Empowering primary school teacher to include pupils with special education needs into physical education classes using digital tools

TITLE OF THE PROJECT Empowering primary school teacher to include pupils with

special education needs into physical education classes

using digital tools

PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER KA220-SCH-AE7826A3
DURATION Start: 01-01-2022 – End: 31-12-2023
PROJECT COORDINATOR Lithuanian Sports University
PROJECT PARTNERS ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTO (Finland)
AKADEMIA WYCHOWANIA FIZYCZNEGO JOZEFA
PILSUDSKIEGO W WARSZAWIE (Poland)
LATVIJAS SPORTA PEDAGOGIJAS AKADEMIJA (Latvia)
PROJECT FUNDING SOURCE/

PROGRAMME, KEY ACCTION

Programme: Erasmus+

Key Action: ​School Education

Action Type: Cooperation partnerships in school
education

PROJECT DESCRIPTION The main goal of our project is to empower primary school teacher to include pupils with special education needs into physical education classes assisted by digital tools. Objectives: 1. To identify teachers ITC and inclusive class creation competences and their perceived self-efficacy in this area. 2. To create digitalized content for primary school teachers to work in inclusive PE classes. 3. To empower teachers to use digital platform by providing an assistance and support. SEND will create digital content for primary school teachers the survey is planned to investigate the current situation of digital competences and self-efficacy. Survey questionnaire will be created considering the data we have and the conclusions will be received from workshops with associated partners and teachers. The workshops will be held in each participating country of at least 5 teacher-experts and other stakeholders. The survey will be conducted in each participating country for at least 200 primary school teachers. According to survey results the digital material how to work with SEND in physical education class will be developed. Each participating country will construct content based on the latest research and practical experience. Cross sectional evaluations of each country prepared part of material will be done. We will pilot our digital content with teachers in each partner country and the feedback will let us to improve digital material.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION Kristina Venckūnienė  kristina.venckuniene@lsu.lt