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Title: Projectbased learning in Kolga school


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Project-based learningin Kolga school
  • Mart Laanpere
  • Centre for Educational Technology
  • Tallinn University

2
About Kolga school
  • Small rural school (210 pupils) in Kolga village
    (popul 500), 60 km from Tallinn
  • School is working since 1864, new shcoolhouse was
    built in 1986
  • Experimental school for active learning
    1987-1992
  • Internet 1993 (dial-up), 1997 (permanent,
    wireless)

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Project-based learning
  • International projects Vikings, Bridges
  • Estonian projects simulation games, Ecology,
    TigerTour
  • Projects between twin schools in Finland, Sweden,
    Denmark
  • All-school project day
  • Media studies integrative media projects, school
    newspaper

4
Project day methodology
  • 1 month before teachers select the theme
  • 2 weeks before project ideas are generated
  • 1 week before project info sheets are published,
    students register to a project
  • 1 day before those who have not registered, will
    be allocated to some project
  • P-day morning joint meeting, info, rooms
  • P-day ends with project presentations

5
Project day methodology
  • Principles
  • Every teacher leads a project and assists another
  • Every project has clear output (demo, show,
    poster)
  • Projects for manual, music, drama, science etc
  • Most of the projects have only one computer
  • Project info sheet
  • Title, leader(s), goals, output
  • Expected participants, limitations (age, skills)
  • Materials, room request, preparations needed

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Themes
  • Denmark, Sweden, Finland
  • Vikings
  • World travelers
  • Kolga our home village
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