2011-1-TR-LEO 03-26449

CONTRIBUTION OF THE MUSEUMS TO

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

(COMVED)

WHY?•The cross boarder visit is a possibility

for the participants

• to improve skills and competencies

• to promote and reinforce the

contribution of museum training to

the process of innovation of our school.

HOW?• Visits to museums and schools for guidance and counselling.• Discussions with students and teachers

WHAT?• having knowledge and experiences about the museum education• being informed about policy

measures to design curriculaWHOM?• local public authorities• director of museums,teachers..

Why is it important for children to learn

from works of art

in the museum environment ?

How can museum and school educators

collaborate most effectivelyto ensure an optimal learning experience?

What approaches to learning from works of art in the

museums And school are being explored?

It is obvious today that the effectiveness of education system is mainly related to the improvement of teacher qualification.

Therefore, the Ministry of Education pays exceptional attention to the development of teachers.

we believe that this experience would improve our participants’ skills and competencies with a view to increasing and developing adaptability, particularly in order to consolidate technological and organisational change

Our country has a rich historical and cultural heritage. One of the most effective methods is to use the museums for adding this heritage to both social and economical life and therefore providing the sustainable development.

Working with museums makes it possible for school lessons to be meaningful and to induce creavity through direct learning and as well as to gain the awareness of protecting art works by helping the students to realize the value of art works. In vocational training, the exhibition of the materials that support this process we have mentioned has an important role to see the historical background of the technological innovation and development of the organization

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

•assessing the importance and benefits of multi dimensional and effective learning in museums and the contribution of the museums to education in European dimension in the framework of lifelong learning.

•Promoting and reinforcing the contribution of museum training to the process of innovation of our city.

•Identifying and comparing training curricula and standards for the development of our education system

•in addition to socio-cultural impacts of the Project, it will also have socio-economic impacts like employment,added value,regional development and idle capacity reduction

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

• To give our participants the opportunity of having knowledge and experiences about the museum education.

• To encourage the best use of results, innovative products and processes and to exchange good practice in the field covered by the Lifelong Learning Programme, in order to improve the quality of education and training in our city.

The aim of the project prepared for educational use of museums in our country in order to strengthen the museum –school cooperation and provide the contributions of museum to education and culture of our society is to develop museum education methods and Raise national awareness of lifelong learning strategies and of European cooperation in education and training

RURAL DIMENSION

In long-term The goal of the Project is to disseminate training activities in museums for dissimilar sectors of the society and provide the continuity

In Short-term, the goal of the Project is to develop education programs which can be applied continuously and will be coordinated by the museum and different from applications about the use of museums made by different institutions and organizations in cooperation with the museum in order to support the education

The most important deficiencies which haven’t been completed yet are museum's educational workshops; exhibition halls and educational texts which haven’t been prepared for children and training materials and copies which cannot be touched by them. School-Museum Days, is expected to be held so these deficiencies mentioned above is going to be corrected.

• Teachers, trainers and instructors • Policy makers in the field of education and vocational education and training • Designers of  curricula didactic materials

TARGET GROUPS

• visiting the centre and being informed about the school by the managers

• being informed about policy measures to design curricula which has been created to outline links between resources and the schools’ need

• monitoring a teaching session about museum education in class

• having knowledge and experiences about the museum education

• observing the teaching sessions which have been created for the students in order to explore the collections in the unusual and exciting environment which the Centre provides at the weekends and on school holidays

• observation and active participation in diversity action programmes for the participantsWORKING PLAN

  MORNING AFTER NOON

SUNDAY Departure and arrival Introduction and Orientation

MONDAY visiting the centre and being informed about the school by the managers

being informed about policy measures to design curricula

TUESDAY monitoring a teaching session about museum education in class

having knowledge and experiences about visiting the museum

WEDNESDAY visiting the centre and being informed about the museum by the managers

being informed about policy measures to design curricula which has been created to outline links between resources and the schools’ need

THURSDAY observing the teaching sessions which have been created for the students in order to explore the collections in the unusual and exciting environment

FRIDAY observation and active participation in diversity action programmes For the participants30

Final report and presenting certificates

RESULTS (OUTPUTS)

•Internet portal and databank with updated and additional content. •Information and promotion materials for use in dissemination: •workshops, seminars, conferences. •Evaluation Report.•Skills Pack (A Trainer’s pack,A Student’s pack)

Odunpazari municipality of Eskişehir gives service for a population of 335.807 people and 42 districts .it has got 72.888 acres of area. the municipality was founded as a town municipality with the cabinet decicion Law no 93/5130

•Construction and maintenance of roads, bridges etc.•Undertaking of city infrastructure projects•Construction and maintenance of parks•Providing and operating a public transport system•Establishing libraries, Theatres and Museums• Social and cultural activities

Some of the Responsibilities of odunpazari Municipality

with the efforts of the Odunpazarı Municipality, the town has been transformed into a city of tourism with conventions, fairs, cultural events, art activities.it perfoms a facilitating function for carring out urban projects and restoration work for preservation of cultural heritage. it also designs and runs training and education projects by further developing the projects that will be conducted by teachers,students, administrators and NGOs involved in training.

The municipality aims to make culture visible by encouraging projects and developing cooperation with public institutions,local administrations and civil society organizations.the main goal is to promote large-scale public participation.

One of the main priorities of the municipality are Economical and social development .The municipality has achieved a lot of projects so far in order to provide added value and employment to the people in the area. One of the most important Projects is OMEK- a vocational training for unemployed people,youngs,housewives,students and employees. The aim of the Project is to provide the innovation and implementation of the people in the area. At the end of the course,people participating are expected to take place actively in social-economic structure of the area

The Odunpazarı Municipality has been carrying out its works with the human–oriented and high quality service understanding,and has crowned its successful works with awards which are more valuable than the others since 2004.

MUSEU DE LA CIÈNCIA I DE LA TÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA

• Odunpazarı Municipality of ESKISEHIR• Eskisehir Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism• Eskisehir Ataturk Technical and Industrial Vocational High School• the Union of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen Chambers of Eskisehir

• Östergotlands Museum• Museu de la Ciencia i de la Tecnica de Catalunya• Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery• Slovak Craft Industry Federation

PARTNERS IN PROJECT