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Description of the activity
Activities, workshops, discussions, and other events included:
The official start of the project
Icebreaking activities
Presentations from all partner countries, about the current situation in their school about the Recycling, Reusing and Environmental awareness. Discussion.
Learning/training/ teaching activities:
Seminars:
“A short introduction to eTwinning for SE-RRIC participants''
“Recycling in Greece, Europe, and the rest of the world
“Materials and their properties- how to manage different materials to reuse them''
“Circular economy”
“How to create a logos- tips and ideas''
“How to create videos''
"Environmental Change and Consequences"
Seminars and workshops:
'' How to create a Google blog''
“How to create a Google site''
" Web 2.0 tools like Kahoot ''
“ How to conduct valid research with the use of Google forms
Workshop: How to use e-Twinning tools.
Visiting the town hall, meeting the Mayor and town representatives, discussions.
Presentation of the environmental program “Green City” in which the municipality participates. Discussion of the environmental problems of the city and suggested solutions
Excursion -Hiking/ guided tour in the national forest of mountain Parnitha and in the fortress (place of interest) by a Geologist– During this activity trash will be collected to be used the next day for the workshop.
Visiting Giannoulas plumber”, measuring water pH.
Workshop with the well-known Greek artist Lydia Margaroni. Teaching participants how to make a piece of art with the trash that was collected during Pranitha’s Hiking.
Guided tour to a place connected with the history and culture of Greece, the archaeological area of the Acropolis
Excursion to Laurio and Sounio. Guided tour at the archaeological area. Fieldwork in the area to find out trach that can be reused- suggestions and discussions of how to reuse them.
Meeting of the coordinators to evaluate and reschedule the project due to the current conditions and problems.
Evaluation of the program
The participants of this activity were teachers from all partner schools. Artists and Scientists cooperate with the school to offer the teachers the appropriate knowledge that is needed for the program.
This activity delivered a professional development session to all teachers involved in the partnership with the objective of demonstrating instructing and practicing the full use of internet tools/ project development tools which we will be used over the course of the project. We have collaborated on the project outcomes but now is the opportunity to meet early to "iron out" any doubts or methodological approaches and to maintain a single vision for the project.
The result of this activity will be an action protocol as well as a booklet with guidelines and material to work on environmental issues with a certain focus for each country. This activity is already included in the annual school programming of every partner school.
How did the participation in this activity benefit the involved participants?
This activity helped teachers to compare information related to students ‘knowledge, worries, and interests. Besides, it helped teachers to exchange strategies or develop new ones which can help to increase the students’ interest in environmental issues. Also, it set the concrete working frame for future mobilities, by ensuring we are all familiar with and competent in applying the tools required to create a good quality project. We are ensuring we can provide a learning opportunity that is ideal for our students. By ensuring we are all familiar with and competent in applying the tools required to create a good quality project we are ensuring we can provide a learning opportunity that is ideal for our students. The technological tools we are using are continually updated and revised. Also, new tools are introduced, so this training session ensures that all partners' knowledge stays relevant and up to date. Learning about the new tools available, ensuring we have developed a strong team, and maintaining a consistent vision are central to helping us secure high expectations and standards of our students. When we are confident in our outcomes and methodologies, we are inevitably going to feel inspired and in turn, we will be able to inspire our students and thus enable them to achieve their best. The teachers will also develop the following competencies:
communication and language competencies - through workshops, discussions, debates, and other events at the project meetings could develop their language skills, improve their pronunciation, extend their vocabulary, and practice their communication skills.
creativity - will improve their creative competencies through workshops on how to use and create from the trash.
digital - during the training sessions, workshops, and seminars
social and cultural awareness - mixed people with different cultures and social environments discuss important issues and see each other’s perspective.