LTTA Portugal for KA226 Digital readiness for distance learning

Participants for GO! Atheneum Brakel : Katrien De Schepper, Christelle Soil, Katty De Vos, Lieselot Herremans, Carla De Pessemier en Jolien Verliefde.

Host school : INETE Lissabon, Travessa da Escola Araújo nº15, Lisboa

The entire group with a representation of 28 participants worked together in INETE school in Lisbon during this training week. We were warmly welcomed in our host school from March 6 to March 10 for even more collaboration and initiatives in digital education.

On Monday, March 6, we became acquainted with the Portuguese education system and how this school has taken care of its students during COVID, and what digital resources they have used for this.

Moodle was, among other things, the platform with which teachers gave their students digital assignments. The operation of this free platform was explained in detail and a number of assignments were ready for the group to experience how this platform works.

During subsequent workshops, under the supervision of the electromechanics students and Mr. Nirav and Jorge, we made a design of the undercarriage for a car using the Autocad program, followed by Fusion 360. Both enthusiastic teachers also demonstrated how to print different parts with 3D printer.

They also gave a demonstration with the laser and cutter.

The next day the workshops “digital tools for teaching” were on the program. Patricia and Cheila, two very dynamic Portuguese teachers, demonstrated all kinds of digital tools that can be used during the lessons: Wordwall, Animaker, Fakebook, Duolingo,Edpuzzle, ChatGPT and many other examples.

During the cultural program in Lisbon we visited Obidos, a very famous colorful fortress village with numerous alleys with small white houses painted with the typical blue and yellow borders around doors and windows. In Sintra we visited the castle and the beautiful gardens under the expert guidance of Cristina, coordinator of this project. We also visited the coastal villages of Cascaïs and Nazaré, known for its high waves and very popular with surfers. We were also introduced to typical Portuguese dishes and Fado music. During a visit to the Fado Museum in the Alfama district, we were introduced to the history of this passionate, sometimes sad music associated with Portugal.

The coordinators of this Erasmus+ project also met to prepare for the submission of the final dossier and to arrange other administrative matters. This perfectly organized and very instructive training week ended with the presentation of the certificates. INETE's teachers gave us a fantastic experience, not only educationally but also culturally, gastronomically and socially.