iWell – Enhancing the Digital and Social Well-being in Schools

Objectives

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• To support educators in becoming “active health agents” to promote the digital and social well-being of their students;

• To enhance the digital and life skills of primary school students, paying emphasis on maintaining a healthy balance of digital media use;

• To facilitate the teaching process to develop health literacy and critical thinking skills of students for their online safety;

• To provide European educators with new approaches, ICTs methodologies and research-based evidence to foster social integration and integrate new tools into teaching activities.

Activities

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• Interviews and training on developing essential life skills through health education with teachers;

• Designing and development of a Curriculum and Training Material for educators, that will be piloted by the primary school teachers in the partner countries;

• Creation and development of Health Literacy Mini Games that will target primary school students;

• Development of a MOOC based on the principles of adult learning for the professional development of teachers;

• Elaboration of Recommendations for practitioners and policymakers.

Resources

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• Curriculum and Training Material for Educators;

• Health Literacy Mini Games;

• Teacher Professional Development MOOC;

• Health Literacy Toolkit with Policy & Practice Recommendations.

 

Impact

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• Acquired new digital knowledges and tools by primary school teachers;

• Enhanced digital and life skills of primary school students;

• Developed health literacy and critical thinking skills of young people for their online safety;

• Fostered social inclusion in European schools.

Partners

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• Institute of Technology and Development Foundation – ITD (Bulgaria, coordinator)

• Centre For Advancement Of Research And Development In Educational Technology Ltd – Cardet (Cyprus)

• The Rural Hub CLG (Ireland)

• CESIE (Italy)

• Innovade Li LTD (Cyprus)

• Kentro Merimnas Oikogeneias Kai Paidiou (Greece)