User:Nina Koleva

= INTRODUCTION =

Hello!

My name is Nina Koleva. I'm primary teacher and at the same time I study “Information and communications technologies in Primary Education” at the University of Sofia.

In the middle of December 2006 in the Programme a new discipline was started - "Internet- and Project Competence”. Its directors of studies are Professor Jean-Paul Martin and Associate professor Iliana Mircheva. The aim of this module is to develop the specific qualities for project work, and namely:
 * Team work ability;
 * Ability for solving conflicts;
 * Ability for long term planning and realization of ideas;
 * Purposeful use of new media and means of communication;
 * Responsibility and accuracy.

= IPC 07/08 – PRIMARY EDUCATION =

Teams
= IPC 06/07 – PROJECT =

Topic
In January 2007 I saw and accepted the invitation of Anika Düker – initiator of a project about healthy nutrition. After that our team was formed: Michael Kratky – our tutor, Anika Düker, Ralica Yordanova and me.

The topic of our project is Healthy Nutrition of Children in Primary School. Our team would like to know if the children in primary school eat healthy food, what do they know about nutrition and what are the ways this subject to go into the schools – through the Curriculum, by involving the teachers or through projects. Our aim is to compare the results in Germany (Eichstätt) and Bulgaria (Sofia) and to find the similarities and the differences.

Methodology
Anika Düker made a questionnaire, which the team discussed and added a few points. It has 13 questions about the way the child eats and knowledge about healthy nutrition as well. The questionnaire was given in different schools in Sofia, Bulgaria and Eichstätt, Germany in one and the same time – in the end of January'07. Totally 133 pupils in 4th grade took part in it.

Conclusions
From the analysis me and Ralica made the following conclusions: '''These conclusions prove our hypothesis, because healthy nutrition doesn’t mean to have 1-2 healthy meals a day. It means to have right attitude to the food and constantly to have balanced menu.'''
 * Bulgarian and German kids eat various food at regular intervals. The fruit and vegetables are present in the menu of the two interviewed groups.
 * For the lunch and the dinner Bulgarian children eat healthy food. But if they are left on their own choice, they chose mainly non-healthy food and drinks: paste products, salty/sweet products, fast food and soft drinks. The German children apparently have better behaviour in connection with food as a difference with the Bulgarian.
 * Bulgarian children think that they receive enough information on this topic at school and they discuss it with their parents, but they cannot apply their knowledge. As a difference their German peers think that the way they eat is healthy.

Proposal
My proposal is an educational presentation, focused on healthy nutrition, which will enrich the work of the teachers in the primary school. It includes different modules connected with:
 * Types of the food groups;
 * Glossary;
 * Human body organs;
 * Hygiene;
 * Useful advice.

= WEBLINKS =
 * Forum: Internet-und Projektkompetenz
 * Video: IPK-Eichstätt 07/08
 * Video: IPK-Sofia 07/08
 * Video: The invitation of Anika Düker 06/07

= CONTACTS =