Interesting examples - Some other schools

• Vaivorykste gymnasium, Lithuania
• ZS a G Tilgnerova, Bratislava, Slovakia

URL to the school website:
http://www.vaivorykste.lm.lt/

School name:
Vaivorykste gymnasium (Lithuania)

Number of students:
1089

Number of teachers:
69

Level of education:
something else

Experience with international projects:
The school is/has been involved with: NB.Peda.net/IMP Tools and Compact network; and Comenius1. As associated partner involved in FP5 IST project CHIMER

How many computers/per 30 pupils?
1,5

Is your Internet connection:
good

Title:
Socrates Comenius1

Theme:
The museum of plants and flowers

URL to the project website:

Age and number of the students involved:
8-10

Activities: what did students do
creating website, investigating, publishing

Integration into the curriculum, - other. Which areas of describe of the curriculum?
The project are integrated in almost curriculum areas: music, languages, nature sciences, geography and etc.

Is participation compulsory for the students?
No

Type of partnership:
Comenius

Which technology did you use:
e-mail, websites, electronic learning environment

Describe the technical equipment in your and the other participating schools. What use did you make of the technology?

Describe the methodology used.
computers, internet, scanners, sound recording equipment

How did you use it: at school, during lessons...
at school, during lessons, as extra activities during excursions

What went very well? Give some examples.
Children are very eager to know about plants and flower in different ways - from books, from internet, during excursions. They are easer learned to use scanner, to record voice, to take photos about flowers.

What was not so successful? Give examples.
The children are different in learning process. Each of them need different consultation and some help from adults.

What solutions were found to problems occurring in the activity?
The children are very good "teachers" for each other.

What difficulties were not solved during the duration of the activity?
We don't have so much computers and time for project activities in computers rooms as we would like to have.

What kind of long term benefit and impact has the project had on learning activities?
We are used integrated learning method. It is good practise and experiment for our teachers and students

Has there been an impact on other projects, on the learning and teaching activities at school? Please describe.
The best impact of project for as - working in team. We both - teachers and students, which are involved in project - are learning to work in team, to learn and to support each other.

How did it change your practice in your school?
The students are more motivated when are involved in such kind working method. The teachers find this method useful and interesting for themselves. They would like to continue and to prepare new project.

What advice would you give to other teachers who would like to do a similar project?
To make a team of teachers, who are open for changes To find good partners, who would be able collaborate for 2 or 3 year. And to be ready for extra works!

Respondent:
Vilma Butkute