Mobility in Greece
''Mobile Game-Based Learning & Creative Drama''
30 October 2022 - 5 November 2022
Programme meeting
Dimotiko Scholeio Plateos Imathias Greece is the hosting partner of 5 days training activities during 30 October 2022 - 5 November 2022. Teachers of different nationalities (5 teachers from Kicevo and 5 teachers from Konya) worked in mixed teamwork to experience new teaching methods and collaborative approaches on environmental issues, creating awareness of European citizenship and improving 21st century skills. The inadequacy of traditional methods in the education system in teaching new information to technology age children is the main topic. Teachers discussed about the digital tools, digital platforms, mobile game-based applications in teaching the subject of climate change, sustainability, conservation of natural resources, etc.
Labels for participants (examples)
Presentations by Greek team
Conference - Training course by Mr Nikolaos Amanatidis, Educational Consultant & Scientix Ambassador about the modern pedagogical theories & the new technologies using mobile devices in schools.
Activities & Workshops: ''Conservation of Natural Resources''
Enjoyable and effective learning by using video, animation, mobile game-based applications, digital tools and digital platforms.
The teachers working in mixed groups watched and evaluated animations on water and electricity saving (Wordwall, Toontastic application, Toony Tool, Canva).''Little green stories''
A movie for children and adults about new habits in daily life to be green and to give a green future to our planet
A mixed group of 5th and 6th graders used an idea that came up spontaneously during recess to sensitize their classmates to simple daily routines of school life. They discussed, shared ideas, experimented and ended up capturing on video automated unsustainable actions of students at school. In fact, as they rightly underlined in the group discussions-problems, the adult members in the school also operate in a way that is not helpful for sustainable management. The thought of "something small" the children to do for the planet, our big home, evolved into "something important" fruitful and creative for the whole school community. First, the students decided the topics to focus on, then they thought about how to approach it, then they transformed the negative footprint of sounds and noises into an ecological footprint. They came up with the proposal of sorting and recycling materials as behaviors of care and support of the future. They left no room for the undecided. "Now," they shouted, because time is now running backwards.
Thus, the students proposed as feasible: 1) the adoption of green commuting by bicycle to school, 2) the conscious use and consumption of electricity, e.g. in a sunny classroom the eyes fall on the open lamps that refer to the image of the burning of lignite in the neighboring factories of Ptolemais, 3) respect for the consumption of water as a good that belongs to everyone, 4) the replacement of plastics, paper or a use of cookie packaging materials from fixed food containers and water containers by all school children. The comment of a student upon completion of the action planning is highlighted: "imagine in all the schools of Greece, if the students and teachers follow our suggestions, how many fewer plastic bottles per day, per month, how many fewer plastic bags, how much more water for more people, etc.'' final produced material (the video) was shown to each class separately offering the occasion for dialogue, reflection and critical thinking. So, each of us is a little green story.
''Μικρές Πράσινες Ιστορίες''
μια ταινία για μικρούς & μεγάλους από τους μαθητές/τριες του Δημοτικού Σχολείου Πλατέος Ημαθίας
Μια μεικτή ομάδα μαθητών/τριών των τάξεων Ε΄ και ΣΤ΄ Δημοτικού αξιοποίησαν μια ιδέα που ακούστηκε αυθόρμητα στο διάλειμμα όσον αφορά στην ευαισθητοποίηση των συμμαθητών τους σε απλές, καθημερινές ρουτίνες της σχολικής ζωής. Συζήτησαν, μοιράστηκαν ιδέες, πειραματίστηκαν και κατέληξαν στην αποτύπωση σε βίντεο αυτοματοποιημένων μη αειφορικών ενεργειών των μαθητών στο σχολείο. Μάλιστα, όπως ορθά υπογράμμισαν στις ομαδικές συζητήσεις-προβληματισμούς και τα ενήλικα μέλη στο σχολείο λειτουργούν με τρόπο που δεν είναι αρωγός της αειφορικής διαχείρισης. Η σκέψη ''κάτι μικρό'' να κάνουμε κι εμείς παιδιά για τον πλανήτη, το μεγάλο μας σπίτι, εξελίχθηκε σε ''κάτι σημαντικό'' γόνιμο και δημιουργικό για όλη τη σχολική κοινότητα. Αρχικά, οι μαθητές αποφάσισαν τα θέματα στα οποία θα επικεντρωθούν, στη συνέχεια προβληματίστηκαν ως προς τον τρόπο προσέγγισης, κατόπιν, πέρασαν τις πύλες του νου ενός μικρού παιδιού για να μετασχηματίσουν το αρνητικό αποτύπωμα ήχων και θορύβων σε οικολογικό αποτύπωμα. Κατέληξαν στην πρόταση της διαλογής και ανακύκλωσης των υλικών ως συμπεριφορές φροντίδας και υποστήριξης του μέλλοντος. Δεν άφησαν κανένα περιθώριο στους αναποφάσιστους. ''Τώρα'', φώναξαν, επειδή ο χρόνος, πλέον, κυλά αντίστροφα.
Έτσι, οι μαθητές πρότειναν : 1) την υιοθέτηση της πράσινης μετακίνησης με ποδήλατο στο σχολείο, 2) την ενσυνείδητη χρήση και κατανάλωση ηλεκτρικού ρεύματος, π.χ. σε μια ηλιόλουστη αίθουσα διδασκαλίας τα μάτια πέφτουν στις ανοιχτές λάμπες που παραπέμπουν στην εικόνα της καύσης του λιγνίτη στα γειτονικά εργοστάσια της Πτολεμαΐδας, 3) το σεβασμό στην κατανάλωση του νερού ως αγαθό που ανήκει σε όλους, 4) την αντικατάσταση των πλαστικών, χάρτινων ή μιας χρήσης υλικών συσκευασίας κολατσιού από σταθερά φαγητοδοχεία και περιέκτες νερού από όλα τα παιδιά του σχολείου. Επισημαίνεται το σχόλιο μιας μαθήτριας με την ολοκλήρωση του σχεδιασμού της δράσης : ''φανταστείτε σε όλα τα σχολεία της Ελλάδας, εάν ακολουθήσουν οι μαθητές και οι εκπαιδευτικοί τις προτάσεις μας, πόσα λιγότερα πλαστικά μπουκάλια την ημέρα, τον μήνα, πόσες λιγότερες πλαστικές σακούλες, πόσο περισσότερο νερό για περισσότερους ανθρώπους, κ.α.'' τελικό παραγόμενο υλικό (το βίντεο) προβλήθηκε σε κάθε τάξη ξεχωριστά προσφέροντας την αφορμή για διάλογο, αναστοχασμό και κριτική σκέψη. Καθένας μας, λοιπόν, είναι μια μικρή πράσινη ιστορία.
https://on.soundcloud.com/aiE1A
Ένα οικολογικό μήνυμα από τους μαθητές της 6ης Δημοτικού για την προστασία του Πλανήτη. Μας αφορά όλους.
School Digital Platform (e-class):
digital files on flipped classroom
Below are links to exercises on climate change, energy and water conservation, recycling that are included in the our school's digital folders on the digital platform e-class. Τhe students of the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grades enrolled in the course and studied the materials at home and at school according to the teacher's instructions. They had access to the digital platform whenever they wanted without limitations and they can use digital memory games, matching games, interactive games through another digital application to understand difficult
phenomena with playfully approach.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElmgcL_XEQ
Air pollution in Greece:
https://photodentro.edu.gr/v/item/ds/8521/3588
https://wordwall.net/resource/8610118
https://wordwall.net/resource/6026306
https://wordwall.net/resource/9056557
https://wordwall.net/resource/14501765
https://wordwall.net/el/resource/55008213/climate-change-01
https://wordwall.net/el/resource/55008284/climate-change-03
https://wordwall.net/el/resource/55008423/climate-change-06
https://video.link/w/vl6431f382bfd81 (water saving)
https://wordwall.net/el/resource/55008299/recycling-01
https://wordwall.net/el/resource/55008332/recycling-02
https://video.link/w/w16-Uems2Qo (energy)
Digital lessons about energy :
https://www.gynzy.com/teach/el/board/718962a8-7c6c-4cc4-8df6-734750dc82a1
Digital games about climate change:
https://subjecttoclimate.org/blog/10-climate-change-games-for-the-classroom
https://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/play/
The pictures below belongs to the digital portfolio of Erasmus plus program, ''Let's join hands for the world'' in e-class digital platform.
Activity: ''Art & Climate Change''
The teachers visited the Telloglio Institute of Thessaloniki, which belongs to the Aristotle University and participated in an educational program named "Nature: Cries and Whispers" which was based on the exhibition of art works by Greek and foreign artists, who captured in their works phenomena related to climate change. The teachers were guided by the museologist through the exhibition, were inspired and expressed their impressions and feelings and were informed in detail about the action and lesson plans for students 7-14 years old. The exhibition "Nature: Cries and Whispers" contributes to the understanding of the relationship between climate change and human behavior with a critical eye at the same time it enhances creativity by mobilizing the desire for personal interventions.
Questionnaires & focus groups
The partners completed a questionnaire about the educational system in Greece and digital tools in teaching.
Before mobility to Greece, a questionnaire by google forms was given to the students of 5th, 6th grades on climate change, what they know, which are the resources of their information, if they consider it is important to study climate change at school, etc. The results of the completion of the questionnaire by 45 students from Kicevo and Konya and 33 students from Greece were presented and issues related to the detailed study programs of each country regarding ''Climate change'' were discussed.
https://forms.gle/jN8xoJKYo4kjbz9NA
the questionnaire '' Climate Change'' was completed by 45 students from the schools in Kicevo & Konya
you can read the results by clicking on the link above
also, you can read the results below
https://forms.gle/4RnXU9CiaxPjuc6HA
33 students of school of Platy Imathias Greece completed the '' Climate Change'' questionnaire
you can read the analysis of the results below:
https://forms.gle/PwVSZyNv2djFDpSE6
Questionnaire on the 17 sustainable development goals & critical thinking
Βefore mobility to Greece, a sample of 5th and 6th graders from the three schools completed a questionnaire on the subject of the 17 sustainable goals. Students observing photos of the modern world are asked to associate them with the respective objectives. Critical thinking skill is an essential skill of the 21st century. The results were presented and the teachers discussed about the lesson plans that would be integrated into their curriculm to cultivate students' environmental awareness.
After the activities the teachers using the digital tool ''MentiMeter'' answered the question which digital tools they feel confident to use in their daily lessons. Then they presented the main characteristics of the specific digital tools, they discussed about the added value of each one in the preparation of the lessons, the effectiveness of the digital tools as means of evaluating the objectives of a teaching unit.
Photo album of the meeting in Greece
Welcoming event at Dimotiko Scholeio Plateos Imathias! Our school choir presented to our partners songs of our region and songs about the environment. We are happy and pround of being members of the community, which helps the planet being green.
Certificates of Attendance
Cultural Routes of Imathia Perfecture & Thessaloniki
Museum ''Spiti tou Epikismou'' at Platy Imathias
Monument for refugees from Asia Minor at Platy Imathias
Museum of Vergina
Veroia Byzantine city
White Tower
''Umbrellas'' by Zogolopoulos
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