Transnational Project Meeting in Spain
The first Transnationall Project Meeting took place on 13-14-th of October, 2022. in Valencia. During the meeting, representatives of the Foundation and the University of Valencia participated in working sessions aimed at developing common assumptions for creating a set of teaching tools enabling preventing the deterioration of primary school students' learning results connected with the abuse of technology, in particular computers and smartphones. Participants exchanged experiences in counteracting the abuse of technology by students. They also presented the specifics of the functioning of primary schools in their countries and developed assumptions and an action plan for creating tools.
Transnational Project Meeting in Poland
The second Transnational Project Meeting took place on 3-4-th of July, 2023. in Warsaw. During the meeting, representatives of the Foundation and the University of Valencia participated in working sessions devoted to discussing the implementation and evaluation of the pilot implementation of teaching tools developed as part of the project, aimed at preventing the deterioration of learning results of primary school students resulting from the overuse of technology, in particular computers and smartphones. The participants determined what changes should be introduced to the final version of the toolkit in order to improve it, and also discussed the assumptions regarding the implementation of activities disseminating project results, including organizational and substantive details related to conducting training as part of multiplier events.
Training in the form of workshops (Multipiler Event) in Poland
As part of the dissemination of the project results, a set of teaching tools for the sustainable use of technology and the development of social and personal competences among students was presented during the training that took place in Warsaw on 21-st of September 21, 2023.
The training was attended by representatives of primary schools, including principals, teachers, pedagogues and school psychologists.
The training was conducted by people representing the Foundation who were involved in the development of teaching tools, as well as teachers of the school that implemented the project on a pilot basis. During the training, apart from discussing the teaching tools created as part of the project, the effects of the pilot implementation in a primary school were presented, and at the end, the participants had the opportunity to discuss the possibility of implementing the tools in their own schools.
The participants asked many questions and were particularly interested in practical aspects related to the pilot implementation in schools.
The final evaluation by project participants of the created tools indicates that their implementation in schools can be effective in counteracting learning difficulties, early school leaving and low proficiency in basic skills. Participants also believe that the use of teaching tools created as part of the project will have a positive impact on their professional development.
Training in the form of workshops (Multipiler Event) in Valencia
As part of the dissemination of the project results, a teaching toolkit for the sustainable use of technology and the development of social and personal skills among students was presented during the training that took place in Valencia on 7-th September, 2023.
The training was attended by representatives of primary schools, including principals, teachers, specialists in pedagogy, psychology and social education in the school environment, as well as teachers from CEFIRE (teacher development center) and pedagogical coordinators of primary and secondary schools.
The training was conducted by representatives of the University of Valencia, who participated in the development of teaching tools, as well as teachers from the school that implemented the project in pilot mode (CRA Quart de les Valls-Benavites in the province of Valencia). During the training, in addition to discussing the teaching tools created as part of the project, the effects of the pilot implementation in a primary school were presented, and at the end, the participants had the opportunity to discuss the possibility of implementing the tools in their own schools to assess possible adaptations to the school reality.
Participants asked many questions and were particularly interested in practical aspects related to pilot implementation in schools.
The final evaluation by project participants of the created tools indicates that their implementation in schools can be effective in counteracting learning difficulties, early school leaving and low proficiency in basic skills. Participants also appreciated the fact that the use of teaching tools created as part of the project would have a positive impact on their professional development.
CEFIRE representatives expressed interest in the possibility of disseminating materials and designing specialized training for primary school teachers in cooperation with the University of Valencia.
