“Cross-curricular educational approach endeavor in a border-

less Europe”

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP , 2014- 2016

2014-1-RO01-KA201-002775

PARTNERS:

- INSPECTORATUL ȘCOLAR JUDEȚEAN MARAMUREȘ- LICEUL TEHNOLOGIC “TRAIAN VUIA” TĂUȚII

MĂGHERĂUȘ- CONSILIUL LOCAL ORĂȘENESC TĂUȚII MĂGHERĂUȘ

- OSMANIYE IL MILLI EGITIM MUDURLUGU, MERKEZ- OSMANİYE REHBERLİK VE ARAȘTIRMA MERKEZİ- OSMANİYE 80. YIL CUMHURİYET ANADOLU LİSESİ

THE PROJECT’S JUSTIFICATION:• the key competences supposes, in most of

situation, the cross-curricular approach, as a innovative educational methods.

• The cross-curricular approach may be able to:– provide more efficient and effective learning

behaviors– improve the experience and the engagement of

students in educational process, who is centered on their needs and options and linked to their experience of life.

THE CROSS-CURRICULAR APPROACH

• Will give to students not only the scientifically concepts, but the real situation of learning and learning skills.

• The method sustains the learning opened, give the possibility to all students to participate, to value their individual learning style and the multiple intelligences whereof speak Gardner.

The general project objective:

- the implementation of cross-curricular approach into didactic process of primary, lower secondary, secondary educational level, in order to enhance student’s motivation and engagement, the holistic understanding of concepts, of real-life situations of learning and, finally, to sustain the learning process.

The implementation of our project:

• Will enhance the professional development of the teachers, as well as the professional development of the school inspectors and of staff of partners involved in project implementation.

• will promote new pedagogic methods and new didactic tools based on cross-curricular approach. Many teachers use the traditional teaching method and this sustain only the theoretical and scientifically knowledge.

The objectives of our partnership:

a) to contribute, for long term, to the sustainable development of society by the improvement of education and of life quality in local community;

b) to contribute, for short and middle term, at the improvement of education for the both region through the new attitude, knowledge, competences of students and of teachers regarding the educational approach;

Objectives:c) to build educational approaches for students,

teachers, local community members who are part of the target group, in terms of cross-curricular education;

d) to form to target group the skills and habits regarding the cross-curricular education through the contribution of different educational factors in educational activities;

e) to manage the quality and efficiency of free time for students, youth and adults engaging in actions to research different links between fields where can find a phenomenon / concept / situation.

The project intends to address a number of different subjects/problems, identified in our

institutional strategies, as below:

a) to help the students to reach their potential through the value of multiple intelligence;

b) to realize the link between different local and European institutions and association, through didactic activities, conferences, seminars etc regarding the cross-curricular approach in education (benefits, tools, methods);

The starting point of our project:c) to realize the self-evaluation of students,

teachers, local communities and authorities regarding the key competences developed;

d) to give adaptive feedback from educational field;

e) to use the on-line resources and on-line tools for dissemination;

f) to share the specific creative/formative educational methods for the sustainable development through the cross-curricular education.

The project will take approaches as below:

• Partners will share teaching methods used, networking via the learning project facebook;

• Institutions will share their specific experiences;• During the project implementation, the partner

institutions will develop opportunities for teachers/staffs to meet in one country and work together on the project;

• A variety of staff will work together 2-4 times a year on mobilities to share learning.

The target groups for each partner region:

• 30 teachers from partner school * In Turkey we have 2 schools involved in project

implementation;

• 400 students aged 6-14 years (primary, gymnasium, high school level): 15 students with difficulties to learning;

• representative of local/regional authorities;

• 12 school inspectors.

The main activities:• 50 % teachers from school involved in project

implementation propose minimum 1 cross-curricular activity (these are proved through didactic fiches, list of presence, photos...);

• elaboration of cross-curricular projects (with the involvement of all target groups);

• The teachers presents, as example of good practices for other teachers, minimum 1 activity to each 6 months;

The main activities• Training course for teachers (April 2015: list,

location, resources);• the school inspectors, the local teams observes

the didactic activities, records the impact and collects the examples of good practices (posted on Face book and e-group);

• all local partners analyzes the methods, impact, the tools used for these activities;

• administrative/ evaluation / monitoring / dissemination activities;

The intellectual outputs:• O1: Practical guide of cross-curricular teaching and

learning activities, as methodology - English; DVD and Face book;

• O1-A1: First transnational project meeting• O1-A2: The achieving of Guide (01-01-2015/ 31-05-

2016)• O1-A3: Common transnational didactic approach (01-

01-2015/ 31-04-2016)• O1-A4: Fourth transnational project meeting (May

2016)• O1-A5: The dissemination of good practices realized

during project implementation (05-08.2016)

The intellectual outputs:

• O1-A6: Second transnational project meeting• O1-A7: Third transnational project meeting• O1-A8: Monitoring and evaluation (as

quantitative and qualitative aspect, through direct observation, feed-back as evaluation methods);

• O1-A9: Project management and implementation

The intellectual outputs:

• O2: Cross-curricular activity/optional curriculum proposed for next school year by schools (local partners) – course / curriculum, Romanian and Turkish

• O2-A1: Activity for sustainability (04-08.2016)

The intellectual outputs:

• O3: Managerial tool - Study/analysis, Turkish and Romanian

• O3-A1: The optimization of future institutional strategies (03-06.2016)

The intellectual outputs:

• O4: Course support for teachers' training - course / curriculum, English, Romanian and Turkish

• O4-A1: Course support elaboration for teachers' training (02.2014 – 02.2015)

E1-Project promotion and dissemination• E1-B1: Local meeting for project promotion

(PowerPoint presentations, local meetings, local media); (09-11.2014);

• E1-B2: Realization of tools for project dissemination (logo, Face book, poster, leaflet, information on webpage of partner institutions); (11.2014-04.2015);

• E1-B3: Dissemination of project results after first year of implementation (in local media); (06.2015);

• E1-B4: Final local meetings (local media, local meetings with the participation of teachers, students, stakeholders etc – 100 persons TR, 100 RO); (06.2016)

Training events:• Local blended learning training of teachers, 16

hours, February-April 2015 and September - October 2015.

• 1 day training activity&evaluation, with the participation of Romanian trainers and Turkish teachers, regarding the cross-curricular activities, in Turkey (8 hours), in 30-04-2015

• 1 day training activity&evaluation, with the participation of Turkish trainers and Romanian teachers, in Romania (8 hours), in 08-10-2015.

The add value at EU level • The didactic method will be centered to

needs, aspirations and possibilities of learners.• The project implementation will have impact

for short&middle&long term for students and teachers.

• The educational experience are transferable and opportune for other areas.

The sustainability:

• This will be assured through the possibility of exploitation of project results in future.

• The training activities are an investment in human resources, and this will sustain the durable development of areas involved in project implementation.

• It will add a cultural awareness through the activities that will take place in our countries.

This document don’t presents the position of EU. This represents only

the opinion of author.

Ligia Durus, project coordinatorInspectoratul Scolar Judetean Maramures, Romania