Innovation in Education - Robotics and Coding Training - Romania

Purpose: The event, which will be held in Romania between 25-29 March 2024, was hosted by ASOCIATIA "CENTRUL PENTRU COOPERARE IN EDUCATIE SOCIALA" – ACCES institution. The event, attended by teachers from Turkey, Italy, Romania and France, lasted 5 days in total and included 2 days of travel time. The event program was planned and implemented as follows.
Day 1: Opening speech of the host organization and informative presentation about the Romanian education system
Day 2: Coding Workshop.
Day 3: Robotics Workshop.
Day 4: Robotics and Coding Workshop.
Day 5: Integration of Robotics and Coding Education and General Evaluation.
Participants were given theoretical and practical information on coding and robotics throughout the event. . They also received guidance on how to integrate the information learned into their educational processes.
Target Audience: This activity is a training program for teachers. A total of 16 teachers will participate from France, Italy, Romania and Turkey. Participants learned about robotics, coding and innovation-supported education. After the activity, teachers organized activities in their own institutions, shared their experiences and ensured that the project achievements were disseminated. The results obtained from the evaluation meeting held at the end of the activity were shared on the project website and made available to other teachers.
Contribution to the Purpose of the Project: This activity focuses on teachers developing innovative training programs in the field of robotics and coding and increasing their skills with innovative methods. Teachers gained information about innovative approaches and digital contents that they can use in education. As a result of the activity, it was aimed for teachers to integrate the knowledge they gained into their educational programs by applying it in their own institutions and to encourage innovation in education. This process will help the project achieve its innovative educational goals in robotics and coding.
Expected Result: This activity aims to contribute to the goals of the project by enabling teachers to learn topics such as innovation in education, robotics, coding and sample lesson practices. The results of the activity include elements such as getting to know the education systems of different countries, gaining knowledge in these fields by receiving robotics and coding training, integrating innovation in education, and learning innovative education methods. In this way, teachers will be able to teach their lessons more efficiently and provide a more effective education to their students by increasing their learning and teaching motivation.