CoNetCom: Cooperative learning networks for competence management @ school

The project is a school development project. The overall aim of the project is to enhance the potential of a school as a ‘learning organisation’ and to increase the number of ‘change agents’ in the school.
‘Good practices’ of co-operative learning techniques, which can be used at school during consultation meetings of collegial teaching and non-teaching teams, task forces and ad hoc decision-making groups will be demonstrated and/or experienced hands-on.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

PROJECT MEETING in Bree, Belgium from February 3rd till February 5th





--> PARTICIPANTS AND FORMAL PROGRAM

--> Structural cooperative technique for consultation 'THINKING HATS OF DE BONO'



1. De Bono Theory: main ideas

2. Presentation, adapted by the Latvian delegation

--> SUBTHEMES

1. Pupil participation at school via PUPIL COUNCIL

2. Youth participation in the town via YOUTH COUNCIL

--> PRESENTATIONS used at Middenschool H. Hart

1. Flemish educational system and procedures meeting

2. VVKSO-educational network

3. Organizational chart in Middenschool H. Hart in Bree

4. eTwinning activities in Middenschool H. Hart in Bree

5. Culture and structure of Pupil Council in Bree, Belgium

6. Case study Pupil Council in Adana, Turkish delegation: organizing a visit to a nursing home






7. Case study Pupil Participation in Madrid, Spanish delegation

--> PRESENTATIONS used at the Town Hall Bree



1. Youth Council Adana - Turkish delegation

--> WORKSHEETS

1. Getting to know each other activity - Italian delegation

2. Evaluation questionnaire - Spanish delegation

3. Lesson observation checklist - Flemish delegation

4. Interview for the school newspaper - Flemish delegation



--> OUTCOMES DISCUSSION ROUNDS

1. Pupil Council - SCL method: Carousel feedback



* Pupil Councils in participating schools: similarities and differences


* Summary of the reflections in the subgroups, discussing the Pupil Council case studies of Belgium - Finland and Turkey. The feedback on the reflections can be found in the 'opmerking/remarks' column, next to the results of the subgroups.

2. Youth Council - discussion in subgroups, using the De Bono Thinking Hats


* Youth Councils in the towns of the participating schools: similarities and differences

* Summary of the reflections in the subgroups, discussing the Youth Council case studies of Bree Belgium - Järvenpää Finland and Adana Turkey.

--> LESSON OBSERVATIONS in the host school - SCL method: Placemat

1. Lesson observations - choices of the participants

2. Summary of the reflections of the participants

--> SCHOOL VISITS

1. Sint-Augustinusinstituut - Bree: Upper Secondary School - mainstream - general, technical and vocational education




2. Sint-Elisabeth - Peer-Wijchmaal: Special Guidance Centre




3. Kadee - Bree-Tongerlo: Primary school - mainstream







4. De Boemerang - Bree: Primary school - special education







-->EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT MEETING

Digital Post-it method via LinoIt





--> PROJECT DEVELOPMENT in the participating schools



1. Bree - Belgium: In the Comenius Learning group of teachers, the 10 colleagues used the De Bono Hats method for the evaluation of a cross-curricular activity day. Subgroups were formed, using the cards, offered by the Italian delegation.



* working methods: De Bono discussion round + SCL-techniques Carousel Feedback and Stickering






* end products: posters with reflections

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Official program meeting Bree

adapted version December 2010

Dissemination activity Comenius project - participating school in Valkeakoski - Finland

The Headteacher's article in the Valkeakoski City Staff Magazine - VIISARI Joulukuu 2010

Merry Christmas / Iloista Joulua! The star card, designed by Niko Armisto, 7-year-old pupil of Tietola School




About the Multiple Intelligences of the Headteacher at Tietola school, Kari Taberman ... Observe the Gingerhouse he made this year and decide for yourself!




Piparintuoksuista joulua ja antoisaa vuotta 2011
Kuluneesta lukukaudesta kiittäen
Kari

Preparatory work meeting in Bree

PARTICIPATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE

--> Blank templates

1. Description Organization Pupil Council (Participation in the schools)
2. Description Organization Youth Council (Participation in the city)
3. Description case study Pupil Council
4. Description case study Youth Council

--> Completed questionnaires

1. Pupil Council: Finland Järvenpää - Latvia - Belgium - Norway - Finland (Tietola) - Turkey
2. Youth Council: Finland Järvenpää - Latvia - Bree- Belgium - Turkey

--> Casestudies
1. Pupil Council: Finland Tietola - Turkey - Finland Järvenpää - Belgium
2. Youth Council: Turkey - Finland Järvenpää - Belgium

--> Organization chart of City Council: Finland Järvenpää -

THEORY THINKING HATS OF DE BONO in different languages

1. English version
2. Turkish version
3. Latvian version
4. Spanish version

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

eTwinning project: Creative thinking @ school






We develop an eTwinning project for the preparation of the meeting in Bree - Belgium.
The topic is about pupil participation at school and youth participation in the city.
We'll use the structural cooperative consultation method 'the Thinking Hats of De Bono'.