How to generate project ideas succesfully

Lisbon, Portugal 2016 Birte Kjaer Peulicke, DK

Cees Brederveld, NL

We want you to

• learn how to generate project ideas• see how these ideas fit into subjects• set goals to these ideas• find ways how to evaluate these goals• implement these ideas in your teaching• start a project coming home

• work and enjoy together

Birte K.Peulicke-DK & Cees Brederveld- NL November2016

Mind mapping

Birte K.Peulicke-DK & Cees Brederveld- NL November2016

Setting SMART(I) goals

• S pecific• M easurable• A ttainable• R elevant• T ime Bound• I nteresting

Birte K.Peulicke-DK & Cees Brederveld- NL November2016

Setting Aims/Goals

• What do you want your students to achieve?

• How do you choose your goals?

• How do you reach your goals?

• Why is it so important with goals when you teach?

• Are the aims realistic, relevant, understandable (SMART)

• Which signs show that you are on the right track

• When is the project a success?

• Are you able to evaluate the aims?

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Quality Star

Status

Aim

Quality Creteria Project Plan

Evaluation

Birte K.Peulicke-DK & Cees Brederveld- NL November2016

Quality Star

Status: What is the students’ knowledge about the issueWhat have they worked with up till now – any related issuesWhich resources can you drag in(colleagues, parents, clubs….

Aim: What exactly do you want to achieve working with this project.?What do you want your students to learn/achieve( the aim must be realistic, relevant, understandable and able to evaluate.)

Quality Criteria:I think the project is succesfull when……………

• the students start asking questions• The students themselves find extra material, news about the project or the

partners• The students themselves work voluntarily – also outsidt the classroom• They students speak English while working with the project

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Quality Star

Project plan: Who is responsible for what whenWhereHowTime for project start and end

Evaluation: Look at your aims and find out what you are going to evaluate.

How do you ensure that your students really have learnt/achieved what you wanted

Birte K.Peulicke-DK & Cees Brederveld- NL November2016

About Evaluation

• How to evaluate and international project: General information

• Two ways to evaluate a project:• 1 a summative evaluation• 2 a formative evaluation.

• The summative way to evaluate:• Every student is evaluated to sum up the results of his/her learning process. The

evaluation is a typical test or exam used at the end of the project work.

• The formative way to evaluate• Every student is evaluated due to how he/she can benefit for the project and how he/she

can go on developing his/her competences. The evaluation is currently taking place during the project work.

Birte K.Peulicke-DK & Cees Brederveld- NL November2016

About Evaluation

• The formative way of evaluating a project.• Every student is evaluated due to how he/she can benefit for this project and how he/she

can go on developping his/her competences. The evaluation is currently taking place during the project work.

• How does formative evaluation work in practice

• Observation of the students’ work – teachers notes• Discussions with the class, groups or a single student during the project work• Products made by the students. • Workshops or video recordings – used for the student’s own evaluation.

• Find the best way to evaluate your project idea.

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Where to find project partners

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• ESP- events www.espnet.eu

• Other conferences and Contact Seminar – see your NA

• e-Twinning www.etwinning.net

• Image Portal www.espnet.eu/image

• I*EARN http://iearn.org/

K I S S

Keep It Small and Simple

FromBirte & Cees

Birte K.Peulicke-DK & Cees Brederveld- NL November2016