TPM Blaydon, Minutes of the Meeting.

  • Transnational Project Meeting

    St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon

    November 14th – 17th 2017

    Minutes of the meetings.

    • Minutes of previous TPM

    As agreed by the group.

    • Completed activities.

    It was agreed by all that if any activities from the previous year have not been completed we will make sure that these are completed by 31st December 2017. It is each schools responsibility to check this information.

    It was also agreed that each school should upload a short document that explains the rationale behind the activity.

    • Uploading on drive.

    All activities uploaded to the Google Drive also need to be added to the e-twinning site. Again it is the responsibility of each school to achieve this.

    • Dates of upcoming LTTAs

    Banbridge Monday 12th to Friday 16th.  Travelling at the weekend ready to start in school on Monday morning. People may leave on Friday afternoon.

    In Catalonia

    21st -25th May

    Travelling at the weekend ready to start in school on Monday morning. People may leave on Friday afternoon.

    • Discussion of LTTAs by host partner

    Monday to Wednsday, teaching in the class, workshops in the afternoon to include green screen training.

    Thursday visit to Belfast.

    Friday Closing assembly

     

    Details for the Spanish trip to follow closer the time.

     

    • Hosting students LTTA

    Croatia will bring students to Northern Ireland. Italians will bring students to Spain.

    • Gant Chart

    Coin/ Money project.

    Note designs could be used. Designs for coins could also be used. However it is very important to link this with the historical aspect of money. The pupils will produce the designs but also the reasons for choosing these designs. A minimum of 2 designs studied with 1 design for the new money. Completed by March 2018

    To create a movie from Books to Film.

    The children need to make a movie using any technique that suits the school. This could be a traditional tale but whatever suits the current school curriculum. Completed and uploaded by June 2018.

    Making Key Chains.

    Croatia will send videos of how to make historical traditional key chains. The other countries will make these in their own school, videoing the activity and sharing on the drive. To be completed by July 2018.

    Street Art

    Create videos or photos of street art within the area. The children could study a style of street art and recreate it in their own environment. Completed by 2018

    Christmas Cards

    We will send Christmas Cards to our partners.

     

    • Deadlines of upcoming activities

    As mentioned earlier

    • E twinning

    We will agree to apply for the e-twinning label. All people will need to upload info to before we go to Northern Ireland.

    • Blog

    Catalonia will try to investigate the creation of a blog but if this cannot be accomplished Ireland will also investigate the possibility. England will also investigate the use of Google Sites to create a possible website.

    • Results platform

    Everything needs to be uploaded so Ireland can add all the info to the platform.

    • Feedback from interim report

    Ireland reported back on the feedback from their report which was the consensus from the other partners.

    • Application feedback

    Feedback from the application was distributed.

    • Improve on communication

    Using Skype

    Croatia – Northern Ireland

    Italy – Spain

    Ireland – Estonia

    England – Bulgaria – Sweden

    It was also discussed that we should not be afraid to ask for assistance or if we have any good ideas we need to share them.

    • Evaluation/ assessment system

    We are going to create an evaluation template to be used for the LTTA and for TPMs

     

    • Recording Meetings

    It was agreed to make sure that the host school would record all minutes and details of the meetings

    • A.O.B

    Next TPM will take place in Sweden around the week of the 8th Oct. 10th and 11th for the actual meeting days.