School in 2020 - Team Work

Learning Event
Tiina Sarisalmi
November 2012

FUTURE SCHOOL - SCHOOL IN 2020
Team Work Results

1. The Future Classroom and Learning Environments
2. Learning and the Learner in 2020
3. Teacher’s Profession in 2020

eTwinning Learning Event Future School - School in 2020 Tiina Sarisalmi

Contents

Introduction to the team work ……………………………………………………………………………………… 2

Team A ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5

Team B ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15

Team C ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23

Team D ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29

Team E ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 34

Team F ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 39

Team G ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 48

Team H ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 57

Team J ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 62

Team K ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 71

Team L ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 79

Team M ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 84

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INTRODUCTION TO THE TEAM WORK

1. The Future Classroom and Learning Environments
In this topic, we're discussing new technologies and equipment. What kind of technologies
will we use in the 2020 classroom? What do the classrooms look like? Are there desks any
more? Are there separate classrooms or classes any more? How will all the changes
affect learning?

Recent trends in learning technology:

• cloud services
• mobile technology
• specialization
• visualization
• interactivity
• socializing (social networks)

Recent trends in learning environments:

• independent of place and time
• learning communities
• intertwining and integration of formal and informal learning
• from closed, private environments to open environments and networks
• from physical space to virtual space
• out from the school building to the outside world both in reality and virtually

How do these trends affect learning? Which of them will survive? Can you see new
trends in technology emerging?

What kind of standing would you take for BYOD - bring your own device - at school?

2. Learning and the learner in 2020
In this topic, we think about and discuss the future school from the viewpoint of the learner
and learning. We can discern three scenarios which will probably overlap to some degree
and be dominant at different age levels.

Three scenarios of learning from the learners' point of view:

1. Individual learning paths using e.g. game-based-learning (the curriculum is
based on skills so that the students can choose what and how they
learn according to their strengths and interests, joining and leaving groups,
studying at home or at school with a teacher as a tutor and a guide)
2. Collaborative learning using problem-, project- or inquiry-based learning
methods (this resembles a lot the student-centered flipped classroom model in

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which students study alone at home and most of the work at school is in
collaborative teams and networks)
3. Learning based on given content, strict goals and effective use of tools (this
resembles most the current system in which the subject content is defined in the
curriculum and modern effective tools and digitalized learning materials are used
under teachers' control)

List of trends and hot topics in learning

• independent learners and individual learning paths
• differentiation
• student-centered learning methods and collaborative
learning (project, inquiry or problem based)
• peer assessment and continuous assessment
• developing learning materials: digital, visual,
interactive, videos
• games based learning
• flipped classroom

Key skills and competences in 2020

What are they and where and how they are best learned?

3. Teachers' profession in 2020
• What's teacher’s role in the future classroom?
• In addition to those needed today, what new skills and
competences will be required from a teacher?
• How will teaching environment be different?
• How will teachers' continuous professional development
be arranged?

Trends in teaching:

• from teaching alone to teaching together (co-teaching)
• from teaching each subject separately to holistic teaching in teams
• teachers as guides and facilitators
• from teacher's individual autonomy to collective autonomy
• from teacher-centered to learner-centered
• from classrooms to virtual environments
• from hierarchies to networks

Five Scenarios: Teachers’ profession in 2025

Scenario 1 - European Education Network

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Scenario 2 - MyNetwork

Scenario 3 - Intelligent Agents

Scenario 4 - Diversified Teaching Careers

Scenario 5 - Offline Networking

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TEAM A

Name Country Students’ age
Fernanda Cristina Gonçalves Portugal 3 - 6 years old
Maria da Luz Borges Portugal 3-6 years old
Miriam Schembri Malta 3-5 years old
Dana Avram Romania 3-6/7 years old
Susanna Serpe Italy 6 - 10 years old
Alina Dezso Romania 2 - 6 years old
Ana Patrícia Ferreira Portugal 6-10 years old
Gazdac Vasilica Romania 3-6 years old
Reneta Raicheva Bulgaria 7 - 11 years old

PART 1

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New Technologies How do they benefit or could be integrated into learning?

Mobile learning The children are digital natives so they use always Mobile
phones, so the teachers could make some work using them
in a pedagogical way, inside classes not for fun but for
learning.
Firstly, the new technologies are very handy, offer accurate
information in time, when you need it. Secondly, they are
attractive - this determines the children to manipulate them
so much.
It’s a very immediate solution in case a doubt arises,
children can access the Internet or contact the teachers
when they need to.
elearning platform All schools in my country have been supplied with an
elearning platform. This will definitely have its place in our
system as a lot of money has been invested.
The benefits for my very young students is the link being
created between home and school. Children and parents
can see the learning taking place during school hours.
Young children can find it difficult to express their
experiences but the elearning platform will meet this need.
Learning does not take place only at school especially with
young children but also at home. Having this link will lead
to a continuation of this learning which will be in a full
circle.
The elearning platform is one of the most intelligent
inventions in our time. Active and interactive learning
environments which are able to involve participants in
collaborative learning, stimulate creativity, develop ICT
skills. During the learning process the children practice
their critical thinking, share opinions more easily, find out
new things, are stimulated in problem solving.- Alina D.
I believe that these platforms allow each student to work at
his/her own pace and according to his/her available time
and they also take the learning experience further when it
comes to being able to access it anywhere, not just in a
classroom.
For me elearning platform is in the beginning but we have a
blog (me and my children) that is the connection to the
families and they could see the work we’ve done.
The elearning platform i think it will replace the first book of
reading and numeracy.
Interactive whiteboards IWBs is a new technology which motivates the children.
They pave the way to digital literacy.
An interactive whiteboard sustain learning in various ways.
We’re really sorry, there are no interactive whiteboards in
Romanian schools yet.
The interactive whiteboard features capabilities that allow
significantly change the nature of information worked,
times, spaces and the dynamics of the classroom, that

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motivate students and help their learning and
development.In our Kindergarten classroom we use it a lot
and children (3,4 and 5 years old) are so found of it that they
use to call it “Our magic board”.
I’ve been working with them for three years now and they
are a true blessing!You save time and money when
preparing your classes, you profit from a more visual and
interactive experience that motivates your students and you
have all sort of possibilities for each theme you wish to
present.
We are dreaming of the day in each class from Romania will
be a ineractive whiteboard!
Educational soft I use educational software to enhance learning on various
topics. Children are attracted to computer games and so
while playing you can check acquired knowledge or learning
new things.
Yes, there is a large range of educational soft for each
preschool subject we teach. That part during the activity, in
which we use the soft, is the most attractive and active.
Children just love all the tasks, games, or the way
information is exposed. They appreciate the quick feedback
they usually receive and are in a great competition with
each other.- Alina D.
Is a very good help for the teacher and a very good way for
children for their learning and improving their skills.
I use it just as much as any other commercially created
resource and I don’t think that they are all perfect so it’s
important for us to adapt and create our own materials more
balanced with our students’ needs and skills. But still, I find
educational software a good help, specially if it’s not too
expensive anr complicated to use.
We use simple and interactive educational software special
for math and sciense and for foreign languages.
Computer in the classroom Even if it sounds obsolete, in my area and in Italy as a
whole, there aren’t many classes with a pc in it. I believe
that if we don’t help children to find a few different uses of
the pc, this will be used at home mainly for the social
networks and for digital games. New technologies, in Rome
and in the south of Italy, still means getting the teachers to
be trained in the various uses of the personal computers.
This also means that the majority of the adults around our
children still considers the pc as a means of “distracting”
children from the real school work. This is a habit that has
to be dealt with before anything very good can happen with
the new technologies. I would start from the younger
teachers and from the old ones who are willing to go on
training course in order to renovate their ways of teaching.
I am one of the old ones: until twelve years ago I wasn’t
even able to switch on a pc. I can now work with it in an
interactive way. It is really a matter of goodwill and
enthusiasm.
As I said above, the new generations of children are born for

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learning and working on the computer. The computers
shouldn’t miss from the classrooms! They are the
appropriate learning environments which offer everything
the children need in one particular moment. - Alina D.
It is our third arm, a very good ally in the class.
We had an interesting experiment that costed a lot of money
when the government decided to offer free computers to
primary school students. Those were small computers, sort
of netbooks, and the idea was great and I even managed to
teach some very interesting classes when all students had a
computer on his/her desk.They were able to work at
different paces and do different tasks and it was very good.
But as soon as the computers started to malfunction ar the
students started to leave them at home because they
wouldn’t want to carry them on the schoolbag the whole
thing lost steam...So now I use my own computer along with
the interactive board and children stand up and work in the
interactove board on at a time. I don’t think that the
computer will ever replace a teacher in the classroom.
For me is a positive experience, they could use it for fun and
for learning and for the smaller they start to use all the
elements and connect with internet, is the first experience.
Is the way to connect with the colleagues from etwinning
and others colleagues from other kindergartens.
Yes , I use computer in my class and in my activities with
children, parents and for me because i think this fact is a
new dimension of education.
Mind Maps Mindmapping is an innovative method created by Toni
Buzan. It’s suitable for teachers and students in order to
learn and teach different languages more effectively.
Actually this is a new technology which can change
language learning in future school. It’s suitable for young
learners, too. Children are so glad when they study through
mind maps. This is the way they learn more interesting and
useful things.

What will schools and learning environments look like?

Large classrooms with lots of space and resources for children, interactive digital boards,
laptop computers or tablets to have different experiences and be in touch with other
colleagues from other countries all over the world, places outside with lots of materials to
play with safety. Have contact with children with different special needs and intercultural
diversity. Collaboration with parents in an interactive way.
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In 2020 and beyond I really hope that the schools’ environment will eventually look like a
big factory where children and adults have a common aim: getting on well together while
learning from each other. I still very much believe in what Neill swrote on this subject about
thirty years ago: unless we share something very important with our children, their interest
will never be brightly expressed. This is one of the reasons why in so many school

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environments children still look so bored and dependant on the teacher’s instructions.
I imagine large spaces, where buildings are concentrated in purposes: the eating area, the
reading area, the sporting area and so on. There is a great need of important human
relationships, which can’t really be pursued if not connected to a common plan, to
thoughtful action, to the doing of the everyday school.
The future schools will be well prepared referring to teachers and technology. There will be
a lot of learning labs (like this one) which will offer ways to discover and develop key
competences for each child, valuing every person and helping him/her to achieve the
wanted place in society, performing, at a high quality level, his role. A friendly space, with
things and activities made at the normal speed, not in a hurry. A place in which the
children will be always eager to return.- Alina D.
I do not know and I even cannot imagine. But one thing I am sure of different and I
sincerely hope that it will meet students’ interests and needs of students. it will be less
exposing and more involving.
I imagine schools with lots of open spaces and connected to the surrounding community.
Actually this year I just started working in a new type of school that politicians are
implementing n Portugal, these schools are very big, with lots of students but its their
location that determines the architectural structures and even contributes to the learning
environment and activities planning. My school is located near a big park with all sorts of
trees and flowers and birds and we can go there with our students whenever we like...Is
there a better way to teach them something than by letting them contact with nature and
touch and smell things? I think technology will play a great part in the future but so will
local communities and open air spaces.
I imagine kindergarten schools moving away from a primary school building. They will be
surrounded by a natural environment. Technology will be available to the children but it
will not take priority over other essential skills and natural material which young children
need to explore.
I imagine a green school with many plants, many trees inside the hall and a green roof
covered by grass. This school no grey concrete wall but glass, special glass like
interactive tablets. The school is open to all kind of experiment and experience and school
is the bridge to social community.
We are there to guide children in this amazing world where human respect all around.
The school will be more different. Computers, innovative methods, new ICT tools,
interactive whiteboards...the future school will change everything. The new technologies
will help children to be more creative and creativity will be a main aim.

PART 2

1. Individual learning paths using e.g. game-based learning

pros and possibilities cons
Concentration-ability to go deep into getting into a sort of game-cage, finding out
reading-personal understanding and that there is a usual pattern to understand
reflection-using reading as a means to once and for all, isolation from the social
achieve a personal goal contest, addiction to simplicity, addiction to
effort/reward/effort/reward pattern

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Continuous challenge, open-ended games Playing alone and lack of peer to peer
which lead to the development of thinking learning
skills, motivated children, total engagement
and focus
Isn’t appropriate to young children because
they like to learn in group.
Game is the first interaction between
children and environment and society .The
game need actors without them we loses
value and purpose.
Game - based learning is too important for
young learners. It makes the learning
process interesting for children, especially
when they study languages. Word games,
chants, crosswords and puzzles can make
language learning more successful.
Own learning pace and more according to Classroom management would be harder for
individual skills and interests the teachers
Broader variety of strategies and materials Social skills wouldn’t be under the limelight
used in the classroom as they should

2. Collaborative learning using problem-, project- or inquiry-based learning methods

pros cons
understanding better one’s own abilities, putting aside or forgetting about one’s own
understanding the importance of weak points, losing the general, global
collaboration and sharing of ideas, learning perspective, meeting with tasks that are too
to organize one’s own activity with the difficult or too easy, possibly not getting
others’ help, building self-satisfaction, enough expert advise,
building self-confidence and trust in the
others,
Learning is meaningful and child centred. Implementing a project which interests the
Through discovery children will have whole class can be a problem.
ownership over their learning. Through
roblem solving children will start thinking.
Peer to peer learning.
Isn’t appropriate to young children because
they don’t study at home, they work
together and they have the orientation of the
oldest ones.
The children understanding all knowledge People need to go at different speeds.
better if is placed in a problem situation. Someone may try to take over the group.
Children will use intelligent. Quiet people may not feel comfortable.
Sometimes people just don't get along.
People may not pull their weight.
It is not fair!

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A concept may not be understood as well if
a person doesn't have to figure it out.
The time spent talking about irrelevant
topics is unbelievable
Children learn more effectively when they
try to solve the problems through
discussions, creative communication and
collaborations.
You can usually get a lot more done in a
shorter amount of time.
Each member of the group has something
unique that he/she can contribute.
I am able to learn more, and truly
understand things better.
If I am clueless on something a partner may
be an expert on it.
Students can relate to one another more
easily than to a teacher .
It makes the assignment or project more
fun.
I really like working in groups, especially in
LAB.
Asking children to rationalize and use their Hard for young children to verbalize and
intelligence and personal experience from organize their thoughts
an early stage in their lives Different personalities might originate
conflicts and the shy students wouldn’t be
as heard and taken into consideration as the
others

3. Learning based on given content, strict goals and effective use of tools

pros cons
getting to a very high level of ability in losing the overall sense of the activity,
certain tasks, deep knowledge on some losing the various connections between the
issues, enjoying the opportunity to divide different issues, concentrating on one’s own
tasks in undertasks of minor difficulty in an specific job without even having a hint of
up going scale, great mastery of some what the others are thinking or doing next to
specific tools you, conceiving a feeling of uselessness for
not having made decisions on the task to be
dealt with
More appropriated for young children
because they could count with the adult,
help when they need.
Small children need models well- defined
and well- established some categories of
activities.
Of course, I agree with this statement.

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Language learning will become more
successful when children keep strong rules
and the curriculum content is based on new
technologies and methods.
Learners are exposed to a considerable
amount of language through stimulating
content. Learners explore interesting
content & are engaged in appropriate
language-dependant activities. Learning
language becomes automatic.
Complex information is delivered through
real life context for the students to grasp
well & leads to intrinsic motivation.
Greater flexibility & adaptability in the
curriculum can be deployed as per the
students interest.
More efficient and motivating learning Harder to integrate everyone’s pace and
process skills
Language learning gains a new range of The adult, the teacher, would assume a
interest and becomes a more natural determinant position if the students
process wouldn’t be as autonomous as one might
want them to be.

Important Skills and Competences in 2020
Collaboration, thinking, reflection, participation, creativity.

Critical thinking, creativity, innovation, communication, digital literacy, social skills

Communication,involvement, volunteer, digital competences,creativity.

The ability to look ahead of times, in a shared way together with a real ability to
listen to the children.

Creativity, multiple intelligences, ICT skills, collaborative learning, social networks

Multiple interests, ICT skills, interpersonal skills, pro activity, autonomy

Five Most Important Key Skills and Competences
1. Thinking
2. Creativity
3. Communication
4. Collaboration
5. ICT skills

PART 3

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Scenario 1 - European Education Network

pros cons
- Official languages
- Safety and security
- Share and access high quality resources
for free
- Connection with others
- Participation of the parents

● the readiness of a lot of educational 1 the possible ill functionment of the
support material; whole system (depending on the
● the feeling of being part of something different national characterisics,
very well organized; such as loss of documents, bribery
● the opportunity to link to many other and so forth);
similar social and educational 2 the possible use of the networks for
settings; control on the part of the parents, of
● the possible positive outcome of a the heads of education rather than
well recorded teacher’s career ; for sharing and growing of
● the inter-connection between the consciences;
different actors in the educational 3 the possible lowering of the
process: students, teacher, families, importance of the vis a vis human
society; relationships with the consequent
● the students’ eagerness in the growth in alienation and negative
leading and the controlling their own social behaviour;
study career; 4 the possible constant divide between
● very technological countries and
specific school and other countries
or specific areas with just a little
technology
At the moment there are various changes ● teachers and students can become a
taking place in early childhood education all statistical number.
over Europe. ● the pressure to invest in technology
● Networking will lead to the sharing of and the money needed.
ideas and different teaching
approaches being implemented. The
best approaches will be adapted to
the different cultures.
● The different curricula will be
discussed.
● Teachers will ask themselves for the
kind of training they need to enhance
their professional development.
● Being part of a European community
where teachers feel motivated and
suported.
● integrated activity ● limited financial resourced.
● implication of local community and ●
parents.
● projects focused on children’s needs

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It will be a community of teachers, pupils
and parents. They will be motivated to work
together and successfully.

Conclusion

Probably will come true: Hope will come true:
I suppose that the creation of the CAREER The move to quality education will be
RECOGNITION SYSTEM together with the uniform over Europe following the best
Personal Teaching Record will be the first examples.
steps the various Education Ministries will
manage to achieve. In my opinion this could
be a positive start, as long as it doesn’t Education in Europe will become more
stand out as the only action taken.
cooperative and interactive among students
Professional training will be ongoing with and teachers from all the countries
training provided by experts from the
different countries. Equal learning and teaching opportunities
for all
For me in first scenario the part will most
probably come true is look for jobs, search
and apply for training and be active in
suggesting changes in the curricula.
And the part I hope will come true is the
career recognition.

Career recognition system will come
true.Something similar has been tried in
Portugal but people were accused of making
it too easy for workers to validate their
competences and achieve academic goals.
A possible scenario would consist of
theoretical and practical training of teachers
by European specialist, implementing pilot
projects for a period that will follow
weaknesses and strengths.

Perhaps teachers will be creative persons
like scientists who will inspire pupils to
study hard, and parents to help them. They
will be creators of ideas, programmes, new
technologies, not only performers.

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TEAM B

Paraskevas Pinelis Greece 9-12 years old
Cornelia Melcu Romania 10 yrs old
Ivana Križanac Croatia 6-10 years old
Tanc Mirela Romania 10-14 years old
Evangelia Kalogirou Greece 9-12 yrs old
Fabrizio Ferrari Italy 8-9 years old
Melita Mesarić Croatia 10-14 years old
Corina Mitrulescu Romania 9-14 years old

PART 1

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-digital assistant -sending information to their students. This would require
http://www.123helpme.com/ that each student in the class have their own PDA and the
view.asp?id=41222 information would be sent by an infrared beam from the
teacher’s PDA. This way at the end of the year instead of
throwing away millions of papers you need only to wipe the
hardrive clean. It would also help to cut down costs for
copies and paper for copiers, thus giving schools more
room in their budget. Yet another advantage of having a
paperless classroom is the reduction in time spent at the
copy machine.
-knowledge webs -knowledge webs are ways of communicating information
http://www.123helpme.com/ using “conferences that provide an instant network of
view.asp?id=41222 contacts with useful skills, a personal brain trust scattered
geographically” An example could be visiting a ZOO that
the students could explore and learn about without actually
having to go anywhere.
-virtual communities -By using virtual communities we “satisfy these needs at
http://www.123helpme.com/ any time, in any place” (Dede.) Some believe that virtual
view.asp?id=41222 communities can help” bring about close cooperation and
shared responsibility” (Dede) between parents, students
and teachers.
- personal teachers pod - easy way to make your teaching available without limits of
casts space and time
- smartphone - make the most of it for learning,
Online collaborative How they can be integrated in learning?
platforms They can be the medium for projects involving students of
the same school, of the same country or of different
countries! Thus, students will be motivated because they
will have learning and project progress on their hands and
will be working in real time situations. Furthermore, they will
enhance their collaborative skills and acquire knowledge on
each topic that will be chosen.

Smartphones (internet How they can be integrated in learning?
capable phones) I believe that in the future much software will be developed
for the use of such devices in learning. For example
smartphones could be used as quiz tools that wil be
working in real time.The teacher will ask a multiple question
on his PC and they will answer through their smartphones.
Such processes will provide easy and quick feedback for
the teacher. Also students will feel more relaxed as
smartphones are part of their everyday life.

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Cloud Technology How it can be integrated in learning?
As a facilitator in sharing, exchanging and editing archives.
Students will easily communicate with their teacher or with
each other, when for example they have a project to work
on. Cloud technology saves money (photocopies) and time.
Collaborative, community- Classroom/Laboratory with many and diverse digital
based online tools AND equipment: place to make experience and then share it, rate
tools for making world it, comment it, think about it.
experience with sense Learn and share, share and learn.
flipped classroom the flipped classroom model encompasses any use of Internet
technology to leverage the learning in the classroom so that
the teacher spend more time interacting with students instead
of lecturing.This is common being done using teaching
created videos that students view outside the classroom.
Tablets the technology would benefit student learning
Games we can make games as we want and we see answers of our
www.zondle.com students. It’s interesting and usefull in the same time
Netbooks and laptops They feature tools like a camera, writing stylus and audio
recording capabilities help to encourage a multimodal
approach to learning.
http://www.xplorehealth.eu/
Rethinking mental health
Mental health is how we think, feel and behave as we face the
daily ups and downs of our lives.
Mental health problems such as depression are the leading
cause of disability for young people worldwide.
Prevention, early detection and treatment are key issues. But
stigma continues to surround mental health and it is often
difficult for people to get the help they need


Learning will be more active and connected to real life, technologies will be an integral part
of learning and life and teachers will become lifelong learners themselves. All the learning
objectives and competences are already needed now, not only in 2020.
Conclusion: we should adapt school to the learners and first step is to adapt ourselves..
School will be open places where students could have real experience and can discuss
about it with teachers and online communities. Every students will have real and virtual
world in the same time and teachers have to drive students experience and use of
technology for best and useful learning. What is the best learning: the learning that can be
break down and then reassemble in a new way many and many times.
The whole learning experience will be based upon new learning interfaces and novel
enabling communication technologies.
Using new technology students will learn the things needed for everyday life. Learning will
be more active because students like to explore things using new technology

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Technology opens up opportunities for kids to really take ownership of their own
educations and to be a part of the process.
Games, videos and virtual experiments will help you discover the different advances that
biotechnologies have brought us, and the techniques that are being used in current health
research, from stem cells and the use of plants to farm drugs. Get informed and have your
say about the ethical, legal and social implications that surround biotechnology!

PART 2


pros cons
-We have personalised learning which -Lack of collaboration
allows learners to follow their rhythm in -Competition could bring negative emotions
studying, be actively engaged in their and feelings
learning process by making choices on the
way they want to learn.
-Creative, positive learning environment(e.g.
games).
-Interactive learning experience.
-We foster initiative taking.
-Imagination and passion for learning can
really find space here!!
- we have to prepare our students to be able - lack of good resources
to make a choice and how to find the best - game-based learning is often just learning
way for learning without fun
- children need to have different learning
experience before making choices
- It also allows students to learn at their own - It reduces the social interaction between
pace, which can help keep them interested children and their peers.
and excited about the material.
- developing creativity in students - because of the great intellectual abilities of
- creative, interesting learning children there will be a wide variation in the
- interaktive learning, developing use of technology and some maybe will lose
cooperation confidence and willingness for further work


pros cons
-collaboration creates a learning - spending a lot of time to find the best
environment safe and friendly for the resources and methods for implementing
students. Even the weaker ones can the project
contribute and feel part of the process.
-Students are motivated as they deal with

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problems ,projects,inquiries that are
meaningful and connected to real life or
topics of interest for them.

- students love this - sometimes gives up easily when they have
to deal with some difficulties
- students learn how to work in groups and - shy students tend to leave the more
how to interact with others in order to solve extrovert ones to be in charge of everything;
a task;
- students love to work that way - it’s difficult for me sometimes because I
- students develop friendships and learn have childrens with special offers in my
how to help those who need help which classes and I spend lots of time to find
make the pride methods and resourses for them


pros cons
-Digitalised material is captivating the -There is little room for creativity,initiative
learners’ attention. and imagination.
-The learning process is facilitated for the
teacher and learner as well.

- Using web 2.o tools could motivate - Creativity is poor reflected and the
students because they are spectacular and students do not explore...they just take a
could bring fun in the classes given content
- for teacher easiest way but not creative - for students and creative teacher very
linear
- Developing autonomy, awareness - isolation and health problems (many hours
in front of the computer)
- it is easier for the teacher to manage the - it can become boring at some points;
whole educational process;
- that way of learning is easiest for teacher, - it’s boring for students
it’s not creative and it hasn’t got big effect - students can’t show their creativity and
on students they can’t explore
- students are with automatism writhing
down without thinking to content

We will have to adapt our way of teaching to the students' needs. We will teach young
people to value self-directed learning,will teach them how to learn on their own terms, and
how to create an individual time schedule. We will combine face time with learning
online.Teachers will be guides in the student's learning journey, will coach and moderate
their learning. They will motivate, give options and lead students' learning in directions that
are most beneficial for their development.
The highly integrated use of technologies in our future's life requires that teachers have a
high level of digital competence. They need to be able to design and prepare ICT-based

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learning objects and models.Teacher training should be a lifelong learning task and
supported by school organisations. Teachers need to enhance their knowledge of students’
learning needs and also develop their teaching methods through networking, observing
and peer learning from other teachers.

Future learning will require learners to improve their transversely skills, like the ability to
think laterally, creativity and adaptability. Also learning to learn and initiative taking will
make them self aware of the learning process and enhance it.

Students can independently explore, discover, and make learning more exciting for
themselves.

First we must teach our students how to learn and explore them self because today with
that curriculum that we have most of things we give them. They must be able to use ICT -
this is future of learning. Teachers also need to develop their teaching methods and
cooperating with teachers from other countries. Schools should support a lifelong training
for teachers and then teachers would be able to make learning process more interesting
and creative for students.

The Most Important Key Skills and Competences
adaptation
ability to design and prepare ICT-based learning objects and models
learning to learn, critical and creative thinking, collaborating and networking and knowledge
search, processing and construction
initiative taking,imagination,innovation.
reasoning, cultural awareness
negotiating through learning, flexibility, discussion, cooperative learning;
creativity, learning how to learn, cooperative learning
Flexibility and adaptability(Adapting to varied roles and responsibilities)
Initiative and autonomy
Productivity and accountability

1. learning to learn
2.collaborating and networking and knowledge search
3. critical and creative thinking
4. initiative taking,imagination (2),innovation(2).
5.processing and construction
6. cooperative learning, creative thinking

PART 3
phase 1

Scenario 2 - MyNetwork

pros cons
teacher will create multiple profiles through the problem is how to share some strong

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a single log on emotions using only this My Network. You
cannot touch the other....
teacher will be able to link to different - the problem is the teacher’s skills- the
applications without loosing so much time. teachers should be trained how to use
different applications
there will be a secure environment that will - costs
be compliant with the school;s policy
teachers will be able to connect with the - teachers should be trained in using foreign
teachers outside the Europe and share languages
ideas
teachers will be able to observe how active - the problem is the face-to-face contact
the student would be is...missing
-A personalised approach to networks will - linear way of working- Internet and
highly facilitate the teacher in order to computer resources only
organise, choose, check and make the most
of his resources .
-Also the teacher can have access to the -The lack of face to face contact may result
students’ work quickly and give feedback in negative emotions from the part of the
quickly as well. weaker students.
-The teacher will spend very little time -Less authority from the teacher;
designing lessons and more time assisting - Personalised learning might be confused
students in meeting their own learning with individualised learning;
goals.

conclusion

Phase 1: I - We should pay attention to the human
This scenario could be possible in the future relation: if we are implementing this
if the educational politics would be adapted scenario there it will be lack of face to face
too to the 21st Century needs and the
relationship and communication :
economy would be capable to sustain all the
costs (human resources and material costs). "I fear the day when the technology
overlaps with our humanity. The world will
My Network scenario, in my opinion, is only only have a generation of idiots." Albert
a step away from becoming reality. All that Einstein
is missing is that application that will enable
us to deal with our profiles and resources
more easily. I really hope it will come true as
I find no drawbacks in it. Teachers’ job will
be highly facilitated, more organised and
controllable.

If we take into account this approach, what While technology can be a great addition to
the teacher will do less of is - teach. the classroom, it may also imply lots of
Teachers may not actually be physically problems, such as: schools will have to hire
present in some classrooms, instead, taking technology experts who have to deal with
on a virtual presence, particularly in places the troubleshoot problems; costs of upkeep
difficult to reach.There will probably be less and maintenance; the incompatibility of

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'front of the classroom' activities and more some systems;
small group activities, problem based
learning and technology enhanced
processes. Finally, teachers will need to
work more in partnership with their
students.
Phase 2:
Lack of face-to-face interaction - weI think
The European Education Network and The we should keep the balance between
Offline Networking are those scenarios that
technology and traditional way of teaching.
seem to me quite possible to happen in the
future. I wish for it because I believe both of
them will involve teachers in collaborative Without a doubt, the traditional school and
tasks.Therefore exchange of opinions, teaching methods will change, and we need
sharing of ideas and successful to wait and see what these changes are, but
pedagogical strategies will occur, which, we also need to make the right changes. I
nowadays lack from the typical teacher think it would be better that the future of
interaction at schools.
education and learning to beg to shaped by
Changes in education will come from teachers and their students in partnership,
teachers adopting new practices. rather than by governments.

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TEAM C

Elizabeta Filipova Macedonia (FYROM) 9-12
Costantino Soudaz Italy 10-13
Georgia Maneta Greece 9-12
Agnieszka Strózik Poland 7-12
Olga Antonioli Italy 11-13
Tatiana Rębas Poland 6-13
Magdalena Goc Poland 6-12

PART 1

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mobile phones, iPods making short movies, recording voice, taking pictures...- as
a background for lesson, practice foreign languages
sharing programmes such creating common projects (in time suitable for participants,

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as You Tube, wiki, blogs, they don’t have to be together), a tool for doing homework
popplet... online
Working in connected way Pupils and teacher can collaborate trought many tools
giving them possibilities of relathionchip and collaboration
all around day and weeks.
online global events students and teachers collaborate with a lot of schools from
different countries and learn about the global issues that
concern all the children globally
alice software Alice is a freely available teaching tool designed to be a
(a pilot project in a few student’s first exposure to object-oriented computer
European countries) programming. Students can tell a story, create animations
is available in English and in and games, solve problems and enjoy learning different
Spanish language topics. Every teacher can use it even if his/her country is
not included in the project.
pandorabots.com is a software robot hosting service. From any browser, you
can create and publish your own robots to anyone via the
web. Also, there are 400 Self-Paced interactive courses for
free. It is used in education. (I do not know much about this
software)
e-twinning projects, school visits, professional development for
teachers
online dictionaries, Practice and production stages of a lesson:
encyclopedias, ebooks access to information, pronunciation learning (using for
reference in the classroom and at home)
Virtual learning environment Can be used for presentation, practice, production:
(learning platforms/sites) to design a certain type of learning environment for
students (provision of resources, organizing - mobile
learning device: smartphones, iBook, iPad, Tablet
Social learning sites to let the students to socialize (and learn) in their free time
all kind of presentation tools Production
(including those allowing for
collaboration) Presentation of what have been learned using a certain tool
(chosen either by the teacher or by a student)
mobile learning devices, reinforcement of students’ attention and creativity through
interactive whiteboard their active involvement in projects which foster
communication, research, production, sharing of own works
by using web tools
Blended learning Include project such as eTwining into the school curricula.

PART 2


pros cons

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self-education, students take responsibility little collaboration
for their learning, students develop their
strengths and interests, studying at home
Students can learn whenever they want to little communication with other students
and at pace that is good for them. may mean that the content of learning is
limited (lack of information from other
students/peer to peer learning). Lack of
collaboration usually result in lower
motivation. Creativity (seeing the problem
from different viewpoints) can suffer as well.
students might be: students might:
- more confident in the solution of tasks - be addicted
involving problem solving in an - play games inappropriate to their age
individual,challenging and funny way - find only entertainment
- more motivated to learn by having the - feel ‘alone’ and uncomfortable during their
possibility to try and complete different learning process.
levels and to interact according to their own
needs.
children do what they enjoy the most, play learning can be fun, why not
games, and acquire knowledge without
realizing that they are actually studying
in self - education, encourages human only for gifted, conscious and mature
creativity, lets expand individual interests students, individualists.
and talents


pros cons
group work, students together search and hard to identify individual skills
solve problems
engaging, helping to develop interpersonal it’s probable that individual students will be
skills, it’s an easy and natural way of mainly using the skills that are already well
learning developed as students will be doing tasks
that are more suitable for them. It’s difficult
(although to some degree possible)to
assess the contribution of individual
students
students are not the passive but the active - the possibility that a group may not work
creators of their knowledge by: properly for different personalities
- studying at their own pace at home - the frustration which may arise if in the
- sharing information in groups which also group there’s a ‘know-it-all’
strengthen cooperation and support
team work, collaboration, sharing, critical there will be problems if there is a lack of
thinking, creativity, evaluation good coordination
building social skills, learning collaborative one has to build groups very attentive :not
and cooperative competences. only strong Ss, the weak ones should get an
adequate task concerning their limited

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skills, there should be a leader.


pros cons
Clarity as for what and how something Lack of motivation/interest, not effective in
should be learned, systematicity, clear the long run (retaintion suffer when
feedback on the work done. Good if a motivation is low)
learner need the basics, lack time, lack
learning skills.
Learning process is under control. Lack time for self-expression.
Students know what they should achieve.
For teachers this is the easiest way to Students have different learning styles and
control and evaluate students’ learning different times to learn; this may cause in
them unsuccess and demotivation because
they are offered limited occasions to
overcome their difficulties in an individual
way
This is good if the children are very young students who already have a background
or the students are very weak (do not know knowledge are bored, naughty and usually
the basic things they should know) do not study at home because they think
they already know everything and this
sometimes proves to be wrong because
they get lower grades on the tests (they do
not pay enough attention during the
lessons)
Good for young and analytical types of Bad for creative, quick-thinking students,
learners. they can be easily bored.

self-expression, lifelong learning, open and flexible learning, personalized learning both in
class and in virtual classes, diversified and more active learning by doing Teachers know
the asincrounos way of teaching in splitting classroom acknowledge of the learning/
teaching technique trend and finally ICT Competences Learning to learn, critical thinking,
collaboration, creativity, reflection, evaluation learner’s autonomy, social skills,
planning, organising, coordinating, presenting, negotiation; literacy, media literacy,

1 Relationship competences with pupils and collegues. Learning to learn
2. Communications skills
3. Concentrate actions on pupils needs
4. CDP Good attitude towards all life around
5 ICT competences

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PART 3
phase 1

Scenario 3 - Intelligent Agents

pros cons
Teachers attend continuous professional Teachers are connected 24/7 through mobile
development, prepare lessons, maintain devices, the avatar is paid by the school
contacts with other teachers teaching the
same subjects in other schools, an avatar
assists them in their work and does the
work the teachers usually do outside school
hours like identifying resources, presenting
draft plans, suggesting buddies
CPD is easier to improve due to presence of I do not see any cons in IA
IA and it become a normal situation in 2020
school
LLLP will be fully achieved by teachers.
IA will enable the teacher to devote more There can be problems with paying for the
time to its real task: preparing the lesson; avatar, some school cannot afford it.
teachers will attend CPD easier and be in
touch with “buddies” from the same
teaching area.
Teachers are connected with other teachers This scenario makes me think of a loss of
who teach the same subjects in the same teachers’ humanity as everything seems so
area and in national and international ‘artificially’ well planned to prevent teachers
schools. They are given the opportunity to and students from making mistakes which
share lessons and materials and to gain usually help in personal growth.
plenty of time to spend freely and to attend
CDPs. These prepare teachers not only to
be innovative and creative in the classroom
but also to be better at teaching.

Teachers have a tool for searching new IA can be expensive for a school.
methods of teaching and different
materials. They gain more time for
themselves.
- collaboration - If teachers rely completely on the IA in its
- unlimited possibility for professional and searching function and it doesn’t work
personal development properly, certain materials can be
- a great base of teaching resources overlooked
- individualization of teaching/learning - Perhaps, it would be better to employ
process some people to do the same job (especially
if there is a high unemployment level in the
region) instead of paying a private company.
Another idea would be for teachers to put
their heads together and create such a

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divice without asking for help from the
outside

conclusion

Phase 1: I believe teachers will not have avatars
Teachers will use online draft plans and because they should be paid by the schools
resources prepared by other teachers and and I assume avatars will be extremely
experts, attend professional development,
expensive
maintain contacts with other teachers
teaching the same subjects in other
schools and connect on social networks
I hope there will be a social network used by
all the teachers and students where they will
collaborate and share experience
It is highly probable that teachers will more It seems to me that most schools won’t be
often attend CPD, connect on social
able to afford for the avatars.
networks and use more online resources for
lessons.
To my mind teachers will use more than I’m afraid that teachers can loose their
now Internet in their work „teacher’s sense”. You know when you
have two or more classes at the same level
Which parts will probably come true? you teach them in different way, because
- there will exist efficient engines for looking children are different and what is suitable
for lesson plans
for one class, not always is usable in
- there will be virtually unlimited
possibilities for professional development another one. So, IA doesn’t know children
- it will be extremely easy for teachers to and it isn’t sure that its learning materials
identify their colleagues teaching the same are proper for everyone.
subjects
- teaching will become more creative and
efficient
- some private entrepreneurs will be trying
to make fortune on proposing new technical Which parts of the scenario I hope to come
solutions to school true?
Everything I wrote in the left column with
the exception of the last statement.

Phase 2:

Once a month, teachers and students do collaborative projects with other teachers and
students face-to-face.Teachers look for each other on a simple networking system prior to
their collaboration.

Networking and collaboration will involve students and teachers in more active and open-
minded learning.

In my point of view, it’s really possibile a creation of teachers’ social network ( online
training courses, teachers meetings), virtual learning and rotating teachers.

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TEAM D

Gabriela Ileana Crisan Romania 8-10
Yıldız Erdoğmuş Turkey 10-14
Narcisa Serfezeu Romania 8-14
Constantina Voitsiou Greece 8-12
Jelena Horvat Croatia 7-14
Tatjana Gulič Slovenia 10-15

PART 1


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Touchscreen ● a better structuring and synthesis of lessons
● increasing interest in projects
● support interactivity
Cloud - Dropbox, ● efficiency and rapidity in work
Wearable mousse ● control over the learning environment
● safety
all web 2.0 tools ● innovation-based
● reflects on differentiated learning styles
● easy access
Interactive whiteboard ● interactive material
● multi-modular material responds to all learning types
and styles of pupils
● more attractive
● more practical
video conference equipment ● used to overcome the problem of different space
● enhances communication from distance
● the image of the communicators creates realistic
and lively interaction
mobile phones - easier access to materials
- teachers can inform students about their grades
- everyone owns one, so there are no disadvantaged
children
e-readers (eg Kindle) - easier access to required reading
- cheaper in the long run (you buy the reader only once, and
many books can be downloaded for free because the
copyright is no longer valid)
responding systems easier controlling of knowledge and marking


● Digital textbooks will "replace" the existing school manuals
● ICT will remove the traditional classroom: the schools will rethink their classrooms
to turn them into multifunctional spaces
● the teachers give up their central role and assume the position of mentors,coaches,
partners
- more freedom in choosing which fields to work in (education “a la carte”)-
- inverted classrooms - students learn at home and do their “homework” or exercises in
school
They will look more like labs where pupils will be working in groups, searching for
information, discussing, collaborating
The teacher will help when needed and will be giving feedback_
e-classroom and maybe work also from homes and connecting via web cams, also virtual
teacher :-)
No wonder in the future classrooms will be spaceship.All teaching will be individual and
more technological than beyond imagination.There will be no teachers but will be some
facilliators.

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PART 2


pros cons
pupils are more motivated and longer last Not everything can take the form of a game
longer when pupils are actively involved
The game, the natural way to learn of the They learn without really understanding it!
child, is a conclusive example of integrated,
interdisciplinary activity for the full
development of the child
students take pleasure of learning Pupils may get more concentrated on the
game itself than on the content.
Not really a real-life experience.


pros cons
Pupils work together, they develop team Pupils can deviate in their research.
spirit.
Experiential learning takes place; they reach
the knowledge themselves. They become
autonomous learners.
Learning through peers takes place.

positive interdependence: students realize some students may not work, disagreement
that they need each other to to accomplish for the role of the team leader
the task group

students develop interpersonal skills and in some students may not communicate
the small group
Some students are likely to take their peers’ This type of learning may not suit all
advice than the teachers’. students (those with disabilities).


pros cons
Both sides (teachers and pupils) feel safe: Very controlled learning. Pupils feel
they know the exact steps and stages of the restricted.
learning process

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Very organised and methodical is based on objectives and not competences


The ability to search for information and use technology tools.
The ability to keep up with technological advances and be able to adapt and learn quickly.
“Critical thinking” in order to accept or reject the information that is accessed.
Creativity and intellectual curiosity
Communication skills
Collaborative and interpersonal skills
Skills to differentiate important from irrelevant information.
Marketing skills - the ability to “sell” yourself, work on your skills throughout life.
1.Critical thinking
2. Communication skills
3. Collaboration
4. Problem solving skills
5. Active learning

PART 3
phase 1

Scenario 4 - Diversified Teaching Careers

pros cons
- teachers will choose a career according to -not all school can afford such technology
their aptitudes and skills
- they will specialise and be prepared to - teacher training and programme
teach in a particular way and environment development require a lot money
- we may encounter in a day with situation
of few teachers in the classroom, or digital
mentors or virtual teachers
-at primary school virtual teacher and digital
mentor teacher are unsuitable
-technology is relative (it can happen
malfunction, interruption of electricity,
connection problems)

conclusion

Phase 1: - we may encounter in a day with situation
- teachers will choose a career according to of few teachers in the classroom, or digital

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their aptitudes and skills mentors or virtual teachers

Phase 2: -technology is relative (it can happen
- teachers will specialise and be prepared to malfunction, interruption of electricity,
teach in a particular way and environment connection problems)
-at primary school virtual teacher and digital
mentor teacher are unsuitable

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TEAM E

Nena Slovenia 13-15
Adriana Romania 11-15
Ünsal Turkey 11-14
Florin Romania 11-14
Annie Greece 12-15
Emanuela Romania 7-18
Daniela Romania 11-19

PART 1


● online resources / Students could find answers to their questions by searching
encyclopedias / search on the recommended resources, at anytime and from
engines everywhere
● videoconferencing Collaboration and communication with the teachers and
tools with the peers from home, while doing their research
● interactive digital Stimulate students’ creativity and enhance their learning
devices (smartboards, desire
tablets, …)

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interactive spaces to post The students could learn everywhere they have internet
their creation and to access, and it would develop their collaboration skills and
collaborate with their stimulate their creativity
colleagues
● free access to data personalized learning, stimulating working environment
sources more encouraging results...
● the possibility of
using modern IC
technology
● ergonomic furniture
Smartphones, Tablets, In the future, classrooms could became multifunctional
Handhelds, Laptops spaces, offering new ways of learning. Also, students must
be educated of appropriate use of these devices as a
learning aids.
Interactive whiteboard Teachers or students can use multimedia projected on the
board, draw or write on it, to use it for homework, etc. The
board can also be connected to the Internet, thus allowing
guided web research
Tablet PCs for each pupil In my opinion,8 years later, mostly the content of the school
and teacher and smart education will get a new appearance.The way of teaching
boards for each classroom and learning will change.Book centered teaching will
replace with multiple e-devices.
Internet and computer Access to a lot of resources, developing creativity, different
access in class for all - learning styles, attraction towards learning
students and teachers
Professional sites to post Visibility for parents, students’ progress, less paper used
pupils’ work
A collaborative and Have access to a lot of resources. Collaborate not only with
multilingual open learning the colleagues of your class but with colleagues from all
infrastructure will be in use over Europe, exchanging ideas, tools and knowledge and be
to boost demand for a lot more creative,
Europe-wide eLearning Learn to collaborate and be creative in a multilingual and
Resources The teachers and multi-ethnic environment.
the students will have
access to this environment.


I think in 2020, pupils will still go to schools, will still gather in classrooms and will still
have teachers. Of course they will use more technology (cell phones, graphing calculators,
tablets, computers) I don’t think that every student will have access to a computer in each
class (at least not in my country), but they will use computers for learning purpose in
school and at home. There will be other learning environments, as well. Teachers or
parents will first introduce them to the youngsters, but, since they will be very attractive
and interesting, pupils will access them over and over.
I think, there will be smaller groups, individualized work, more collaborative and research
work, problem-based learning, developing individual strengths...

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Technology will always be a positive thing, but school still needs to be a place to learn
social skills, because education does not mean only professional briefing for the future,
but a complete human been. Teachers can`t be replaced by machines, and children still
need their guidance.
Learning should be meaningful for students. They should learn what they are interested in
and what they need for their future.
Students will work in schools and in their homes using Internet a lot, collaborating and
working with projects.

PART 2


pros cons
Students are fully engaged in their learning Student is too devoting to himself,
and actively participate in the construction collaborative skills are less present.
of their own curriculum.
Students proceed with their learning in their This method does not develop students’
own pace, adapting the curriculum and the communication and collaboration and social
learning methods to better suit their own skills
needs.
Student will actively participate, surpassing no opportunities for cooperative skills
himself.
more attractive to the student In excess, it may induce to the student the
idea that he only needs to play and he will
grow
Students can study and work in their own A student who will stay behind in his
pace. They will learn to be responsible for knowledge may feel disappointed and stop
their learning development. caring.


pros cons
Students in the group feel safe, contribute Students need to go at different speeds,
their best, find their strengths and develop someone may try to take over the group,
them. Learners build social, communication quiet pupils may not feel comfortable,
and technological skills. sometimes children just don't get along,...
Develops students’ collaboration and Sometimes, in a team, the whole work is
communication skills, and enhances their done by the same members, while the
social and cultural expression. others are “not enough organized, not
enough trustworthy, etc...”
It is very hard to evaluate the individuals

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inside a team.
Students can develop essential cognitive It depends on every pupil, because not
skills. everyone has the same rhythm.
In collaboration, pupils will teach to each The responsibility is not the same for all the
other the new skills, by using appropriate team members
(understandable for them) language
In our days it is a society demand to be able Some students may feel unable to follow the
to work in collaborating teams with projects. project and stop working while others might
feel that it is their responsibility to do all the
work.


pros cons

Student’s progress is measurable, It does not meet all students’ needs, it does
standardized tests can be applied not develop their creativity
Students can feel confident on what they Creativity skills could be restricted.
have to do.
Tradition is always valuable Education should prepare the future
This type of learning made us what we are generations for the changing modern
now society
The students will learn the basic knowledge Collaboration is very important in our days.
and then they can discover new one based Very few projects can be done without
on their good knowledge on a subject. collaboration.

Learning to learn, social and civic competence, initiative taking and entrepreneurship,
cultural awareness and expression, skill how to valuate information
Communication skills, social competencies, learning to learn, basic competences in
science and technology, cultural awareness
Networking, multitasking, appropriation, play and negotiation.
Initiative, creativity, science and technology competences.
Learning to learn, multitasking, social and civic competencies, basic in science and
technology
Basic knowledge in science,literature, history, technology, Maths,Web 2.0 or Web 3.0,
communicative skills, reading comprehension, knowledge evaluation, team spirit.
1. Learning to learn
2. science and technology competencies
3. communication skills
4. Skill how to valuate information
5. Multitasking

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