Program: Education IV (MF EOG 2014-2021)
Project: Teaching Laboratory - A Transformative Instruction Programme for Upper Primary School
Partners: Østfold University College, SPARK Academy Foundation
Project Duration: 01.05.2022 - 30.04.2024
Project Budget: 192 534 EUR
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In May 2022, a group of teachers from our school established cooperation with researchers from the Lower Silesian University College (DSW), which resulted in obtaining funds for participation in the international research project "Laboratory of Didactics - a program of transformative teaching for grades 4-8 of elementary school".

The result of the work of researchers from DSW , Østfold University College from Halden, Norway, and a group of our teachers will be a program that integrates all forms of learning at school such as: compulsory classes, faculties, interdisciplinary projects, tutoring and educational work in the classroom, e-learning and independent student preparation.

As a result, a Didactics Laboratory Handbook will be produced, containing a summary of the activities undertaken during the project, tools for analyzing the didactic process and the teaching design process.

Project partners will also disseminate information about the project and its results at scientific conferences and accompanying meetings of teachers and people interested in education.

Spark Academy will be pleased to organize a conference within the framework of the project in the first half of 2024.

The project "Laboratory of Didactics - a program of transformative teaching for grades 4-8 of elementary school" benefits from a grant worth 192,534 euros received from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the EEA Funds.

Partners:

The University of Lower Silesia (ULS) is a non-public university that promotes innovative teaching approaches and builds research networks at national and international levels. It educates approx. 5000 students, employs 95 full-time academic teachers and 65 administrative staff. It guarantees a rich working environment and resources to secure the implementation of projects. ULS is an active institutional member of international research organizations, associations, international research teams, and EU-funded projects (E+, Horizon 2020, NSC, etc.).ULS researchers have experience in conducting evaluation and participatory research projects with teachers, including completed projects funded by the EU and NSC.

The Department of Education at Østfold University College (HiØ) offers a strong academic environment for teacher training and research (over 2000 students and 150 employees). It collaborates with more than 140 schools and kindergartens across Norway. It has leading positions in Norway concerning online learning enhancing teachers’ professional digital competence required in classrooms. By adopting the central premises of P. Galperin’s pedagogical theory, the Department researchers developed a model to design MOOCs and online environments to facilitate the development of students’ conceptual understanding and their understanding of how to learn online. The suggested model can also be adopted in traditional education to enhance the learning and development of students as learners.