carapinheira. half way between the beautiful white beach sand of figueira da foz

CarapinheiraCarapinheira

Half way between the beautiful white beach sand of Figueira da Foz...

and the city of Coimbra,and the city of Coimbra,

where you can find one of the most where you can find one of the most antique universities of Europe...antique universities of Europe...

1st ELFE Conference - 22 - 23 No1st ELFE Conference - 22 - 23 November 2004vember 2004

in Carapinheira, lies our School Dr. José dos

Santos Bessa



The village Carapinheira is in a The village Carapinheira is in a soft hill above the fields by the soft hill above the fields by the Mondego River, 5 km northeast Mondego River, 5 km northeast from Montemor-o-Velho.from Montemor-o-Velho.

From the highest point you have an From the highest point you have an extremely beautiful view: the green extremely beautiful view: the green rize fields along the river.rize fields along the river.

Our homepage: www.eb23-

carapinheira.rcts.pt


since 1984: a preparatory school,since 1984: a preparatory school,

1995/1996 transformed into a Middle 1995/1996 transformed into a Middle School (5th – 9th)School (5th – 9th)

amplified in 1999 (construction of a amplified in 1999 (construction of a

new block of classrooms, a field for new block of classrooms, a field for games and a balneary) games and a balneary)

In 2003/2004, two kindergartens, In 2003/2004, two kindergartens, 8 primary schools and our Middle 8 primary schools and our Middle School were included in a School were included in a School School GroupGroup, being our school the , being our school the mother mother school.school.


Social and economical realitySocial and economical reality

Low scholarity of parents:Low scholarity of parents: • 50% - primary school (4th grade), 50% - primary school (4th grade), • 25% - 6th grade,25% - 6th grade,• 10% - 9th grade10% - 9th grade• 7% - secondary school7% - secondary school• 3% - medium or superior degree.3% - medium or superior degree.

Main working branches:Main working branches:• civil construction,civil construction, - housewives,- housewives,• agricultures,agricultures, - housekeepers,- housekeepers,• lorry-drivers.lorry-drivers. - factories or commerce. - factories or commerce.


Social and economical realitySocial and economical reality

Low social, economical and cultural family Low social, economical and cultural family background,background,

Lack of support at home with schoolwork,Lack of support at home with schoolwork, Poor motivation for school life,Poor motivation for school life,

• Family disorganization and Family disorganization and an ill-favoured social an ill-favoured social economical background: economical background:

-social exclusionsocial exclusion-low personal and low personal and professional expectationsprofessional expectations Students often study in

group at the library


Lack of free time Lack of free time occupations after schooloccupations after school

Free time activities:Free time activities:• watching TV, watching TV, • listening to music listening to music • playing computer (about playing computer (about

50% have a pc at 50% have a pc at home). home).

Poor reading habitsPoor reading habits

Sports activities are Sports activities are limited to the ones the limited to the ones the school offers.school offers.

Mobile Bookshop visits school

Professional Basketball players with students


What made us go ahead?What made us go ahead?

the ill-favoured social, economical and the ill-favoured social, economical and cultural background cultural background

almost no access to information or to new almost no access to information or to new technologies besides the ones the school technologies besides the ones the school offeredoffered


LibraryLibrary

General view

Writer António Torrado visits our school,

students make interview


imperative to give our students imperative to give our students the possibility to have the possibility to have

- access to various information - access to various information resources, resources,

- new technologies, - new technologies,

Writer Graça Gonçalves shows students how a book is edited

Exhibition of new Information and Communication technologies


reorganization and reorganization and reequipment of the reequipment of the school libraryschool library

acquire the first acquire the first computerscomputers


Programme Internet at SchoolProgramme Internet at School

• 1997/98: a computer with connexion to the Internet

• The Programme Internet at School made it possible for students to make their first steps in the World Wide Web

• Internet Club


- High motivation to surf the net, High motivation to surf the net, - Desire to communicate with e-mail Desire to communicate with e-mail - Experience in chat-rooms (mirc) Experience in chat-rooms (mirc) - More information available and research in the More information available and research in the

web, and not any more confined to the books, web, and not any more confined to the books, available at the school library… available at the school library…

BUTonly one computer with connexion to the Internet: impossible for the majority of students to access it.

create conditions to have a local network, with more computers connected to the net, so that more students could make use of the ICT.


Computers in use at presentComputers in use at present

Computing lab: Computing lab: 1414 Library: Library: 7 7 Multi-media room: Multi-media room: 11 Metereology Club: Metereology Club: 22 Classroom B7: Classroom B7: 33 Science labScience lab: 1: 1 Art room:Art room: 1 1 Students with special Students with special

education needs: education needs: 22

Total 31


Physical Education room:Physical Education room: 11Maths Room:Maths Room: 11Psychologist:Psychologist: 11Head Teachers room:Head Teachers room: 11Teachers Staff Room:Teachers Staff Room: 11

Direction : 3

Office: 7


Total number of computers with conexion to the Internet:

34

Regional Services of Regional Services of Education:Education:

one of the schools one of the schools with the highest ratio with the highest ratio

computer – student, in computer – student, in the centre of Portugal.the centre of Portugal.

… … one of the schools one of the schools in the district, with the in the district, with the most regular access most regular access

to the Internet.to the Internet.


Students and the use of ICTStudents and the use of ICT

This school year, for the first time, a subject called This school year, for the first time, a subject called ICTICT for students of the 9th grade, part of the Educational for students of the 9th grade, part of the Educational Reform and the national curriculum. Reform and the national curriculum.


New Flexible Management New Flexible Management of the Curriculumof the Curriculum

since 2000/2001since 2000/2001 one of the few pioneer schoolsone of the few pioneer schools with this model and with the with this model and with the

school autonomy it was school autonomy it was possible, to design a possible, to design a curriculum, adapted to the curriculum, adapted to the needs of our students needs of our students

possibility to have possibility to have Introduction Introduction to Computingto Computing in the 6th grade in the 6th grade


once in a once in a fortnightfortnight

exchange

infomation

plan cross-curricular activities for Study Time, Project Area, ICT

Teacher meetings

New Flexible Management New Flexible Management of the Curriculumof the Curriculum


Project AreaProject Area: students : students make regular use of ICT: make regular use of ICT: research in the net; research in the net; processing information, processing information, doing Powerpoint doing Powerpoint presentations or other presentations or other types of computer worktypes of computer work

Example chosen: Example chosen: Powerpoint presentation Powerpoint presentation about the about the €URO€URO


Other use of ICTOther use of ICT

since 2003/2004, students from the 4th grade, since 2003/2004, students from the 4th grade, come once a week to enrich their curriculum with come once a week to enrich their curriculum with other subjects, including Computing. other subjects, including Computing.

extra-curricular activities, such as various clubs, extra-curricular activities, such as various clubs, in which students can make use of ICT:in which students can make use of ICT: Computer ClubComputer Club Internet ClubInternet Club Journalism ClubJournalism Club Meteorology Club (Weather Club)Meteorology Club (Weather Club)


Teachers and ICTTeachers and ICT

XX Some rarely Some rarely use ICT in their use ICT in their pedagogical pedagogical practicepractice

XX Are not willing Are not willing to do some / to do some / more ICT teacher more ICT teacher trainingtraining

XX Feel not Feel not comfortable with comfortable with “teaching” non-“teaching” non-subject areas subject areas where students where students use computersuse computers

The majority The majority recognizes the recognizes the advantages of advantages of the use of the the use of the new new technologiestechnologiesHas made a Has made a bigger use of bigger use of ICT in their ICT in their teachingteachingDevelop their Develop their knowledge on knowledge on this matter. this matter.


Teachers and ICTTeachers and ICT

Personal usePersonal use Pedagogical use: Pedagogical use:

material which is produced by the teachers themselvesmaterial which is produced by the teachers themselves educational software available at school educational software available at school Internet with students Internet with students more elaborated projects more elaborated projects

More motivation and concentration;

Learning becomes something fun to do;

Students develop global competences.


Teachers, who are training at our school, for Teachers, who are training at our school, for example, have carried out several interesting example, have carried out several interesting experiences using ICT:experiences using ICT:

GamesGames Training sessions (Training sessions (Security at schoolSecurity at school)) Training sessions / motivation sessions to Training sessions / motivation sessions to

alternative sports alternative sports The motivation, as well as the concentration of The motivation, as well as the concentration of

the students was notorious and learning became the students was notorious and learning became something fun to do. something fun to do.

……

Selected project : pavilion of Portugal, Expo Hanover 2000,

Germany

Description of the village

English and Portuguese

version

Description of

tradicional customs

..

Biography of the patron of the school, a paediatrician

from Carapinheira


ICTICT in teaching and learning processin teaching and learning process

ICT helps motivate and engage ICT helps motivate and engage studentsstudents

significant improvements and significant improvements and advantages, not only in the advantages, not only in the teaching - learning process but teaching - learning process but also in the curricular evaluation also in the curricular evaluation of the students. of the students.

It has contributed to the It has contributed to the development of global development of global competences, preparing them to competences, preparing them to be more informed citizens, with be more informed citizens, with better and broadened better and broadened knowledge.knowledge.

ICT helps prepare children for ICT helps prepare children for the world of workthe world of work Study trip to the Communications

Museum in Lisbon


Teacher Training in ICTTeacher Training in ICT

The school has had some courses in its The school has had some courses in its own facilities, available for teachers of our own facilities, available for teachers of our school, promoted by external entities; school, promoted by external entities;

Proposes new topics to the Training Proposes new topics to the Training Centre Centre

Some more innovative teachers organize Some more innovative teachers organize small training sessions for the colleagues, small training sessions for the colleagues, which are generally well accepted and which are generally well accepted and enthusiastically attended.enthusiastically attended.

Also the office staff has had regular Also the office staff has had regular formation in ICT area, so that they can formation in ICT area, so that they can make proper use of the administration make proper use of the administration software.software.


DifficultiesDifficultiesMost of them are related with the equipment:Most of them are related with the equipment:

acquisition of the necessary hardware and software, acquisition of the necessary hardware and software, high cost of technical assistance and maintenance,high cost of technical assistance and maintenance, lack of adequate teacher training. lack of adequate teacher training. another computer lab would be necessary, in order to make another computer lab would be necessary, in order to make

the use of ICT more regular.the use of ICT more regular.

Felt by teachers, who sometimes feel Felt by teachers, who sometimes feel uncomfortable, because some students have uncomfortable, because some students have more knowledge. more knowledge.

Not always are they prepared to overcome Not always are they prepared to overcome small technical problemssmall technical problems


Importance of ICT - ConclusionImportance of ICT - Conclusion

Students acquire computing Students acquire computing skillsskills

Students have access to Students have access to vaster information resources vaster information resources which they otherwise wouldn’t which they otherwise wouldn’t havehave

Very advantageous and Very advantageous and gratifying in the teaching-gratifying in the teaching-learning processlearning process

Contributes to the Contributes to the development of global development of global competencies, and therefore competencies, and therefore to a better preparation for our to a better preparation for our students’ future.students’ future.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Eleanor Roosevelt

School Dr. José dos Santos BessaSchool Dr. José dos Santos Bessa


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