SMILE – Students ‘ Motivation Inspires Learning in Europe Istanbul

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

Email

Thank you all!Have fun and enjoy!

And don‘t forget to

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