Our team would like to thank all schools and students that have participated in our robotics and coding workshops and took place in schools the past months. Students had the opportunity to interact with educational robotics kits and program with the use of laptops and tablets. Students were really enthusiastic! We are looking forward to implement even more workshops to students in 2018!
CARDET in collaboration with MICROSOFT has implemented 70 workshops on coding to primary schools all over Cyprus. More than 1100 students from 19 schools have participated in our workshops having the opportunity to learn what coding is and gain a deeper understanding. Students had the opportunity to interact with the famous game ‘Minecraft’ and successfully passed all 12 levels of the game. Feedback was impressive, since students really enjoyed their participation to the workshops and this great opportunity they had.
The QUALIFY project, funded by the Erasmus+, aims to revolutionise professional guidance and explore coaching as a tool to support low-skilled unemployed people to reflect on blocks and obstacles to their decision making, identify patterns of behavior from the past that may impact future choice and work as catalyst in helping them define their own way forward. The project will implement a specialised training for guidance practitioners (private/public) to become Career Coaches as well as provide them with useful complementary ICT tools to support their daily practice, empower und up-skill low-skilled unemployed adults
Το δεύτερο ενημερωτικό δελτίο για το πρόγραμμα ENGAGE είναι έτοιμο. Διαβάστε το έργο, τι έχει επιτύχει μέχρι στιγμής και τις επικείμενες δραστηριότητες για τη στήριξη των μεταναστριών ως ηγέτιδων ενσωμάτωσης στις κοινότητές τους.
In a follow-up event held on June 14, 2018, a similar event was held addressing practical recommendations and actions that need to be taken with regards to the challenges and opportunities arising as a result of the revolution.
In both events, the international think tank CARDET was asked to present its views, related projects, and participate in round-table discussions on the impact of new technologies on education and the labor market. Members of the parliament, policy-makers, experts, academics, NGOS, and other stakeholders participated in the conversations.
Ms. Anna Diamantopoulou, President of the Network for Reform in Greece and Europe (http://todiktio.eu) stated at the opening remarks that Cyprus could set a new vision (Megali Idea) to be a leader in the region on digital technologies and related services. She cited as an example Estonia, which can serve as a good case study of a small EU country which achieved remarkable things in the area. Through strong political will, Estonians managed to become an exemplar of e-governance and digital citizenship.
The discussions highlighted several opportunities and challenges of using digital technologies across several sectors including education, health, culture, business and industry. Cyprus has made some progress the last decades. However, strong political will and real investment is needed to lead the country to new levels of digital transformation.
The piloting phase of the E-EVALINTO project was held in Cyprus from February to May 2018. During the pilot phase, two Secondary School teachers that teach Greek as a second language to migrant students set a timetable for the implementation of specific activities that were chosen between five themes: ‘Personal Wellbeing / Social Skills’; ‘Language / Communication Skills’; ‘My Culture, Your Culture’; ‘Study skills’; ‘Interests and hobbies’.
Η ένταξη όλων των μαθητών στην εκπαίδευση αποτελεί μία από τις βασικές προτεραιότητες της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης, ιδίως όταν αναφέρεται σε μαθητές που ανήκουν σε μειονεκτούσες ομάδες. Μεταξύ αυτών των ομάδων, συμπεριλαμβάνονται μαθητές με μεταναστευτικό υπόβαθρο, οι οποίοι έρχονται καθημερινά αντιμέτωποι με προκλήσεις που αφορούν το γλωσσικό και πολιτισμικό τους υπόβαθρο.
The second newsletter of the Mediterranean Migration Network (MMN) released in June 2018.
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The project meeting focused on the finalisation of the “Instructional Guide on School-Wide Positive Behaviour Supports” and “Professional Development Teacher Guide on Direct Social Skill Instruction”. In addition, partners demonstrated the draft version of the modules they have developed on effective classroom management within SWPBS and some data of their case studies.
Teachers had the opportunity to explain the process followed in their schools regarding the system and described the activities they pursued with their students, the points that needed attention and how the SWPBS framework helped them with managing their classroom.
During the final conference, partners explained the SWPBS framework in relation to changing the social context of schools and also, provided an overview on their case studies and the most important findings, giving emphasis on the nurturing environment that they are trying to cultivate in school through this project, with the collaboration of other staff members, students, families and community. The project reaches its completion in the end of September 2018.
SportID: Αθλητισμός και Διαπολιτισμική Επικοινωνία
Το Κέντρο Προώθησης Έρευνας και Ανάπτυξης στην Εκπαιδευτική Τεχνολογία (CARDET) προσκαλεί εκπροσώπους αρμόδιων φορέων και άλλους ενδιαφερόμενους να συμμετάσχουν στην εθνική ομάδα εστίασης του ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος SportID, «Αθλητισμός και Διαπολιτισμική Επικοινωνία», που θα διεξαχθεί την Τετάρτη 4 Ιουλίου 2018, από τις 14:30 μέχρι τις 17:30, στα γραφεία μας στη Λεωφόρο Λυκαβηττού 29 στην Έγκωμη.
Στόχος της ομάδας εστίασης είναι να πραγματοποιηθεί διάλογος και ανταλλαγή απόψεων για τους τρόπους με τους οποίους ο αθλητισμός μπορεί να καταστεί αποτελεσματικό εργαλείο για την ένταξη των μεταναστών, προσφύγων και λοιπών ευάλωτων ομάδων πληθυσμού και την καταπολέμηση του ρατσισμού στην κυπριακή κοινωνία, να συζητηθούν δυνατότητες για την διοργάνωση στοχευμένης ημερίδας με (ενδεικτικό) τίτλο «Αθλητισμός για Ευαισθητοποίηση» τον προσεχή Σεπτέμβρη και να δημιουργηθεί δίκτυο εποπτείας και αξιολόγησης για καλύτερα αποτελέσματα .
Με την ολοκλήρωση της ομάδας εστίασης , όλοι οι συμμετέχοντες θα λάβουν πιστοποιητικό συμμετοχής.
Ο βασικός σκοπός του προγράμματος είναι να προωθήσει την κοινωνική ένταξη μεταναστών, προσφύγων και άλλων ευάλωτων ομάδων πληθυσμού μέσω του αθλητισμού.
Λόγω του περιορισμένου αριθμού θέσεων, θα τηρηθεί σειρά προτεραιότητας. Για δήλωση συμμετοχής, παρακαλείστε όπως επικοινωνήσετε στο 22 080982, είτε μέσω email στο michalis.ioannou@cardet.org, το αργότερο μέχρι την Δευτέρα 2 Ιουλίου 2018.
Παραμένουμε στη διάθεσή σας για οποιεσδήποτε διευκρινήσεις (Μιχάλης Ιωάννου: 22 080982).