COMENIUS

 Welcome  Project Days  Feedback  Evaluation – Pros/Cons and problems

 Between the 2 nd and 3 rd meeting: - Pupils participate in field trips, watch films or a play on the topic. - the teachers take notes on pros and cons of the different methods or problems discovered - prepare 5 questions each for the questionnaire.  3 rd meeting in Sanlúcar: - presentation of pupil's project work using new learning-to-learn techniques, - creating a questionnaire on how students and staff apply the newly acquired learning techniques

 Possible date for meeting in Turkey  Project Days – WATER  ~5 questions for questionnaire  Presentation of Project Days  Some products  Pro/cons of Project Days

 Presentations + products  Pros/Cons and problems  Questions for questionnaire

 2nd grade – 4 classes – 78 students  All teachers of 2nd grade involved  Other colleagues as well  Subjects: German, English, Science, Arts, Crafts, Biology, Mathematics and Geography  6 days – Showdown: 22nd March

 Graffiti wall - mindmap  Double circle  Mini-Portfolio  Creative writing  Designing learning games from students for students (nailboard, picture puzzle)  Various stations on/with water  Cooking a water menu  Water Music (Water Rap, dance, chorus)

 Designing „Tropfis“  Trip to "Ökopark Hartberg“, workshops at the ecological center  Watching „The Living Sea“  Cards  SMILE – Feedback Sheet  Collection of garbage along the river banks > ecological footprint  etc.

 Pond in the school yard – project with school for mentally- and physically-disabled  Visit of the sewage treatment plant  “Photovoltaik” - solar power system generating electric power by use of solar panels on the roof  2nd graders: trip to „Neusiedler See“

 Tropfis (Dropsy)  Water book  Water lexicons – Water ABC  Water portfolios  2 learning games (picture puzzle, nailboard)  COMENIUS-Song

Have a look at the various products!

 Did the students like the Project Days?  Did the colleagues like it? (contribution)  Do/did the students use the newly acquired methods?  Was the effort/work worth it? (personal opinion)

☺ Pros:  active colleagues  contribution of Ss+Ts amazing, very flexible  positive feedback of students  students very dedicated – responsibility – more independent learners  Cons:  money > parents  timing  substitution for certain teachers  prep. time-consuming  all Ss involved!

☺ Pros:  Do it yourself-tasks  Water-topic good choice  Sth. different  Self-evaluation  Make results visible for others  Outdoor activities  Lesson were fun  Environmental-friendly  Cons:  Headmaster had to tell Ts to participate  Use methods more often to automize them  Feedback sheet – modify!  Expectations too high???  Group work stimes problem  Lack of responsibility  ICT – plagiarism  Make it more attractive - prize

 split up difficult students > separation of “cliques”  GR: not used to some methods – start using methods earlier (kindergarden, elementary school) – Ss + Ts

 Website  Communication  Questionnaire  Forecast Turkey  Homework  Mid term review

 How could we get it started as soon as possible?  What does Website Group (TR+NO) need?  photos -.jpeg,  video – mp4/mpeg  texts – pdf  PowerP – ppt (download)  Integrate Logo!

 Sticking to deadlines +  contact +  Etwinning ◦ Communication in forum ~ >Please check regularly! Good communication in working groups is essential to avoid frustration! Keep in touch!

 “The “Q-Group" is responsible for the feedback. In each school the students are going to be interviewed about the impact the project has had on them. The questionnaire will help both, teachers and students to decide on the teaching and learning approaches or techniques which best suits each participating school.”

 "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?  Q-Group: 6-7 questions per group enough for questionnaire > ONLINE-evaluation easier  Idea: Top Ten of most favourite learning methods across Europe – of Learners and Teachers > 2 lists

 Visit: Nov  Q-Group – pres. of results > Deadline for results: by end of 8 th June  WWW-Group – update of homepage: NO+TU  After Turkey send results to WWW-group  Start of etwinning-communication  Layout of e-book

 Description of “Water Days”: -used methods, -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 –  Keep it simple!)

 2x Word doc: 1. Water Project, 2. Methods  1.5 line space  Centred  Times 12p  Each text no longer than 2 pages!!! photos (max. 1 page)

 A: Portfolio, 5-step-reading, beginning/stimulus and end of a lesson/feedback methods  HU: Exercise dictation, Corners, Designing posters  TK: Running dictation, Mindmap (general), Placemat (gen.)  GB: Success criteria, Mini-diary, Jigsaw (gen.)  NO: Treemap, VOL, 2 column-scheme  ES: “Jigmat”, Poems’ Contest, 1-min-pres.  GR: Project method, presentation skills

By end of June:  Arrival dates and no. of students  12-16th Nov.  Passport!!! (cash for visa), Turkish Lira  3 possible dates for NO (Feb. 2013) + A (May 2013 not possible > exams in GR)

 Austria writes general report on progress of SMILE – Workshop on 16th May in Vienna  Each country adds information on school activities – progress at school, activities, media etc.  Integrate LOGO!!!

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Thank you all! Have fun and enjoy! And don‘t forget to ☺