{"id":135,"date":"2017-12-20T20:18:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T20:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2019-11-23T21:48:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T20:48:21","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1080px&#8221;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.6&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Erasmus+ project is a joint initiative of three organisations \u2013 an education centre from Poland and two schools from Croatia and Portugal. We have been inspired by the Connected Learning approach to explore cases of youth learning that is motivated by authentic interests and bridging school tasks with engagement in after school activities with the use of digital media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.92&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>EST \u2013 Wadowice \u2013 Poland<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EST is an educational establishment offering creative learning activities both to young people and adults. Our particular interests lie in digital tech \u2013 we provide a maker space to involve our participants in games authoring, app making, 3D design and robotics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.92&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||50px|&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Srednja \u0161kola &#8211; Dalj \u2013 Croatia<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Srednja \u0161kola Dalj is a secondary vocational school specialising in economy and agriculture, providing education for three vocational profiles: economist, agriculturer and agro technician. 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We focus on the subjects where we see the potential to enhance students\u2019 learning through creative use of digital media, taking into account our pedagogical expertise in teaching native and foreign languages, social sciences and entrepreneurship. We are particularly interested in learning scenarios that:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Encourage experimentation and play<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Cut across the curriculum and combine knowledge and skills from various disciplines<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Favoure experiential learning<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Let students share their projects with authentic audiences<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Make them use digital technology in an active, creative way<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The structure of the platform reflects the above interests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We first outline the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/what-is-connected-learning\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connected learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approach, summarising its principles and giving direct links to original publications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, we present results of our search for concrete cases of pedagogies that can be considered <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/good-practice\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good practice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of connecting formal and informal spheres of young people\u2019s learning with digital tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, we present <\/span><strong>New learning scenarios<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which originated in our own educational contexts and invite other teachers to try them with their students. You&#8217;ll find them available <strong>in 4 languages:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Connect-your-Learning-A-Resource-for-Innovative-Classroom.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EN<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Edukacja_integralna_scenariusze_zajec_w_innowacyjnej_klasie.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PL<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Aprendizagem-interligada.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/POVEZI_SVOJE_UCENJE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HR<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/est.edu.pl\/connect\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join our network<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to \u2018connect\u2019 your experiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> This Erasmus+ project is a joint initiative of three organisations \u2013 an education centre from Poland and two schools from Croatia and Portugal. 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