This 3rd LTTA in the project was held at IES Bahía de Almería, Spain, from the 3rd to the 7th October 2022. It was used for teachers to reflect on the methodology applied in the project and to write a final memo to be shared with other schools who would like to work on heritage. Participants: 3 teachers from each partner school.Teachers worked on the methodology material defined and designed according to the teacher's visit in Spain. The study program was as follows:
DAY 1: Reception and welcoming ceremony in host school attended by participants. Headmaster Mr Juan José Soto welcame our partners with a speech. Erasmus+ host students read some greeting words for our partners. We presented the LTTA’s schedule. A guided visit around the school was carried out by our students. Educational system seminar was given by all partners. Round table about training on heritage: teachers put in common the knowledge acquired in these years working together and their main findings when following courses on the topic of heritage as an educational tool. Presentations were made by:
- Mrs Anca Matache. Romania: Tangible heritage,
- Mrs Amelia Panzeca. Italy : Intangible heritage and
- Mrs Jurgita Bartainienė. Lithuania: Natural heritage.
We visited the Town Hall and the whole group was received by Mr Diego Cruz Mendoza, educational counsellor and Mrs Margarita Cobos environmental counsellor, as well as Mrs Francisco Alonso Martínez, Educational Delegate in Almería.
DAY 2: Study visit to UNESCO heritage site Alhambra and Generalife and visit of the City of Granada and Albayzín. Mrs Lara Carranza, tourist and heritage expert explained the main characteristic of this UNESCO site declared in 1984.
DAY 3: Methods of storytelling and methods of using photography in classroom. Legends and traditional stories E-Book Development of a program to be followed at schools interested in working on heritage: objectives, resources available, methodology, chronology,examples of activities to develop,repository.
DAY4:Workshoponthecreationofdidacticmaterialbasedonheritageusing ICT tools, with special focus on their on line availability under creative commons licence. Visiting Cabo de Gata- Níjar UNESCO Global Geopark: our Natural Heritage
DAY5: All participating teachers assisted and applyed a short educational activity in front of hosting school pupils. This activity was prepared prior to the staff training event and it was carried with the support of the Spanish school. Discussion and feedback, Briefing on the results of the training, Evaluation of the meeting, Plans for dissemination, farewell ceremony and certificates awarded. To comply wit project obejtives, in all these activities, themethodology was expositive at certaintimes, butmainly practical, active, participative, collaborative, cooperative, interactive, ICT-based learning and task-based.The teachers improveed their digital teaching skills as well as organisation and group coordination skills, coaching and problem-solving abilities.They increased their expertise in organising transnational events and are better equipped to deal with unexpected risks...
