It's a project idea about International Days,like World Day for Water, World No Tobacco Day, World Car Free Day etc. We are going to make a trip around the year focusing on days like the above creating PPT presentations or Windows Movie Maker videos with information, symbolisms, school/student actions.

• Subjects: Astronomy, Biology, Drama, Foreign Languages, Health Studies, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 12 - 15
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings)
• Aims: General aims: 1.student involvement in an an innovative learning process in agreement with modern teen interests and far away from the... read more General aims: 1.student involvement in an an innovative learning process in agreement with modern teen interests and far away from the dull, traditional teaching which was religiously attached to a coursebook. 2.approach and exchange of pedagogical, social, and cultural profits among different schools/students within a multi-cultural Europe and by means of New Technology tools. Particular oblectives: 1.co-operation skills within a group 2.completing responsibly tasks within time limits and according to given instructions 3.selecting worth-mentioning & promoting topics which are related to adolescence 4.skills of targeted search, downloading and categorization of web material 5. skills of creative use of information as well as audio-visual web material linguistically, artistically, technoligically 6.skills of fruitful inspiration (associated with students' original ideas of getting involved) 7.skills of versatile topic approach as well as cross-curricular study of knowledge 8. awareness skills of all the common and different aspects among people through their presentations, their daily routines, their cultural intergration. hide
• Work process: 1.The partnership will last 5 months. From October 2010 till February 2011. 2.Each month we will cover 4 (World /Global/International, European)... read more1.The partnership will last 5 months. From October 2010 till February 2011. 2.Each month we will cover 4 (World /Global/International, European) Days. 3. Each partner will choose 20 different Days within the 12 year months in advance. 4. An idea is that at school student groups will work on different Days. 5.The student group members will be assigned roles/tasks to carry out & contribute to the overall presentation of the Day (in PPT or Movie Maker). They have to: -collect information about the Day (when, why, who, which organization etc) -how the Day is celebrated around the world -collect photos or videos from the internet -prepare their own work like drawings, poems, role-plays, depending on the day etc hide
• Expected results: 1.Setting the base and creating the mood for prospective extention of "Around The Year In 20 Days" with more world... read more1.Setting the base and creating the mood for prospective extention of "Around The Year In 20 Days" with more world days, more/other schools, more/other countries 2.Creating a tank of world days presentations (enriched by all partners' work) to use and show in various school classes or local authorities' events celebrating world days. 3.Building constructive rapport between students-teachers, with prospective fruitful co-operative projects in the future 4. Students' mentality shift regarding teaching/learning process 5.Active participation of the school in the European educational stage and standing there as equal partner and EU ideals ambassador 6. Persuading other colleagues to work on eTwinning projects, too hide

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