The Aut Aut project consists of a partnership of 5 schools from the following Europeans countries (Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Rumania, Turkey). Some of the schools included in the project are specific Special Needs Schools, some others are mainstream schools applying the principles of full or partial inclusion of students with special educational needs (students with autism included). The project wants to develop a European network of teachers working with autistic students and dealing with autism-related questions. More specifically, departing from the idea of creating a learning community the project aims to develop knowledge and reciprocal support among teachers working with students with autism. This Learning Community of teachers interested in autism will realise a website to exchange information and present some of their findings to a wide readership, as well as organise public and private meetings in order to discuss cases, exchange best practices, break isolation and promote knowledge.

• Subjects: Special Needs Education
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 3 - 20
• Tools to be used: e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Web publishing
• Aims: Creating a common Internet site which may also be viewed by external visitors. A closed learning platform exclusively open for project... read moreCreating a common Internet site which may also be viewed by external visitors. A closed learning platform exclusively open for project network teachers and geared towards a private exchange of information on good practices, presentations of cases and experiences from each single school Creating a shared bibliography as well as an exchange of learning materials which are accessible via Internet. Creating work groups which support the reciprocal exchange suggested during transnational meetings. Transnational meetings and conventions partially open to the public for the scientific study of specific arguments and the strengthening of local innovation Activation of the kind of collaboration which is capable of giving rise to future projects and/or their equivalents Keeping track of all that emerges from the project diary. hide
• Work process: For the Learning community, we intend the setting up of a group of people gearing towards an organized knowledge, a... read moreFor the Learning community, we intend the setting up of a group of people gearing towards an organized knowledge, a group which tends towards excellence, and inwhich all share the information they have (free of any hierarchical order). Most especially, we underscore 2 characteristics of the learning community: it tends towards the generation of knowledge and its updating remains continuous. So, in building up a Learning community the project envisages offering a form of professional upgrading, reciprocal advantages and shared learning by the creation of a teacher network based on a blended (face to face and virtual), peer-to-peer method. hide
• Expected results: A website with good practices and shared knowledge about working with students with autism. 5 project meetings to exchange knowledge and... read moreA website with good practices and shared knowledge about working with students with autism. 5 project meetings to exchange knowledge and learn to know education in the different countries. 2 study-visits where we visit some specific organisations working with students with autism. Virtual lessons and worksheet that deal with problems and difficulties you can expect with students with autism. A forum to exchange knowledge and discuss difficulties. hide

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