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	  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:26:30 +0300</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Storytelling in Scratch]]></title>
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	&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &Icirc;n cadrul acestui eveniment au participat 23 de copii din clasa a II-a C, in anul scolar 2019-2020, din școala noastră. Ei au folosit resursele de pe site-ul https://codeweek.eu/. Evenimentul a fost inscris in competitia MEet and Code si a beneficiat de sponsorizarea Asociatiei Techsoup.<br />
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elevii au lucrat &icirc;n perechi. Ei au folosit Scratch ca instrument digital pentru a crea povești si au prezentat colegilor mini-proiectele realizate. Eu am oferit instrucțiuni, am monitorizat clasa și am oferit asistență de cate ori a fost necesar, deoarece gradul lor de familiarizare cu mediul digital era redus.</p>
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	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elevii și-au dezvoltat g&acirc;ndirea computațională, și-au exersat abilitățile de colaborare și comunicare. Implicarea celor mici a fost răsplătită prin premii de participare, fiecare elev a primit un kit de mașinuță solară (http://roboromania.ro/produs/kit-masinuta-solara/)</p>
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	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Atelierul a fost susținut de &icirc;nvățătoare, ajutată de doamna profesoara de informatica. Au fost doua intalniri cu elevii, in laboratorul de informatica al Școlii Gimnaziale &ldquo;Mihai Viteazul&rdquo; din Boldești-Scăeni.<br />
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evenimentul a fost offline.<br />
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Din efectivul de 24 de elevi, au participat 23. Dintre aceștia au fost 14 băieți și nouă fete. Cei mai mulți de 8 ani, foarte puțini de 9 ani (doi elevi sunt repetenți, un elev este am&acirc;nat medical).&nbsp; Zece elevi sunt de etnie roma. Deoarece comunitatea acestora este intr-un cartier mai indepartat, unii dintre ei &bdquo;au beneficiat&rdquo; de transportul cu mașina invatatoarei (s&acirc;mbata nu circulă microbuzul școlar).&nbsp; Spun că <em>au beneficiat </em>deoarece concluzia lor a fost: &bdquo;era mai bine cu taxiul&rdquo;.<br />
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; La sf&acirc;rșitul activității desfășurate folosind cele două tablete noi și computerele vechi, elevii au primit premiile de participare. Dupa aceea, au mers &icirc;n sala de clasă unde au fost serviți cu pizza și suc.<br />
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Elevii au fost &icirc;nc&acirc;ntați să participe la aceasta activitate. Unora li s-a părut ușor, altora greu. Unii au spus că s-au distrat. C&acirc;țiva s-au declarat viitori programatori și mulți și-au imaginat tot felul de invenții. Ei și-au exprimat cu sinceritate impresiile.</p>
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	&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Anunțul a fost postat pe pagina școlii: https://scoala1boldesti.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/programul-meet-and-code/, pe grupul &icirc;nchis al clasei, pe Facebook. Eu am incurajat parintii elevilor, cadrele didactice de la școala, cunoscuții să voteze proiectul. Doamna director m-a asigurat ca&nbsp; informatia va fi publicata și &icirc;n ziarul local, &icirc;n următorul număr.</p>
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	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mulțumirea mea a fost că au participat aproape toți elevii. Ei au fost &icirc;nc&acirc;ntați să facă primii pași &icirc;n programare. &Icirc;n plus, au lucrat &icirc;mpreună, au colaborat, activitatea lor a fost apreciată de către colegii și cadrele didactice prezente. Datorită sponsorizării au lucrat pe tablete noi, au primit premii de participare și s-au putut bucura impreuna de gustarea oferită. Aceasta activitate extrașcolară le-a dezvoltat g&acirc;ndirea critică, le-a aprins imaginația, i-a motivat să &icirc;nvețe. Eu i-am văzut surprinși și entuziasmați &icirc;n timpul lucrului. A fost o activitate fără pauze și fără plictiseală! Au intrebat dacă vom repeta lucrul.</p>
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	  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:26:22 +0200</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[Competitia TEACHING WITH EUROPEANA]]></title>
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		<em>&quot;Are you searching for innovative ways of using arts and science digital heritage to raise your students&rsquo; awareness about today&rsquo;s society&rsquo;s big issues? Then this competition is for you!&quot;</em></p>
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		<em><a href="https://teachwitheuropeana.eun.org/updates/sprint-to-the-digital-future-and-beyondwith-the-europeana-education-competition-2021/"><img alt="" src="https://iteach.ro/mod/CKEditor/image_viewer.php?file_guid=98006" style="width: 866px; height: 592px;" />https://teachwitheuropeana.eun.org/updates/sprint-to-the-digital-future-and-beyondwith-the-europeana-education-competition-2021/</a></em></p>
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	  	  <dc:creator>Grațiela Vișan</dc:creator>
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	  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2021 15:53:37 +0200</pubDate>
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	  <title><![CDATA[My Teaching with Europeana Activity (I) – Implementation of ”Dragon Tales in Europe”]]></title>
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	<strong>My Teaching with Europeana Activity (I) &ndash; Implementation of &rdquo;Dragon Tales in Europe&rdquo;</strong><br />
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	I implemented the Learning Scenario &ldquo;Dragon Tales in Europe&ldquo; (SOI-RO-154), created by Despoina Kyriakaki with my 9 years old students, having a beginner-level English knowledge. The activities aimed to strengthen students&rsquo; ability to work with images in various ways, including the description, drawing, commenting, story writing. Besides, students developed their teamwork and debating skills.</p>
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	<em>It&rsquo;s all about dragons&hellip;</em></p>
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	In the first part of the lesson, I used the Europeana Gallery: dragons in myth and science. The students&rsquo; knowledge about fairy tales with dragons was resumed. In the Romanian fairy tales, the dragon (balaurul) has three or seven heads, is winged and abducts the emperor girls. He is always defeated in a straight fight by the saving hero.</p>
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	The European context of the project allowed us to use the supporting text &ldquo;The Reluctant Dragon&rdquo;, written by Kenneth Grahame, which was found in the student reading book. The students read the text, analysed it, performed brief dramatizations and described the main characters, listing their physical and spiritual qualities.</p>
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	<em>Telling a story in English</em></p>
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	In order to practice their language skills, I asked the students to write narrative texts, inspired by this theme and to illustrate them. They worked individually, and in the end, each student read his work. By voting, students selected the most successful work. The criteria referred to the content (imagination, correct spelling, introductory formulas, vocabulary), but also to the form: placing the text on the page, clarity of writing, illustrations. Finally, the students&rsquo; works were exposed in the classroom.</p>
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	<em>Interdisciplinary approach</em></p>
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	Regarding the integration in the basic curriculum, I tried to make connections between language, arts and personal development. The specific competencies and the learning activities targeted were the following:</p>
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	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Language: Expression of ideas in familiar contexts; Transmission of information through a suite of logically linked statements,<br />
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Personal development: Exploring relationship skills others, Use active listening elements,<br />
	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Art: Expressing personal ideas and experiences through the use of line, point, colour and shape.</p>
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	<em>Students assessment</em></p>
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	The assessment focused on learning experiences and skills acquired. I systematically observed the students&rsquo; behaviour and of course, I appreciated the products of their activity.</p>
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	How did my students like it?</p>
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	The students liked the lesson. Especially, they liked the Europeana resources that were introduced to them, the text they read, the short dramatizations, the written expression, the democratic exercise of choosing the favourite work, the opportunity to make an exhibition.</p>
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	<em>Teacher&rsquo;s perspective</em></p>
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	Tales are representations of life in fantastic forms, where good overcomes evil. Each child draws different meanings from them, depending on their needs, interests, desires, expectations at that time. A story or a fairy tale is like a travel ticket in a world full of new experiences. With this lesson, I celebrated with my students the International Fairytale Day. For the dissemination of the activity and for the exchange of experience with colleagues from the country, I created an online event on eTwinning, attended by 16 Romanian teachers.v</p>
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