The pupils will research who the ideal teacher is according to their opinions. The research will be mainly quantitative. The data will be gathered through a questionnaire the Cypriot pupils have designed. It will be really interesting to find out who the ideal teacher is for children of different European countries. Is the ideal teacher the same through the eyes of different European pupils in different European countries?

• Subjects: Art, Informatics / ICT, Mathematics / Geometry, Primary School Subjects
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 8 - 15
• Tools to be used: Audio conference, Chat, e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Twinspace, Video conference
• Aims: The pupils will research who the ideal teacher is according to their opinions. The research questions are: 1. Who the ideal... read moreThe pupils will research who the ideal teacher is according to their opinions. The research questions are: 1. Who the ideal teacher is? 2. Do children of different ages consider the same teacher as ideal? 3. Do boys and girls consider the same teacher as ideal? 4. Does the "ideal" teacher differ from country to country? hide
• Work process: First of all, each participating team (school) will prepare a power point presentation about their country, their school and the... read moreFirst of all, each participating team (school) will prepare a power point presentation about their country, their school and the school system in their country (how it works - briefly). Then, all the pupils will do a relevant literature review in order to find out what researchers have found out relevant to this theme in their country, in other European countries and outside Europe. Then, they will fill in the questionnaire the Cypriot pupils have designed. Later on, they will try to analyze the data they will collect (through percentages, graphs, etc). The results will be presented through a power point presentation to the rest of the partners. Moreover, the pupils of each school will prepare drawings, slogans, songs or poems relevant to the ideal teacher which was “drawn” through the results of the research in their school. hide
• Expected results: The final product will be a short movie based on all the results and a relevant brochure which will be... read moreThe final product will be a short movie based on all the results and a relevant brochure which will be distributed to pupils and teachers inside and outside the participating schools. Through this project the pupils will learn to be critique and open minded. They will see the same theme from different angles and they will try to give their messages to all their teachers. hide

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