This document describes a project called reAct that aims to connect dropout students and their teachers to lifelong learning practices using new technologies. The project involves partners from several European countries and seeks to develop a new learning approach centered around 7 principles like trust, challenge, and creativity. It will pilot this approach through collaborative online and in-person activities for teachers and students. The pilot will go through phases of familiarization, collaborative creation of international and national projects, and final integration of the new methods. The goal is to inspire a change in attitudes towards learning and improve prospects for students. Initial teacher training and student experiences from Portugal are also described.

1. Inspiring Dropouts and their
Teachers to Connect to
Lifelong Learning Practices
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2. reAct – about the project
General data
 Lifelong Learning Programme
 Multilateral Project: KA3 (ICT)
 Project Number: 511709-LLP-1-2010-1ES-KA3-KA3MP
 Agreement n° 2010 – 4140/ 001 – 001
 Duration: 01/01/2011 to 31/12/2012
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3. Partners
 SERVEF Servicio Valenciano de Empleo y Formación, Valencia (Spain)
 KEK KRONOS Ltd., Psachna (Greece)
 Training 2000, Mondavio (Italy)
 Tiroler Bildungsservice, Innsbruck (Austria)
 BFI Tirol Bildungs GmbH, Innsbruck (Austria)
 DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Delft (Netherlands)
 Centro Novas Oportunidades D. Inês de Castro – Alcobaça (Portugal)
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4. The issue
Country 2009
Disconnect between curricula and
Portugal 31,2%
learners' perception and expectations
 Effects of remedy programmes are limited Spain 31,2%
 Urgency is revealed by individual, social
Italy 19,2%
and economic consequences
 % of drop outs (2009) Greece 14,5%
Netherlands 10,9%
Austria 8,7%
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5. Research suggests
Diminishing early school leave
 Flexible education and training systems
 Variety of learning pathways
 Individual and school-level support
 Difficult to include in the traditional classroom / schoolsystem
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6. reAct overall objectives
 Develop a new learning approach
 Using new technologies
 To improve the prospects and employability
 Develop insights and skills of teachers and management
Tapping into motivational behaviour
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7. Project aims
 A change of attitude to learning
 Open minds
 Learn to learn
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8. Developing the learning concept
 Needs analysis
 Design of the methodological approach
 Creation of the toolset
Monitoring, evaluating, assessing
 Teacher interviews (online, questionnaires, logbooks)
 Students interviews (online, questionnaires)
 Project results, products, local & online presence
 Partner reports
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9. The learning concept
The 7 learning principles
 Trust
 Challenge
 Self-directed
 Collaboration
 Ownership
 Creativity
 Relevance
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10. Pilot schedule
MONTH 1 MONTH 2 MONTH 3 MONTH 4 MONTH 5 MONTH 6
PLANIFICATION NAT.REPORT.
FAMILIARIZATION OVERALL REPORT
INTER NATIONAL PROJECT
SUPPORT AND REFLECTION
SUBJ. PROJECT
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMME
COLLABORATIVE CONTEXTUAL FINAL
CREATION ORIENTATION INTEGRATION
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11. Activity outline
COLLABORATION
TOOLS
FAMILIARIZATION COLLABORATIVE COLLABORATIVE FINAL SUPPORT
CREATION INTEGRATION INTEGRATION AND REFLECTION
(INTERNATIONAL (SUBJECT (PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY
PROJECT) PROJECT) PROGRAMME)
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12. Pilot phases
-Familiarize with: -Tools SUPPORT
FAMILIARIZATION -Group activities AND REFLECTION
-New role of teachers and learners
- Create international teams
- Participate in a creative and free project
COLLABORATIVE Teachers propose
CREATION - Learners choose:
- subject activities to
- objectives and tools develop new skills:
- Create national teams -reflection
COLLABORATIVE
- Participate in a creative project - meta-cognitive
INTEGRATION - Free project where learners choose:
- critical thinking
- subject related to the main training action
- objectives and tools
- Projects presentation to international centers
FINAL -Return to main activity with new method and tools
INTEGRATION -Adapted to new learners situation
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13. Portuguese experience
Teachers training
Case 1 Ana
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14. Portuguese experience
Students in pilot 1
Case 2 Francisco
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15. Portuguese experience
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16. Portuguese experience
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17. Portuguese experience
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18. To be continued …
www.reactproject.eu
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