The Mole and The Queen

Monitoring and Evaluation in May and June 2013

Effective monitoring and evaluation helps us get the most out of our Comenius project. By keeping a close eye on how the project is progressing, we will also be able to adapt our objectives and activities to new or changing needs. The questions below have been taken from the Comenius Handbook for schools, and are particularly relevant to School Partnerships. The evaluation was done in May and June 2013 and the result was following: 1. In what school are you woking? There was only four of the schools who participated in this evaluation.

2.Have the plans been followed? All partisipated say that the plans have been followed in there schools.

3. Should the partnership project be modified? Most of the participants think that the parnership dont need to be modified.

4. What are the benefits of a given activity for the pupils? Cartoons for mole are very instructive for children. Through them, they utilize common to mankind moral values, good friendship, care for others. This series found their place in different areas of the state educational requirements in Bulgaria for the education of children of preschool age. They are very entertaining and funny children with pleasure, interest and empathy are watching them, and then transform them into their games, in productive activity - children willingly and in detail tell stories with mole, painted, appliqued, modeling, queuing puzzles some scenes from cartoons or mole and his friends, dramatized parts of the movies and more. In the first year of the project it was a favorite hero and friend to their mobile and didactic games. It was a favorite guest and their holidays. That children can not tell the details of individual episodes, with the same facial expressions, gestures and interjections, the transfer of knowledge to other situations in their games and shows their great passion for these films, and the results of their productive activity prove this. Making and diverse integrative connections. Significantly increase the number of teachers who are more courageous use innovative techniques and technologies in intentional and unintentional situations. Some of the parents and family members took active part in the design and coloring of tiaras for theater in the movies for mole. Subsequently, after the teachers had earned enough experience in project started to integrate and tasks involved in the performance of mole and Queen chess. Queen of chess loved magical hero, but also a very powerful piece in chess. It presents the world with the rules of logic and defeating strategies. According to different ages and levels of knowledge to introduce children to basic rules of chess. According to the specifics of teaching chess, children's age and the peculiarities of their thinking, teachers select and apply appropriate methods, tools and techniques - playful, visual, verbal and practical, by which realize the objectives and the specific educational content of teaching chess. 2

Teachers using information and computer techniques and technologies, and other appropriate methods, tools and techniques, were able to engage the interest and desire in children to adopt, improve and broaden their knowledge of the game Chess - for moves that make different shapes for different species chess - according to the material from which it is made, the color of the shapes and the like. Children successfully arranged and puzzles with the help of teachers, which was a relatively difficult task, but through it sought to develop observation and visual memory in children. Some teachers used the chess field and in the yard in the setting. In larger groups of children in pairs and play the game in Icelandic methodology. Through this game also educate children from their play in the spirit of sportsmanship, as the beginning and end of the chess game begins and ends with a handshake between the two adversaries. Play chess develops logic and strategic thinking in children and educate their attention.Both characters and their positive views about fair play are vital to our modern world. As a result of our work on the project can be pointed out that during the period the children with joy and interest about the history of mole from the animated film chosen for work during the month under the various state educational requirements in Bulgaria regarding the education of children from preschool. Excited by his adventures, extracting the main idea of each film makes the connection to the moral message of the film with Bulgarian folk proverbs. At the beginning of the project, we educators in kindergarten, started working on chess training of children with some fear, because we were not sure if the kids would be willing to play this game. Now, almost at the end of the first year of the project, we can share that many children are interested in it. In preparatory classes in kindergarten has about a dozen children who are well advanced in this game. Show lasting desire and pleasure play it during the planned learning situations or activity of interest. This positive result, however, would be unthinkable if not to develop their interest with interest together with parents and other members of the families of the children. Parents will be involved in some forms of work with children in kindergarten to teach them to her. Spend their free time at home to develop their chess skills and knowledge. Their support is a real and sincere, which we are grateful that we support in the implementation of this part of the project. It turned out that the interest in the game show not only the children and their teachers, but other members of the staff of the kindergarten. Improved collaboration and cooperation between different institutions to realize the objectives of the project, working with parents and other family members of children. We believe it is important to explain to our children, their parents and the general public of the city of Dve mogili that each partner / country is a unique blend of culture, language and historical events, which can be an inspiration to others. Project "The Mole And The Queen" was performed many activities that it complemented and enriched with goals, objectives and outcomes. We believe that our successfully combined the academic educational program for preschool children with this project. Our program was not only diverse, but also more exciting for the kids. Teaching staff for the project was a new challenge and improve their qualifications, skills and knowledge.

Learn chess, learn to communicate, learn creativity, The Mole teatches them to be tolerant, good to the environment and all living creatures. Better understanding of the world. The need to think about someone else then one self. Moral qualities of children develop through stories with mole and their logical and strategic thinking through chess. Vocabulary of children and their cognitive abilities are enriched with new knowledge and skills. Children learn about and recognize different crafts and food production. The children develop imagination, speech and artistic skills through artistic and expressive activity. The children develop imagination, speech and artistic skills through artistic and expressive activity. Vocabulary of children and their cognitive abilities are enriched with new knowledge and skills. Increased culture of verbal interaction among children. Moral qualities of children develop through stories with mole and their logical and strategic thinking through chess. Communication skills of children are stimulated. Evolving capacities of communication among teachers and share ideas and best practices. Contacts and travel on the teachers encourage their professional development and enhance their self-esteem.

5. Is the project helping to raise achievement levels?

6. Are the means of communication used appropriate and efficient?

7. Are the teachers working together?

8. Does the project have an impact on the curriculum?

9. Are parents/representatives of local community/other educational establishments/other relevant interested parties involved?

10. Is there a greater awareness of the European dimension in education and of different cultures?

11.How do you like the work with the Mole?

12. How do you like the work with the chess?

13.How do you like the meeting in Hungary?

14.How do you like the meeting in Bulgaria?

15. What have been positive in this project?

Cognitive abilities of children are increasing. Expand the knowledge of the children are enriched with culture and moral values of other countries. Moral qualities of children develop through stories with mole and their logical and strategic thinking through chess. Vocabulary of children and their cognitive abilities are enriched with new knowledge and skills. The positive impact of our work on the project in several ways: a) on the children; b) to enrich our curriculum and our material and technical base; c) during the workshops are exchanged of best pedagogical practices; d) enriching the language skills of teachers and skills in chess; e) are increasingly using innovative techniques and technologies in educational and educational work

with children; f) to improve cooperation and interaction with families of children with the Trustees of the kindergarten and municipal government; g) Civil society in Dve mogili Municipality, and our fellow citizens living abroad are keenly interested in the activities and results of our project work. Much effort and work Learning about different cultures, customs, languages Children have developed a certain independence, tolerance, work skills More use of ICT equipment Teachers acquire knowledge of other school systems The absolute tolerance of the partners. Common way of thinking, zest. Good, creative common work. Helping each other. Wrought advice of teaching chess.

16. What have been negative in this project?

It would be great if each teacher might have more to say about the project. Maybe teathers in each school could have meetings to discuss the project and have more to say about it and how they are going to work together. Cognitive abilities of children are increasing. Expand the knowledge of the children are enriched with culture and moral values of other countries. Moral qualities of children develop through stories with mole and their logical and strategic thinking through chess. Vocabulary of children and their cognitive abilities are enriched with new knowledge and skills. Ineffective communication with the Turkish and Czech partners and coordination of the project at an early stage. DVD-discs with stories of mole are insufficient to our kindergarten because children's groups are 5. -poor communication from some of the participating partners In the first meeting in Hungary the representative of the Czech institute's parents didn't agree with the common opinion of the partners regarding the organization of the meetings, and the working methods of them.

17. Another thing you want to say:

Support our decision taken during the meeting in Bulgaria, Iceland and partner to our project coordinator in the future. I think he understands the importance of co-ordinating function for the successful completion of the project by all participants. Fjola Thorvaldsdottir is very responsible and disciplined person who has experience in implementing projects. We believe in the progress of the project under the new leadership. With joint efforts we will achieve better results. With joint efforts we will achieve better results.

I support the work of the new management of the project. It's a treat to work together with the partners. The members of the faculties are individual and very friendly people, excellent professionals.

September 2013 in Iceland Fjla orvaldsdttir Coordinator of the project