE POETRY – MAGAZINE - Italy C5.- READING BIOGRAPHY – MAKING A SHORT FILM - Poland (VIRTUAL MOBILITY) RESULTS The project has intended to produce both tangible and intangible results, which has measured the level of attainment of the proposed objectives. -increase of book reading habits and see its use; - development of communication skills in foreign languages - improvement of skills for creating book, magazine, making short FILM and writing essay; - fostering creativity and imagination; - broadening of the general and cultural knowledge; - promoting diversity and social interaction; - fostering the exchange of good practices and learning from the others; - decreasing of stereotypes; - increasing of the abilities to adapt teaching and learning to European standards; - encouraging of multiculturalism and interculturalism; - enhancing of ICT skills; - promoting of European integration; - increase in Active European citizenship feeling. Tangible: digital collection of photos and videos of each mobility and each activity in each country,methodology for involving students in reading campaigns and contests, presentations of schools / systems of education, workshop materials, students’ work, worksheets, lesson evaluation forms, observation sheets, campaign materials, students’ artwork, brochures, posters, reports, video calls, emails, whatsapps,…
"ENHANCING BOOK READING" project aims has been an education project predominately centred on “ENHANCING BOOK READING, CHANGING INTO PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES” and has been taken students to read much more, to be more active through their participation in different activities such as ICT, Arts, Literary, Media, Social and Volunteering. Its main move has been “ACTIVE AND EDUCATED CITIZENSHIP”. This partnership has been developed by schools from Spain, Slovenia, Italy, Poland and Turkey. According to research made by the American Academy of Arts & Science, that made an international comparison of the percentage of adults and teens “including people ages 14–64. Books read were for pleasure, not for work or school”, the population having read at least one book in the previous 12 months; The IT:64%; SI: 56%; ES: 54%; PL: 54%; TR: 21%. OBJECTIVES Our students have become active readers and they have improved their skills on how to create their own quality products from the books they have read. We have endeavoured to make books more important again since they are a vital source for real information. With this project, we have managed to increase the amount of reading books in our schools’ curricula. With the project we have decreased the lack of book reading and increased the average level of book reading in our schools’ curricula. ACTIVITIES Two types of action have been included in this project. -Students have read different kinds of books such as Novels, Poetry, Biographies, Philosophy. -They have improved their literacy levels and have developed activities such as SCENARIO, writing essays, creating a poetry magazine, filming and editing short FILMs. Each partner has read their own national authors and, when they came together in the LTTA meetings, they shared them and produced their activities together. METHODOLOGY We have created project clubs in each partner school and have invited the students to join the club. A minimum of fifty students have been involved. Five different teams have been formed: Literature Team, ICT Team, Culture Team, Magazine Team, Arts Team. Each team has had tasks for a certain period of time regarding the different planned stages and activities of the project. There were four LTTAs in two years and 1TM at the beginning of the project. Teachers have involved the students in order to do all kinds of activities (book reading, creation of scenario, magazine, making short FILMs, etc) PARTICIPANTS In the project, students have been our main target and its stages were planned for them. Teachers have been coaches and beneficiaries in this whole process. Other participants included have been the administrative staff. Side beneficiaries of the project have been parents and the local community as they have been our main target groups for dissemination. IMPACT The project "ENHANCING BOOK READING" has had a positive impact within all the partner schools not only due to the direct contact and collaborative work among students and teachers from different countries, but also because of the shared good practices concerning reading books. These good practices have allowed students to read much more, to be more active through their participation in different activities in the classroom as well as in cultural activities in the local community. Students Getting students involved in a wide range of activities – book reading, designing and creating book, magazine, taking scenario and writing essays – have helped them develop new skills and make them more active in their daily life at school, at home and in their local communities, allowing them to raise awareness on the importance of having a dynamic attitude when getting engaged in their own learning processes as well promoting socio-cultural heritage through books. Students have developed and boosted their self-esteem as they have appreciated in international contexts by participating in LTTAs workshops that have stimulated creativity and, at the same time, have helped them reduce stereotypes and prejudice. Team work and ICT skills have been developed, making students prepared for the future labour market and their lives. Having the possibility to organise an international brainstorming has increased students’ dynamism, citizenship, respect, responsibility and courage to act as future leaders and as active citizens in their communities, in their own countries and all over Europe. By preparing presentations about the books they read, their school, local community and country and making videos to disseminate the mobilities, they have been able to develop their public speaking skills and communication in English. Teachers Teachers have had the opportunity to share professional and cultural experiences by organising school activities, local activities and international meetings (LTTAs) within the project. They have been able to explore and learn about other educational systems, pedagogical and methodological approaches and tools concerning teaching reading, according to the European standards in line with the Organisation for European Cooperation and Development (OECD).