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Comenius Regio Project 2012-1-GR1-COM13-10099 2

East Macedonia Thrace Regional Directory for Education (Greece)

Trabzon Provincial Directorate of National Education (Turkey)

ICTs in education and project-based learning: Policies, Practices and Knowledge exchange
2nd Partners Meeting East Macedonia - Thrace, Greece 26-30 January 2013

Meeting Report

Edited by: Charitomeni GKIOUROGLOU & Muhammet TRKMEN

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEETING REPORT ANNEX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ANNEX 2: MEETING AGENDA

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Meeting Report
The group of participants of the Turkish partner arrived in Alexandroupolis on Saturday, 26th January 2013. The Turkish group consisted of five members: 1. Mr. Ali KSE (Provincial Deputy Manager) 2. Mr. Muhammet TRKMEN (Teacher/Project Coordinator) 3. Mr. Yunus Emre DAMLACI (Teacher / Provincial ICT Coordinator) 4. Mr. Ziya KAVRAZ (Teacher /TARGED Association Member) 5. Mrs. Meryem KAVRAZ. On Sunday, 27th January, the Turkish group and the Greek group visited the Environmental Education Centre (KPE) of Paranesti in the province of Drama. The Greek group consisted of: 1. Mr. Savvas MELISSOPOULOS, East Macedonia Thrace Regional Director of Education, 2. Mr. KOUROUMICHAKIS Apostolos, Senior Supervisor for Primary Education Scientific and Pedagogical Guidance of East Macedonia Thrace, 3. Ms. Eugenia THEODOSIADOU, Primary Education School Counselor of Xanthi, 4. Ms. Charitomeni GKIOUROGLOU, Teacher of English in Secondary Education, staff of EMTh-RDE, 5. Mr. Dimitrios VASILOUDIS, Primary Education Teacher, staff of EMTh-RDE, 6. Ms. Vana KALPIA, Primary Education Teacher, Intercultural Primary School of Sapes. Mr. Georgios KARIPIDIS, the director of KPE and his Environmental Team welcomed the guests and talked about the environmental education in Greece, the operation of Environmental Education Centers and their educational, training and lifelong learning programmes. Mr. Savvas MELISSOPOULOS also welcomed the Turkish partners and talked about the importance of innovations and quality in education. The Turkish partners praised the Environmental Education in Greece and proposed future partnerships with KPE Paranestiou. Later, everybody visited the Dam of Thisavrou and the power plant of the National Company of Electric Power at river Nestos. Participants also had the chance to visit the private settlement of KPE Paranestiou that provides free accommodation to pupils and

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teachers. When they returned to Paranesti, the Mayor of Paranesti, Mr. Nikolaos KAGIAOGLOU, joined the company and they all had lunch sponsored by KPE Paranestiou. Finally, they all had coffee near the River Nestos. In the afternoon, the Greek and Turkish partners visited the town of Xanthi and they had a walk in the old town. On Monday, 28th January, the Turkish and Greek partners visited the 6th Primary School of Alexandroupolis. Mr. Kostas ASLANOGLOU welcomed everybody and guided visitors around the school. Then, visitors were guided to a presentations room, where teachers presented their schools and activities. More specifically, Ms. Chrisoula MPOUTZILOUDI presented the use of ICTs in the 1st grade and Ms. Maria TZIAMPAZIDOU presented the use of ICTs in the 1st and 2nd grades of their school. Finally, the pupils of the 6th grade, class 1, sang a song having an intercultural dimension: We build bridges, we demolish barriers. The teachers Ms. Panagiota PISTOLA and Ms. Elisavet TSORMPATZIDOU also participated in the event. Later, the partners visited the 3rd Lyceum (upper secondary education school) of Alexandroupolis. Ms. Foteini VAGI, the Headmistress, and school teachers welcomed visitors and guided them around the school premises. Then, everybody gathered in a presentations room and watched the following presentations: Ms. Chrysi DOULAKI, teacher of Chemistry, presented the Project Perfume, in the framework of the school subject Project, Ms. Sofia VALAVANI, teacher of English, presented a Project of the 3rd grade in the subject English and, Ms. Polymnia AGGENONIA, teacher of Greek Literature presented a Project in Modern Greek Literature of the 1st grade. At 12.30pm the partners were transferred to KOMOTINI, where they visited the 1st Minority High School of Komotini and discussed with school teachers. Finally, the partners visited the East Macedonia Thrace Regional Directory of Education and they were welcomed by the Regional Director, Mr. Savvas MELISSOPOULOS. All participants had the chance to discuss over administrative and educational issues of both countries. Partners also held a discussion about the projects website and set milestones for future activities. The Greek and Turkish partners kindly exchanged gifts. Everybody thanked one another for the

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warm welcome, hospitality and cooperation. In the evening, Greek and Turkish partners had dinner together in Alexandroupolis. On Tuesday, 29th January, the Greek and Turkish partners visited the High-school and
Technical Vocational School of Special Education of Alexandroupolis . They were
welcomed by Mr. Paschalis KAVALIOTIS, Special Education School Consultant, Mr. Athanasios DIMARAS, Headmaster, school teachers and pupils. The hosts guided visitors to the greenhouse of the school and partners were informed about pupils engagement with the cultivation of plants and veggies and the schools opening to the local society. Moreover, partners were guided to all areas and classrooms of the school and were given presentshandicrafts made by the pupils. At 10.30 a.m., the partners visited the 3rd Gymnasium (high-school) of

Alexandroupolis, were greeted by the School Headmistress, Ms. Effrosyni PATAPATI, and
the Assisrtant Directors, Ms. O. CHAVROUZA and Ms. S. CHARITOUDI and were informed about the school operation. Then, guests were guided to the Natural Sciences Lab, where the biology teacher Ms. Th. PAPAMAUROUDI presented the lab and the pupils of the 1st grade, Rafail KOUNTOURAKIS and Katerina GEMOUSAKI conducted two biology experiments with the microscope. Also, the partners visited classrooms with ICT equipment (Interactive

Whiteboards, Video Projectors, Laptops) and were informed about the use of ICTs in the teaching process. Later, the visitors were guided to the school auditorium, where the teacher
of Greek Literature Ms. P. LAZAKI welcomed them in Turkish. There, everybody as well as teachers of other schools-Local Partners attended an event, with the following presentations: Presentation of the school life of the 3rd Gymnasium. The PowerPoint was created by Ms. F. KYRIAKOPOULOU, teacher of Informatics and was translated by Ms. M. MPOZIOU, teacher of English. The video editing was conducted by the pupil of the 3rd grade, Ioannis Vafeiadis. Presentation of the school premises, the school operation, the Curriculum, the subjects taught and the extracurricular activities. The PowerPoint was created by the pupils of the 3rd grade, Paraskeui KAMILA and Charis KARAVASILIS. The dance-club of the school danced folkdances from Thrace and Asia Minor. The teachers of Physical Education who prepared pupils are: Ms. O. CHABROUZA and Mr. D. DESLIS. The pupils who danced were: Anna VAMVAKEROU, Ioanna VAIRAMI, Konstantina DESLI, Marina KARATHANASI, Stella TSILIGGIANI, Despoina DELIMPEI, Stella KARAFILLIDOU, Eleni KOTA, Christina NTINA, Ioanna SIKLAFIDOU, Christina IFANTI, Anastasia GIOVANI and Stavroula PATSIORA.

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The parents Union sponsored a buffet and participants exchanged views about educational systems and practices. In a moving atmosphere, the Turkish partners danced folkdances of their mother country. When the event was over, partners visited the Regional Training Centre (PEK) of

Alexandroupolis. There, Ms. Evanggelia SERAFEIM, Primary Education School Consultant,

made a presentation about the Innovative Activities and the Flexible Zone in Primary School. Ms. Theodora NALMPANTI, secondary education School Counselor on Informatics, made a presentation about Project-based Learning and ICTs in the Greek Education System. More specifically, she presented the history and status quo of the ICTs in Greek education and informed participants about the instruction and philosophy of the subject Project in the 1st and 2nd grades of upper high school. In the afternoon, partners were guided to the Ecclesiastical Museum of Alexandroupolis and the Ethnological Museum of Thrace. At the evening, Turkish and Greek partners had dinner together and the Turkish team departed on Wednesday, 30th January, at 2.15am to Trabzon.

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ANNEX 1: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Turkish Working Group

1. Mr. Ali KSE, Provincial Deputy Manager, Trabzon Provincial Directory of National Education 2. Mr. Muhammet TRKMEN, Teacher/Project Coordinator, Trabzon Provincial Directory of National Education 3. Mr. Yunus Emre DAMLACI, Teacher / Provincial ICT Coordinator, Trabzon Provincial Directory of National Education 4. Mr. Ziya KAVRAZ, Teacher /Member of TARGED Association. 5. Mrs. Meryem KAVRAZ

Greek Working Group

1. Mr. Savvas MELISSOPOULOS, Regional Director of Education, EMTh-RDE. 2. Mr. Apostolos KOUROUMICHAKIS, Senior Supervisor for Primary Education Scientific and Pedagogical Guidance of East Macedonia Thrace, EMTh-RDE. 3. Mr. Antonios HATZOPOULOS, School Counselor of Secondary Education in the field of Religious Affairs. 4. Ms. Theodora NALMPANTI, secondary education School Counselor on Informatics. 5. Ms. Evanggelia SERAFEIM, Primary Education School Consultant. 6. Ms. Effrosyni PATAPATI, Headmistress of the 3rd Gymnasium of Alexandroupolis. 7. Ms. Foteini VAGI, Headmistress of the 3rd Lyceum of Alexandroupolis. 8. Mr. Konstantinos ASLANOGLOU, Headmaster of the 6th Primary School of Alexandroupolis. 9. Mr. Athanasios DIMARAS, Headmaster of the Special Education Vocational School of Alexandroupolis. 10. Ms. Charitomeni GKIOUROGLOU, Teacher of English in Secondary Education, staff of the EMTh-RDE. 11. Mr. Dimitrios VASILOUDIS, Primary Education Teacher, staff of EMTh-RDE. 12. Mr. Erik AVGITIDIS, Teacher of Informatics, staff of EMTh-RDE.

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ANNEX 2: MEETING AGENDA

2nd Partners Meeting, East Macedonia Thrace, Alexandroupolis & Komotini, GREECE Comenius Regio Project

Title Date Host Institution Location of the meetings Saturday, 26th January 2013 Arrival Time: 16.30

2012-1-GR1-COM13-10099 2 ICTs in education and project-based learning: Policies, Practices and Knowledge exchange between East Macedonia Thrace Regional Directory for Education (Greece) and Trabzon Provincial Directorate of National Education (Turkey) 26-30 January 2013 East Macedonia Thrace Regional Directorate of Education, Terma Sismanoglou, Komotini Alexandroupolis & Komotini, GREECE Arrival of participants Turkish Partner (Trabzon Provincial Directorate of National Education) in ALEXANDROUPOLIS Participants Name: 1- Mr. Ali KSE (Provincial Deputy Manager) 2- Mr. Muhammet TRKMEN (Teacher/Project coordinator) Participants stay in 3- Mr. Yunus Emre EMRE (Teacher/ICT Egnatia Astir Hotel, Coordinator) ALEXANDROUPOLIS 4- Mr. Ziya KAVRAZ (Teacher /TARGED Association Welcome and Member) transfer to the 5- Mrs.Meryem KAVRAZ hotel Cultural & Environmental activities, Environmental Education Centre (KPE) Paranestiou, DRAMA & Old Town, XANTHI Meet in the Hotel Lobby

Sunday, 27th January 2013 08.00

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10.00 Visit to Environmental Education Centre (KPE) Paranestiou, Paranesti village, DRAMA Visit to the Natural History Museum in Paranesti Georgios KARIPIDIS (KPE Director): Welcome & information about the Environmental Education in the Greek Education System Visit to the Hydroelectric Platanovrysi Dam of the river Nestos Lunch sponsored by KPE Paranestiou Visit and walk in the Old Town of XANTHI Return to ALEXANDROUPOLIS Dinner Visits to Schools and to the Regional Directory of Education, ALEXANDROUPOLIS & KOMOTINI Meet in the Hotel Lobby Visit to the 6th Primary School of Alexandroupolis, Presentation of school projects Visit to the 3rd Lyceum of Alexandroupolis, Presentation of school projects Visit to East Macedonia Thrace Regional Directory of Primary and Secondary Education, KOMOTINI. Savvas MELISSOPOULOS (Regional Director): Welcome. Visit to the 1st Minority High-school of KOMOTINI Lunch together Group meeting on the project website development & operation and other dissemination media. Return to ALEXANDROUPOLIS Dinner Visits to Schools, Meeting at PEK Alexandroupolis, ALEXANDROUPOLIS Meet in the Hotel Lobby Visit to Special Education TEE Alexandroupolis Visit to the 3rd Gymnasium of Alexandroupolis, Presentation of the school & school projects Light meal sponsored by the parents' union Light meal

10.00 - 11.00 11.00 - 12.00 12.00 14.30 17.00 19.00 Monday, 28th January, 2013 08.45 09.00-10.00 10.00-11.30 12.00-15.30 12.00 12.30-13.30 13.30-14.30

14.30-16.00 16.00 19.00 Tuesday, 29th January, 2013 08.45 09.00-10.00

10.00-11.30

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11.30-14.30 Meeting with partners and teachers from partners schools at PEK (Regional Training Centre) Alexandroupolis Apostolos KOUROUMICHAKIS (Senior Supervisor for Primary Education Scientific and Pedagogical Guidance of EMTh):Welcome Evanggelia SERAFEIM (Primary Education School Consultant): The role of the Flexible Zone in the Greek Education System. Theodora NALMPANTI (School Consultant in Informatics): The subject Project in senior high school and the use of ICTs Reviewing the progress being done in the project and setting the next milestones. Lunch together Visit to the Ethnological Museum of Alexandroupolis Dinner together Departure Day: 02.30 a.m.

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11.45-12.15

12.15-12.45 13.00-14.30 14.30-16.00 16.30-17.00 19.00 Wednesday, 30th January, 2013

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