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 <title>Disegna il tuo Rosa digitale</title>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-replicated field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-replicated-specify field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Where?  By whom?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Il progetto può essere replicato da tutte le classi che hanno una connessione Internet a qualsiasi età perchè  è possibile costruire percorsi mirati alle diverse fasce di età.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-lessons field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Questo progetto che propone un’attività di coding assume una duplice funzione nell’insegnamento: da un lato ha un ruolo culturale e formativo di base sul piano scientifico e dall’altro è uno strumento trasversale a tutte le discipline in quanto sviluppa il pensiero computazionale. In particolare in questo progetto possiamo individuale le seguenti finalità:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sviluppare il pensiero computazionale attraverso attività di coding&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avviare attività volte alla condivisione di buone pratiche didattiche&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Implementare la comunicazione scritta e orale fra studenti e la condivisione di esperienze attraverso la costituzione diuna rete di relazione e rapporti&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;e i seguenti obiettivi&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Aumentare la capacità di attenzione&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Attribuire un significato ad un blocco&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Utilizzare un linguaggio costituito da blocchi&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Individuare le istruzioni da dare per raggiungere uno scopo&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Associare la posizione delle istruzioni nello spazio (da sopra a sotto) alla posizione temporale (prima-dopo)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saper costruire algoritmi con istruzioni in sequenza dando un ordine spazio-temporale ben preciso&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saper costruirealgoritmi con ripetizioni di istruzioni&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saper costruire algoritmi con istruzioni condizionali&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prevedere gli effetti delle istruzioni&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Individuare un errore&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Trovare la soluzione ad un errore&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Risolvere problemi mediante la loro scomposizione in parti più̀ piccole&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-help-available field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-name field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Name:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;IIS FALCONE-RIGHI&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-type field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Type:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;School&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-financing-other field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Specify:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Questo progetto è stato finanziato all&amp;#039;interno del progetto Coding della scuola&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-duration field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Less than 1 year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-budget field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Less than 10.000 Euro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-financing field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the source of funding for your project?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Grants&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-org-type-other field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Specify:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;ISTITUTO DI ISTRUZIONE SUPERIORE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Is your project economically self sufficient now?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-d field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Since when?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2017-09-01 00:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-e field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;When is it expected to become self-sufficient?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2017-09-01 00:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-age field-type-list-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Education up to 15 years&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-website field-type-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;https://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/disegna-il-tuo-rosa-digitale/&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-confirm field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Do you authorize the FMD to the treatment of your personal data?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-objectives-3 field-type-text-long field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;La nostra scuola con questo progetto e altre attività di coding, si pone come HUB locale e regionale di STEAM, ovvero Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts e Mathematics dove la lettera “A” all’interno dell’acronimo STEM aggiunge un po’ di emotività artistica ed introduce la creatività nel contesto scientificamente ordinato delle professioni ad alto contenuto tecnologico (ingegneri, scienziati, matematici, etc..). Per i nostri studenti vuol dire mostrare capacità organizzative, utilizzare le competenze digitali, stimolare la diffusione di conoscenze STEAM, trasmettere ai più piccoli conoscenze digitali in termini di sapere e saper fare in contesti ludici, condivisibili e creativi.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In particolare in questo progetto possiamo individuale le seguenti finalità:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sviluppare il pensiero computazionale attraverso attività di coding&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Avviare attività volte alla condivisione di buone pratiche didattiche&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Implementare la comunicazione scritta e orale fra studenti e la condivisione di esperienze attraverso la costituzione diuna rete di relazione e rapporti&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;e i seguenti obiettivi&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Aumentare la capacità di attenzione&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Attribuire un significato ad un blocco&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Utilizzare un linguaggio costituito da blocchi&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Individuare le istruzioni da dare per raggiungere uno scopo&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Associare la posizione delle istruzioni nello spazio (da sopra a sotto) alla posizione temporale (prima-dopo)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saper costruire algoritmi con istruzioni in sequenza dando un ordine spazio-temporale ben preciso&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saper costruirealgoritmi con ripetizioni di istruzioni&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Saper costruire algoritmi con istruzioni condizionali&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Prevedere gli effetti delle istruzioni&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Individuare un errore&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Trovare la soluzione ad un errore&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Risolvere problemi mediante la loro scomposizione in parti più̀ piccole.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2017-02-01 00:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-country field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Country:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-city field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;City:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Corsico&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-future field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt; Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;A partire dal mese di marzo  2017 alcuni allievi dell’indirizzo Sistemi Informativi Aziendali, opportunamente formati e seguiti dai docenti si recano in Alternanza Scuola-Lavoro nei locali della Microsoft House, di Cariplo Factory e presso le scuole di Milano e provincia dove  si trasformano in coach di laboratori STEAM, secondo il modello di formazione e apprendimento peer to peer e intergenerazionale, destinati a studenti delle scuole elementari e secondarie di primo e secondo grado, grazie ad un calendario e una formazione condivisa.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-1 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Risultato di questo progetto è anche quello di far incontrare agli studenti i processi che regolano la progettazione e lo sviluppo delle nuove tecnologie attraverso un esempio concreto e misurabile, dando loro la possibilità di liberare la propria fantasia, realizzando soluzioni e progetti che definiscono l’obiettivo, ma che lasciano allo studente la possibilità di scegliere la via che ritiene più adatta.
Con esperienze come questa le ragazze e i ragazzi iniziano a comprendere il valore delle proprie idee e come metterle a frutto con la tecnologia, raggiungendo l’obiettivo di non essere spettatori di un film scritto da altri, ma sceneggiatori, autori, registi della tecnologia per diventare protagonisti della propria esistenza e contribuire ad arricchirla.
Carattere innovativo del progetto:
-	Metodo di lavoro a coppie e/o in gruppi  di 3/4 studenti
-	Condivisione dei lavori
-	Learning by doing; 
-	Costruzionismo
-	Debugging
-	Didattica peer to peer
-	Didattica intergenerazionale
-	Valutazione del processo
-	Valutazione del prodotto
-	Strumenti: pc, connessione alla rete Internet, piattaforma di Code.org
Risultati attesi e ottenuti
-	Partecipazione attiva degli studenti
-	Soddisfazione degli studenti per i prodotti creati
-	Produzione di gallerie digitali dei lavori prodotti
-	Condivisione dei lavori
-	Ricerca e correzione degli errori come momento di autovalutazione e di crescita


&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-documents field-type-file field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Attachments:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;file&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;file-icon&quot; alt=&quot;PDF icon&quot; title=&quot;application/pdf&quot; src=&quot;/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://2017.gjc.it/sites/default/files/rosa_digitale.pdf&quot; type=&quot;application/pdf; length=108587&quot; title=&quot;rosa_digitale.pdf&quot;&gt;Locandina del progetto &amp;quot;Disegna il tuo Rosa digitale&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-3 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Durante il mese di realizzazione del progetto circa 100  classi di tutta Italia hanno contribuito a creare la galleria digitale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-keywords field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/coding&quot;&gt;coding&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/pensiero-computazionale&quot;&gt;pensiero computazionale&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/condivisione&quot;&gt;condivisione&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/peer-education&quot;&gt;peer education&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/keywords-separate-commas/steam&quot;&gt;STEAM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/stem&quot;&gt;STEM&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-short-frase field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Description Frase (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Il progetto &quot;Disegna il tuo Rosa digitale&quot; è un &quot;petalo&quot; dell&#039;attività di Coding presente nella scuola dal 2014 e si è realizzato a Marzo 2017, durante la seconda edizione de “La settimana del Rosadigitale”. Utilizzando la rete Internet, una semplice pagina web e un modulo di Google,  tutte le scuole di ogni ordine e grado sono state invitate a realizzare un “elaborato grafico”, usando obbligatoriamente l’ambiente di programmazione disponibile sulla piattaforma di code.org, secondo il grado di scuola di appartenenza della classe o dello studente. Gli elaborati sono stati quindi raccolti dagli studenti di una classe in Gallerie Digitali e condivisi. &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/disegna-il-tuo-rosa-digitale-una-grande-galleria/&quot;&gt;https://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/disegna-il-tuo-rosa-digitale-una-gra...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-summary field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Project Summary (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Il progetto &quot;Disegna il tuo Rosa digitale&quot; è un &quot;petalo&quot; dell&#039;attività di Coding presente nella scuola dal 2014 e si è realizzato a Marzo 2017, durante la seconda edizione de “La settimana del Rosadigitale”. L&#039;idea di tale progetto ha radici nelle gallerie digitali create dagli studenti dell&#039;Indirizzo SIA e visibili sul sito &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/gli-alberi-specchiati-in-scratch/&quot;&gt;http://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/gli-alberi-specchiati-in-scratch/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Utilizzando la rete Internet e una semplice pagina web tutte le scuole di ogni ordine e grado sono state invitate a realizzare un “elaborato grafico”, usando obbligatoriamente l’ambiente di programmazione disponibile sulla piattaforma di code.org, secondo il grado di scuola di appartenenza della classe o dello studente che partecipa. Gli elaborati sono stati quindi raccolti dagli studenti di quarta che poi hanno  creato una Galleria Digitale visibile &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/disegna-il-tuo-rosa-digitale-una-grande-galleria/&quot;&gt;https://www.iisfalcone-righi.gov.it/disegna-il-tuo-rosa-digitale-una-gra...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A seconda delle classi il progetto prevedeva percorsi diversi per dare a ciascuno secondo le proprie possibilità:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scuola Primaria&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Classi 1a e 2a: &lt;a href=&quot;https://studio.code.org/s/course1/stage/18/puzzle/10&quot;&gt;https://studio.code.org/s/course1/stage/18/puzzle/10&lt;/a&gt;, che corrisponde all’esercizio 10 della lezione 18 del Corso 1; Classi 3a, 4a e 5a: &lt;a href=&quot;https://studio.code.org/s/course3/stage/21/puzzle/15&quot;&gt;https://studio.code.org/s/course3/stage/21/puzzle/15&lt;/a&gt; , che corrisponde all’esercizio 15 della lezione 21 del Corso 3;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scuola Secondaria di I grado&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://studio.code.org/s/course3/stage/21/puzzle/15 &quot;&gt;https://studio.code.org/s/course3/stage/21/puzzle/15 &lt;/a&gt; , che corrisponde all’esercizio 15 della lezione 21 del Corso 3.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scuola Secondaria di II grado&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://studio.code.org/s/course4/stage/14/puzzle/17&quot;&gt;https://studio.code.org/s/course4/stage/14/puzzle/17&lt;/a&gt; , che corrisponde all’esercizio 17 della lezione 14 del Corso 4.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:18:48 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Paola Pupilli</dc:creator>
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 <title>ROBOTICSNESS. GYMNASIUM MENTIS</title>
 <link>http://2017.gjc.it/en/progetti/roboticsness-gymnasium-mentis</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-replicated field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-replicated-specify field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Where?  By whom?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Il progetto è stato inserito all’interno di un macro progetto di Istituto “Le radici e le ali” (PTOF Pepe Calamo, a.s.2016/2017) di orientamento in ingresso e sono stati organizzati dei laboratori in orario extracurricolare nelle scuole medie del territorio. Inoltre, un laboratorio pilota (realizzato in rete con il Centro di Cultura “Donato Cirignola”) si è tenuto presso il Villaggio SOS di Ostuni (Il Villaggio SOS – Ostuni onlus ha come finalità l’assistenza di bambini e ragazzi provenienti da famiglie in difficoltà, la maggior parte dei quali sono sottoposti a provvedimento dei Servizi Sociali territoriali) con l’obiettivo di coinvolgere gli studenti della scuola ospitati dal Villaggio, che spesso hanno difficoltà a relazionarsi con i compagni.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-lessons field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Le esperienze realizzate dal nostro progetto sono state tutte documentate (dispense, foto, video), quindi siamo in grado di mettere a disposizione di altri soggetti il nostro materiale.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Possiamo insegnare come sia possibile costruire paradigmi nuovi nell’insegnamento: la didattica nel XXI secolo non può prescindere da nuove metodologie in cui il docente sveste i panni di “sacerdote del sapere” e diventa un coach, un tutor, un facilitatore di un processo di apprendimento basato su peer tutoring, cooperative learning, problem solving. Il nostro obiettivo è quello di declinare questa metodologia, la robotica, nel curricolo liceale, attuando una sistematica azione di ricerca sui risultati conseguiti dagli alunni. Possiamo insegnare, quindi, come sia importante non sono realizzare esperienze di innovazione, ma come dotarsi di strumenti per monitorarle e valutarle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-help-available field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-name field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Name:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;IIS PEPE CALAMO&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-type field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Type:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;School&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-duration field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Less than 1 year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-budget field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Less than 10.000 Euro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-financing field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the source of funding for your project?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Grants&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-org-type-other field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Specify:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;LICEO SCIENTIFICO PEPE&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Is your project economically self sufficient now?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-d field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Since when?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2014-09-01 00:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-e field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;When is it expected to become self-sufficient?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2019-09-01 00:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-age field-type-list-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Education up to 18 years&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-website field-type-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;http://liceopepe.wixsite.com/roboticsness&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-confirm field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Do you authorize the FMD to the treatment of your personal data?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-objectives-3 field-type-text-long field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pensiero critico, Problem solving, Creatività, Collaborazione, Curiosità, Iniziativa, Perseveranza, Flessibilità e Leadership entrano in gioco pienamente in un&#039;attività di robotica educativa e consentono di sperimentare metodologie basate sulla pratica operativa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;COMPETENZE EDUCATIVE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sviluppare la capacità di collaborare con gli altri&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Consolidare la capacità di affrontare compiti e situazioni problematiche&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Incentivare la partecipazione e il coinvolgimento personale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Consolidare le modalità di apprendimento critico&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Saper organizzare, analizzare, sintetizzare, desumere, astrarre ed elaborare&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Operare scelte oculate tra le possibili soluzioni e/o decisioni di progetto&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;COMPETENZE COGNITIVE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Applicare processi innovativi di sviluppo sistemico.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Apprendere le fondamentali strutture algoritmiche mediante l&#039;utilizzo dei tool (blocchi) di programmazione visuale in ambiente Lego.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sviluppare semplici applicazioni robotiche prototipali.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;L’aula LEIS è il luogo nel quale sfruttare le potenzialità comunicative, didattiche e sociali offerte dall’innovazione tecnologica: qui l’insegnante è il “facilitatore” in grado di progettare una didattica che dà centralità all’apprendimento dello studente: ricerca personale e di gruppo, brainstorming, cooperative learning, peer education, peer tutoring. Si segue il metodo operativo (laboratorio), privilegiando esclusivamente tecniche di apprendimento attivo. Non dobbiamo, quindi, pensare alle nuove tecnologie come a degli strumenti &quot;neutri&quot;, che si possono affiancare agli altri per continuare a perseguire gli stessi obiettivi con le stesse metodologie, bensì ad una nuova didattica che, basandosi sull’uso delle nuove tecnologie, possa mettere in crisi la tradizionale metodologia e dispiegare le proprie potenzialità. La robotica è un ottimo ponte di collegamento tra saperi come matematica, coding, aspetti applicativi delle scienze ingegneria e tecnologia.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2014-09-01 00:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-solutions field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;La realizzazione di un’aula LEIS in un liceo scientifico ha comportato ostacoli, in parte superati, di diversa natura:

•	ostacoli di natura culturale (un progetto di robotica al liceo scientifico)
•	ostacoli di natura organizzativa: apertura pomeridiana della scuola (attingendo al fondo di Istituto sempre in maniera contingentata)
•	ostacoli di natura logistica: il numero di studenti per classe (28/30) non ha consentito di realizzare l’attività in orario curricolare
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-country field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Country:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-city field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;City:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;OSTUNI&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-future field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt; Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Aprire l’aula al territorio in orario extracurricolare e nel week end; coinvolgere i genitori nelle attività di robotica per sostenere quel processo di dialogo tra generazioni particolarmente delicato in questo momento. 
Ci servirebbe un’idea (!) per l’apertura della scuola: le risorse finanziarie per i collaboratori scolastici sono insufficienti per portare a sistema un progetto di questo tipo. Con i finanziamenti PON potremo essere in grado (fino al 2020) di realizzare qualche esperienza (a carattere occasionale e temporaneo, cioè per la durata del progetto) di apertura dell’aula nei week end o in estate.
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-1 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Il progetto ha fatto registrare (triennio 2014/2017) risultati significativi sul piano della frequenza, dei risultati scolastici, del divario di genere.
Indicatori di rilevazione degli esiti: Miglioramento del profitto, Miglioramento del metodo di studio, Potenziamento delle competenze nell’ambito della discipline STEM per le studentesse. Durante le attività del progetto è stata rilevata una frequenza media costante intorno al 98% degli alunni iscritti. La percentuale delle studentesse iscritte al progetto è cresciuta in maniera esponenziale (per l’a.s.2016/2017 sono il 63%), in modo pienamente coerente con l’azione #20 Girls in tech and science (PNSD).  Inizialmente, si è osservato che le ragazze hanno difficoltà a prendere l’iniziativa; infatti, spesso si aggregano team “di genere”, soprattutto perché i ragazzi difficilmente accettano la leadership femminile in un contesto in cui ci siano “macchine”. Una maggiore autonomia le studentesse la raggiungono nel momento in cui si passa alla fase della programmazione: dimostrano attitudini e qualità diverse da quelle degli studenti maschi, in particolare la resilienza, che consente loro di attivare dinamiche positive nella risoluzione di problemi, di riconoscere gli elementi di forza, usarli per smontare/rimontare, programmare/riprogrammare le macchine, nonché isolare gli elementi di debolezza perché non interferiscano con il percorso e il raggiungimento dell’obiettivo. Dagli scrutini intermedi e finali si registra una ricaduta positiva sul profilo disciplinare degli studenti, sia maschi che femmine: miglioramento del profitto nell’ambito delle discipline scientifiche (in particolare Fisica) rispetto ai risultati del primo quadrimestre e dell’anno precedente per il 70% degli studenti. Per nessuno degli studenti iscritti al progetto è stato sospeso il giudizio nello scrutinio finale. 


&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-documents field-type-file field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Attachments:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;file&quot;&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;file-icon&quot; alt=&quot;Image icon&quot; title=&quot;image/jpeg&quot; src=&quot;/modules/file/icons/image-x-generic.png&quot; /&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://2017.gjc.it/sites/default/files/roboticsness_1.jpg&quot; type=&quot;image/jpeg; length=107426&quot; title=&quot;roboticsness.jpg&quot;&gt;Evento di inclusione realizzato con il territorio&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-keywords field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/robotica&quot;&gt;Robotica&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/keywords-separate-commas/gender-equality&quot;&gt;gender equality&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/stem&quot;&gt;STEM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/inclusione&quot;&gt;inclusione&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/problem-solving&quot;&gt;problem solving&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/cooperative-learning&quot;&gt;cooperative learning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-3 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Il progetto si rivolge agli studenti del primo biennio e del secondo biennio dello Scientifico (50/70 studenti). Si tiene un incontro a settimana di 3 ore e si svolge per gruppi in classi aperte. Per l’a.s.2017/2018 saranno integrate attività di robotica curricolari (Fisica) per le classi prime (coinvolti 101 studenti). Durante la Settimana dello Studente l’aula di robotica è aperta in orario antimeridiano dalle 8 alle 13 (30 ore settimanali, studenti coinvolti circa 400).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-short-frase field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Description Frase (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Come avvicinare le studentesse alle discipline scientifiche per dimostrare che costruire e programmare robot non è “roba da maschi”.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-summary field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Project Summary (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;Il progetto si svolge nell’aula LEIS, unica aula LEGO in Puglia, finanziata con fondi FESR (a.s.2013/2014). Realizza un percorso di innovazione didattica per lo sviluppo di competenze di problem setting, posing and solving, cooperative learning, peer education dei nativi digitali, abituati a “pensare con le macchine”. Dalle indagini OCSE-PISA si rileva un’alta correlazione tra i risultati ottenuti nei test delle materie scientifiche ed alcuni fattori di contesto: non sembra affatto trascurabile, come fattore determinante per la scarsa motivazione allo studio, la scarsa attrattività dei programmi scolastici e il mancato collegamento con il mondo del lavoro. Per questo abbiamo immaginato l’Aula di Robotica come un ambiente di apprendimento duale, cioè virtuale e reale, nel quale rispondere ai bisogni educativi dell’utenza liceale, non esente dal fenomeno dell’abbandono e della demotivazione: il processo di cambiamento in atto innova la prospettiva di insegnamento/apprendimento e rende necessario ripensare strumenti, metodologie e ambienti che consentano agli studenti di acquisire competenze disciplinari e trasversali maturando quelle SKILLS FOR LIFE  ormai irrinunciabili per ridurre quel deficit di professionalità nelle discipline STEM declinato soprattutto al femminile. La robotica, dunque, per superare il divario di genere: inserite in un contesto di apprendimento innovativo, le studentesse sono coinvolte in situazioni problematiche nelle quali spendere qualità “femminili” come spirito di iniziativa, resilienza, creatività: dal progettare un robot a quali strumenti (hardware e software) utilizzare, dalla codifica del problema alla pianificazione delle azioni operative, dal monitoraggio alla valutazione. Diventare soggetti competenti, interpretare la realtà, progettare strategie per la soluzione del problema, prendere decisioni coerenti con gli obiettivi e portare a termine il processo aiuta le ragazze nella scoperta delle proprie attitudini verso le discipline STEM.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>PAOLA LISIMBERTI</dc:creator>
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 <title>GetReady</title>
 <link>http://2017.gjc.it/en/progetti/getready</link>
 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-replicated field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-lessons field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;- Close communication actions are more efficient than mass communication for schools that are the most in need concerning ICT literacy issues. Schools having basic but insufficient IT equipment are the most eager to spontaneously apply to programs similar to GetReady. Schools having no IT equipment at all often don&#039;t even get the information, or don&#039;t consider themselves as eligible.&lt;br /&gt;
- Initiatives aiming to influence educational methods through ICT, and/or to impact girls about STEM during regular school hours, need to impact their teachers first. Even when they may be interested in the initiative globally, many consider any ICT or STEM related innovation requiring their personal involvement as an undesired additional workload.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-help-available field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-name field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Name:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Nathalie Tekam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-type field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Type:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Other&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-financing-other field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Specify:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Grants for the first year, grants and sale of services for the second year, and self sufficience for the third year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-duration field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;From 1 to 3 years&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-budget field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;From 10.001 to 30.000 Euro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-financing field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the source of funding for your project?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Other&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Is your project economically self sufficient now?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-d field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Since when?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2015-06-29 22:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-e field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;When is it expected to become self-sufficient?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2016-08-30 22:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-age field-type-list-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Education up to 18 years&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-website field-type-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;www.lets-getready.org&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-confirm field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Do you authorize the FMD to the treatment of your personal data?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-objectives-3 field-type-text-long field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;By the end of the year 2016:&lt;br /&gt;
- Making 100 000 primary and secondary school students to be IT literate, and to consider ICT tools as development tools rather than toys.&lt;br /&gt;
- Getting 50 women to volunteer to serve as role models for girls, with the aim to get more of them into STEM fields and career&lt;br /&gt;
- Witnessing an increase of 75% in the number of beneficiary girls willing to get into STEM fields and careers later.&lt;br /&gt;
Our instruments are:&lt;br /&gt;
- A tutoring platform named Kebisu, provided free of charges to school, to be used during regular educational activities;&lt;br /&gt;
- The provision of computers and associated services to schools that need equipment to be able to use Kebisu;&lt;br /&gt;
- the organization of STEM talks in schools, animated by successful professional women in STEM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2013-11-29 23:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-country field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Country:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Cameroon&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-solutions field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;The major challenges faced was to get teachers actively involved in the project. Our solution has been a huge effort of communication, sensitization and identification of key leaders able to motivate their colleagues.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-future field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt; Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Our future plans include:
  - going online (to give the possibility to individuals anywhere in Cameroon to have an individual account on Kebisu, even if they are not related to a beneficiary schools)
- Take profit of the increasing usage of smartphones, by publishing a mobile version of Kebisu. Teenagers using their internet connection and their smartphone to study and learn while &amp;quot;playing&amp;quot;, will be more eager to look for useful content on internet than if their smartphone is simply a &amp;quot;toy&amp;quot;. We believe that this will lead to more innovation, and even to early entrepreneurship.
- Addressing schools in more rural areas of Cameroon. This necessitate more material and human investment, but they are the most in need of GetReady&amp;#039;s benefits.


&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-city field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;City:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yaounde&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-1 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;For its first year, GetReady could benefit to 4 schools, for a total of more than 800 students (boys and girls). Feedback was collected from 298 individuals: 261 students (including 117 girls), 23 teachers and 14 parents. 100% of students expressed that GetReady impacted them positively concerning their understanding of STEM subjects and careers, and 77% of girls described STEM fields as interesting or easy. 1 IT room was created (the very first one in a small community near Yaounde), 2 IT rooms were upgraded, representatives from 4 Cameroonian ministries and from private companies were sensitized on the issues of improving educational methods through ICT, creating an early IT literacy among young children, and reducing the gender gap in STEM fields.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-3 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;At least 800 students and educators interact with GetReady during the school year, through the usage of the web tutoring platform installed in beneficiary schools. Added to that, during the first year, 298 individuals (students, teachers and parents), attended STEM talks organized in beneficiary schools. 2 community events were attended by 85 key actors of the community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-keywords field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/web&quot;&gt;web&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/stem&quot;&gt;STEM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/internet&quot;&gt;internet&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/ict&quot;&gt;ICT&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/girls-leadership&quot;&gt;girls leadership&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/education&quot;&gt;education&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/cameroon&quot;&gt;Cameroon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-short-frase field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Description Frase (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;GetReady already brings ICT into classrooms through Kebisu, a web tutoring platform to be used for regular educational activities, develops children&#039; creativity and innovation potential through STEM talks, and breaks gender stereotyping related to STEM fields, through role modeling by successful professional women in STEM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-summary field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Project Summary (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;GetReady was initiated in 2013 by young Cameroonian individuals led by Ms. Nathalie Tekam, who is implementing the project today. It all started with the desire to impact the mindset of children and youth aged 8-18 years on three points: help them discover their creativity and innovation potential, help them to appropriate ICTs as development tools rather than as toys (internet usage in Cameroon is growing, but meanwhile, about 50% of our traffic is oriented toward leisure), break the myth that STEM studies and careers are too difficult or frustrating for girls and women. To achieve these objectives, the following strategies were adopted. 1.Offering to primary and secondary schools, a web tutoring platform (to be used locally) containing interactive and multimedia scientific educational resources complying with Cameroonian official scholar programs, as well as attractive and customized content related to STEM fields and careers. Kebisu, this tutoring platform, is edited and provided freely by a Cameroonian startup named ITISS, co-founded by Nathalie Tekam (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.itiss-group.com&quot;&gt;www.itiss-group.com&lt;/a&gt;)  2. For the most underprivileged schools, offering computers to allow them to use the platform. 3. Organizing STEM talks in schools, animated exclusively by women in STEM, and including activities inspired by the techbridge toolkit (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techbridgegirls.org&quot;&gt;http://www.techbridgegirls.org&lt;/a&gt;). For the first year, funded by personal contribution and the support of a WeTech Seed Fund grant (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iie.org/who-we-are/news-and-events/press-center/press-releases/2014/2014-05-20-wetech-africa-seed-grants&quot;&gt;http://www.iie.org/who-we-are/news-and-events/press-center/press-release...&lt;/a&gt;), GetReady could benefit to 4 schools, for a total of more than 800 students (boys and girls). Feedback was collected from 298 individuals: 261 students (including 117 girls), 23 teachers and 14 parents. 100% of students expressed that GetReady impacted them positively concerning their understanding of STEM subjects and careers, and 77% of girls described STEM fields as interesting or easy. 1 IT room was created (the very first one in a small community near Yaounde), 2 IT rooms were upgraded, representatives from 4 Cameroonian ministries and from private companies were sensitized on the issues of improving educational methods through ICT, creating an early IT literacy among young children, and reducing the gender gap in STEM fields.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 21:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
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 <title>The European Chain Reaction</title>
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 <description>&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-replicated field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Has your project been replicated/adapted elsewhere?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-replicated-specify field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Where?  By whom?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;A French school couldn’t participate anymore since we already have a French partner, so they asked us if they were allowed to copy our project and make an alternative edition.  Of course we agreed as we are honored by the thought that other teachers see the beauty in our project too!

And in Iceland some children have taken over their parents bedroom because they wanted to create a Rube Goldberg machine in it.  Does this count as copying our project too? ☺
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-lessons field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What lessons can others learn from your project? (max. 1500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an excellent example of a STEM-project that is totally free of charge!  No expensive robots have to be bought as children have lots of interesting materials at home and a camera for filming the chain is on all modern phones.  Children absolutely adore this project too!  First thing on Monday they ask their teacher is “When will be working again on our chain reaction?”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-help-available field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Are you available to help others to start or work on similar projects?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Yes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-name field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Name:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Qworzó, primary school in Merksplas - Belgium&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-organization-type field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Organization Type:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;School&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-financing-other field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Specify:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Nothing, this project is totally free!  It runs on teachers enthusiasm! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-duration field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the full duration of your project (from beginning to end)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Less than 1 year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-budget field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the approximate total budget for your project (in Euro)?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Less than 10.000 Euro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-financing field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;What is the source of funding for your project?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Other&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Is your project economically self sufficient now?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;No&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-d field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Since when?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2015-04-29 22:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-self-sufficient-e field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;When is it expected to become self-sufficient?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2010-08-30 22:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-age field-type-list-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Education up to 15 years&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-website field-type-text field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;http://www.ecr2015.blogspot.com / http://www.ecr2014.blogspot.com / http://www.ecr2013.blogspot.com / http://www.ecr2012.blogspot.com  / http://www.theeuropeanchainreaction.blogspot.com  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-confirm field-type-list-boolean field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Do you authorize the FMD to the treatment of your personal data?:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I do authorize the FMD to the use of my personal data.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-objectives-3 field-type-text-long field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;In The European Chain Reaction primary school children are challenged to build the best rube-goldberg-machine. In this arty STEM-project children&#039;s CREATIVITY is put to the test.  Problems that WILL arise have to be tackled in the best possible way. Children have to think in steps: What is the problem? / How can we fix it? / We execute! / We evaluate! ... and we start this process over and over again until things work as originally planned.  Children are obliged to COOPERATE within school because the chain is only as strong as its weakest link.&lt;br /&gt;
Teachers who are in the project can achieve a lot of goals in a very short period of time!  Of course there are the goals in science.  Almost every goal in the Belgian science curriculum is integrated into this project!  Children have to THINK CRITICAL about the technical process, examine why things don&#039;t work as they should, think about the character of the materials they will be using, ... At the end of the project children have to reflect on technology: how have children in other countries created this?  Why does it work or how could it be even better? Besides the obvious science goals children learn a LOT about social skills.  It is very easy to get mad at someone who didn&#039;t succeed at making a working piece of the chain, but children have to learn how to COMMUNICATE with each other in a crisis situation (when things don&#039;t work and the deadline is approaching).  And of course they learn about ICT when recording the video, writing comments on the blog, watching the other chain reactions, ...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-date field-type-datetime field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;2010-08-30 22:00:00&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-solutions field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Barriers and Solutions (max. 1000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Most teachers communicate well and fast through mails.  Sometimes however teachers promise to participate and – in the end – they don’t upload their chain.  That’s a pitty&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-country field-type-list-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Country:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Italy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-city field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;City:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;Belgium&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-future field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt; Future plans and wish list (max. 750 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;This year was the 5th edition of the project and I had hoped to gather all eTwinningPlus countries in this years’ edition.  Unfortunately 8 countries didn’t upload.  Next year we keep aiming at building a REAL EUROPEAN chain as I want to have all eTwiningPlus countries participating in upcoming our sixth edition. 

Winning a Junior Challenge Award would surely help us find some more countries and it could be a fine opportunity for the participating teachers to meet-up in Rome and actually meet each other after cooperating for 5 years already in cyberspace…
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-1 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Describe the results achieved by your project How do you measure (parameters) these. (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;The children are always extremely excited about this project.  This is a project they ABSOLUTELY LOVE and children learn most by doing things they love.  And it is a real STEM-project in which all of the 21st century skills (collaboration, creating and innovation, ICT, communication, finding and evaluating information, problem solving, analytical thinking) are integrated.  We motivate children to improve their skills on ALL areas, not only language and mathematics.  Most important, children improve their CREATIVITY which isn&amp;#039;t a subject in school, but should be integrated in each subject as much as possible!  A teacher in Bulgaria told me a pupil in her class asked her parents not to buy her a tablet for Christmas, but to buy her materials so she could go and create a chain reaction.  Some pupils from Iceland mailed their teacher little movies of chain reactions they made in the parents&amp;#039; bedroom.  The results can be watched at the blogs mentioned above.  Especially this entry in the first edition of this project is real eye-candy and a true example for all rube-goldberg-machines to come: https://vimeo.com/18713502 Our project attracts kindergartens too!  This year a kindergarten from Germany won the ECR2015 competition with this fantastic entry: https://vimeo.com/117489474
In the 5 years that this project has been running we have never seen the same chain reaction twice so it proves children can be very creative in thinking about new ways of creating chains and the standards of the rube goldberg machines have risen to whole new levels so - we think - not only the children are learning but the teachers do too! BUT what motivated us most to continue this project is what school inspectors told us: Scotland: &amp;quot;The European Chain Reaction is the very best example of cross curricular work in International Education that we have witnessed in the four years that we have been touring schools, looking at International Educational projects!&amp;quot;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-results-3 field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;How many users interact with your project monthly and what are the preferred forms of interaction? (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the beginning we only had 13 countries participating, but we attracted some more countries as we gained some more visibility while winning some awards: MEDEA-award 2011: Best European collaboration in the creation of educational medea / UK eTwinning award: cross-curricular integration of eTwinning / Lithuania Best eTwinning school /  Belgium network-award / ...&lt;br /&gt;
This year 32 countries participated in the project but we aim at – one day – gathering all eTwinningPlus countries (41 countries).  In all editions each year a couple of hundreds of children have participated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-keywords field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/stem&quot;&gt;STEM&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/science&quot;&gt;science&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/rube&quot;&gt;rube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/reaction&quot;&gt;reaction&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/problem-solving&quot;&gt;problem solving&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/machine&quot;&gt;machine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/innovation&quot;&gt;Innovation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/goldberg&quot;&gt;goldberg&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/creation&quot;&gt;creation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/communication&quot;&gt;communication&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/parole-chiave-separate-da-virgole/collaboration&quot;&gt;collaboration&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/chain&quot;&gt;chain&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/analytical-thinking&quot;&gt;analytical thinking&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;/en/category/keywords-separate-with-commas/21st-century-skills&quot;&gt;21st century skills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-short-frase field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Description Frase (max. 500 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the arty science project The European Chain Reaction primary schools all over Europe work, compete and cooperate at the same time building ONE BIG CROSSBORDER EUROPEAN Rube Goldberg machine.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field field-name-field-project-summary field-type-text-long field-label-above&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-label&quot;&gt;Project Summary (max. 2000 characters):&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-items&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2010 my pupils were absolutely thrilled about participating in their first  eTwinning project!  They absolutely wanted to create an eTwinning project on their own.  In the same period they had to execute a science task the children loved very much.  Mixing them up was easy and an exciting new arty science project was born!&lt;br /&gt;
In The European Chain reaction primary schools all over Europe try to create, film and upload an as astonishing as possible Rube-Goldberg machine to a common blog.  When all national chain reactions are online the children may judge the entries of the other schools and a final country-ranking will be published to the blog.&lt;br /&gt;
Apart from the competition this project is a European (international) cooperation at the same time.  All chains from all the different countries will be combined into ONE BIG EUROPEAN CHAIN REACTION so this is a true joint piece of work.  You can have a look at the European Chain Reaction newsflash 2015 here: &lt;a href=&quot;https://vimeo.com/118343746&quot;&gt;https://vimeo.com/118343746&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Our school is the organizing country.  We search for more schools to join the project, send information to all participating schools and help all teachers who could use some advice.  We make no profit from this project.  The only thing we want to gain is the childrens’ interest in science.&lt;/p&gt;
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