Acronym: SENPower
Start Date: 01.09.2022
End Date: 31.08.2025
The SEN Power project 2022-1-BG01-KA220-SCH-000085065
On 01.09.2022, NARU began work on the SENPower project, together with the Foundation “Prosveta” (lead organization) and partners: Agrupamento de Escolas Cidade do Entroncamento-Escola Secundaria com 3º Ciclo do Entroncamento, Portugal Centro (Portugal), Instituto Politecnico de Santarem (Portugal), and Antalya Il Milli Egitim Mudurlugu (Turkey). The project is funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.
The main goal of the project is to take a step towards a more inclusive school where better personal achievements of students lead to development and overall progress.
The project targets students with specific learning difficulties, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity and autism spectrum disorders, aged 6-11 years, at the primary education level, as well as their teachers.
Specific objectives focus on achieving higher levels of knowledge in mathematics and natural sciences to improve each child’s achievements and actively engage them in school life. Teachers will improve their competencies to identify the specific learning needs of primary school students; they will learn to develop specific support models for students and adapt educational materials in mathematics and natural sciences to the needs of students with the respective difficulties.
As a result of the project implementation, the following materials are expected to be developed:
• The “SENPower” methodology, which teachers can use to adapt the teaching and learning process in mathematics and natural sciences classes at the primary education level to the needs of students with specific learning difficulties, autism spectrum disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity.
• A teacher toolkit “Mathematics for All” (M4ALL), including ready-to-use training resources on specific mathematics topics at the primary school level.
• Stage 1: SENPower project experts will initially create, after international consultations, resource models on various topics. These topics will be selected based on the following criteria: (1) common topics in primary school mathematics curricula in partner countries; (2) key topics for student progress in the subject; or (3) topics identified as difficult to teach to students, especially those with special educational needs.
• Stage 2: After joint training events, participating teachers will create their own teaching materials on specific topics from the primary school mathematics curriculum. The resources will be tested and analyzed, and finally, modifications will be proposed to fully align with the SENPower methodology. The new teaching resources will be added to the M4ALL teacher toolkit.
• A teacher toolkit “Natural Sciences for All” (NS4ALL) – a set of tools for teachers including ready-to-use educational resources on specific natural science topics at the primary school level.
• Stage 1: SENPower experts will initially create, after international consultations, model resources on various topics. These topics will be selected based on the following criteria: (1) common topics in primary school natural science curricula in partner countries; (2) key topics for student progress in the subject; or (3) topics identified as difficult to teach to students, particularly those with the respective educational difficulties.
• Stage 2: Similarly, after short-term joint staff training activities, participating teachers will create their own teaching resources for natural sciences. These will eventually be added to the NS4ALL toolkit.
The project duration is 3 years and will end on 31.08.2025.
