Improving Teaching And Learning Through Digital Technologies: Insights From Bulgaria
Looking for alternative ways to improve their students’ learning process in their classrooms during the last years, the Secondary School “St.st. Cyril and Methodius” is delighted to be a part of the DIGITAL FIRST project’s mission to transform informatics education across Europe. The teachers from the school find the project very inspiring and enlightening as […]
Beyond Coding: Transforming Education to Shape Tomorrow’s Digital Innovators
In today’s fast-paced digital world, the education of our youngest citizens must evolve to meet the demands of a future dominated by technology. As children grow up surrounded by digital devices, they arrive at school with a basic level of digital fluency. However, there’s a pressing need to move beyond this familiarity with technology and […]
Sparking Creativity in young minds: Innovative Approaches to teaching Informatics
The importance of coding and informatics cannot be overstated in today’s digital world. Yet, introducing these concepts to young children can be challenging. Some of the challenges that a teacher may face: Attention and concentration: Younger children typically have shorter attention spans, making it hard to keep them engaged in activities that require sustained focus, […]
Exploring How Informatics is Taught and Learned in Greek Schools: Focus Group Insights
As part of the “DIGITAL FIRST – Digital tech as the first language” project, recent focus group research conducted in Greece offers valuable insights into the current state of informatics education. Our project aims to transform how students across Europe engage with digital technology, preparing them for a future where computational thinking and informatics skills […]
Exploring How Informatics is Taught and Learned in Croatian Schools: Focus Group Insights
We’re excited to share early findings from our focus group research on how informatics is taught and learned in Croatian schools, a key part of our ten-country study. This report provides a deep dive into the experiences of those directly involved in teaching and learning informatics, highlighting the strengths and challenges in this vital subject […]
From Structuralism to Functionalism: A New Era in Informatics Education
For decades, foreign language instruction was heavily influenced by structuralism, a method focused on teaching grammar through the study of sentence forms and the mechanics of language. Students learned how to conjugate verbs and construct sentences but often found themselves unable to engage in meaningful conversations. By the 1980s, the limitations of this approach became […]
Exciting News: Our Experts Lead the Charge in Digital Education Innovation!
We are proud to announce that Arjana Blažić from Suradnici u učenju and All Digital, both integral parts of our project consortium, have been selected as members of the newly established Commission Expert Group for Digital Education Content. This expert group is tasked with developing guidelines and quality requirements for accessible, well-designed, high-quality digital education […]
Flash news from DIGITAL FIRST partners: Lidija Kralj’s Expertise Recognized in High-Quality Informatics Initiative
We are delighted to announce that our esteemed project partner, Lidija Kralj from Suradnici u učenju, has been selected as a member of the prestigious European Commission Expert Group on High-Quality Informatics. This group, comprised of 25 experts from 14 different countries, is dedicated to addressing and overcoming the critical challenges facing informatics education today. […]
DIGITAL FIRST: Check out our new leaflet to get the project highlights!
The DIGITAL FIRST project proudly completed its first six months with a focus on the research and analysis of the current landscape of informatics education across Europe. Right after the summer break, our partners are looking forward to sharing the first set of research results and launching dialogue clubs in project countries to involve all […]
DIGITAL FIRST: Slovenian Partners Combine Efforts for Transforming Computer Science Education
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, primary and secondary schools across Europe must constantly keep themselves updated to prepare students for a digital future. Recognising this need, Slovenia has embarked on a transformative journey through the DIGITAL FIRST project, uniting the two primary schools, a university, and the Ministry of Education in a collaborative effort […]
