Intercultural cooperation of regions on ICTs & PBL via a Comenius Regio project Alexandroupolis, 14 February 2014 Charitomeni GKIOUROGLOU, Eastern Macedonia.

Intercultural cooperation of regions on ICTs & PBL via a Comenius Regio

project

Alexandroupolis, 14 February 2014

Charitomeni GKIOUROGLOU,Eastern Macedonia – Thrace Regional Directorate for Primary and Secondary Education

Comenius Regio "ICTs in education and Project-based learning: Politics, Practices and Knowledge Exchange"

ICTs & PBL Comenius Regio project

• August, 2012 (start)• August, 2014 (finish)

Two regions:– Eastern Macedonia – Thrace Regional Directorate

for Primary and Secondary Education– Trabzon Provincial Directorate of National

EducationComenius Regio "ICTs in education and Project-based learning: Politics, Practices and Knowledge Exchange"

Local Partners

• Primary School “Bener Cordan”

• Trabzon Social Sciences Upper high-school (Lyceum)

• Association for The Support of Social Research and Development (TARGED)

• 6th Primary School of Alexandroupolis

• 3rd High-school of Alexandroupolis “Domna Visvizi”

• 3rd Upper high-school (Lyceum) of Alexandroupolis

• Special Education School of Alexandroupolis

• Regional Training Center of Alexandroupolis


Data

Eastern Macedonia – Thrace•933 schools•83.591 pupils•12.713 teachers

Trabzon Province•684 schools•124.883 pupils•9.553 teachers


Educational SystemsGreek Educational System: 9 years compulsory education•(1 year compulsory Kindergarten)•6 years primary•3 years lower secondary

•3 years non-compulsory upper secondary

Turkish Educational System: 12 years compulsory education•4 years primary•4 years lower secondary•4 years upper secondary


ICTs & PBL Comenius Regio

Topics:– The use of ICTs in the two educational systems– The use of project-based learning (PBL) in the two

educational systems– The exchange of good practices on the use of ICTs

and PBL in both regions– Teacher training & exchange of teacher training

material– The investigation of teachers’ attitudes & training

needsComenius Regio "ICTs in education and Project-based learning: Politics, Practices and Knowledge Exchange"

ICTs - Information & Communication Technologies Greece

•ADSL broadband connections, labs, equipment (2nd & 3rd CSF)•Interactive boards & relative equipment (4th CSF, ESPA 2010)•Teacher-training in ICTs (2-4 CSF)•Educational software (2nd CSF)•Educational portals (e-yliko, Digital School, Photodentro, interactive books) (2-4 CSF)•Hellenic School Network•Educational Management systems (My School…)

Turkey: Project FATIH (2011-2016)•Equipment & software•Smart boards to all classes (1400 schools/Trabzon - 87.000 schools/Turkey)•Table-computers (with e-books) to all pupils and all teachers (50.000 pupils & teachers in Trabzon – in March, 150.000 tablets/Turkey)•In-service teacher-training in ICTs (1st & 2nd level)•Educational e-contents•Educational Management systems



Project Based Learning (PBL)

• “Project” as subject in secondary education

• “Flexible Zone” in primary education

• Projects in Environmental, Aesthetic and Health education

• European projects• New curricula with

innovative methodologies (pilot)

•The project is not compulsory lesson in the curriculum.•Teachers trained in inquiry-based learning & learner-centered methods•Project as optional subject in 9th grade (secondary) for 2 hours per week.•It depends on the teacher to use PBL in his/her subject


Mobilities to EM-Th• 3 mobilities (until today)• 22 Turkish directors & teachers moved• Visits to 13 schools across the region (primary, secondary,

VET, special education, intercultural, minority, experimental)• Visits to 3 Environmental Education Centers• 17 presentations by school consultants & teachers of the

schools visited• 2 presentations by Turkish teachers• 2 Day Events:– For Primary education in Xanthi (May, 2013): 9

presentations/140 teachers attended– For Secondary education in Alex/polis (February, 2014): 13

presentationsComenius Regio "ICTs in education and Project-based learning: Politics, Practices and Knowledge Exchange"

Mobilities to Trabzon

• 3 mobilities (until today)• 18 Greek directors & teachers moved• Visits to 9 schools (primary, secondary, VET,

special education, art & sports school)• 7 presentations by Greek directors & teachers • 7 presentations by teachers of the directorate &

schools visited• 1 Day Event for primary and secondary

education: 8 presentations – around 50 teachers attended




Intercultural activities Eastern Macedonia – Thrace:•Ethnological Museum of Thrace – Alex/polis•Ecclesiastical Museum of Alex/polis•Archeological Museum & site of Philippi•Museum of Silk, Soufli•National Park of Dadia•River Nestos, Paranesti•Xanthi, Kavala, Komotini, Didimoteicho, Sapes, Thasos

Trabzon:

•Sumela Monastery (visited 3 times)•Hagia Sophia Museum•Trabzon City Museum•TrabzonSpor Museum•Ataturk Pavillion•Akcaabal Traditional Houses•«Uzungöl» (Long Lake)


Good Practices

55 good practices by primary and

secondary school teachers on the use of

ICTs and PBL are available on our website: http://

pdetra.com/index.php/resources/good-practices

Comenius Regio "ICTs in education and

Project-based learning: Politics, Practices and Knowledge Exchange"

http://pdetra.com/index.php/resources/good-practices




Teacher Training

• Project-based learning (primary & secondary)

• Web 2.0 and e-portfolio Project-based learning (primary & secondary)

• Project-based learning and e-portfolios in Special Education

• Project-based learning (primary & secondary)

• ICTs and digital portfolios (primary & secondary)

• Using ICTs in education (secondary)


Comenius Regio "ICTs in education and Project-based learning: Politics, Practices

and Knowledge Exchange"



Questionnaire• PDE EM-Thr

questionnaire for teachers:– The use of ICTs by

teachers– The use of PBL by

teachers– Teachers’ training needs

• Research in EM-Thr & Trabzon


Future events

• 1 mobility to Trabzon• 1 mobility to EM-Thr







Intercultural cooperation of regions on ICTs & PBL via a Comenius Regio project Alexandroupolis, 14 February 2014 Charitomeni GKIOUROGLOU, Eastern Macedonia.

Documents

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based learning pbl

use of icts

project fatih

digital school

equipment soft

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