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SWOT analysis
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Strenghts
OurprojectcontributedfortheWorldPeace.
Childrenlearnedalotaboutdifferentculturesand
lifestyles.
Childrenrealizedthatitisveryimportanttoaccept
differentpointofview,differenthabits,different
lifestiles.Theylearnedwhatitmeanstobetolerant.
Childrenraisedtheircuriosityandinterestabout
thedifferentnations.
Childrendevelopedmany21stcenturyskills:they
learnedtofind,selectandpresenttheinformation
toworkinteams,tocollaboratenotonlywith
childrenfromtheirclass,butwithchildrenfrom
othercountries,tootheydevelopedtheirdigital
competence,socilaskills,communicationin
mothertongueandinforeignlanguagecritical
thinkingloveofreadingtheylearnedthattheir
contributionhavevalueforthesuccessoftheteam
andtheprojectchildrenbecamemoreresponsible.
Projectreducedalotviolenceandaggressionat
school.Childrenstratedtobehavethemselves
morefriendly.
Succesfulintegrationoftheprojectbasedlearning
intheschoolcurriculum.
Wemanagedtointegratedprojectactivitiesinthe
schoolcurriculum.
WeuseICTtoolsandincreasedstudents
motivationandinterestinstudyingforegn
languageandinreadingbooks.
Weaknesses
Notallpartnersmanagedtodoallproject
activities.
Somepartnerscouldntjoinallvideoconference
meetings.Mainreasons:badInternet
connection,differentschedulesomeofus
haveclassesinthemorning,otherinthe
afternoon.
Weshouldtrytoattractmoreparentsinthe
projectactivities.
Ourstudentsbecameactiveparticipantsinthe
learningprocess.
WesuccessfullyappliedBYODinourlessons.We
hadinternationallessonsandinvolvedchildren
fromdifferentcontriesinthesamelearning
process,onthesametopics.
Wemanagedtocollaboratenotonlywithchildren
fromourprojectbutwithchildrenfromother
etwinningprojects,too.HappyFriendshipDay,
OnlinequizonetwinningLiveSueKangaroo,
EmbracetheWorldday.
Wemanagedtodisseminateprojectresultsin
differentways:Newspapers,Onlineeducational
magazines,eTwinningLiveonlineevents,Social
media,ondifferentonsiteevents,localauthorities
We increasedthereputation, the recognition ofour
schools.
Opportunities
Todevelopmany21stcenturyskills.
Touseprojectbasedlearninginteaching,
cooperativelearning,inquirylearning.
TointeractwithEuropeanteachersandstudents
duringthelearningprocess.
Todevelopourprofessionalskills.
Threats
LowInternetconnectionoralackofInternet
canfailourplannedvideoconferences.
Wehadmanyactivities.Ifthepartnerisnewin
eTwinning,he/shemaynotbeabletodothemwith
children.
Manyprojectactivitiesmaydrawusawayfromour
goals..
Toincreasethereputationofourschools.
Tocontributeforabettereducation.
Tohelpchildrengrowasactivecitizensofthe
world.
Toinvolveparentsinthelearningproccess.
Itisverydifficult(butnotimpossible)tofinda
timeforonlinemeetingforallpartners.
Manyprojectactivitiesmaytakeusaway
fromtheprojectaims.Weshouldalwaysthinkofhow
ouractivities(Planedactivitiesandactivitiesincluded
intheprojectonalaterstage)supportfullfilmentof
ouraims.
IftheteacherisnewineTwinning,itisvery
difficulttoparticipateinsomanyactivities.