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Be Creative With Erasmus

Funder: European CommissionProject code: 2017-1-DK01-KA219-034260
Funded under: ERASMUS+ | Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices | Strategic Partnerships for Schools Only Funder Contribution: 121,765 EUR

Be Creative With Erasmus

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Context/backgrundOur project had a common awareness of digital design and 21th century skills and creative learning methods. Therefore all partner schools had an interest in developing new teaching methods, innovative and creative learning by the use of ICT. We were inspired by proffessional pedagogy litterature and looked into existing educational programs, to facilitate changes in the local school curricular as an approach to be more innovative in our everyday school lives.Our objectives were as following:- to motivate students to the desire of learning through problem solving linked to local and global challenges.- to promote cooperation between partner schools through teachers and students activities.- to inspire students and teachers to use innovation and entrepreneurship in practice-oriented teaching.- to use different ICT platforms to work with computational empowerment, STEM/STEAM and other apporaches to new technologies.The partner schools came from 7 different countries (Denmark as coordinator, Turkey, Poland, Spain, Italy, Lithuania and Hungary). All participants was choosen because of their interest in ICT and in innovation/entreprennuership. The number of participants were mainly represented by leaders from the school, pedagogical staff, teachers and kindergarten teachers.The number of participants were as followingDenmark: 12 persons. Lithuania: 22 persons.Spain: 18 persons. Italy: 12 persons.Turkey: 15 persons. Poland:20 persons.Hungary: 16 persons.Description of undertaken activitiesWe all worked with skills on meeting everyday problems in a creative way, introducing new methodological approaches and involving the students in these new creative learning methods. The aim was to encourage the students to find solutions to problems in their daily living and in their community. At the end of this project it was a success for us all to see, that the students achieved the aim to work cooperative with innovative and creative learning methods. The participating schools were all introduced to a variety of creative learning methods, and during the trainings the coordinators managed to implement both lessons with teachers and students together, and to show best practice. The trainings involved lessons performed by local students and teachers as well as training lessons in universities, technical university, higher education schools and visits to a variety of exhibitions and museums involving the everyday practice and the aim to achieve 21th century skills, enhance awareness of digital design and also creative learning methods.Results and impacts attainedAll original objects of the project were fulfilled.- Teachers have been motivated in lifelong learning and have enriched their professional experience with new teaching methods- Teachers have accieved new competencies and apply new methods thus increasing the quality of education and training;- Teachers have a better co-operation with students, this leading to a better understanding of their personalities and desires.Students:- Students learned about how to work in team and how to manage difficulties and how to become more tolerant and cooperative and being able to take initiatives.- Developed their ICT skills through the use of these modern technologies.- Students experienced to take the next best step in problem solving and life.Institutions:- Expanded the school curricula with new cross-curricular subjects.- Had the chance to exchange experiences and developing activities that promote the development, testing and/or implementation of innovative practices.- Opened up to new ideas coming from other European countries.Longer term benefits:It is obvious that we learned alot about being a member of The European Community, and to see that the challenges are all most the same in the 6 other countries as well. It has also contributed to the awarenes of 21st century skills and how to develop the school for the future.

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