Presentation of the EuropeAid project with title "Make the Link: Technology Challenging Poverty" given by CARDET at the ICEM2014 conference in Eger, Hungary. www.makethelink.eu

1. Make the Link: Technology Challenging Povertywww.makethelink.eu
Sotiris Themistokleous
Charalambos Vrasidas
sotiris@cardet.org
www.cardet.org
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2. •Project Funding Agency: EuropeAid
•Duration: 1stFebruary 2013 –31stJanuary 2016
•Partners:
▫Practical Action (UK)
▫CARDET (Cyprus)
▫Centre for Citizenship (Poland)
▫Engineers without Boarders (UK)
▫University of Sheffield (UK)
▫OXFAM Italia (Italy)
Make the Link –Project ID
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3. •Raise awareness around the issues of Technology Justice -the right of all people to the technologies they need to live a life they value, without harming others now or in the future
•Integrate issues around Technology Justice into the Science and Technology curricula of the classes of the EU member states’ secondary education systems
•Increase teachers’ and students’ awareness and engagement with development issues through initial teacher training and continuing professional development
Overview
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4. •‘Technology Justice and Global Education methodologies (such a learner centered, participatory and dialogue led teaching), will be incorporated into exciting teaching materials
•A set of on-line and printed resources, will be developed, reaching over 13,000 teachers, while, training will be provided to more than 1600 teachers in the 4 partner- countries
•Gain the support from over 200 key influencers and decision makers
Project Objectives
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5. •Curriculum Mapping in Cyprus formal education
•Involvement of Working Groups with major stakeholders for feedback and support
•Development of the Website and Dissemination Resources
•Review of UK Resources and Activities
•Development of Curriculum for Cyprus
•Design and provide Teachers’ courses
•Promotion and Collaboration with Key Influencers
•Integration of the activities in the formal education systems of the partner countries
Project Outputs/Results
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6. Development of the In-Class Activities
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•Cyprus Secondary Education –Design and Technology, Physics and Home Economics Curriculum mapping and in- class activities development
•Review of the Activities and matching with the Cyprus Curriculum, consultation with the working group and Ministry of Education inspectors, mapping of the Activities
•Features:
▫Lesson Plans
▫Objectives and Expected outcomes
▫Educational Material
▫Timeframe
▫Evaluation and Indicators
▫Pedagogical Practices

7. Selected Activities
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“Beat the Flood”: Designing and Building constructions to face floods in Africa for the early secondary education course of D&T

8. Power the World: Using renewable energy in the developing world for the early secondary education course of D&T
Selected Activities
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9. Water for the Community: Designing and developing a system to provide water to a local African community for the early secondary education course of D&T
Selected Activities
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