At least 52% of students have answered that they look for their Smartphones before even falling asleep. They are so addicted of this instruments, they are not able to live in a world without it. In their opinion a school without mobile phones has no meaning for them and their teachers too. Each responsible school have to promote a change in the way of teach or learn in the classroom, due to this advancement in technology. The use of this new technology will be helpful both for the students and the teachers.We decide to write this project to learn from each other about introducing digital instruments in the teaching- learning –evaluation process of all students. We intend to make our lessons more interactive. This collaboration between our schools is for helping each other, providing feedback and bringing up the best alternatives of a large diversity of ideas. We intend to attain the following objectives, through our projects activities:-promoting the use of technology in educational process;- enabling the teachers to apply innovative good practices in the teaching – learning - evaluation process;-increasing the teachers’ and students’ abilities in making use of the mobile apps during the learning educational act;-offering the possibility for all the teachers and students involved to collaborate and work together;- gaining / improving knowledge of mobile apps for educational purposes;-making changes in the classical practices in every school, member of this partnership.During our project we will organize 5 transnational meetings – 1 joint staff training event and 4 student exchanges. We will do the following activities: during the STE, all the partners will present 2 mobile assessment apps, including instructions for the other teachers to practice (10 assessment tools will be presented and applied during this even, and the teachers will also study a practical course about how to implement the Flipped classroom method), then, during the 4 LTTAs, 2 of the partners will present flipped lessons, providing assessment by using one of the apps already presented.We have chosen the topics for the LTTAs regarding to the students’ interests and needs, as following: LTTA 2 – Science; LTTA 3 – English; LTTA 4 – Mathematics; LTTA 5 – IT. The students and all the teachers involved in our project will discuss about the new methods, expressing their opinions about it and providing improvement, if necessary.The students in the target group are aged between 16-17 y.o, both boys and girls, a heterogeneous group with high and low achievers grades. Some of them have average financial background, others are at both ends of the cline. They all are involved as respondents to the initial questionnaire and they represent the basis for the selection of participants for LTTA2 to LTTA5.The teachers who will participate in the training event (LTTA1) are form different subjects (English, Maths / Science and IT). These teachers from the second target group will have a very important role in the transfer of knowledge to teachers in the school who participate in the next international meetings, being also part of the project team, in order to ensure their involvement during all the project.The project offers partners the chance to observe current practices in other European schools in terms of use of mobile technology, which they can transfer into their own school both through dissemination and by applying these aspects to their own teaching. Teachers will learn from each other in formal and informal contexts, will collaborate face-to-face and online, exchange ideas, practices etc. which will improve their flexibility in terms of approaches and methods. They will create lessons and use mobile apps for assessment purposes, which will increase their digital competence and self-confidence. As a result, the classes become more interactive, turning into a collaborative space, while students become more engaged in them. This can only improve the relationship between teachers and students and create a positive learning environment which benefits the entire school.We intend to attain also two kind of results of our project: a) tangibles (flipped lessons and assessment instruments, students’ collaborative work, analysis and a report produced at the end of the project about the using of new apps in the teaching-learning process, presentations of online apps by teachers in LTTA1, school presentations using online instruments, short movies made during the LTTAs, photos, feedback documents, evaluation results , questionnaires applied in the partner schools on the target group);b)intangibles ( students’ increased motivation, increased attractiveness and dynamics of classes, increased competence of teachers to use mobile apps in assessment and increased collaboration of students and teachers at European level, , improved skills and competences such as communication, intercultural, interpersonal, critical thinking, problem-solving).

CONTEXT The Erasmus+ experience includes a partnership between five countries all across Europe. These schools aspire to create an experience that allows their students to gain professional experience, personal development, opportunities to utilize critical and creative thinking, and an entrepreneurial mindset that they can utilize to assist their communities.Of the partnering schools, two have vocational profiles (PL and IT) and the other three schools have general education profiles (MK, RO and TR). By having a variety of profiles represented, the Erasmus+ experience will be even more meaningful because it will expose students to different methods of entrepreneurship. While the countries taking part in these projects are all part of the EU TR is candidate country. Each country is diverse and represents a unique social and economic experience that contains different needs and interests. Therefore, making the Erasmus+ experience not only an appealing initiative, but a rewarding one as well. PARTICIPANTS The Erasmus+ experience addresses a specific group of students. The group is composed of 500 high school students aged 15-18 years old. Of the 500 students involved, only 100 of these students will be directly involved in the exchanges. The involvement in the exchanges can be in the form of participants or as hosts for the other students. To maintain a level of stability in the projects, each country will send five students to attend each exchange, which allows 20 students overall to be involved in each initiative. These projects are gender inclusive and both boys and girls are allowed and encouraged to participate. Additionally, 30% of students in the group of students come from challenged backgrounds, low-income families, or dismembered families. OBJECTIVES The objective of the project is to facilitate an opportunity for students from various EU countries a chance to collaborate to achieve a common goal. But there are five specific objectives: 1. Provideparticipants with the prospect of getting acquainted with new cultures and allow for cultural exchange through gaining intercultural competence. 2. To contribute to the entrepreneurial mindset of the students by allowing them to develop joint business ideas that will provide a smoother transition to the world of business. 3. To promote soft skills and improve the professional development of the students through the promotion of critical thinking, communication, analytical thought processing, and creativity, which will improve their transition to the work force. 4. To enhance the self-confidence of students while managing unfamiliar contexts and language skills 5. To collaborate and transfer the best practices across European schools to other schools to improve the European dimension of education. MAIN ACTIVITIES The exchanges are meant to achieve the desired objectives through five main student exchanges. These activities are meant to allow students to meet other students from around the EU, learn more about local economies, meet various entrepreneurs, and visit businesses in the local area. The aim of the project is to allow students to collaborate and create innovative business ideas that are tailored for the local economies in the partner schools. The business ideas will then be adapted for the student’s own local needs. Each exchange will include a different topic to address specific areas and are as follows: 1. C1 - Macedonian economy and startups in IT 2. C2 – Romanian economy and startups in agriculture 3. C3 – Polish economy and startups in small scale manufacturing enterprises 4. C4 – Turkish economy and startups in the beauty industry 5. C5 – Italian economy and startups in outdoor activities and sports RESULTS The end of the exchanges will result in local economy presentations made by the five partner countries, student-made brochures regarding businesses in the local area, 20 startup business ideas and plans created by students in multicultural teams, business plan evaluation forms finalized by entrepreneurs, workshop materials, testimonials from students, evaluations from the initial stage and final stages of the project, feedback and self-assessment forms, a “Business ideas for students” project brochure, website for the project, eTwinning space, 137 Europass mobility documents and certificates of attendance, and five reports from the interim and final stages of the project. The project will have an impact on the participating schools on various levels including: - human resources development - development of partnerships with local businesses - expansion and development of institutional and personal collaboration between European countries - promotion of the schools in local communities as well as in European communities

CONTEXTAccording to reliable statistics, nearly 52% of students have admitted checking their Smartphones before even getting out of their beds. They carry them around every day, as an integral part of their existence. They cannot imagine a world without smartphones. In this case, it is not difficult to understand that a school without mobile phones is actually unattractive to them and even their teachers. With advancements in technologies and students getting computers and mobiles, institutions want to transform teaching and learning in classrooms. The comfort of remote access to learning resources and doing it in one’s own space are influencing educators to effectively use online assessment tools to evaluate students and increase student success. For all these reasons we have come together under this partnership. We are five schools across Europe, both vocational and general education who want to collaborate, to learn from each other about how to introduce such online tools in the learning process of students.OBJECTIVESThe project aims to attain the following objectives:- to promote the use of technology in education- to enable teachers to apply innovative practices in the assessment of students- to increase teachers’ and students’ confidence in using the mobile apps in the learning process- to create the opportunity for teachers and students to interact and work together- to gain / improve knowledge of mobile apps used for educational purposes- to produce changes in the regular practices in each of the partner schools.ACTIVITIESWe aim to organize 5 transnational events, 4 student exchanges. During the training event, all partners will present 2 mobile assessment apps. They will provide instructions and allocate time for the students and teachers to practise using them. Overall, there will be 10 assessment tools presented and applied during this event. They also attend a practical course on the Flipped classroom method. Next, based on the topic of the exchange, partners conduct flipped lessons and provide assessment at the end of the lesson using one of the apps presented during LTTA1.PARTICIPANTSStudents in the target group belong to the vocational or the general education branch of studies. Their age range is 15-18. They are both boys and girls, a heterogeneous group with high and low achievers alike. Some of them have average financial background, while others are at both ends of the cline. There are also students coming from disadvantaged groups. For each LTTA there will be 5 students from 5 countries. So totally at least 125 students will participate the exchange activities. The second group is that of teachers. Teachers who take part in the training event LTTA1 are teachers of English, Maths / Science and ICT (12 teachers from sending institutions and at least 3 in the receiving institution). So in an LTTA there will be at least 10 teachers. They will play a key role in the transfer of knowledge to teachers in the school who participate in the next exchanges. Also, teachers will accompany students in exchanges (an overall number of 50 teachers is targeted).IMPACTThe project offers partners the chance to observe current practices in other European schools in terms of use of mobile technology, which they can transfer into their own school both through dissemination and by applying these aspects to their own teaching. Teachers will learn from each other in formal and informal contexts, will collaborate face-to-face and online, exchange ideas, practices etc. which will improve their flexibility in terms of approaches and methods. They will create lessons and use mobile apps for assessment purposes, which will increase their digital competence and confidence. As a result, the classes become more interactive, turning into a collaborative space, while students become more engaged in them. This can only improve the relationship between teachers and students and create a positive learning environment which benefits the entire school.RESULTSWe aim to obtain students’ increased motivation, increased attractiveness and dynamics of classes, increased competence of teachers to use mobile apps in assessment and increased collaboration of students and teachers at European level, improved skills and competences such as communication, intercultural, interpersonal, critical thinking, problem-solving. The outputs include the flipped lessons and assessment instruments used by the teachers in exchanges, students’ collaborative work, analysis about the current use of mobile technology in each school and a similar report produced at the end of the project, presentations of online apps by teachers in LTTA1, creative presentations of schools using online presentation tools, videos created by hosts during the exchanges, photos, feedback forms, initial and final evaluation results applied during exchanges, initial and final questionnaire applied in the partner schools on the target group

The overall education process has a daunting task ahead: to teach students the 21st century skills, meaning to develop skills to face, adapt and solve problems that are not known yet and which will be visible in some years. The key point is to shift from acquiring knowledge to using it.It is high time for schools to develop their approach adapting to the latest trends in job-related skills and to offer the necessary support to students in considering their career prospects and developing their self-employability, according to their personalities and competencies. The main aim of our project is to develop students’ metacognition, which is cognition about cognition, while they expand core knowledge and skills.The project objectives are:1. To create the ground for peer learning where participants can exchange best practice examples in the VET field during a two years project2. To enhance the 21st century skills of students of 5 EU school during a two years project3. To build up participants’ ability to foresee career opportunities4. To boost students’ life, learning, and literacy skills, as well as their professional knowledge5. To strengthen cross-cultural communication, respect and tolerance6. To create the setting for participants to apply the new acquired knowledge and skillsThe project is addressed to VET students, and 24 and 8 teachers per country will be directly involved in the project activities.There are planned 5 LTTA meetings.1st – project partner presentation (school, city, country); a comparative analysis of the VET education-economic context-work market in the partner countries; statistics illustrating the unemployment rates in the 5 EU countries; discussions about local and national initiatives and opportunities that help to face the unemployment issues;2nd – seminars/lectures delivered by experts focused on discussing how and what the education should do for preparing students to face a more complex and demanding world; workshops to develop students 21st century skills; exchanging best practices examples on the topic among the partners;3rd – organizing workshop meant to develop students’ literacy skills; group work that help student to adroit with using ICT; exchanging best practices examples on the topic among the partners; promote the use of pedagogical booklets;4th – organizing workshops on how to develop life skills; group work that help students to develop tenacity, critical thinking and creativity; exchanging best practices examples on the topic among the partners; promote the use of pedagogical booklets;5th – organizing workshops on how to help students to immerse on the job market; group work that help students to learn how to write a CV, a cover letter and prepare their personal portfolios, how to behave during an interview; exchanging best practices examples on how to help student meet the demands of the Innovation Age.The project is based on student centered approach aiming to develop their life skills (Social Abilities, Efficiency, Flexibility, Initiative, Leadership), learning skills (Communication, Creative Thinking, Collaboration, Critical Thinking), literacy skills (Information, Media and Technology Literacy), so that they can upgrade their own chances to get a job when graduating. An added value to our project will be given by undertaking a pragmatical approach by asking students to apply the gained knowledge in job-seeking exercises.The tangible results are:- presentations of the schools- analysis of the VET education in all partner countries- 5 sets of educational materials produced during the international exchanges- 1 guide: employability and skills development of European VET students- presentation of online tools used to identify job opportunities- meeting reports- promotional materialsParticipating to this project will bring multiple benefits to all partner schools. Schools will expand the VET network of contacts, exchange best practices examples and develop the school curriculum.Teachers will develop their teaching approach and will broaden their vision by observing what methodologies and tools are used in other EU schools. This will enable participants to enhance their ways to organize activities outside classes for VET students. Partners will have the capacity to build up long lasting collaboration.The project results will be integrated into daily teaching giving an international dimension of the educational process.The Erasmus+ project will contribute in promoting a positive image of our schools and staff. It is a real proof that teachers are interested in lifelong learning and being updated with the last trends in matter of education.