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Basic skills of different degrees of complexity are becoming increasingly important to enable full participation in all aspects of modern life. Deficits of basic skills (literacy, math & science) result in dropping out from school of young people and in consequence, their bad situation at the labour market, poverty and social exclusion.
Dropping out of school has also other reasons, it is often effect of discouragement, difficulties in learning and thus low achievements; belief that intelligence is fixed (some people have it or don’t); unfriendly atmosphere. These problems occur due to inadequate learning and teaching methods.

The EU’s plan for tackling early school leaving aims to reduce the average drop-out rate to below 10% by 2020. To give their contribution to this ambitious goal, eight organisations (schools and training providers) from 7 EU countries developed the idea for the project “Math & Motivation”. The aim of the M&M project is to improve basic skills of secondary school students in the sphere of maths and sciences and reduce dropout rate in Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain.

The innovation that M&M project is planning to offer is the combination of three innovative teaching methods (self/peer learning, gamification and flipped learning) into one complex Collaborative methodology.

 
  • Creation of Collaborative learning methodology combining three innovative teaching methods (self/peer learning, gamification and flipped learning)
  • Developing and testing of a Curriculum improving the knowledge and skills of secondary school students in the sphere of mathematics and sciences (biology, geography, physics and chemistry)
  • Preparation of a Toolkit for Teachers, which will equip them with the methodological guidelines necessary to use the Collaborative Methodology and Curriculum, as well as information about other innovative and successful methods for students` encouragement and motivation.
  • Creation of online environment for teachers - an on-line version of the Collaborative Methodology and Curriculum to be used by teachers and students with the strong focus on achieving learning outcomes with the use of peer learning, quizzes and ability to check-mark rather than grade individual students
 

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Number: 2017-1-BG01-KA201-036220

Programme: ERASMUS+; KA2-Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; KA201-Strategic partnerships for school education

Duration: 01.09.2017 - 31.08.2019

Partners: Regional Department of Education Sofia-city – Bulgaria Know and Can Association – Sofia, Bulgaria Danmar Computers LLC – Poland ADAPT – Romania Istituto Statale E.Montale – Italy Strojarska tehnička škola Osijek – Croatia EPRALIMA – Portugal

Facebook: Math & Motivation

Website: https://mm.erasmus.site/

 

Math&Motivation - National multiplier events

FINAL MM LogoDuring the final months of the project duration in each partner country were organised and implemented the national multiplier events. The aim of those seminars was to present the project and its results to the wide public at national and local level consisting of stakeholders from the target group - teachers, trainers, pedagogical staff, students, representatives of educational institutions, policy makers and other interested parties.

"Math&Motivation" Newsletter 4

FINAL MM Logo"Math and Motivation" Newsletter №4 could be downloaded from here!

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Final Math&Motivation meeting in Spain

FINAL MM LogoOn 4th and 5th July 2019 in the beautiful and hot city Valencia, Spain the partners of Math & Motivation project gathered for the final project meeting. The event was kindly hosted by Instalofi Levante S.L. (FyG Consultores), the Spanish partner in the project. The meeting was attended by representatives of all organizations. The main focus of the partners meeting was the overview of the work done during the last two years as well as the produced products.

"Math&Motivation" Newsletter 3

FINAL MM Logo"Math and Motivation" Newsletter №3 could be downloaded from here!

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Math&Motivation meeting 3 in Portugal

FINAL MM LogoOn 4th and 5th March 2019 in Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal, EPRALIMA_Escola Profissional do Alto Lima hosted the third partners meeting of M&M project. The event was attended by representatives of all partner organizations. The main aim of the meeting was the partners to discuss the results and findings from the national cascade trainings and to plan in details the creation of the collaborative learning e-platform - functionalities, content, testing plan and other activities.

National cascade trainings under "Math&Motivation" project

FINAL MM LogoOn 13th of November 2018 at the main hall of the Regional Department of Education Sofia-city took place Cascade Training under the project Math & Motivation. 26 teachers from 18 different schools participated. According the program, the Training was held in three parts: theoretical and practical.

The first project output is ready: Toolkit for teachers

FINAL MM LogoAt the end of summer 2018 finished the work on the creation of the first intellectual product under the “Math and Motivation” project - a toolkit for improving math and science skills.

Second Math&Motivation meeting in Croatia

The second transnational partners meeting was hosted on 19th and 20th September 2018 by our Croatian partner - Strojarska tehnička škola Osijek in their premises in Croatia. DSC 2508

The meeting was attended by 17 participants representing all partner organisations. The school headmaster opened the event addressing the partners and wishing them a productive work.