C. Doukas, D. Primalis, V. Economu, P. Papoutsis, Y. Kotsanis
Since its founding in 1917, Doukas School has always tried to keep up with the latest trends in education. In a setting of over 10 acres, with facilities amongst the best in design and construction, Doukas School offers to its 2000 student body (K-12) one of the finest educational and athletic programs in the country.
• Founded in: 1917 • Employees: 550 • ~2000 students • Grades: Kindergarten, Primary & • Secondary School, Ι.Β. • Departments: Quality Assurance, Human Resources, Communications office, Career Counseling, Foreign Languages, Physical Education, IT.
We believe in Traditional Values
we move towards Progress.
We incorporated the “School of the Future” philosophy
into our multi-leveled educational organization.
Our aim is to improve the quality of services offered and to meet the expectations and needs of our students, their parents,
our employees and the society.
“Children work individually or collaborate in teams. They create and manage their own knowledge."
“Teams are created according to the students’ interests - not their age“.
“A counselor supports students in their team work."
“The class is a big lab with different work stations.“
“In the library, students work in teams to collect information from written and electronic sources in order to evaluate, analyse and use them in a creative way."
“They communicate electronically– for example , with Greek students in Australia, about their common history or with a professor at the University of Cambridge."
“Afternoon classes are dedicated to athletic or cultural activities."
“Parents and teachers communicate electronically."
“Parents can have access to their children’s electronic files.”
Konstantinos I. Doukas
Need for changes in the educational process
Leonardo da Vinci said:
“… Studying without any desire to learn
locks our memory up, which does not retain any kind of knowledge…”
The interactive material and the friendly software,
which teachers are provided with,
enhance their lessons,
create multiple representations to students,
in order to motivate and help them assimilate what they are taught.
Very motivating 15%
Motivating 22%
Slightly motivating 29,7%
Not motivating 33%
73, 5% of students answered that they are obliged to study
Only one out of 5 (19, 78%) believe that such a process mentally fulfills
them much fever (6, 7%) study out of pleasure
More
creative More
pleasant
More
useful
More
effective
We stress the qualitative dimension of learning.
Our main interest is “how” students learn (not “what” and “how much” they learn).
We encourage this type of learning through:
active participation;
involvement;
self-managed knowledge.
Always willing And available to listen
to students’ needs
Shares a common
vision with
Educators
Notices and takes into consideration
parents’ views and concerns
Students create activities and are responsible for their own knowledge.
21st century Learning Skills
http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework
Teachers collaborate, monitor, organize, inspire and design hands-on activities
Parents participate actively in all school activities.
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The Tablet PC is the “Tool” for…
• explore ideas
• complete – implement complex tasks – projects
• construct real knowledge
• build authentic and relevant learning environment
• share collectively and collaboratively
• improve learning experience – potential
• doing things that we could not do before
• provide individual – personalized learning
Electronic notebook: writing, creative expression
General Use Tool:
expression, construction, data
management, communication.
Electronic book:
navigation, studying,
highlighting.
Assessment tool:
open-ended or
closed-ended
questions.
Interactive educational applications: experimentation, research , construction
Multimedia
material:
presentation,
representation,
listening, dialogue.
Need for changes in the educational process
How do we achieve this result?
• Through innovations in the curriculum
• By continuously training our educators
• By carrying out surveys with our students, parents, educators and studying the outcomes
• By cultivating basic 21st Century Competences in our students
• By…
Innovative Approaches
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4
Mapping of 21st Competences
Combining knowledge, skills and values
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Teaching models and 1:1
Moving from a more teacher - centered to team - collaborative
environment
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One student – one tablet
Classroom of the Future, Educational Model 1:1
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Career management
Young people have their say in their careers
They manage effectively their goals
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Life Skills
Aiming at helping our students to develop a many faceted personality,
raising awareness, instilling values
and ethos with respect to contemporary social conditions…
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Our objective is to design and build the “School of the Future” (SoF) progressively, through a developing action plan:
• register the current and future educational needs;
• study the international experience and methodology;
• prepare the new technological infrastructure required;
• prepare our teachers; • collect/create the appropriate educational
digital material.
The School of the Future, as we plan, design and create it, is a combination of the past, the present and the future. Parents participate actively in the educational process. Students change from passive recipient and participate actively in educational events. Teachers become collaborators and guides, they organise, inspire and create hands-on activities.
In our "Classroom of the Future" students carry a light-weight portable "electronic schoolbag" and are connected wirelessly to the interactive whiteboard of their classroom, the internet and the “electronic” tools of their teacher.
The classroom can take many forms (such as “traditional” class, “laboratory” or “collaborative”). The classroom arrangement can easily change thanks to the wireless equipment and portable computers.
This "electronic" schoolbag (Tablet PC) contains all their books and hand-outs as well as virtual labs, simulations, multimedia material, their schoolwork and all tools connected to the educational process. The "Classroom of the Future" is also supported by a portal.
210 ministry-approved
books
230 educator
presentations
112
Books published internally
103 Multimedia
applications of all grades
190 Multimedia Microworlds
160 Video files
360
Sound files
52 GB storage
90 Self-Assessment
Tests
Raising Educators’ Awareness
Active
involvement in
focus
workgroups
Co-authoring
multimedia
material
Presenting original material and
teaching practices on
“Innovation Days”
Attending and
presenting in
national and
international
conventions and
conferences
Participating in
competitions
Supplied every educator with
their own personal
laptop
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Assessment Approach
Constant training
Continuous development
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Χρεζηκοποηώ ηολ Μ.Υ. κοσ κε
άλεζε
Μπορώ λα βρίζθω εύθοια ηα
βηβιία θαη ηης ζεκεηώζεης κοσ
ζηολ Μ.Υ.
Γράθω ηης ζεκεηώζεης κοσ ζηολ Μ.Υ. κε ηε γραθίδα τωρίς
δσζθοιία.
Γράθω ηης ζεκεηώζεης κοσ
κε ηο πιεθηροιόγηο τωρίς κεγάιε
δσζθοιία.
Από ηε κέρα ποσ έτω ηολ Μ.Υ. ηε ηζάληα κοσ είλαη
πηο ειαθρηά.
ζα προηηκούζα λα κεηαθέρω κόλο ηολ Μ.Υ. ζηο ζτοιείο.
Έτω θαηαιάβεη ηε τρεζηκόηεηα ηωλ αληηγράθωλ
αζθαιείας (backup) γηα ηε
δοσιεηά κοσ ζηολ Μ.Υ.
Εγθαζηζηώ εθαρκογές ή
παητλίδηα ζηολ Μ.Υ. ποσ δελ
τρεζηκοποηούληαη ζηα καζήκαηά
κοσ.
Η οζόλε ηοσ Μ.Υ. θοσράδεη ηα κάηηα
κοσ.
Θα ήζεια περηζζόηερε ελεκέρωζε
ζτεηηθά κε ηοσς θηλδύλοσς ποσ σπάρτοσλ ζηο
δηαδίθησο.
1. I comfortably use my Tablet PC
2. I can easily find my books and notes in my Tablet PC
3. I write notes on my Tablet PC with stylus without any difficulty
4. I write my notes with the keyboard without any difficulty
5. My schoolbag is lighter now with the Tablet PC
6. I would prefer to carry in school only the Tablet PC
7. I have understood the importance of back up copies for my work in my Tablet PC
8. I install applications or games in my Tablet PC that are not relevant to my school courses
9. The screen of Tablet PC makes my eyes feel tired
10. I would like more information regarding the existing threats on the internet
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I was impressed by how fast my teachers learned !!!
• Makes the lesson more interesting and fun, having lessons her e
feels like playing…
• No matter what mistake you make, you press a button and you
delete it, you don’t have to use an eraser or correction fluid….
• Sometimes at the weekends, I watch videos with my dad videos
from the school multimedia material…
• When I bought the computer I thought it wouldn’t be useful at all.
When classes started though, I realized it was a valuable tool.
• …
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Damian Bebell & Rachel Kay (2010) A Summary of the Quantitative Results from the Berkshire Massachusetts
Wireless Learning Initiative by the School of Education – Boston College
Duration: 3 years (2005 – 2008)
Number of Schools: 5 Schools, Masachuset state – ΗΠΑ Grades:mainly 3 grades – 6th grade (elementary), 7th-8th (high school). - Students: 1500
Silvernail David (2011)
L. and the MLTI Research and Evaluation Team, A Middle School One-to-One Laptop Program The Maine Experience, Maine Education Policy Research Institute, University of Southern Maine
Duration: 8 years (2002 – 2010)
Number of schools: 240 high schools in the state of Maine – U.S.A. Grades: 1st,2nd high school (7th, 8th) Students: 25.000+
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• Student engagement, attention span, interest, motivation and production
have increased spectacularly.
• Student organize better and improve the quality of their assignments,
• The educators have concluded that students have a wider range of choices with
regards to their personal learning style (learner-centered approach was
reinforced).
• The educators have noticed improvement in students’ independent learning skills
• Students’ performance has improved in areas where teachers focus on content
and skills development with the aid of technology.
• Using focused educational material has improved students’ performance.
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We are on the right… path
Our goal: To constantly improve
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