It's time to students and teachers assess the project.
Students survey
Now that the project is coming to an end let's reflect about it! Consider the following in your reflection:- collaboration and communication with the partners;- project integration on the school curriculum;- contribution to the project aims;- strengths of the project;- challenges faced and how they were overcome;- professional development;- Covid-19 influence on the project;- recommendations.
Collaboration with the partners on this project was very rewarding - we shared ideas along the school year what was very important to achieve the planned outcomes. There was a good communication with the partners - we used several channels to communicate, sometimes via twinmail and teachers bulletin and, for more urgent questions, personal email, what facilitated our collaboration.At AENG the project was fully integrated in the 8th grade curriculum of Natural Sciences as well as in the theme to address on Cidadania e Desenvolvimento (Citizenship). We planned to have the contribution of more subjects, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the schools closing this collaboration wasn’t possible as initially agreed among the class teachers. However, on Music the students began to create a music for the project and on French they discussed a video about the Paris Agreement.
We contributed actively to the project aims. At the present-day climate change and environmental problems are a very important topic to address. So collaborating on this project was essential to raise awareness to the current climate crisis.The most difficult challenges to overcome were the problems caused by the schools closing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With the parents support we were able to keep working on the project. However, we weren’t able to organize online meetings or a chat with the students from the partner schools.Working on this project contributed definitively to my personal development.I’m very happy with my students’ contribution to the project, they embraced it, collaborated actively on the tasks and on the forums, they were committed until the end.Thanks to all partners for the collaboration along this school year!
- strengths of the project: The project is absolutely necessary to raise students' awareness on the threats were are facing and to make them realise it is their future what is at stake. I think most of them know by now. partly thanks to this project and the work done. - professional development: from my point of view this project has helped me to learn from my colleages and to see how much you can get from our students when they are well led and encouraged. I have learnt a lot as a teacher. I thank my colleagues and the coordinator of the Project, Maria Goreti Alves for this amazing work and the outcome.
The experience of collaboration between the partners has been very positive, since communication has been fluid through various channels, and based on a clear, well-programmed and timed work scheme since the beginning of the project. The activities carried out could be easily integrated into the student's learning process. The contents studied are included in the study plan of 1 ESO students in Spain, specifically in the block "Earth in the Universe", therefore the curricular and project objectives were achieved. Initially, the work process was slower than expected, since the students did not have enough skills in the use of ICT and in online work. On top of that, they had a hard time communicating in English.Initially, the work was highly guided, but with the multiple proposals for activities in which the students took an active role (questionnaires, opinions in forums, etc.), both motivation and autonomy increased.
I consider that one of the strengths of the project, in addition to the final result, has been the participation of the students expressing their opinions and feelings in the different forums and twinboards.The situation created by COVID presented a great challenge. The different means and skills of the students conditioned that some of them could not actively participate. It also made collaborative work with European partners difficult. Despite this, we were able to contribute to the final product.COVID situation made also families to know and review the project, because parents helped their children at home. So families are proud and satisfied of the collaboration too.
As a teacher, I am very satisfied, and I thank my partners for allowing me to collaborate in this project in which I have learned many technological resources and have deepened my knowledge of the key theme of the Project.Due to the importance of the contents worked on, the motivation of the students and the good coordination work carried out by the teachers, I think that we should continue the project with new challenges in the next school year.Thanks to all the partners, and I hope to work with you in new challenges.
In terms of communication and collaboration, we were actively in the flow of messages. We used the mailing group most because sharing the collaboration tools, google forms were easily attached in the mails. Moreover we used the teachers’ corner and twinmails. With some of the teachers we instantly contacted through whatsapp. Every partner was conscious about replying the messages asap therefore we haven’t had many delays related with deadlines.
The only problem as known was an international lockdown due to COVID-19. However, the Project process continued successfully after a short time of lockdown. Of course it effected some Project activities that would be realised at schools. Sometimes it was difficult to motive students to complete the tasks at distance, generally it is easier if we are at school, working together in the computer laboratory. We couldn’t get any help about the Project topic from an expert teacher, students themselves learned everything necessary for the Project. Since the theme is Climate Change and also it is the 13th SDG, students were encouraged to raise awareness and know the relationship between their consumption habits and climate change.
I was very happy to be part of such an important Project concerning humanity. I also decided to apply for Erasmus school partnership with the partners who agreed to. Because all the activities are so important that more people should be included and guided with different activities, tools and skills. The Project influenced all of us positively. Working at distance but online improved students skills on ICT and made us mentors in the Project teams. Maybe such activities improved their learning autonomy a lot. I have also developed skills to deal with such cases and how to motive people around. We had some challenges because of Covid19 so we had some forums to the point. And the effect of covid on climate change was fantastic. I learnt a lot from partners and their Works. I would like to work with them in forthcoming projects, of course about climate change.
I joined this project because I had met the coordinator Maria Goreti Alves in my first etwinning project and she was incredibly efficient and a great help. So I knew a project she coordinated would be fantastic. And it has been. The communication among partners has been fluid, smooth and easy, via email or whatsapp if we needed quick responses. I couldn’t ask for more. That is why when we were invited to participate in an Erasmus+ 229 Project, my school accepted. The application has been already sent. The environmental concerns are part of our curriculum. From any subject you can learn, study, discuss and take action against Climate Change. I teach English and fortunately we can deal with any topic as long as we use the foreign language.
- contribution to the project aims: we started doing all the activities proposed, but Covid-19 hit Spain terribly and things were complicated for our students. It was difficult to make them work on the project since they were overloaded with online homework from all their subjects. Nevertheless, they completed a page called "Reflections on the quarantine period" which showed a high level of mature thought and reflections. Some students from other countries commented on these reflections which allowed some connections among them.
