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Let's Educate People, Change the World!

2019-1-PL01-KA229-0649582019School Exchange Partnershipsfinalized
Countries: PL|PT|EL|IT|ES|SI · Grant: €89,837
Teaching and learning of foreign languagesIntercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning

Project summary

The main assumption of the "Let's Educate People, Change the World" project is to develop language skills among students and teachers, and to broaden teachers' knowledge of new working methods and innovative solutions, so as to contribute to improving the quality of school work and educational offerings, and to improve learning English. The project will involve 180 primary school pupils from Poland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Slovenia aged 10 -14 and 60 teachers from these institutions. It will also cover the entire school community and the local environment. The specific objectives of the project include: - improving the teaching and learning of languages ​​and promoting broad linguistic diversity and intercultural awareness, - reducing the differences in the availability and use of digital technology and its use in teaching foreign languages, - improving the quality of school work through professional development of teachers and exchange of pedagogical experience, - preparing children to live in the world around them and to make the right choices related to future education and work, - promoting lifelong learning, - sensitizing children to the needs of other people, - making children aware of the problem of discrimination in various spheres of life, - overcoming prejudices and stereotypes prevailing in a given country, - shaping attitudes of empathy towards people with disabilities, different cultures, religions, gender and social status. Bearing in mind the diagnosed needs of schools participating in the project, planning all project activities we focused on achieving the main goal, which is to promote a comprehensive approach to teaching and learning languages. Achievement of the above goals will take place through the implementation of project activities on the e-Twinning platform, the School Education Gateway portal, performing tasks during trainings, workshops, open classes, trips, competitions, festivals and through the preparation of materials, ceremonies, presentations during foreign training trips as well as during local activities carried out in each partner country. The project will be implemented mainly during additional classes provided for in the project schedule and if necessary during the course (open lessons, trainings, workshops). One of the important results of the project will be the improvement of teachers 'work by implementing new methods and solutions for their work, which will allow for better assimilation of students' knowledge, increase their motivation to learn and improve the results of tests and external examinations. Schools will make greater use of modern technology and methods tested in other countries to work with weaker students who have difficulties in acquiring knowledge. Participation in foreign trainings and workshops will have a positive impact on both teachers and students. Students will deepen their knowledge about cultural diversity, develop their practical skills and key competences in a practical way. During project meetings, they will have the opportunity to present their talents, interests and language skills to international audiences. Students learn new possibilities of applying modern technologies in science. Teachers will enrich their work skills, exchange experiences and ideas, learn new, innovative methods and forms of work by observing classes conducted by other teachers, creating scenarios of classes, training in the use of modern technologies in language teaching. They will also develop their language competences using foreign languages ​​in a practical way. Through work in the project, both students and teachers will develop their European awareness, get to know the culture and traditions of other countries, learn about other educational systems. Schools after the end of the project will use the results of the project and continue the implementation of selected activities through: - further supporting the development of students' interests through participation in additional classes and interests, - using teaching materials collected during the project during classes with children, - incorporation of acquired skills and good practices into school work plans, educational and preventive programs, work plans of individual teachers, - cooperation with partners and further exchange of experience via the eTwinning portal, School Education Gateway. An important task for partner schools will be further development of language skills, IT skills as well as cultural awareness among students and teachers. Participation in the project will increase the motivation for lifelong learning, make the participants sensitive to social, linguistic and cultural diversity, and will overcome prejudices and barriers in overcoming difficulties. The experience gained will be helpful in the implementation of other projects.

Final report summary

The main assumption of the project "Let's educate people, let's change the world" was to develop language skills among students and teachers, and to expand teachers' knowledge with new methods of work and innovative solutions, so that they would contribute to improving the quality of the school's work and educational offer of institutions, and to improve teaching results. . English. About 80 primary school students from Poland, Portugal, Spain, Greece aged 10-14 and 50 teachers from these schools were involved in the project, and involved the entire school community and the local community. The detailed goals of the project include: - improving language teaching and learning and promoting wide linguistic diversity and intercultural awareness, - reducing the differences in the availability and use of digital technology and its use in teaching foreign languages, - improving the quality of school work through the professional development of teachers and the exchange of pedagogical experiences, - preparing children for life in the surrounding world and to make the right choices related to future education and work, - promoting lifelong learning, - sensitizing children to the needs of other people, - making children aware of the problem of discrimination in various spheres of life, - overcoming prejudices and stereotypes prevailing in a given country, - shaping attitudes of empathy towards people with disabilities, with a different culture, religion, gender and social status. Bearing in mind the diagnosed needs of the schools participating in the project, when planning all project activities, we focused on achieving the main goal, which is to promote a comprehensive approach to language teaching and learning. The aforementioned goals were achieved through the implementation of project activities on the e-Twinning platform, performing tasks during trainings, workshops, open classes, trips, competitions, festivals and by preparing materials, celebrations, presentations both during foreign training trips and during activities local activities conducted in each partner country. The project was implemented mainly during extra-curricular activities provided for in the project schedule and, if necessary, during the classes (open lessons, training sessions, workshops). One of the significant results of the project was the improvement of teachers 'work by implementing new methods and solutions into their work, which allowed for better absorption of students' knowledge, increasing their motivation to learn and improving the results of tests and external exams. Schools to a greater extent made use of modern technology and methods of working with weaker students, who had difficulties in acquiring knowledge, proven in other countries. Participation in foreign trainings and workshops had a positive impact on both teachers and students. Students deepened their knowledge of cultural diversity, developed their basic skills and key competences in a practical way. During the project meetings, they had the opportunity to present their talents, interests and language skills to an international audience. Students learned about new possibilities of using modern technologies in science. The teachers enriched their workshop, exchanged experiences and ideas, got to know new, innovative methods and forms of work by observing classes conducted by other teachers, creating lesson plans, and training in the use of modern technologies in language teaching. They also developed their linguistic competences using foreign languages ​​in a practical way. Through work in the project, both students and teachers developed their European awareness, came into contact with the culture and traditions of other countries, and got to know other educational systems. After the end of the project, schools will use the project results and continue the implementation of selected activities by: - continue to support the development of students' interests through participation in extracurricular activities and interest clubs, - using didactic materials collected during the project during classes with children, - incorporation of acquired skills and good practices into school work plans, educational and preventive programs, work plans of individual teachers, - collaboration with partners and further exchange of experiences via the eTwinning portal, School Education Gateway. An important task for the partner schools will be to further develop linguistic and IT skills as well as cultural awareness among students and teachers. Participation in the project will increase the motivation for lifelong learning, sensitize participants to social, linguistic and cultural diversity, and overcome prejudices and barriers to overcoming difficulties. The experience gained will be helpful in the implementation of other projects.

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