Elements of Science : lighting up learning
Through transnational partnership our project aims to raise the profile
of science learning and teaching across our school communities.
By making science accessible and enjoyable, we aim to nurture in the children of today the scientists of tomorrow.
Specific aims for the children will include:
Increased motivation
Improved learning and thinking skills
Skills for life and work
Our
project seeks to emphasise the importance of science in our daily lives
and provide our children with the skills, knowledge and enthusiasm to
look to the sciences as a future route to the world of work.
Website : http://elementsofscience.free.fr
Aims
The principal aim of our partnership is as follows:
Through
transnational partnership, we aim to raise the profile, relevance and
importance of science within our learning communities (our pupils,
teachers and parents). This will be achieved through 1) improved
pedagogical approaches to the teaching of sciences - to include
innovative and creative contexts for learning, use of ICT by all in our
learning communities 2) through a focus on making learning and teaching
fun – increasing pupil motivation, improving learning and thinking
skills, learning-to-learn skills and the embedding in our curriculum of
skills for life, which in turn will encourage pupils to remain in
education and look to the sciences as a future route to the world of
work 3) through the use of ICT to develop and enhance learning and
teaching, collaborative working practices and communication 4) building
capacity within our learning communities e.g. by developing the role of
parents as partners in children/s learning
Work process
As the co-ordinating institution it will be the role of the
Slovak school to ensure the smooth running of the project – that
activities progress as planned, that good communication is maintained
between pupils, teachers and parents, and that deadlines are met by all
schools in the partnership. The French and Slovenian schools will
support all partners in the use of the e-Twinning portal and ICT
applications/tools such as wikis and video conferencing to promote
communication and collaborative working between school communities. The
Scottish school will lead partners in the joint completion of all
relevant documentation e.g. partnership proposals, minutes of project
meetings, interim and end of project reporting etc. A Project
Information Leaflet for all learners (pupils, teachers and parents) will
be designed by the Slovak school and sent to all partners for
dissemination within their communities. The *** school will prepare a
quarterly newsletter for all learners within the partnership. This will
also be sent to all partner schools for dissemination within their
communities.
Expected results
The co-ordinating institution will ensure that good
communication is maintained between pupils, teachers and parents in the
partnership and that deadlines are met by all schools in the project.
The partner schools will likewise ensure that they fulfil the plans
agreed for each year of partnership working.
Shared work space,
available through the eTwinning Portal, will be used as the principal
communication tool for the project – to post scientific data,
experiments for partner schools, reports/record of results etc. Project
activities such as the development of eco gardens will be recorded
digitally (photographs and video) and shared with partners to provide
further learning opportunities. Science experiments will be recorded
and shared both within and across communities. All schools are
committed to maintaining regular contact between teachers, pupils and
parents – this will be fostered through the use of email, ‘public’ and
‘secure’ blogs (initially through the eTwinning Portal) and video
conferencing.
All schools will work constantly to maintain
enthusiasm and commitment to the project – disseminating information to
all classes, parents and the wider community, and encouraging the
participation of other teachers and classes throughout each of our
schools.
Effective co-operation will be ensured through good advance
planning – partners will review and agree tasks and responsibilities
for the year ahead at the first project meeting of each session.
To
improve the quality and to increase the volume of mobility involving
pupils and educational staff in different Member States (compulsory)
To
improve the quality and to increase the volume of partnerships between
schools in different Member States, so as to involve at least 3 million
pupils in joint educational activities during the period of the
programme (compulsory)
To encourage the learning of modern foreign languages.
To support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice in lifelong learning.
To support improvements in pedagogical approaches and school management.
Evaluation
Monitoring
and evaluation of the project will form part of our planned activity
calendar. Partners will evaluate the impact of the project in their own
establishments on an annual basis using a range of evaluation tools and
formative assessment strategies, based on each school’s current local
and national practice. It is intended that staff, parents and pupils
participate in the monitoring and evaluation process through the use of
pre and post learning questionnaires.
Aims
The principal aim of our partnership is as follows:
Through transnational partnership, we aim to raise the profile, relevance and importance of science within our learning communities (our pupils, teachers and parents). This will be achieved through
Through transnational partnership, we aim to raise the profile, relevance and importance of science within our learning communities (our pupils, teachers and parents). This will be achieved through
1) improved
pedagogical approaches to the teaching of sciences - to include
innovative and creative contexts for learning, use of ICT by all in our
learning communities
2) through a focus on making learning and teaching
fun – increasing pupil motivation, improving learning and thinking
skills, learning-to-learn skills and the embedding in our curriculum of
skills for life, which in turn will encourage pupils to remain in
education and look to the sciences as a future route to the world of
work
3) through the use of ICT to develop and enhance learning and
teaching, collaborative working practices and communication
4) building
capacity within our learning communities e.g. by developing the role of
parents as partners in children/s learning
Work process
As the co-ordinating institution it will be the role of the
Slovak school to ensure the smooth running of the project – that
activities progress as planned, that good communication is maintained
between pupils, teachers and parents, and that deadlines are met by all
schools in the partnership. The French and Slovenian schools will
support all partners in the use of the e-Twinning portal and ICT
applications/tools such as wikis and video conferencing to promote
communication and collaborative working between school communities. The
Scottish school will lead partners in the joint completion of all
relevant documentation e.g. partnership proposals, minutes of project
meetings, interim and end of project reporting etc. A Project
Information Leaflet for all learners (pupils, teachers and parents) will
be designed by the Slovak school and sent to all partners for
dissemination within their communities. The *** school will prepare a
quarterly newsletter for all learners within the partnership. This will
also be sent to all partner schools for dissemination within their
communities.
Expected results
The co-ordinating institution will ensure that good
communication is maintained between pupils, teachers and parents in the
partnership and that deadlines are met by all schools in the project.
The partner schools will likewise ensure that they fulfil the plans
agreed for each year of partnership working.
Shared work space, available through the eTwinning Portal, will be used as the principal communication tool for the project – to post scientific data, experiments for partner schools, reports/record of results etc. Project activities such as the development of eco gardens will be recorded digitally (photographs and video) and shared with partners to provide further learning opportunities. Science experiments will be recorded and shared both within and across communities. All schools are committed to maintaining regular contact between teachers, pupils and parents – this will be fostered through the use of email, ‘public’ and ‘secure’ blogs (initially through the eTwinning Portal) and video conferencing.
All schools will work constantly to maintain enthusiasm and commitment to the project – disseminating information to all classes, parents and the wider community, and encouraging the participation of other teachers and classes throughout each of our schools.
Effective co-operation will be ensured through good advance planning – partners will review and agree tasks and responsibilities for the year ahead at the first project meeting of each session.
To improve the quality and to increase the volume of mobility involving pupils and educational staff in different Member States (compulsory)
To improve the quality and to increase the volume of partnerships between schools in different Member States, so as to involve at least 3 million pupils in joint educational activities during the period of the programme (compulsory)
To encourage the learning of modern foreign languages.
To support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice in lifelong learning.
To support improvements in pedagogical approaches and school management.
Shared work space, available through the eTwinning Portal, will be used as the principal communication tool for the project – to post scientific data, experiments for partner schools, reports/record of results etc. Project activities such as the development of eco gardens will be recorded digitally (photographs and video) and shared with partners to provide further learning opportunities. Science experiments will be recorded and shared both within and across communities. All schools are committed to maintaining regular contact between teachers, pupils and parents – this will be fostered through the use of email, ‘public’ and ‘secure’ blogs (initially through the eTwinning Portal) and video conferencing.
All schools will work constantly to maintain enthusiasm and commitment to the project – disseminating information to all classes, parents and the wider community, and encouraging the participation of other teachers and classes throughout each of our schools.
Effective co-operation will be ensured through good advance planning – partners will review and agree tasks and responsibilities for the year ahead at the first project meeting of each session.
To improve the quality and to increase the volume of mobility involving pupils and educational staff in different Member States (compulsory)
To improve the quality and to increase the volume of partnerships between schools in different Member States, so as to involve at least 3 million pupils in joint educational activities during the period of the programme (compulsory)
To encourage the learning of modern foreign languages.
To support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice in lifelong learning.
To support improvements in pedagogical approaches and school management.
Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation of the project will form part of our planned activity calendar. Partners will evaluate the impact of the project in their own establishments on an annual basis using a range of evaluation tools and formative assessment strategies, based on each school’s current local and national practice. It is intended that staff, parents and pupils participate in the monitoring and evaluation process through the use of pre and post learning questionnaires.
Monitoring and evaluation of the project will form part of our planned activity calendar. Partners will evaluate the impact of the project in their own establishments on an annual basis using a range of evaluation tools and formative assessment strategies, based on each school’s current local and national practice. It is intended that staff, parents and pupils participate in the monitoring and evaluation process through the use of pre and post learning questionnaires.
