The 2nd INTELed project meeting was successfully hosted by the University of Piraeus Research Center (UPRC) at Piraeus, Greece, on the 7th and 8th May 2018 at the premises of the University of Piraeus.
During the meeting, all project partners were represented and the agenda included the presentation of the project progress. In particular, partners discussed about the activities that have been accomplished so far on the last six months of the project lifecycle, as well as, about the forthcoming activities of the second year.
In this context, the work that has been done in relation to the INTELed Pedagogical Framework for SEN Education and the Methodological approach model for the teacher training has been presented. In addition, partners thoroughly discussed their plans in relation to the INTELed teachers’ recruitment process, the teacher training events and the school pilots that will take place from September 2018 onwards. The dissemination tools of the project were also discussed with a special focus on the development of the INTELed Community of Practice that will share the best practices in applying the INTELed pedagogical and training method. The meeting concluded with the demonstration of one Kinect-based game which was developed by the Cyprus Interaction Lab (CIL) of the Cyprus University Technology, for promoting students’ understanding in geometry, within inclusive
educational settings.
Overall, the meeting was characterized by high motivation as well as by a friendly and collaborative atmosphere.
The next project meeting is planned for January 2019 at Palermo, Italy.