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(Preliminary) Title of the Digital lower secondary schools explore new ways of learning project Outline of the project idea The Municipality of Roskilde has the ambition to develop new learning methods with digital devices and platforms.

Mobile technologies, cloud-based free tools, and readily available resources and networks are all potentials in today’s knowledge society. These can contribute to the development of new skills for children, in the same way that ICT can support inclusive learning environments to integrate pupils of different social and cultural backgrounds or different sexes. A gap, however, exists between what is possible and what is acceptable and prevalent in lower secondary school as well as in teacher training. This is especially noticeable when it comes to the new kinds of net-based collaborative authorships, methods of publication, and knowledge sharing communities. The lower secondary schools are experiencing problems with the use of other people’s materials on the internet, and with the ability of pupils/students to evaluate information. Simultaneously, the teachers in general are lacking evaluation tools to match the new ways in which knowledge is gained.

The project will develop:

• Principles for pedagogical design to manage the potentials and challenges when pupils and students are seeking information, gathering materials, sharing knowledge, and collaborating while using readily available digital resources, tools, and environments on the internet.

• Principles for digitally supported inclusive teaching methods to integrate pupils of different social and cultural backgrounds.

• A model of school development for the pedagogical integration of ICT in various subjects. Roskilde Municipality is especially interested in digitalization in the subjects mathematics, english and german language.

• A model of teacher collaboration with the focus on how digital technologies can support the coupling of the teaching practice in the proposed subjects above.

About the organisation Roskilde Municipality is the biggest in the Region in . The municipality has 85.000 inhabitants and is located in the proximity to , the capital of Denmark. The municipality is also home for the Roskilde University.

Roskilde Municipality is the authority responsible for the primary and secondary schools.

Roskilde Municipality is the most active in its region when it comes to EU projects in the elementary and pre-university schools.

Programme and call Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnerships

Deadline for call April 30th 2014

Lead organisation Roskilde Municipality is willing to take the lead, but if another experienced institution is willing to take the lead it is also acceptable. Partners already involved Municipality of Roskilde.

Describe the kind of partners • Local authorities responsible of lower secondary schools with you are looking for and their digitalization strategies. expected role in the project • Research organizations with expertise regarding digital learning methods. Foreseen project duration 3 years with start off in September 2014.

Contact information Carsten Wolfgang Roskilde Municipality Project manager [email protected] 0045 21143660 Deadline for expression of We would like interested organizations to send us an email before interest March 10th 2014 describing:

• Your organizations experience regarding digitalization in secondary schools.

• What your organization is able to contribute to the project with.

• Previous experience regarding EU projects.