Cooperative learning and assessment

Στις 3 Μαρτίου, 2017 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

From the 15th until the 26th February 2017 the etwinning L.E. Cooperative learning and assessment, organized by Rosa Gaspar took place.

eTwinning is an opportunity for the promotion of cooperative learning, projecting and implementing of a cooperative network in the classroom.

In this L.E. we used collaborative spaces to interact with others and contribute for a deeper,meaningful of more effective articulation of cooperative learning.

The aim was to present and share ideas, strategies, tools and teaching techniques, which would motivate and empower pupils’ involvement both.

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The goal was  to reach all our pupils and help them to use their full potential, by adapting the activities to their own skills and strengths.

We had the opportunity to use a lot of tools!

We used Chatroll to give our opinion and Dotstorming to add an idea or an image to illustrate your way of thinking about a subject.

On https://www.twiddla.com/LE2017 we had fun making a collaborative drawing 

With Lino.it we expressed our opinions on collaboration: “Building cooperative activities needs careful organization and design so that all members feel equal. Also we need to be flexible and not to impose on others. There should also be ground rules that participants have to follow and respect.” was my comment on lino.it.

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We made a collaborative story on Buncee at https://app.edu.buncee.com/buncee/25D4811CA8154A4985B6F31A7FA9E631

I particularly enjoyed working on Biteable, making my own video “Creativity in Class” https://app.biteable.com/watch/creativity-in-class-1275032/

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Creative Writing in the 6th grade

Στις 6 Φεβρουαρίου, 2017 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

This week, in Unit 3,   we have been working on the description of one’s character or one’s appearance.

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Students used the templates of a boy and a girl to make and talk about their own imaginary superheroes : http://www.jchriscampbell.com/…/bucket/superhero-color.pdf and http://www.jchriscampbell.com/…/superhero-color-girl.pdf

20170208_123049The results were amazing!

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Safer Internet Day 2017

Στις 20 Δεκεμβρίου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

On  December 19th, 2016 there was a very interesting webinar about Safer Internet Day 2017.  There were a lot of resources shared and almost 75 people attended it!

ΑΣΦΑΛΕΣ ΔΙΚΤΥΟThe webinar was recorded and this is the video you can watch in case you want to know more about Safer Internet Day.

Κατηγορίες: eTwinning, Internet, Safer Internet, Χωρίς κατηγορία | Γράψτε σχόλιο

Creativity in action

Στις 7 Δεκεμβρίου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

Today in class we invited Evangelos Vlachakis, Director of photography-Lighting cameraman at KINOglaz-pro.

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The children had the opportunity  to make their own production with their hand painted film. Mr Vlachakis talked to them about the film “A Colour Box” in  1935. Lye’s first “direct” (camera-less) animation combined popular Cuban dance music with hand-painted abstract designs.

The students had the opportunity to talk about abstract art, painting, motion capture and its visualization, physics and electricity, and to create their own collaborative frame by frame film …

3Time flew quickly. The children worked happily without  thinking about the break they “missed” and the classroom was full of smiles of satisfaction, creativity, cooperation and joy!        What a day!!!

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Collaborative Teaching and Learning

Στις 6 Δεκεμβρίου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

From the 24th October 2016 till the 30th November 2016 there was the Collaborative Teaching and Learning course organized by the EUROPEAN SCHOOLNET ACADEMY TEAM.  We had a chance to examine collaborative learning and summarize the key benefits for students as well as the specific skills developed through it.

COLLABORATIVE LEARNINGThe lesson I created was called From Europe with love and this is the link to my learning designer:https://v.gd/cECV0C

We did a wonderful collaborative job! This is the padlet I created for the course
https://padlet.com/sophiakouz/collabteach#

Κατηγορίες: Education, eTwinning, Europe, European Schoolnet Academy | Ετικέτες: | Γράψτε σχόλιο

Learning from each other is the answer? How to integrate newly arrived migrants is the question.

Στις 5 Νοεμβρίου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

” Learning from each other is the answer? How to integrate newly arrived migrants is the question“  was an online seminar organized by Silvia Dell’Acqua. It was carried out  on November, 3rd, at 18:00.

The aim of this webinar was to provide the teachers with new hints, innovative methods and specific tools in order to integrate newly-arrived migrants into the school enviroment.

It was very resourceful! Some of the resources shared are the following:

·      Malak and the boat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UMjSZaMY2Y

·      The story of Ivine and Pillow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3scOr_d9Dwo

·      ALI’S STORY (by Amnesty International): https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2016/03/seven-free-short-films-about-refugees-recommended-by-human-rights-educators/

·      THEN I CAME BY BOAT: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/education/2016/03/seven-free-short-films-about-refugees-recommended-by-human-rights-educators/

·      A human rights education resource on refugees and asylum: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/sites/default/files/lesson_plan_-_time_to_flee.pdf

·      Teaching about Refugees  – Curriculum Units & Lessons: https://blogs.commons.georgetown.edu/rochelledavis/refugee-video-project/

·      Introduction  to International Refugee REGIME: https://vimeo.com/74987092 (Lesson Plan)

·      Using the comics to explain the somali refugees: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/multimedia/meet-the-somalis#all

·      TEACHING DISPLACEMENT  THROUGH MUSIC (Emmanuel Jal)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT-0NG5_fhw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1ZEJWVSiEI

·      MAKING VIDEOS WITH CLASSES: https://vimeo.com/74993092

eTwinning connects people!

Κατηγορίες: eTwinning, Europe | Ετικέτες: | Γράψτε σχόλιο

Summer School: Beyond the Refugee Crisis – Studying in Europe

Στις 12 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

This summer I took part in a remarkable event, a summer school for refugees living in Greece.

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The summer school “Beyond the Refugee Crisis – Studying in Europe” was held in Olympia on 18-28 August and was a unique opportunity for Greek university students and young refugees to come together. The initiative was supported by Sia Anagnostopoulou, Greek Deputy Minister for Education, in partnership with the European Council and with the support of the Faculty of Philosophy of Athens University, http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-9047-2016-INIT/en/pdf .

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The location of the summer school made a symbolic point about the importance of peace. The summer school took place in Olympia, where the Olympic Games were held in ancient times and for which any ongoing wars were halted. Even the dates of the event coincided with this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where for the first time asylum-seekers and refugees were represented by a team of refugee Olympic athletes.

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The courses, which were held at the International Olympic Academy, were attended by 29 students, aged between 18 and 30, from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Mali and Greece.

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The courses were led by tutors sent by the European Council, who held sessions on human rights and citizenship, and by lecturers from Greek universities, who volunteered their services to hold courses on the Greek and English languages, European history and culture and, in honour of the venue, even sports lessons.

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We did three sessions in English and had the chance to talk about themselves, their studies and their ambitions and dreams.

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You can see the video from the news of the National TV ERT1 from 35.00 to 38.00, and my comment 36.28-36.58, HERE .

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You can also have a look at the article written by Roberto Morea who attended the closing ceremony  at http://www.transform-network.net/blog/blog-2016/news/detail/Blog/beyond-the-refugee-crisis-studying-in-europe.html

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Art in Us, Art in the hands of the children

Στις 4 Αυγούστου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

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The Art in Us project encouraged pupils from the third grade of the 8th Primary School to use forms of art in a dynamic, original and imaginative way. Music, dance, singing and painting are the mediators that enabled the young students to express their desire to meet, collaborate and co-create with peer students. The art and original creations of students promote the interaction between European students, enrich their knowledge and contribute to the intercultural dimension of school. The program activities were used as a tool in order to enrich the lessons, the subjects and work plans implemented at school this school year, to acquaint young students with technology, to develop their social and emotional skills and provide experiential learning conditions in an authentic context.

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Core Values in eTwinning projects

Στις 3 Αυγούστου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

My paper  “Core Values in eTwinning projects” is included in the sixth newsletter of the eTwinning Visibility Group ISSN 2247-6881, which was published on August 3rd, 2016.

The paper discusses the dynamic of eTwinning projects. It describes the values that enrich pupils’ learning experiences at school and highlights the multifaceted benefits of eTwinning collaboration, their pedagogical significance and their creative power.

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The newsletter promotes the objectives and activities of eTwinning, provides a platform for writers in the eTwinning community and beyond, offers an open forum for eTwinning teachers to share their opinions, encourages professional development, keep them up-to-date, helps build feelings of collegiality and sustains professional motivation.

Thank you Daniela Bunea your cooperation!

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I Feel, Therefore I Am

Στις 8 Ιουλίου, 2016 από τον/την Sophia Kouzouli, Education Advisor

 

«Educating the Heart and Mind » SirKenRobinson

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My amazing 5th graders inspired and created this picture

If you watch Sir Ken Robinson’s speech during  the Dalai Lama Center’s Educating the Heart Series you will be amazed  at the astounding truth of the necessity to educate both the heart and the mind.

Sir Ken Robinson urges us to reconsider the values and assumptions of the ideology of our educational system – things that we take for granted and we don’t think about so much but which can calibrate our actions!

Every school should be different and great, built on diversity, not conformity and standardization. Education should be about connecting ourselves with ourselves and with each other,  empathy, intuition and mutuality.

Education is personal, and needs coordination between teachers and students, negotiated programs, collaboration, group work and mutual support. The Arts should be back into education and we should get children to focus in on themselves: Make the alternative into the main stream

«Human beings and schools are organisms not mechanisms and if you create certain cultures and to pull away  people flourish and in other cultures people tend to feel demeaned»  So let’s o look at the nature of the culture of the school, the vibrancy of the school because we are all unique but together we can create unique patterns and forms of behaviour which we can change.

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