"Educational innovations are advancing and teachers are aware of the need to introduce new learning methods and approaches, especially those that adapt to the new teaching needs. Technology in well-implemented education provides important advantages and motivates students while improving social behaviour. This project aims to incorporate several technologies that modernise the school and train European students in key competencies. The IES MEDITERRANEO (Spain) as coordinator proposes this project to provide teachers with new teaching tools in accordance with the education paradigm that causes more technology and new methods to be implemented in the school and for students to acquire the necessary digital skills for its development in today's society. The consortium is completed with three more schools: Sultantepe Ortaokulu (Turkey), Scoala Gimnaziala Maria Rosetti (Romania), Istituto Professionale di Stato ""Maffeo Pantaleoni“ (Italy) y un centro tecnológico: Asociacion de Investigacion de la Industria del Juguete, Conexas y Afines - AIJU (Spain).This project aims to improve demonstrate in practical implementations that educational innovation in the school provides better academic performance, developing the creativity of our students. It is also intended to address gender considerations in this project, so that girls are also interested in the so-called STEM careers. The factors that influence these decisions will be addressed and inclusive activities will be programmed to help increase girls' interest and commitment to these careers.The Consortium consists of four schools and a technology centre that, together, will provide synergies and added value for the development of the project. This project justifies its transnationality by the fact that each partner will specialise and lead at least the development of an intellectual product.The project will last two years, in which six intellectual products will be developed:1. Educational robotics.2. Educational drones3. “Flipped Classroom Toolkit” or Inverted class toolkit.4. “Educational Breakout” or gamification that encourages learning5. ""Visual Thinking"" or Visual Thinking.6. eLearning platform.Short-term mobility was also planned for teachers in which they will learn technologies and methodologies that will be implemented and developed in the project. Four short-term mobilities for students have also been planned, where six students and a teacher from each school will visit the rest of the schools.All the activities that will be prepared will have the objective of learning through projects, will be inclusive and will promote: student cooperation and peer learning, creativity, critical thinking, and social relationships. This project is innovative in that the objective is not only to integrate technologies but to create useful tools for student development, avoiding poor performance and dropping out of school."

The K2 Erasmus + project ”All for Health and Health for All ” brought together 6 public schools from six European countries: Spain, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Poland and Italy. Romanian and Turkey had previously participated in LLP projects, SPAIN, BULGARIA, POLAND and ITALY were for the FIRST TIME in a European partnerships. Therefore, this project was a good opportunity for transfer and exchange of experience regarding project management between partners (pupils, teachers and local communities and authorities). The main aim of the project was to promote healthy nutrition, preserving traditional dishes, removing risk of obesity through sport and healthy environment conservation in a joint campaign in Europe. We achieved our goal through two pathways:1. by theoretical information-which included information about nutrition and debate on the right to healthy and safe; the children of today are the adults of tomorrow, which is why we must engage in valuable experiences that will help them become informed citizens;2. by practical activities (transnational volunteering, workshops, debate, seminar, exhibition, celebrations) performed by pupils, parents, teachers- the project was an experience that remained in the memory of the young people, teachers and families involved.The project’s theme was included in schools’ curricula (classes of science, civic education, geography, foreign languages, ICT, technical education, arts, music). Our project's target group was pupils from 6 to 15 years old. The staff leaded project's management strongly related to students by mixed working teams (boy and girls from all the partner's schools). The project's activities involved teachers, pupil’s families, local authorities and communities, too, for a better impact and dissemination. Final products: 2 E- magazine ”Children Save the Nature” and ” We choose Health”, Web-page, Blog, Facebook account, advertising leaflet, Brochure and DVDs with all the materials (final products, articles, movies, photos). All those were used to disseminate the ongoing results and all the activities performed during the project. MethodologyProject team was created in each school / Erasmus+ corners were prepared / Digital monitor was placed /Leaflet, Calendars, brochures and E-magazine were designed / students contacted each other / Mini-conferences for stakeholders /Applying initial questionnaire and evaluation form.Every project meeting had three steps: Preparation, Meeting and Dissemination. Preparation for the meeting: presentations / Doing activities on sub-topic /Leaflet of daily words and expressions / Travel materials in project meeting planned and prepared activities were done by participating of all partner schools. Host schools organized the program and there were activities on sub-topic, presentations, games and sport activities for pupils, volunteer quest teachers’ performing classes, cultural visits, lesson observations, evaluation meeting and cultural evening. After the meeting there were dissemination activities in every school: photo album of activities /mini local conference /articles were written in local media / updating the website, Blog / updating the project corner in school / updating Digital Monitor.At the end of the second year - a calendar with project photos and products, DVD with videos, presentations and photos from project's activities, 3 exhibitions of international products, a mini-dictionary of daily words and expressions, articles and students' impressions, publish a special edition of school newspaper, applying final common questionnaire of Evaluation Plan, statistical analysis of the initial and final questionnaires and evaluation forms, elaborate final report of the project.To provide long lasting; memory books at school for students and teachers and durable works by the pupils.The project’s benefit was:- for pupils: to value health through healthy food choices, abilities to meet new European colleagues and develop new friendships - they gave a positive role model, educational success was encouraged and improved; they achieved information regarding ICT, foreign languages, traditions of other nation and also they learned how to manage activities in the project because they had various responsibilities: monitoring, evaluating, making the publicity of the project, promoting the Democracy attitudes among the community.Participation in such a project raised awareness of the richness of the cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe.- for the project’s staff: The project challenged trainers to improve their teaching methods, to develop new competencies (ICT, foreign languages, modern methods of teaching which will increase the European value of formal, non-formal and informal education);- for the local community: the institution became an important player in community.

The main objective pursued by the project is to improve STEM skills in secondary school students. Additionally, to achieve this goal, workspaces or makerspaces will be created. It is a new design of learning space, space where robotic and electronic technologies will be learned. Coding and computational thinking are fundamental in workspaces, where students work by project, design, create, solve problems and learn from themselves. It is important that students are prepared for the new professions that will be created around robotics, teamwork, empathy and creativity.The goal is to use these workspaces for all students, helping to improve students with low academic performance, facilitating inclusion and gender considerations. The use of pedagogies that favour student-centered learning, exercises creativity, increases student engagement and the frequency of authentic learning, improves critical thinking and provides a constructivist learning model. When we realize that technology is popular in younger generations and that they are fascinated with the use, it is important to know how we can integrate technology into the teaching and learning process.The goal is to motivate students towards STEM careers, paying special attention to gender considerations, so that girls are also attracted to these careers. Initiative and entrepreneurship are also important competencies that must be worked in an environment of collaboration and peer learning.The main result of the project is a Technical Guide and an eLearning platform for the creation of MOOCs.The Guide is titled: The new STEM world, How to create makerspaces in schools. With more than 600 pages, the user can find five introductory points to create creative spaces: Rationale&Motivation to create makerspaces in schools, how to create a makerspace, how to provide the work to students (Workflow), how to evaluate them and gender considerations. You can also find 41 activities, which have been revised and therefore all have alternatives, constituting more than 80 activities to be carried out.

"The project ”Cultural mapping of Europe” was an Erasmus+ K2 partnership of 6 European schools: Spain, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, Italy and Greece.The main aim of our project was to preserve local cultural values and to make them known to the European students interestingly and attractively:- by curricular activities (lessons of history, geography, arts, technology, languages, IT and others)- by extracurricular activities like performances, exhibitions, development of materials (6 E-magazines, 6 Travel guides, posters, leaflets, calendars, etc.)- through the cooperation with local NGOs and local authorities - by organizing International events like the project’s International Seminar in Spain, International Workshop in Italy and the International Exhibition in Greece- other cultural activities in the local communities on different occasions associated with academic gain, bringing learning beyond the classroom. Those events offered to the pupils excellent networking opportunities, gave them a sense of responsibility, pride and self-esteem.Project’s objectives were:- to improve the knowledge of different local cultures of Europe by producing sustainable modern materials that preserve our cultural identity.- to improve knowledge of European languages.- to improve computer abilities and modern internet communication skills- to create and develop networks between European schools for an exchange of experience and cooperation in future projectsSome of the project’s activities were included in schools’ curricula:- Social theme (active participation of pupils at the community cultural events, the democratic way to build a common European space-based cultural diversity and tolerance for other cultures).- Cultural theme (articles about local cultural identity activities, special events), art theme (E-magazines, photos, drawings, flyers, porters).- The subjects were: literature, foreign languages, ICT, arts, history, geography and technology.Target group- Pupils from 10-15 years old. The project's activities involved teachers, pupil’s families, NGOs, local authorities and communities for a better impact and dissemination.Project's products:- 6 E-magazines on various topics related to the project - “EUROPE TOURIST MAP”, “EUROPEAN FOLKLORE MAP"", ""HISTORICAL MAP"", ""UNESCO MONUMENTS MAP"", ""EUROPE ART and CRAFTS MAP “and ""EUROPEAN GASTRONOMY MAP""), 6 Travel guides, a set of Common evaluation questionnaires, project’s Calendar, Website, Blog, Facebook, eTwinning, advertising flyer, poster, movies and DVDs with materials for dissemination, using Realtime board, PREZI, Power Point, Movie Maker, google drive apps and other ICT software.The Clubs produced their materials and were sent to the country clubs responsible for a certain magazine.Activities and methodology.- Curricula and extracurricular activities in school;- There were 2 types of mobilities – 4 Short-term exchanges of 99 (pupils and accompanying persons) and 4 project meetings with 26 teachers.- We involved in project activities teachers, pupil’s families, local authorities and community members for a better impact and dissemination.The project’s activities offered a variety of learning methods, from classical to modern, formal, non-formal and informal.Results and impactProject's benefits were recorded on individual, school, partnership's and local community levels:- For pupils: communication and directly working with European colleagues developing friendships based on value behaviors. Pupils improved knowledge about cultures in Europe, ICT, foreign languages, how to manage project’s activities (project’s preparation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, dissemination and follow-up).Participation in our project raised awareness of the richness of cultural and linguistic diversity in Europe:- For the project’s staff (project challenge trainers improved their teaching methods, developed new competencies (ICT, foreign languages, modern methods of teaching which increased the European value of formal, non-formal and informal education);- For the local community where the schools are situated.We provided long-lasting information through Erasmus+ platform for dissemination, eTwinning platform, project's Website, Blog and Facebook, DVDs, movies and memory books at school for students and teachers and durable works by the pupils.We initiated a sustainability plan which involves the implementation of the project results and the program in at least 25 other schools/year in the 3 years following the end of the project."

“We choose Health” is a partnership Erasmus+ K229 of 5 schools from Italy, Romania, Turkey Greece and Bulgaria who have developed a common project that responds to the common needs of the five schools: the necessity of awareness of the importance of preserving health through healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle for young pupils. It supports the European plan (2015-2020) for healthy nutrition and therefore reduces obesity in children and adolescents, the micronutrient deficit in removing unhealthy eating habits.The project is made for 2 years, during which a lot of events take place in the school, in local community and abroad (245 persons). The aim of the project is a theme that concerns all European schools therefore the project's activities will be carried out in mixed teams of pupils and teachers from 5 countries.We will also treat the importance of physical movement, plant protection (by planting, sowing and caring) alongside foreign language communication activities, improving IT knowledge by developing products 3D, producing films, initiating 3 eTwinning projects with others schools from Europe, to continue the similar project’s topics.Objectives:- students' education to a healthy food, reducing the products consumption that cause obesity and other diseases with 40 - 50%, focused attention on a traditional cuisine; in school will be creating the Health Education Lab for project's activities and will last at least 2 years after the project ends;- education for Plant protection as a vital life component, understanding of the importance of plant organically cultivated in school yard or out of it, through activities involving 80% of target group;- to strengthen foreign language and communication skills of pupils from the target group and teachers by participating in 5 LTTAs and 1 International Seminar and by setting up mixed student groups to produce the project's final product - to create networks through joint projects in eTwinning between our schools, by working together on same activities now and in others future projects, to exchange good practice examples about the daily school life, school teaching methods, school management and others. Target groupsThe main group consists of pupils aged 9-14. Other categories of people involved in the project are teachers, parents, members of local community, local authorities and NGOs. Project’s products made by partnership's team-works: Logo, posters, calendars, movies 3D “Celebration of World Health Day 2020”, brochures (“Seeding and planting”, “Traditional dishes and sport”, “Computer games can prevent obesity”, “Become ETwinner”), Project’s E-magazine, Webpage, Blog, Facebook, eTwinning accounts and DVD.Subjects to address will be included in schools’ curricula, as science, sports, informatics, foreign languages, civic education, arts, art crafts, music, dancing classActivities and methodologyCurricular and extracurricular activities in school, local community and abroad (International seminar, exhibitions, Celebrations and workshops, etc)There will be 6 LTTA when 245 persons (182 pupils and 63 teachers) will benefit of this project mobilities.We will involve in project activities pupils, teachers, pupil’s families, local authorities and communities members and NGOs.Results and ImpactThe benefits of the project will be recorded individually, through the school, the partnership, the local community (authorities, NGOs);- students will become aware of the importance of maintaining health through the type of food, sports and lifestyle, combining computer and physical activities, team up with foreign students with whom they will communicate in foreign languages, learn to behave democratically, tolerant and non-discriminatory, building friends that will continue after the project ends. Students will also improve their IT skills, project management (these will be involved in all stages of the project - preparation, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, dissemination and tracking) and through direct participation in the three eTwinning projects that this project generates.Project staff will improve ICT skills, languages, about European projects. Local community, authorities and NGO will play an important role in this partnership by supporting project activities in school (meetings, seminars, workshops) and outside school through advertising and dissemination activities.Dissemination and follow-upWe will provide long-term information in Erasmus+ Dissemination Platform, Mobility tools, eTwinning platform, Website, blog, Facebook, movies, brochures, reports to scholastic inspectorate, National Agencies, mayoralty, mass media.Project's Sustainability Plan foresees that at least 15 schools in local communities should be directly informed about the project and invited to school to participate in information sessions organized by project staff.