Individual with Disabilities Education Aim: Together we can!

Topic(s) addressed

• Empowering children with special needs 

• Strengthening teachers’ competencies 

• Learning Together

Target groups

150 participants:

• Teachers and professional staff

• Children with special needs

Methodologies

• The project brought together professionals of different pedagogical profiles making it a multidisciplinary endeavour.

• The multicultural dimension as a significant characteristic of the project. 

• Applying methods that produced the output in line with the project proposal:

• creating the Memory Book, Brain Gym e-book, the Book of Best Practices

• A/V materials and reports presented at Erasmus Open Door days

• Using a variety of digital tools: blog, Twinspace, Padlet and Media. 

• Giving the utmost importance to inclusion, participation and cooperation.

Environments

• The supportive role of the local community 

• Sustainable use of available resources 

• Fieldwork in the area of special needs education 

• Creative use of learning spaces 

• Schools recognised as enablers of innovation 

• Cooperation with the broader local environment and strengthening the inclusive community profile

Teachers

• The project was a guideline for teachers for upskilling and upgrading school activities.

• Teachers introduced innovations in some of the materials and shared innovative ideas. 

• They showed a high level of motivation and resolve in overcoming obstacles. 

• They demonstrated an open mind in sharing their knowledge with peers.

Impact

• Project results impacted the school staff, participating organizations, students’ families and the local community. 

• Some of the good practices were integrated into the curriculum 

• The produced materials, documents, and A/V media are available through the open licence, and applicable in future projects. 

• The results of the project are suitable also for other contexts.