The Power Of Smart Digitalisation In Schools

If you are interested in the technologies in education and you would like to:

• Familiarise yourself with innovative approaches and best practices from European and global contexts that can be immediately applied in the classroom.
• Learn how to work with the largest free online platform in the world for learning mathematics and science – Khan Academy and its tools for classroom management, tracking students’ progress, and enhancing motivation for learning.
• Learn about the successes and challenges of EU teachers in using digital tools.
• Dive into the world of artificial intelligence and gain ideas on how to leverage its strengths and manage the risks of platforms like ChatGPT.

Then, watch the recording of the webinar “The Power of Smart Digitalisation in Schools”, that took place on June 28th 2023 in the context of the Erasmus+ project KHAN4STEM. It was organised by the organisations behind Khan Academy in French and Bulgarian, “Libraries Without Borders” (Belgium) and “Education Without Backpacks” (Bulgaria).

The webinar is suitable for teachers (STEM teachers in particular), school principals and vice-principals, representatives of  EU institutions, national and regional educational authorities and Non-Governmental Organisations in the field of education.

In 2022, four workshops brought together, both in Belgium and Bulgaria, dozens of mathematics and science teachers to discuss the integration of digital tools in education. All of them had varying levels of use of digital technologies in classes, and different subjects were discussed. We summarized the ideas that those teachers developed together and lessons learned in a Good Practice toolkit, that you can download completely for free:

This guide aims to help you navigate the wide range of possibilities offered by digital tools in the school environment today.  Participants were aware that integrating digital content is not an innate ability and that everyone’s experience is different. But one thing is certain, teaching practices can be enriched thanks to technologies. This is not about replacing the teacher, but about giving them the tools to promote and support learning through new approaches. Indeed, digital skills are more necessary today than ever before to be a critical, active and responsible citizen. 

We hope that the results of our exchanges will will encourage you to make use of new digital tools in your practice and you will want to lend assistance to your colleagues who would also like to get involved.

Our approach is aimed at all teachers, regardless of their teaching habits, to help them overcome any possible fears and to demystify everything directly or indirectly related to technologies and digital tools.

You can download the Bulgarian version of the Good Practice Toolkit from here.
French version is coming soon.

In this video, recorded by the teacher and education expert Ivan Gospodinov from Education Without Backpacks, you will learn how ChatGPT can help you

• develop your lesson plans
• generate appropriate discussion topics and questions for your classroom
• create from scratch tests to check your students understandings on different topics

For the whole discussion around the use of ChatGPT in education, you can watch our webinar recording, where Ivan answers to particular questions and concerns, raised by real teachers.