SMILE – Students‘ Motivation Inspires Learning in
EuropeIstanbul
COMENIUS 2011 -2013
SMILE The best is yet to
come…@ Barack Obama – and he knows what he
is talking about
Welcome
Questionnaire results +
feedback
Update progress report > final
report
eTwinning – introduction
eBook
Session 1 & 2
Between the 3rd and 4th meeting:
- Teachers and pupils fill in questionnaire and send their results to the "Questionnaire group“.
- Each partner describes “World Water Day” for the eBook.
- Each partner prepares description of 3 learning-to-learn techniques which they would like to present in the eBook.
- Further they continue working with learning-to-learn skills.
Sanlúcar April 2012
4th meeting in Istanbul:
> Presentation and discussion of questionnaire results
Istanbul Oct. 2012
"Q-Group" GR+E: create a questionnaire for teachers and students, evaluate the results of each partner school and present them in Turkey
How do students and staff apply the newly acquired learning techniques in their learning and teaching?
ONLINE-evaluation
Questionnaire
Presentation of Q-group
Thank you for designing a student-friendly and
teacher-friendly questionnaire!
Questionnaire
Ideas: - Top 10-List of Ts/Ss - List of Pros and Cons
Nice layout for eBook and homepage
For Homepage: Also description of methods should be added + link > Homepage-group?
Q-group
Date for Austria: 29 April–3 May How many people? (host students?)
Progress report > conference in May ‘12> Update
eTwinning- start before March > register students coming to NO + A to get them in contact with each other!
Important
Progress report ok BUT include www.smileeurope.com – link on school homepage!
On our confirmations we have to outline who is a teacher/student
We have to hand in both – the original and a copy but one original has to stay at our school > 2x originals with signature of headmaster, please!
Vienna – May ‘12
Protocol = PPP was okay/enough
Names of products have to be the same as in application form
Use of eTwinning / TwinSpaces compulsory since we have agreed to the contract > upload everything from now on!
At the end eBook will be uploaded to the EST-(European Shared Treasure) database > we will get a link and fill in everything together when meeting in Austria
Vienna – May ‘12
Final report will be filled in in Austria – should not be handed in BEFORE July
If we want to change sth. we have to tell the agency at least 3 months BEFORE July 31st
National Agency – suggestion: !!! Spend all the money, it‘s better when nothing is left !!!
Not allowed to spend money AFTER July 31st! If you have any money left, take more students/teachers to NO/A.
Vienna – May ‘12
Introduction to
our future!
TwinSpaces
4th meeting in Istanbul: Presentation and discussion of
questionnaire results Bringing materials together Deciding on structure and layout of eBook
– Book group (A+GB) Designing the printed book Delegating the tasks which need to be
carried out until the meeting in March 2013
Istanbul Oct. 2012
Description of “Water Days”: - used methods, - include products/examples
Prepare 3 methods:- general description for differentiation in the classroom
- add products and examples (if available)!!!
Total of 21 methods 1-page-management (max. 2 pages – Keep it simple!)
„Homework“ for Istanbul
2x Word doc: 1. Water Project, 2. Methods 1.5 line space Centred/Block Times 12p – titles in 14p Each text no longer than 2 pages!!! + 2-4
photos (max. 1 page)
> Upload eTwinning – first try!
Word documents
Introduction/editorial/rationale
Description of schools
Learning-to-learn-techniques
Feedback of S and T (pros/cons), Top Ten of the most popular learning-to-learn-methods
Water Days
Summary
Overview of events – calendar?
SMILE – Table of Contents
Cover, SMILE-logo, table of contents, layout – programme? – Klaus, Gitti, Geir, Kriszti
Introduction/rationale - GB
Short description of each school from application form > “Who are the partners?” – Catherine, Ulli, Olympia,
Bunyamin, Lauren, Inma, Zsófia
A) Learning-to-learn-techniques > organization of “types/genres”: e.g. Warm-up, Feedback, Gaining knowledge
B) Water projects in each school – layout – Marita, Airi, Ingrid
Q-group: feedback of S and T (pros/cons), Top Ten of the most popular learning-to-learn-methods - E, GR
Rationale/summary - Feedback of Ss in different languages enough?
SMILE – eBook chapters
Include COMENIUS-logo + SMILE-logo and remark that they have financed everything on every product!!!!!!
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Important!!!
Communication
Forecast Norway
Homework
Session 2
Sticking to deadlines
Email contact
eTwinning + TwinSpaces◦ Communication in forum ~ >Please check
regularly!
Good communication in working groups isessential to avoid frustration!
Keep in touch!
Communication
WWW-Group – update of homepage: NO+TR
Start of TwinSpaces-communication ! = invite students and get in contact (Dec 7th)
Upload everything to TwinSpaces
Layout of eBook finished by January
Presentation of eBook in Norway
After Turkey
Each group works on his chapter for the book including collection of materials, description of learning-to-learn techniques and tasks aiming at different levels of ability
Deadline for handing in each chapter (Dec 18th)
"Book group“ does proofreading (Feb 1st)
Forecast Norway
Start using TwinSpace > by the end of January
Register students going to NO + A to establish contact between host families
Upload all materials relevant for eBook on TwinSpaces so we have a proof of working with it continuously
Think about sustainability of project for your school!
Forecast Norway
Thank you all!Have fun and enjoy!
And don‘t forget to
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