In collaboration with Academia Letras Mágicas a workshop was promoted addressing young students from 4th and 5th grades and enabling the promotion and use of the TangIn lesson plans.   Academia Letras Mágicas is a is a study and explanation center where students perform their homework and educational activities and are prepared for school evaluations under the guidance and supervision of certified teachers. Together with some of the TangIn researchers, a workshop was organized with…

30th of September will be the last day of activities for the partners of the TangIn project, that meet in Matosinhos for the final project meeting last week.   For 2 years the members of the consortium have worked together to produce a robust set of educational resources for teachers. The aim was to deliver a set of educational resources and materials to promote and support the effective use of tangible programming tools and concepts…

During the 2019 ICEM Conference held in Memphis, USA several workshops on education and technology were organized and one of the TangIn researchers was there presenting our project and main achievements and conclusions.   Through FEdEx Institute of Technology, the University of Memphis is organizing the 2019 International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) Conference and large number of side workshops named “Educational Media and Technology Series”. Maria José Loureiro from the University of Aveiro has…

The feedback received from the participants in the different events organized in Latvia, Valmieras region, was very positive as the materials were judged as innovative and relevant and teachers are willing to use tangible programming.   The Latvian partner Valmieras Pārgaujas Sākumskola has organized different events in the past weeks targeting various audiences: from school headmasters to teachers and young and recent graduate teachers, but also parents and the teachers of the Valmieras Pārgaujas Sākumskola. These…

The Spanish multiplier event was held on September the 11th in Madrid region, reaching out 27 professionals in the education sector.   Organized by Colegio Santa Elena in Villarejo de Salvanés, the Spanish multiplier event gathered the participation of teachers, teaching training students, technology professionals and other people interested in tangible programming and robotics. The event was very dynamic with the participation of teachers and students of the Colegio Santa Elena that were involved in…

On September 3rd the first promotional event of the TangIn project took place in the Lower Metropolitan Region, with the participation of 20 teachers from basic education level.   During the event promoted by our partner Know and Can, the participating teachers had the opportunity to become familiar with the concept of tangible programming, the differences when compared with classical programming, and the benefits of using these concepts in school education, especially with students at…

The final multiplier event of the TangIn project will be implemented in Spain on September the 11th, organized by the Colegio Santa Elena, in Villarejo de Salvanés, just outside Madrid.   The Spanish partner is organizing their multiplier event to match the beginning of the school year, inviting for that occasion the teachers from other local primary schools as well as parents of their students. The event will take place at the Colegio Santa Elena…

Know and Can Association is preparing two multiplier events to present and share the results of the TangIn project, reaching out to school headmasters and primary school teachers.   The Bulgarian partner has defined their communication and dissemination plan to promote two multiplier events in different settings and regions. In both events the objective is to deliver the two main results of the project: The TangIn toolbox of educational resources, composed of lessons plans on…

Valmieras Pārgaujas Sākumskola is initiating today a set of events aimed to promote the results of the TangIn project, reaching out to school headmasters, primary school teachers, parents, and recent graduate teachers.   The Latvian partner has set in place a communication and dissemination plan to deliver a ser of five events in their region, targeting individuals at different levels, taking advantage of the beginning of the new school year. In all the events planned,…

On last Friday, July the 5th the Portuguese partners implemented a session with primary school teachers and headmasters presenting the most relevant results of the project.   Taking advantage of the TIC@Portugal19 event, Agrupamento de Escolas da Murtosa and Centro de Competência TIC da Universidade de Aveiro organised the Portuguese multiplier event of the TangIn project, that gathered almost 30 participants. The event was organized into practical and hands-on-job activities, coordinated by four of the…

We are just starting the phase of transferring the results of the project through a set of multipler events that will take place in each partner country.   In order to show evidence of our work and to show the results that we have reached, the members of the TangIn consortium are now starting to implement the final multiplier events. These events address mainly teachers and school managers at the primary school level but are…

Researchers from the U. of Aveiro will present a communication untitled “Robots and computational thinking”, reflecting the practical experience of the use of the Tangin educational resources with students at the primary school level.   TIC@Portugal19 is an initiative from the Portuguese Association EDUCOM that is already in its 7th edition. The event runs in parallel in eight cities addressing teachers and aiming to promote a sharing of practical experiences and the reflection about the…

Rumyana Shalamanova, researcher from Know and Can Association presented the TangIn project and the initial insights of the practical experiences at the IVETA regional conference held in Malta.   The International Vocational Education and Training Association (IVETA) organized their European regional conference in Malta from 9th to 12th May. Although the main topic of the 2019 event was Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET), there was a room to explore other educational-related topics. The experience…

Researchers from the University of Aveiro, led by Isabel Cabrita, presented on oral communication to the Challenges 2019 international conference on the topic “Tangible (co)programming in STEM and inclusion areas”.   On its 20th anniversary and edition, the Challenges 2019, an international conference about TIC in education was promoted under the moto “Challenges arising from Artificial Intelligence”. This international event was held at Minho University, in Braga, Portugal, organized by the Competence Center for TIC…

Valmieras Pārgaujas Sákumskola received the consortium members on the premises of the primary school for two intense workdays, where they discussed the project development and the preliminary conclusions.   During this meeting, partners have presented and discussed the first results of the pilot implementation phase of educational resources in classroom, which have been held since March in schools in Portugal, Spain, Latvia and Bulgaria. Partners and some of the teachers involved in the sessions analyzed…

Researchers from the University of Aveiro attended the teacher’s seminar “O 1.º ciclo do Ensino Básico, Que identidade(s)? — Currículo, práticas e formação docente” organzied by P.Porto.   The seminar addressed teachers at primary school level and aimed to offer the opportunity for sharing and reflection on research results and new perspectives about the curricula, practices and teachers training at the primary school level. It was held in 10th and 11th April and it was…

While the testing phase in European schools is taking place, you can already have access to some of the TangIn educational resources for teachers! Try them out.   The TangIn toolbox is a resource for primary school teachers, composed mainly by a set of exercises and activities and a teacher’s handbook, enabling teachers to deliver STEM-based topics using tangible programming concepts and tools. The key benefits of these innovative resources can be summarized as follows:…

Ilze Brice is leading the TangIn pilot test phase at Valmiera Pargauja primary school, in Latvia, and believes that through to use of tangible programming concepts and tools, their students will change their mind-sets and adopt more collaborative attitudes. The TangIn pilot test phase in Latvia is being held at the Valmiera Pargauja primary school and started mid-March, lasting until the end of April. The testing phase aims to test as many as possible the…

This is how Manuel Arcêncio of Agrupamento de Escolas da Murtosa (Portugal) defines the TangIn pilot test phase that is currently undergoing at three schools of the cluster. The Agrupamento de Escolas da Murtosa is deeply committed with the pilot test phase of the TangIn project, that aims to trial the toolbox of educational resources on tangible programming for primary school teachers. The pilot has started on the 3rd week of March and will end…

Bulgarian primary school teachers are excited with the pilot test of the TangIn toolbox of educational resources that is taking place until June this year and the possibility to improve the way curricula is delivered at primary school. Under the coordination of Know and Can the pilot test of the TangIn toolbox of educational for teachers already started last March. A total of 9 teachers of the 6th Primary School Graf Ignatiev are collaborating in…