The main objective of this project is the cultural exchange and good teaching practices between two schools, Lycée René Descartes, in Rennes (France), and IES Kursaal, in Algeciras (Spain). Two groups of Secondary Education students and a commission of teachers of both schools will carry out a project to discover and promote European Cultural Heritage, in which the use of New Technologies and development of linguistic, cultural and digital competences will be mainly fostered. The characteristics of the participating schools make them complement each other, being their similarities and differences one of the most enriching aspects. IES Kursaal presents a clear scientific and technological profile and counts with a wide experience in ICT teaching and has taken part in different projects for years. Besides, we have a great interest in language teaching and we have lately recognised a necessity of improving speaking skills from all areas, as well as a lack of resources and misuse of the school library. The pedagogic project of Lycée René Descartes is based on language learning, being speaking one of the most practised skills and the good use and functioning of their library one of their main strengths. On the other hand, they have worked on the implementation of ICT as a subject over the past few years. The exchange of teaching practices will deal with these necessities and interests. The objectives of our project are: 1. To promote European cultural awareness developing positive coexistence and international cooperation. 2. To get to know and spread the Andalusian and Breton cultural heritage in all its forms. 3. To boost language learning as a tool for the academic, personal and professional development. 4. To improve their speaking competence. 5. To share motivating methodological strategies that foster the use of new technologies and language learning. 6. To acquire and improve their competences in using ICT tools in collaborative projects. 7. To update and make use of the school library. A group of 30 students of the 4th Year of Secondary Education will participate in the project in the academic year 2019/2020 and a group of 25 students of Post-Compulsory Secondary Education during 2020/2021. They are heterogeneus groups of students. The Spanish students are highly motivated towards technological projects, whereas the French students choose to study in a language-oriented school. Both Spanish and French students study two foreign languages from early ages. All the activities in this project contribute to getting to know and spreading European cultural heritage, taking advantage of technological tools and language learning. Activities and results are summarised below: - Stays abroad (France and Spain) - Developing a prototype of an augmented reality application to get to know the archaeologist heritage actively - Creating a digital guide about heritage - Developing an application for mobile devices to discover and spread heritage - Videotutorials and guides about the methodology in technological projects - Working plan of the library - Creating different types of audiovisual projects on learning language methology, focusing on speaking - creating and implementing an integrated didactic unit - Creating a short film about the heritage in Algeciras/Rennes - Stage plays - Oral presentations of the project for our educational community and others - Publishing and promoting the project, printed and digitally through different broadcast channels - Evaluating the project and creating the sustainability plan Regarding methodology, the student's autonomy and personal initiative will be promoted. They will become the protagonists of their own learning process (“learning by doing”) and teachers will be a guide, as well as a learner from our foreign colleagues, the activities designed together and the results achieved. After accomplishing this project, its impact will be reflected in the following benefits: - Improving our students' and teachers' competences. - Promoting coexistence and international cooperation. - Recognising the cultural identity and the feeling of belonging to Europe. - Exchanging knowledge and experience. Participating in an international project that combines the past (cultural heritage) with today's European integrating approach and the technologies of the future favours our students' education as competent European citizens, contributing to the population's social wellbeing.
The main objective of this project has been the same all throughout its development, the cultural exchange and good teaching practices between the two schools, discovering and promoting European Cultural Heritage, using new technologies and developing the linguistic, cultural and digital competences. When designing the project our aims were decided taking into account each school's necessities and characteristics. In accordance with this, IES Kursaal has provided their knowledge and experience in ICT whereas Lycée Descartes has shared their methodology in foreign language teaching, especially in the speaking skill, and the exploitation of the school library. The specific objectives of our project are summarized below: 1. To promote European cultural awareness developing positive coexistence and international cooperation. 2. To get to know and spread the Andalusian and Breton cultural heritage in all its forms. 3. To boost language learning as a tool for the academic, personal and professional development. 4. To improve their speaking competence. 5. To share motivating methodological strategies that foster the use of new technologies and language learning. 6. To acquire and improve their competences in using ICT tools in collaborative projects. 7. To update and exploit the school library. The activities carried out in this project have contributed to getting to know and spreading European cultural heritage, learning how to use technological tools and developing language learning. Activities and results are summarised below: - Stays abroad (France and Spain) - Creating a digital guide about heritage and developing an application for mobile devices to discover and spread cultural heritage - Developing a prototype of an augmented reality application to get to know the archaeologist heritage actively - Audiovisuals about the methodology in technological projects - Designing a working plan of the library - Didactic guide and reflection on learning language methology, focusing on speaking - Creating and implementing an integrated didactic unit - Stage plays - Oral presentations of the project for our educational community and others - Publishing and promoting the project, printed and digitally through different broadcast channels - Evaluating the project and creating the sustainability plan The impact of this project is reflected in the following benefits and results obtained: - Improving our students' and teachers' linguistic, cultural and digital competences. - Promoting coexistence and international cooperation. - Recognising the cultural identity and the feeling of belonging to Europe, especially important for students with economic and social obstacles to participate in this type of projects. - Getting to know and promoting the Andalusian and Breton cultural heritage. - Exchanging knowledge and experience. - Exploitation of the school library. - Improving our methodology in foreign language teaching and ICT. - Acquiring materials and resources that will allow us to perform new projects and improve our teaching job.