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Start date: Dec 31, 2014, End date: Dec 30, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

In search of innovative methods and didactic tools. According to our school;s policy statement and the school;s European Development Plan one of our main priorities is constant teachers development, searching for didactic innovations and experiments and implementing them as well as applying modern methods and tools in teaching in order to continuously raise the quality of the school;s work. Our aim is to shape up our students to have qualities such as involvement and taking responsibility for their own education, creativity in problem-solving, team work skills, respect for others and broadness of mind. Knowledge of foreign languages is a necessity for young people in today;s world therefore improving this competence is of high priority to us. We achieve that not only by language lessons as such but also by teaching some other subjects in English. Another very important aim for us is using modern IT technology in the best possible way. In today's rapidly changing world in order to meet the above aims it is necessary to apply the most modern teaching methods. Searching for such methods is the main purpose of this project. Other important goals are: participants' language skills improvement, better knowledge of other European countries and their culture, good practices exchange with teachers from other schools, making new connections with other schools from Europe through teachers in order to cooperate in different ways in future. The long-term aim is growth of European dimension of our school. Two teachers participated in the project. They were selected as a result of an application process, according to set criteria by a special selection committee. One of the important criteria was that the teachers should be from different departments and that they should work with grades I to VI. The committee decided that IT, English and lower primary education teachers would take part in the project. However, one of the teachers could not participate due to personal reasons. The selected teachers were highly motivated and willing to share their knowledge with others. The main activities of the project included: 1. Careful and possibly best preparation for taking part in the courses both substantive and practical (prior contact with hosting organizations and following their suggestions, defining own training needs according to the courses program , reading available publications in the area of interest, if possible doing an on-line course before the mobility, getting in touch with other course participants, regular project group meetings, detailed planning of dissemination and evaluation of the project). 2. Participation in the planned courses. 3. Dissemination of the results according to the prior plan (workshops for other teachers, making the collected materials available to all the teachers at school, preparing and carrying out a new school project based on gained knowledge , writing articles about the courses for the school;s website and for the eTwinning website). 4. Self-reflection of the participants and project evaluation. The results of the project: Higher knowledge of new didactic methods and tools and applying them in teaching, higher knowledge about the hosting countries and sharing it with students, higher language skills, getting in touch with teachers from other countries and exchange of good educational practices. Long-term benefits: Due to sharing the knowledge with other teachers and applying the new methods and techniques on a wider scale lessons have become more interesting and attractive. As a result students; motivation has raised and they are becoming more involved in the process of their own education. The school resources have been enriched by the set of new tools and practical ideas. Better language skills of the teachers have an effect on the teaching quality of English. Exchange of good pedagogic and didactic practices have also helped to raise the quality of education in our school. Helping students to be more open-minded towards other cultures and raising their interest in the way people live in other countries is another benefit of this project. A number of lessons have been held on Malta and the UK to encourage pupils to learn obout other cultures thus the European dimention of our school is growing. Another long-term benefit is making contacts with other European teachers and schools which will create new opportunities for future cooperation.
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