Information Technology in Support of the Education Process

Making Teaching and Making Teaching and Learning More AttractiveLearning More Attractive

through ICTthrough ICT

Comenius Program Comenius Program – –

Regio Partnerships Regio Partnerships

Human Resource Development Human Resource Development Center Center – – MEYS MEYS

Comenius ProgramComenius Program – – Regio Partnerships is one of Regio Partnerships is one of the many European Union programs aiming to the many European Union programs aiming to foster collaborative efforts and exchange of foster collaborative efforts and exchange of experience among school goers and teachers from experience among school goers and teachers from all EU member states plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, all EU member states plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and TurkeyNorway and Turkey. . The program enables regional The program enables regional and local education authorities from two regions to and local education authorities from two regions to cooperate on one or more topics of mutual interest cooperate on one or more topics of mutual interest in collaboration with schools and other in collaboration with schools and other organizations involved in the education process. It organizations involved in the education process. It is named after the Czech philosopher, humanist, is named after the Czech philosopher, humanist, theologian and educator Jan Amos Komensky and theologian and educator Jan Amos Komensky and is part of the Lifelong Learning Program. is part of the Lifelong Learning Program.

Project Rationale Project Rationale This project will provide a platform for dialogue between This project will provide a platform for dialogue between

the two key partners – Turkey and Bulgaria, and the other the two key partners – Turkey and Bulgaria, and the other stakeholders aiming to enhance teachers’ capacity and stakeholders aiming to enhance teachers’ capacity and provide regular updates in order to ensure dynamic and up-provide regular updates in order to ensure dynamic and up-to-date policy in the area of EU standards. It will also to-date policy in the area of EU standards. It will also provide a suitable framework of program plans and provide a suitable framework of program plans and effective ICT development and integration in education effective ICT development and integration in education which will improve the quality of education services. which will improve the quality of education services.

Both countries’ education systems will be reviewed in Both countries’ education systems will be reviewed in details and discussed on the spot during the mobilities and details and discussed on the spot during the mobilities and good practices will be shared. good practices will be shared.

Jan Amos Komensky Jan Amos Komensky 28 28 MarchMarch 1592 – 15  1592 – 15 NovemberNovember 1670 1670

Czech Czech philosopher philosopher and and educator educator considered considered to be the to be the founder of founder of modern modern pedagogypedagogy

Geo Milev District Library in Montana participates, together Geo Milev District Library in Montana participates, together with Montana Municipality and 4th Ivan Vazov Primary School, with Montana Municipality and 4th Ivan Vazov Primary School, in the “Making Teaching and Learning More Attractive through in the “Making Teaching and Learning More Attractive through

ICT” project funded by the Comenius ProgramICT” project funded by the Comenius Program

Why did 4th Primary School Why did 4th Primary School choose Geo Milev District Library choose Geo Milev District Library

as a partner?as a partner? The library has been a place The library has been a place

attracting book loving children for a attracting book loving children for a long timelong time

This place is attractive not only for its This place is attractive not only for its book stock, but also for its Arts book stock, but also for its Arts Department (more widely known as Department (more widely known as the Music Department)the Music Department), , reading reading rooms and ICT roomrooms and ICT room

Geo Milev District Library is a dedicated host of Geo Milev District Library is a dedicated host of every school celebration or commemoration of every school celebration or commemoration of

dates and anniversaries related to our history and dates and anniversaries related to our history and culture. Here children are taught ofculture. Here children are taught of......book-loving.book-loving.

Through their participation in the marathon of Through their participation in the marathon of reading people, children become a part of an reading people, children become a part of an

invisible highway connecting them to all reading invisible highway connecting them to all reading people from all over the worldpeople from all over the world

The library has both books The library has both books and…“mice”, it offers enough and…“mice”, it offers enough

computers to those who like online computers to those who like online surfingsurfing,, and the little ones are frequent and the little ones are frequent

visitors of the ICT roomvisitors of the ICT room

The main goal of the project is to improve the quality The main goal of the project is to improve the quality of school subjects management, teaching and learning of school subjects management, teaching and learning through access to ICT which is increasingly important through access to ICT which is increasingly important

in modern times and society. in modern times and society.

Project objectivesProject objectives:: foster the understanding among representatives foster the understanding among representatives

of different national backgrounds of different national backgrounds establish lifelong learning habitsestablish lifelong learning habits help those who need inclusion in school education help those who need inclusion in school education

the mostthe most provide information search and use skills provide information search and use skills

Other objectives Other objectives improve the quality of teaching, learning improve the quality of teaching, learning

and management in schools, enhance the and management in schools, enhance the standards and quality of education standards and quality of education through enhancement of teachers’ and through enhancement of teachers’ and students’ ICT skills students’ ICT skills

improve cooperation at the international improve cooperation at the international level, transfer good practices, promote level, transfer good practices, promote workgroup activities, motivate school workgroup activities, motivate school goers to enhance their linguistic and social goers to enhance their linguistic and social skillsskills

The project implementation was launched The project implementation was launched withwith our Turkish partners’ visit to Montanaour Turkish partners’ visit to Montana

on on 13 13 –– 18 18 NovemberNovember 2011 2011

WelcomeWelcome!!

The project in action The project in action

Meeting at Montana MunicipalityMeeting at Montana Municipality – – the key project partner from the key project partner from

BulgariaBulgaria

ICT training under the Glob@l ICT training under the Glob@l Libraries Program Libraries Program

Geo Milev Library –Geo Milev Library – sharing sharing experienceexperience

Visit to Turkey Visit to Turkey

Visit to the public library in Visit to the public library in Adiyaman Adiyaman

The bookmobile and presentation of The bookmobile and presentation of

awards to the best readers in awards to the best readers in 20112011

Fatih Anatolia High School,Fatih Anatolia High School, math class and math class and the school library the school library

The Education Inspectorate The Education Inspectorate

Meeting with the Mayor of Meeting with the Mayor of Adiyaman Adiyaman

340340,000,000 inhabitants inhabitants

Traditional Turkish night with music Traditional Turkish night with music and award of certificates and award of certificates

The project was launched in The project was launched in August August 2011 2011 and will end in and will end in

June June 20132013 The analysis of Bulgaria’s and The analysis of Bulgaria’s and

Turkey’s education systems and the Turkey’s education systems and the exchange of good practices will exchange of good practices will enable a new perspective on enable a new perspective on education and accomplishment of its education and accomplishment of its uniform European visionuniform European vision – – without without any ethnic, social and cultural any ethnic, social and cultural differences. differences.