ICT Education and Career Orientation

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Project Location

Country:

Italy

City:

Ceccano

Organization

Organization Name:

Liceo Scientifico e Linguistico Ceccano

Organization Type:

School

Specify:

contributo dello stato e delle famiglie

Website

http://www.liceoceccano.it/da-facebook-a-fatamorgana-trasformare-il-gioco-in-lavoro

Privacy Law

Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali

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I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.

Project Type

Education up to 18 years

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters):

Trasformare il gioco dei social in un vero e proprio lavoro, grazie ad un'esperienza cominciata proprio al Liceo di Ceccano, dopo un incontro con un esperto di social network strategy. Il progetto si propone di trasformnare la passione per i social network in un vero e proprio lavoro. E i risultati ci sono stati, con i primi contratti di lavoro.

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters):

Il progetto Start2impact ha lo scopo di trasformare il comune interesse degli allievi per i social network in una opportunità imprenditoriale attraverso la comprensione dei meccanismi che regolano l'attenzione alla piazza digitale come nuova agorà di confronto e di relazione. Facebook, twitter, instagram, telegram rappresentano enormi opportunità se si conoscono le tecniche di promozione di un post, la correlazione con i profili, le soluzioni di web marketing. Il modulo pertanto si propone di illustrare le caratteristiche di funzionamento dei social più diffusi, analizzandone gli algoritmi ed insegnando agli allievi le corrette interazioni con la piazza virtuale. Il modulo si serve della collaborazione di social media strategist che già hanno avuto rapporti con gli allievi cui è stato presentata la proposta. Il progetto si basa sull'acquisizione di competenze digitali a costo zero, come ideare una strategia e dove testarla, come si guadagna grazie ai Social Media, come e perché creare il proprio Brand Personalizzato. Il progetto nell'anno scolastico 2016 2017 ha riguardato circa 30' allievi del Liceo di Ceccano che hanno seguito alcuni corsi on line offerti dal social media strategist Gherardo Liguori. Hanno quindi partecipato ad un contest nazionale e tre di loro hanno vinto la possibilità di operare direttamente con la catena di pasticcerie fata Morgana di Roma, di cui stanno curando l'immagine sui social network.

How long has your project been running?

2017-10-01 00:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

L’UE da molto tempo ci invita a adeguare i programmi della scuola in modo da formare nuove professionalità non solo sotto il profilo tecnico, ma anche imprenditoriale. Un invito che deve essere colto dalla scuola spronando i ragazzi a dedicarsi ad attività lavorative indipendenti, a essere cioè imprenditori di se stessi per realizzarsi nel lavoro.
Educare gli allievi a “intraprendere” in questa situazione non è semplice, considerata la difficoltà di prevedere un modello durevole di attività nell’immediato futuro.
L'idea innovativa di Start2impact è quella di utilizzare la capacità di iniziativa dei ragazzi basandosi su un ambiente che quotidianamente frequentano a lungo, quello dei social network. In particolare la metodologia utilizzata è stata quella della costituzione di un team di lavoro in cui le diverse competeneze vengono condivise e diventano un patrimonio dell'intero team.

Gli obiettivi specifici riguardano lo studio del funzionamento degli algoritmi dei diversi social network per comprenderne i meccanismi, oltre alle competenze tipiche della comunicazione multimediuale, il video editing e l'utilizzo delle applicazioni più comuni di condivisione e di pubblicazione.

le metodologie utilizzate per raggiungere tali obiettivi sono essenzialmente laboratoriali con il metodo del learning by doing e con la modalità BYOD che è adottata in questo liceo sin dal 2013.

Tutti gli allievi hanno a disposizione la rete ultraveloce del GARR a 100 Mbps simmetrici in maniera tale che si possano collegare tutti gli apparecchi necessari, senza vincolo di spazio e di tempo. Questo consente la metodologia della flipped class e della classe scomposta vista la facilità di costituire e ricostituire i gruppi e soprattutto la possibilità i utilizzare spazi molteplici nella scuola.

Per i ragazzi si tratta di una sfida affascinante perché finalmente comprendono la necessità del lavoro di gruppo come elemento di forte potenziamento delle proprie capacità.Gli strumenti utilizzati sono quelli della normale frequentazione dei social network uniti ad alcuni strumenti specifici di G suite fro education, particolarmente indicati per il controllo dei flussi di traffico su internet.

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters):

Uno dei team costituiti nel progetto ha vinto il contest nazionale Start2impact ed ha curato la campagna di promozione del gruppo fata Morgana Pasticcerie, dimostrando così che la proposta operativa del progetto è efficace. Inoltre gli allievi si sono resi conto di quanto sia importante il social media strategy nell'ambito delle professionalità lavorative di oggi e come le competenze acquisite nel corso siano in realtà trasversali a tutti gli ambiti disciplinari e lavorativi.

How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters):

Il progetto ha riguardato 30 studenti mensilmente che hanno utilizzato le applicazioni di G suite for education, la rete Eduroam per la condivisione delle esperienze di studio, il segnale internet messo a disposizione dal Consortium GARR, con segnale a 100 Mbps simmetrico, e diffuso tramite rete wireless dedicata con accesso singolo e identificato individualmente, con metologia BYOD.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?:

From 1 to 3 years

What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?:

Less than 10.000 Euro

What is the source of funding for your project?:

Grants

Specify:

Scuola Superiore Statale

Is your project economically self sufficient now?:

Yes

Since when?:

2017-09-01 00:00:00

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?:

Yes

Where? By whom?:

Molte altre scuole hanno dimostrato interesse per il progetto, che può facilmente essere replicato e gli stessi allievi che hanno fatto il corso possono diventare i tutor dei loro compagni.

What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters):

Il progetto dimostra che i social network possono essere grandi motori di sviluppo e luoghi in cui non perdere tempo, anzi creare lavoro altamente qualificato, in cui mettere a frutto le tante competenze che la navigazione internet sviluppa nelle persone, insieme alle tante competenze acquisite grazie al continuo contatto con i social network, la rete internet, l'utilizzo degli smartphone. Proprio quest'ultimo strumento è quello che consente di modificare fortemente le capacità di comunicazione perché dà a chiunque lo possieda una potenza conoscitiva e di interazione straordinaria.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?:

Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters):

La disponnilità e l'entusiasmo degli allievi sono stati altissimi soprattutto nel momento in cui si occupavano della struttura dei socialnetwork. Poi c'è stata la scoperta di quanto sia impegnativo lavorare con i social ed è stato interessante vedere la discussione che ne è scaturita sui nuovi lavori creati da internet e per i quali bisogna assolutamente prepararsi

Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters):

Il progetto continuerà per i prossimi anni nell'ambito dell'alternanza scuola lavoro. Prevediamo di estenderlo a tutte le classi IV del Liceo

cultura d'imprsa lavoro e impresa ICT Education and Career Orientation

Read more about "I Want To Be" Program

Project Location

Country:

Ghana

City:

Takoradi

Organization

Organization Name:

To Be Worldwide

Organization Type:

Other

Specify:

Non-Government Organization

Website

www.tobeworldwide.org

Privacy Law

Consenso al trattamento dei dati personali

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I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.

Project Type

Education up to 15 years

Project Description

Description Frase (max. 500 characters):

The “I Want To Be Program opens the minds of children and their families to what they can become in their communities. It leads the kids on a journey of self-discovery using interviews with local professionals, teamwork and field trips to companies. The program is a combination of a computer application, homework assignments and field visits.

Project Summary (max. 2000 characters):

To Be Worldwide, founded in 2002 by Nellie Kirschner-Timmer (Ghanaian/Dutch), developed the concept of an Educational Resource Centers (ERC) to help children ages 6-15 of predominately from public schools were facilities are lacking, realize their full potential. The Centres include a computer lab with 40 computers, a children’s library and lessons programs. Over 12000 children have enrolled at our Centres. We cooperate closely with the Ghana Education Services, providing computer lessons to local schools during school hours as well. To Be Worldwide is registered in Ghana and the Netherlands, with a full board in each country. She has won the Global Junior Award in 2009 for her work.

Helping children realize their full potential for a better future includes helping them understand their talents and how to develop these. And most important “why” they need to be developed and what opportunities this can lead to.

An expanding middle class and recent oil finds off the coast introduce a host of new career opportunities. Children in Ghana, however, have a narrow and often unrealistic view of career options. When researching kids’ ambitions, 95% of children told us they wanted to be a ‘doctor’ or ‘lawyer’. It is also uncommon for children to voice their own opinions in Ghana, given the large role family and church play in their lives. Children base their ambitions on what their environment thinks will bring them status and wealth. As a result, with no understanding of the possibilities and with immediate financial needs pressing, most children forgo higher education. They leave school at age 16 to take a low paying job and help out with the family’s finances.

Compounding this issue is the fact that Ghana’s schools offer limited career counseling. Children choose orientation courses in Junior High School without much awareness on how this relates to careers. Many teachers don’t know the steps towards a certain career either. Children generally pick the same courses their friends have selected.

To help children and their parents explore more realistic career goals and understand paths to achieve them, To Be Worldwide developed the “I Want To Be” Program. View a short demo of the application here http://www.cnote.nl/tobe/demo/demo.html . (Demo mentions a 2 month period. With all learnings it is now run in 3 weeks consecutively).

How long has your project been running?

2015-04-01 00:00:00

Objectives and Innovative Aspects

The ‘I Want To Be’ Program and computer application aims to open the minds of children and their families to what they can become in their communities, and encourage them to stay in school longer. The program leads the kids on a journey of self-discovery using interviews with local professionals, teamwork and field trips to companies.

Children are selected to participate in this program by the Ghana Education Services in cooperation with the To Be Worldwide Team. This allows us to put together a group of children from members of the Education Centre and children from local public schools.

A typical “I Want To Be” Program is run over a period of 3 weeks with sessions of 4 hours a day. Homework assignments are also part of the program. 40 children are offered the opportunity to participate. A carefully selected team, including members of the Ghana Education Services, is responsible for running the program. The parents of the children are also involved at different stages during the program, to ensure their commitment to the changes and ideas their children may want and have. Children and their parents are invited to an introductory session, where the goals of the program are explained and the expectations from all parties are discussed. On 2 occasion groups of children will visit companies to learn about their operations and they also visit Professionals to interview them and learn about their jobs. On return to the Centre, the groups prepare their presentation for their fellow students and their parents who are then invited.

The children learn what the career opportunities are in their communities, while improving their writing, presentation and computer skills. At the end of the course, they are able to voice their own desires and ideas about their future.

View a short demo of the application here http://www.cnote.nl/tobe/demo/demo.html (Demo mentions a 2 month period. With all learnings it is now run in 3 weeks consecutively).

Results

Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters):

The “I Want To Be” Program can be referred to as a multi-skills development program. While its objective is to open the minds of children (and their parents) to realistic future career opportunities in their community, it helps develop a wide range of skills: - Basic ICT Skills, MS Office, working with powerpoint, doing research on the internet. - Teamwork and the various roles. - Building confidence - Speaking in public - Engaging with your peers - Verbal skills such as Formulating your opinion Please see some of the comments made by parents: "The program has helped my child very well. It has changed the way Florence use to tackle things. She used to be shy but now she can bold ask questions. I’m really grateful for the program she took part in. recently I pay her school a visit and the report I had from her teacher was good. I was told how fluent my daughter is with the English language and also her academic performance is also improving gradually. I sincerely thank TOBE and it staff for helping my daughter. By Mr. John Ato Essien (Florence Essien)" "Kwabena’s attitude has improved after his participation in the I WANT TO BE program held at the centre. My son has surpassed his colleagues in ICT lesson due the research skills he acquired at the program. His general subjects treated at school also shown remarkable improvement. Thanks to the program, my son is now counted among the best students at school. By Naomi Insaido (K B Sarpong-Insaido)" To measure the outcome of our program we engage with all the stakeholders and those who benefit from our programs. When it involves children participating in the different programs we stimulate dialogue and opportunities to share experiences which we can use to measure outcome. For each program, we will develop an official evaluation method, personal interviews, written survey’s etc. By working closely with the Ghana Education Services in our area and the school children who participate in the various programs at our Centre, we gain insight into relevant data, such as report cards that could indicate improvement in their performance at school

How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters):

The ERC where the “I Want To Be” program is run, has 1000 individual new enrolments annually, plus 7 schools with a class of approx. 45 children each (total 315 weekly) that follow ICT courses. The “I Want To Be” Program caters to 40 children annually (permitted by budget). Weekly we welcome over 500 children. We have not measured what the interaction is on a monthly basis.

Children visit the Centre to read and borrow books, follow reading classes, work with educational material, take ICT classes and use the e-learning material. They can also take part in creative activities such as drawing.

Sustainability

What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?:

From 1 to 3 years

What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?:

Less than 10.000 Euro

What is the source of funding for your project?:

Grants

Specify:

To run an " I Want To Be" Program for 40 children over a period of 3 weeks is € 3500 per session.

Is your project economically self sufficient now?:

Transferability

Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?:

Where? By whom?:

Our project has not been replicated by others yet, however we do hope to be in a position soon to share with others

What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters):

We have learnt that the “I Want To Be” Program brings out an incredible change in the children participating. There is such a clear tangible development of the various skills addressed by the program when children are evaluated at the end of the 3-week program.

We feel that we could help others realise that you can develop educational programs for children that are layered in skill development, effective and very important, a lot of fun for the children participating.

To make such programs effective they really need to be embraced by all stakeholders (min. of Education, Schools, parents etc.) Such a process takes time and patience, particularly because a sense of ownership needs to be developed. Working closely with ministries of Education is essential to achieve such a success.

By documenting most of our programs at the Educational Resource Centre, including the “I Want To Be” Program, we believe we can make it easier to share our learnings with interested partner organizations in the future. Sharing could e.g. include access to the teaching manuals and on the job training at our Centre to experience the program.

Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?:

Yes

Background Information

Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters):

Since we have been active in the communities in Takoradi we have faced issues that have put a child’s right to learn and develop at risk. These often-involved decisions parents made by choosing not to permit their children to part-take in activities at the centre in favour of sending them to the market to sell items or to help around the house with younger siblings. In such cases, we invited parents to discuss the issues, point out the benefits of the programs, work to find a suitable time schedule and with the support of the counsellor of the Ghana Education Services (GES) and head-teachers of the schools, we are often successful. However, every new government election brings changes to our relationship with the Ghana Education Services. It then requiring us to go back and re-establish those relations. Our ability to expand our programs and service within the communities in a timely manner depends on how successful we are in building such a relationship.

Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters):

The computer application of the “I Want To Be” Program was developed in 2012 -2013. We then took 2 years to test the program and run the individual modules with groups of children for input so that we could make improvements as we went along. Now, in 2017, with the new possibilities in software development and sufficient input and learnings over the years, we realise that the application needs to be redesigned. We also feel that redesigning the application will allow us to develop one that will be easier to share as it will be able to run on different platforms. We could also create a “white label” that will allow other organisation to customize it to their needs. For this we would require funding and a suitable software developer to help us realise this objective

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