1st TPM at the Romanian coordinating school  in Satu Mare  

TPM SATU MARE 10 - 11 NOV. 2016

EVALUATION REPORT

 

 

The first transnational project meeting  took place in Satu Mare between November 10-11.All  the partners from the project attended . All the issues according to the previously established program were discussed.

Each country presented their country region and school on PPT material.

According to the plan, the activities and implementations that will be done during the project have been discussed and decided the mobility dates of each country.

The dates have been changed according to school program of each country.

The activities in the project have been decided to be done as they were planned before.

The countries have determined the way of choosing the logo of the project by making a competition and election.

The weak and strong points of the project recommended by the European Commission have been discussed and all the participants agreed on taking majors to improve the weaknesses concerning mostly of dissemination activities.

The countries agreed on using twinspace and sharing the activities that will be performed in each school on using this tool.

The countries agreed on sending Christmas cards and creating project diary as well as the importance of having different subject taught through games during each TTALA as a starting point of creating the methodology book.

The questionnaires/surveys to determine the impact of the project on pupils, teachers, parents, local community will be used to evaluate the different stages of the project using the twinspace as well.

The countries agreed on preparing the project magazine starting with the first TTALA held in Portugal.

Following the evaluation questionnaire of this meeting, completed by each partner, this SWOT analysis was drawn up.

Strong points:
This meeting was an opportunity to meet each other, to show  the region and the school, to show willingness for a fruitful collaboration in the development of the project activities.
Participants discussed their personal and institutional expectations of this project.
Good organization of activities, lovely hosts, sightseeing  of Satu Mare city, willingness to solve all problems, sensitivity to culinary habits of participants (Muslims, vegetarians), hospitality.

Weaknesses:
The background that each partner has in relation to the way the project is carried out, due to the projects that have been developed previously.
Lack of cohesion within the project team.
Difficulty in deciding the dates of TTALA and TPM activities.
Time too short to cover all issues that need to be discussed.
Opportunities:
Knowing the partners and form an opinion on  how each team will have got  involved in the project.
A point that some find weak can turn into opportunity for some partners: Twinspace as the project platform – getting acquainted  with the possibilities that this tool offers and the importance of using it in the project.
The team agreed  that two days are too little to run the project meeting activities.

Threats:
Resistance to change in the running out  of  the project activities.