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The aim of this one-year teacher training project carried out by the CFR Vigo (an institution dependent of the Department of Education of Galicia) has been to provide training and assessment to 56 schools in the south of Galicia concerning Polos Creativos.
Spain |
Galicia |
CFR of Vigo area of influence |
Polos Creativos (Maker Spaces) are an integral part of the innovation strategy of the Department of Education of Galicia. During the ongoing school year, as part of this programme, 226 Galician schools of primary and secondary education have been allocated monetary funds and resources with the aim of fostering meaningful methodological change that can drive innovation in the fields of PBL, maker culture and school digitalization.
Link (Spanish): edu.xunta.gal/portal/es/poloscreativos
Differences in budget and resource allocation in public schools in Galicia:
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| Mobiliario | Mobiliario |  |
| White board | White board |  |
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Workbench with (tool) panel, minor equipment kit and PPE kit |
Workbench with (tool) panel, minor equipment kit and PPE kit |
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| Video camera | Digital camera for photo and video with tripod and gimbal |   |
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Photo camera |
VR glasses |
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Audio recording system |
Audio recording system |
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Lighting system |
Lighting system |
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75” interactive board |
75” interactive board |
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3D pen |
Laser cutter |
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| Electronic and robotic kits: True true, MiBot, Microbit, Neza... | Raspberry Pi |   |
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Building games |
Programmable robot kits |
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| Magnetic games | IoT and domotics kit |   |
| E- Textil Kit | E- Textil Kit |  |
| Sewing machine | Sewing machine |  |
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Badge maker machine |
Badge maker machine |
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A3 multifunction printer |
A3 multifunction printer |
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Cutting plotter and plasticizer |
Cutting plotter and plasticizer |
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| Tablets | Tablets |  |
| 3D Printer | 3D Printer |  |
| 3D Scanner |  |
Our main goal as a state-funded teacher training centre has been to tend to the different needs of all the teachers involved in the training sessions taking into consideration their different levels of expertise, learning interests, school profiles and bespoke educational projects concerning Polos Creativos.
- e-mail: cfr.vigo@edu.xunta.gal
- Website: https://www.edu.xunta.gal/portal/cfrvigo
- Telegram: https://t.me/CFR_Vigo_Informacion
- Twitter: @CFRdeVigo
- Facebook: @cfrdeVigo
- Instagram: @cfrrdeVigo
- Telefon number: +34986202370
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Guidelines
The sheer scope of the Polos Creativos project brought about the need to rethink our training strategy to be able to meet the needs of each of the 56 schools involved without putting too much strain on the material and personal resources of our teacher training centre.
Problems faced:
- The large provision of machines included in the programme made it impossible to train teachers in each one of them.
- There was a large number of teachers involved in the project (around 780) and a lack of trainers with expertise in both the technical use of the machines and the pedagogical implementation of the projects.
Description
The target audience of this project were nursery, primary and secondary students in Galicia who need to develop their digital competence.
Any teacher training centre eager to exchange and share training strategies and good practices.
Imagine
Guidelines
In order for it to be successful, rethinking our training strategy had to be a collective endeavour that allowed us to challenge and adapt long-established working styles to our present needs. We started this process by exploring the full range of possibilities of our institution before honing in on the strategies that could work within the specific context of Polos Creativos.
As part of this new strategy,
- We offered schools 22 training modules encapsulating all the technological and pedagogical expertise needed to use the machinery provided.
- Not all the teachers in the school were forced to attend the training sessions. Teachers could select the machine of their choice and get 18-hour training.
- After attending the sessions, participants had to share the knowledge acquired with their peers at school. All the material was made available to the educational community on a Moodle course created by us.
- We collaborated with other educational centres in the area to choose venues providing easy access to all participants.
- We set up an on-site Polo Creativo that schools could use as inspiration for their own Maker Spaces.
Creating a puff with paper waste and fabric
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Chess board (lasser cut) chess pieces (3D Printer) and bags for the pieces (sawing machine)
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Training session in a rural school
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Training session in a rural school
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Description
The target audience of this project were nursery, primary and secondary students in Galicia who need to develop their digital competence.
Create
Guidelines
In order to appropriately tend to the needs of the large number of teachers involved in the programme, our initial training strategy was redesigned with the aim of optimising time, resources and available staff.
Step 1: planning shared training sessions. Each participant received tailormade training on the resource of their choice to be later disseminated among their peers at school.
Step 2: needs analysis and design of 22 modules encapsulating all the technical and methodological training to be given in the sessions.
Step 3: grouping participants according to their location and setting up strategical training sites to facilitate attendance.
Step 4: sharing the training schedule with the schools involved.
Description
The target audience of this project were nursery, primary and secondary students in Galicia who need to develop their digital competence.