Dissemination of the ChemDM project

Dissemination of the ChemDM project

On 26th October 2023, in the premises of the “Centar” restaurant in Prilep, at 12:00 a dissemination of the ChemDM – Chemical Dancing Models project was held within the framework of the ERASMUS + program, financially supported by the European Union and managed by the National Agency for European Educational Programs with Mobility from 01.11.2021 to 01.11.2023 in duration of 24 months. The dissemination was organized and carried out by the professors who were involved in the project i.e. Ruzha Angeleska – professor of chemistry, Hristina Mancheska – professor of chemistry, Keti Efremoska Naumoska – professor of English language, also the local coordinator of the project, with the support of the principal of SOU Gimnazija “Mirche Acev” – Prilep, Vesna Mihailovska. Present guests, principals and teachers from all local primary and secondary schools from Prilep were invited to the event, as well as chemistry and biology professors from OSMU “Dr. Jovan Kalauzi” from Bitola and SOU Gimnazija “Dobri Daskalov” from Kavadarci, representatives of regional department of Bureau for Development of Education and representatives from the Local self-government. Simultaneously, the event was followed virtually through the “Zoom” program by guests from PMF-Institute of Chemistry Skopje and chemistry professors from other cities who were not able to attend physically. At the dissemination, the attendees were introduced to the basic information about the project, partner schools from the participating countries and the motive, idea, goals as well as the implementation steps of the project. The main goal of this project was digital transformation of the educational methods and content in the four high schools that participated in the project through the creation and implementation of a new curriculum in the teaching process that will develop the digital skills and competencies not only of the teachers, but students as well. The attendees were given a copy of the curriculum with a manual in printed form and a digital version on a USB-stick, hoping that the program and the manual will find their place in improving the methods for mastering the content of chemistry, biochemistry and other natural sciences in this virtual world, and will also encourage the BDE, Ministry of Education and Culture and all concerned structures for further improvement of the programs and their implementation for the beginning as an optional subject.