Calendars

As a dissemination product we decided to compile a calendar for the year 2017 with the photos of the mobilities, showing some sights from both countries as well as participating people. There is an overview of the project - its aims and outcomes - and also some of the internet links that can be used in teaching.
In addition we ordered memory sticks and  battery charger banks with EEA/Norway Grants logos, which are necessary gadgets for all teachers.
All three can be used as gifts, prizes or memorabilia related to the TESIC project.

Calendar 2017

Nutiklubi - regular meetings of teachers to be continued after the end of the project

The TESIC project has been really inspiring for the teachers of Kadrina Keskkool and as the teachers wanted to continue cooperation and workshops on ICT

Meeting in Kadrina Library

On October 20th the TESIC teachers together with Kadrina Literary Club organised a meeting in Kadrina library. It had two aims.
Firstly, to introduce the project and its outcomes, but also Iceland, its nature and educational system  to the local community. There was also a display of Icelandic literature and books about Iceland.

Secondly - watch one of the most successful recent Iceandic films "Hrutar" ("Rams")
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0mdjjk7XDTJRF9Pb25KZDZsenM/view

Exhibition and quiz in Kadrina Keskkool

Here is the quiz - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeqmeO9jW-QuXp5rKccHcmJ12qgnPpJAvpriyKhMbOxPpmiqQ/viewform?c=0&w=1
You will find all the answers on the posters:

School environment changes.

Gradually ......

New bins and advertisment columns in cooperation with HAKA Plast have been placed inside the schoolhouse.
The school facade also got new looks.
Bicycle and car parking lot are being constructed.

Results of the questionnaire

http://www.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?id=4725676

Björk made a summary of the questionnaire

We know more about the education system in the cooperative country after participation in this project. Now 58,3% of participants think they are well or adequately informed compared to 15% at the beginning of the project.  

More participants think the school administrators engourage them actively to use diverse teaching methods (75% compared to 55%). 

In our evaluation questionare we also asked about different teaching methods, how often or seldom they practice different teaching methods. Now we often let students use various apps on Smart-phones and set upp discussion groups and cooperative learning in the classroom.

In the beginning participants listed up (list three) software and/or apps the use the most in there teaching. Below is a list of software and/or apps:  

At the beginning:

At the end:

ü  Viko (Usable only in Estonia) Weebly Google Maps ü  Endomondo ü  Sports Tracker ü  Eki.ee ü  Kielisilta ü  Dictionary.com ü  Flashcard apps ü  quizlet.com (both software and app); http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/; dictionary.cambridge.org ü  Google maps ü  Getwapps.com ü  Google drive ü  Kahoot.it ü  Prezi.com ü  Geogebra.org ü  Aptionare and other dictionaries ü  padlet.com ü  quizlet.com (both software and app); http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/; dictionary.cambridge.org

ü  https://padlet.com https://create.kahoot.it http://getwapps.com quizlet.com http://teamup.aalto.fi/ http://learningapps.org https://lingvist.io/et/ ü  dictionaries/ quizlet padlet.com learningapps.com õpiveeb.ee ü  learningapps.org ü  padlet.com ü  answergarden.ch ü  GeoGebra Sports Tracker You Tube Google Maps ü  https://padlet.com https://create.kahoot.it http://getwapps.com http://learningapps.org https://quizlet.com/ ü  learning apps.org kahoot.it getwapps.com quizlet.com english4u.de ü  www.venngage.com facebook.com QuestionPro

If we look at the list then it seems like the outcome is better ICT skills of teahers, at least they list up more software and/or apps and often let students use there Smart phones in class. At the beginning the majority of participants thought that computer technoology has a positive impact on teaching and students´ learning and at the end there belief was even stronger.  

More teachers feel the need to change their current teaching methods (now 68,4% compared to 58,3% at the beginning). They think there is always room for improvement and learning from other teachers is an influence. Also, they think the students use different approach to studying and the new technology gives new opportunities.

Society has changed and technology has changed so they think it is importand to keep up with the new learning tools, apps and platforms. IT as it is is the way of the world today and that is the way to engage students.