This project dealt with Agenda 2030. The idea was that the students would work on some goals of the United Nations document in a collaborative, digital and creative way. The starting point for each goal would be a piece of art, a video, a photo,a song, a piece of literature or comics.
Aims
To improve the students' language skills in English
To enlarge the students' vocabulary
To develop the students' digital competences
To use innovative applications, teaching techniques and Web tools
To promote a student-centered learning
To become more competent users of ICT tools in education positively
To develop the students' self-confidence and creativity
To increase their motivation to learn
To improve their social skills by working in a collaborative way ,as a team
To give the students the opportunity to get to know different cities, cultures, schools and make new friends
To make English a fun lesson
To promote sustainability and its 3 dimensions (economic, social and environmental) so that they can become agents of change
To show respect for diversity of cultural expression and be curious about all of them
To make students aware of Agenda 2030 and its goals
Somestudents would present paintings or photographs depicting poverty by famous artists or photographers and would ask some questions.
Other students would introduce Michael Jackson's song "Man in the Mirror" and ask questions about possible actions to change the world and not be a bystander.
It was agreed that the final product would be a poster with word clouds created during the meeting, along with pictures.
GOAL 2: ZERO HUNGER
Students would create an e-book that would include: a short presentation of the problem, apps which allow people and supermarkets to save food, drawings by the students, recordings of the students reading the content, a link to a poster with tips to save food and recipes and games.
The aim of the contest was to let the students think about different ways to improve the sustainability of a city to make it greener. They would suggest10 tips to reach this goal represented in a collaborative poster made by international teams. There would be 3 teams called: WATER, LAND and AIR. For each school there would be two students who would collect the ideas of the classmates to share in one of the three international forum created on eTwinning. Each team would suggest 0 tips for a greener city and would create a digital poster in a collaborative way. The best poster would be voted by all the schools.
The awarded team would receive a certificate of the contest.
First, we worked in pairs to think about our tips and we came up with the following ones:
- Plant more trees around the city
- Don't throw rubbish on the beach
- Ride your bike to finish pollution
- Use public transport
- Fewer cars in the cities
- What do you need a car for if you've got your legs?
- More trash containers, fewer buildings, less plastic and more plants
As a starting point, we worked on this WEBSITE about the topic.
Then, the teachers suggested different ways of working with it:
- A presentation
- Quizzes
- Games
- Guides
- Posters
- A sound map
- Walks
- Designing a sustainable accommodation
The teachers voted and chose the activities to work on.
The chosen ones were:
- ECO TOURISM QUIZ WITH FINAL CHALLENGE
- TIPS TO BE A GOOD TOURIST
We opened different threads on the forum, each mentored by different teachers so that the students could discuss different aspects in order to make posters or games with the tips.
In our team we worked in pairs on the different aspects. These were the aspects dealt with and our suggestions:
- How to be sustainable in concerts
You mustn't throw rubbish on the ground
Use the recycling containers and bins around the venue
- How to be sustainable in visiting a big city
Put your rubbish in the bin
- How to be sustainable in an Erasmus mobility abroad
Use a public means of transport and a bicycle
Use a metal bottle
- How to be sustainable hosting Erasmus mobilities
Treat everybody well, don't be rude
Help them to understand all in your school and all about your culture
- How to be sustainable on a beach holiday
Don't forget your things on the beach when you go home
Don't drop plastic bottles
- How to be sustainable on a mountain holiday
Don't throw rubbish on the mountain
Don't scare or hurt animals
- How to be sustainable on excursions / cycling
Don't throw rubbish on the ground
Respect the natural habitat
- How to be sustainable in a park / protected area
When you go on a picnic, don't throw rubbish on the ground
Place and use more bins
It was also decided that the students would design the ecohouse of their dreams.
Games were created with the tips given about how to be a sustainable tourist on the mountain.
GOAL 13: CLIMATE ACTION
The teachers in charge of this goal made a Padlet where all the participants could express their feelings and solidarity with the victims of the terrible floods that happened in Spain.
When Christmas came, we made some cards with our best wishes.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SPAIN
In order to celebrate Safer Internet Day, we assessed our digital competence and took a QUIZ created by the UK Safer Internet Centre.
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EUROPASS
DIGITAL COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT
RESULTS
1st ESO A/B BIL
24-25
As part of the project, we thought of tips / slogans to make a COLLABORATIVE POSTER.
In pairs, we worked on them and we came up with these ideas:
- THINK BEFORE SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET
- THINK BEFORE DOING SOMETHING, WE NEED SAFETY
- SAFETY ON THE INTERNET ISN'T A JOKE
- YOUR SAFETY IS IMPORTANT, ON THE INTERNET TOO
- THE INTERNET IS GOOD, DON'T SPOIL IT
- IF YOU ARE SAFE ON THE INTERNET, YOU'LL HAVE A BETTER LIFE
- USE YOUR MIND BEFORE DOING ANYTHING
We voted and chose the ones we liked the best.
The winners were:
SAFETY ON THE INTERNET ISN'T A JOKE by Julia and Inés F.
IF YOU'RE SAFE ON THE INTERNET, YOU'LL HAVE A BETTER LIFE by Vera and Daniella
We researched about the countries involved in the project when we had to make tourist brochures.
In February, the founders met to deal with the next steps and prepare all the teachers' meeting.
A week later, all the teachers met to speak about the following steps.