Discover Yourself With Stories

<< Background >>Our objectives was to help students to develop reading, writing, listening and digital literacy skills to improve their creativity. We also target to find out in what other ways we can teach our students using activities in the project which will reflect students’ perception of learning styles, what kind of materials would affect learning the best, and how we can implement a forementioned blended learning technique into our curriculum. It also encouraged students experiencing knowledge for easier integration into multicultural society. We also help teachers to strengthen the teaching profession profile by applying storytelling skills along with VARK modalities into their lesson plans, to activate the enthusiasm towards learning, and exchanging good practices while internationalizing the school curriculum of all participating countries among EU partners. << Objectives >>Some of our partner schools have students coming from low income groups, refugees, especially Turkish partner have socially, literally and economically disadvantaged parents, so this project goal was to help those who will be part of the project and attend activities, along with exchanges in European countries. This project also helped those who have an interest and are willing to improve English language and to learn different cultures but couldn't find opportunities, or do not know ways to connect with international peers. Project activities helped children to express what they learn, how they want to learn, also to share stories and try to find common aspects or values in these cultural materials. VARK model implementation.Our project aimed to use a blended technique with VARK modalities applied into the school’s curriculum for selectedpartners from EU community, and sought for improvement in learning adventure, differences that occured amongcultures, reasons and results of such multicultural practices. The main results of this project was to spread awarness on what is crucial for multi-dimensional learning experience and also improve participants’ sense of belonging to a wider multinational society.<< Implementation >>Our project was consisted of 3 main mobilities among the partner countries. Besides, pre- and post mobility activities were carried out with the goal to implement the process successfully. Student activities shaped as a “prospected lesson” influenced their perception towards learning practices via modern and 3-dimensional methods other than traditional ones, whereas teachers will practice how they can reflect their knowledge and experience in VARK model to the curriculum. Teachers also had e the opportunity to put storytelling aspects into their curriculum, use versatile materials together and make teaching/learning experience bilaterally enjoyable. The good practice examples in this project were lesson plans, stories and designs of auxiliary materials used in storytelling such as costumes, crafted materials, sound and videos, games created etc. Teams contributed to the implementation of activities, dissemination, evaluation, and be in a permanent communication with their counterparts and with National Agencies.<< Results >>Project activities helped children to express what they learn, how they want to learn, also to share stories and try to find common aspects or values in these cultural materials.Participants shared cultural values, expressed themselves using better concepts and acknowledged the importance of qualities of being a European citizen. Students conducted small research about folklore heroes in national literature, their similarities and differences. They developed ethical values and adaptability, wided their cultural horizon and EU dimension, and exchanged pedagogical experiences. Sharing variety of definitions and examples of VARK, was also our main goal and it was achieved. Students and teachers together joined cultural interactions, which helped them to improve their communication skills , and problems-solving skills. It also affected the teachers’ professional development, teachers enhanced their approaches in education under the requirements in EU community, shared various examples, solutions and European educational models.