The strategy, activities and results of this project will help to solve the problem of immigrants and students with learning difficulties. It will also help teachers who have immigrant students in their classes, and in general students interested in learning languages.
The aim of this project is to offer a “Welcome Kit” to Europe for immigrants that includes:
Language materials in different languages in the levels A1, A2 and B1. The materials could be used by anyone interested, and specifically by students with learning difficulties.
18 e-books to work on the 3 levels (A1, A2 and B1) introducing language learning though real tasks and cultural aspects of each country.
A compendium of resources to help teachers who have those students in their classes.
A course for teachers’ training working on the Competence of Educators framework (DigCompEdu) and also on pedagogical strategies, the creation of materials on strengthening digital and green skills; and rising environmental awareness through immersive environments, VR, AR, XR, VF and AI as an integral part of teachers’ Continuous Professional Development.
A manual to help families and teachers to solve possible learning issues of students in less favorable conditions in regard of digital learning. The availability of digital and technological equipment is still a handicap because some parents are not able to provide support to their children when dealing with digital tools and virtual teaching. Besides, the activities in this project are created having the inmigrant’s integration needs in mind, because our aim is also helping teachers to achieve digital competences by introducing in a playful way how to choose the best methodologies and digital tools. We also focus on reducing the digital gap in students with less opportunities and promote high quality of teaching.
The project will also offer a course for teachers and students to create practical entrepreneurial experiences and business plans. This business plan will contain the business value proposition, its functionality, the executive summary, products and services, key operations to determine the business success (production, marketing, sales, administration…). Students will learn to design a Business Plan that will serve them as a reference to create and start up a new and successful company, managing communication and relationships with customers and other stakeholders in the right way.
During the project, teachers will educate students on European matters in class, from local to international level. They will take part on videoconferences with other schools and European institutions, and create video podcasts focused on European Institutions, civic engagement, green skills… During the project, some public “European meetings” will be organised for the families and other stakeholders. Some of these meetings will be recorded and published on this project website for dissemination.
Project Management
Management:
The project implemented collaboration among different partners increasing quality in the work, activities and practices of organisations and institutions involved, opening up to new actors like business association; the project builds the capacity of organisations to work transnationally and across sectors, they share knowledge and activities and this gave a big impact. A needs analysis was brought before the application and other more were identify along the project development.
Teams is used to collaboration, communications and share materials.
4 face to face meetings were organized and virtual meetings
The target groups are:
– Students 3-18 immigrants, students of Primary and Secondary (also students with fewer opportunities).
– Teachers who host immigrants or students with fewer opportunities in their classes.
– University professors & their students to be teachers.
– Families.
– Associations related to education Advisors & education authorities.
Cooperation:
The project partners were brought together via partnership working through EU projects and local networks with an interest in using creative and digital pedagogies to implement innovative teacher training. The consortium based in their expertise plans to foster quality improvements, innovation, excellence, internationalisation of education by supporting improvement of teacher’s competences for better learning outcomes, this means offer teachers CPDs according to the needs of teachers and classroom reality, revising and strengthening the professional profile of the teaching profession including initial teacher training.
Assessment:
Evaluation is very important for the project success; evaluation means a continuous consideration on processes and outcomes. It is important to continuously monitor the state of the project in order to better acquire project planned results. This allows participants to adapt the project objectives and activities to new or changing needs and ensure that the project gives maximum added value to the institutions directly involved and other potential beneficiaries.
A qualitative research method has been planned. Our project started with the negotiation of research goals between practitioners (researchers and students) and researchers and designers (universities professors, advisors, school teacher other experts). Practitioners had a relevant role be in identifying problems.
The development of design principles took place through several testing and refinement cycles: Teamwork, learning design, individual assessment, peer review, testing materials.
Schools have been “living laboratories”, where the researches can investigate in real-world settings, with the aim to generate more transferable and useful results.
Dissemination:
Dissemination has been implemented through various methods: WP5, conferences, Days of Languages, Erasmus Days, Radio, TV, etc.
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