Turkish teachmeet by Ewa Nenkin

MATHS AROUND US TEACHMEET and its results Kocaeli, Turkey 7-11 May 2018 1

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7th May Monday Visiting Atatürk Ortaokulu, project meeting , trip to Sekapark, Science Centre and Paper museum 8th May Tuesday Project meeting at school, trip around Maşukiye and Sapanca 9th May Wednesday Project meeting, İzmit city tour (History Corridor, Saatçi Ali Efendi Mansion, Clock Tower, Kasr-ı Hümayun) Karaaslan Kamping, graduation dinner 10th May Thursday Trip to İstanbul Historical Peninsula, Sultanahmet Square Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia Museum, Galata Tower, The Basilica Cistern, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus Boat Tour 11th May Friday meeting at school,farewell

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Introduction ............................................................................................................5 Evaluation survey after the fifth stage ''Maths in games”......................7 Evaluation survey of Teachmeet Turkey................................................15 Visit to Kocaeli Science Center...............................................................18 Seka Paper Museum...............................................................................21 İzmit sightseeing tour.............................................................................22 Trip to Maşukiye and Sapanca...............................................................26 A Visit to İstanbul...................................................................................27 Links.......................................................................................................33 Conclusion..............................................................................................33

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İZMİT , KOCAELİ

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*Introduction The evaluation meeting of the project ''Maths Around Us'' was held between the dates of 7- 11 May 2018 in İzmit , Kocaeli ,Turkey. Teachers from five countries came together at Atatürk Ortaokulu and discussed all the aspects of the project, shared and reminded the responsibilities. They also discussed the dissemination ways of the project. They were familiar with Turkish history, traditions and customs, took part in different activities and had a chance to see the town of İzmit. Teachers underlined the importance of evaluation, worked on the detailed evaluation questions, discussed formative assessment elements and some questions such as what new ICT applications used, how your students improved their English and Maths skills etc. They visited the city of İzmit, Science Center, Paper Musem. They went to İzmit sightseeing tour and saw the most important historical places to visit. They had a trip to Maşukiye, Sapanca and İstanbul.

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*Evaluation survey after the fifth stage ''Maths in games'' PART 1 English Language Developing language skills: speaking, writing, reading, breaking the language barrier between project students

1. Do you think, that your participation in Erasmus project helped you to develop your language skills in English? definitely yes

rather yes

rather not

definitely not

2. Which skills did you develope the most: • reading • writing • oral communication 3.In your opinion which skill was the most useful during the project and why? ........................................................................ 7

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4. In your opinion what is your level of communication in English with foreign project students? definitely yes

rather yes

rather not

definitely not

5. In your opinion what is your level of understanding written texts in English after your work in the Erasmus+ project? definitely yes

rather yes

rather not

definitely not

6. Which activities do you regard as the most developing during project work? • Creating texts in English. • Verbal communications with foreign project students. • Translating texts into English and vice versa. 7. Why?............................................................................... 8. Which language activities you did during the project were the most satisfying and motivating and why? ..............................................................

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9. Which language activities you did during the project were the least satisfying and motivating and why? ................................................................... PART 2 Maths skills 1. Do you think that due to taking part in project you developed your Maths knowledge and skills? definitely yes

rather yes

rather not

definitely not

2. Circle what skills did you developed the most: • you get knowledge about units changing., • you know what is the percentage,, • you know influence of angles in Maths,

3. How good are you at solving Sudoku ? excellent (10-9) fair (4-3)

very good (8-7)

good (6-5)

poor (2-1) 9

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4. How good are you at numeric games? excellent (10-9)

very good (8-7)

fair (4-3)

good (6-5)

poor (2-1)

5. How good is your knowledge about different games about Maths and numbers? excellent (10-9) very good (8-7)

good (6-5)

fair (4-3)

6. What topics you didn’t know before joining the project? - knowledge of different billiard rules, - influence of angles in Maths, - Sudoku and numeric games, 7. What skills do you regard as the most useful during the project “Maths in games” and why? ................................................................................................ PART 3 Developing ICT skills 1. Did you develope your ICT skills due to project tasks ? definitely yes

rather yes

rather not

definitely not 10

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2. What applications or ICT tools did you use during the project tasks? . Movie maker, photo story, Smilebox, tworzenie kolaży – pixlar, puzzlematch the memory , tagxedo, hot potatoes, 3. What applications or ICT tools you did not know before the project tasks ? ................................................................................................. 4. What ICT tasks or activities did you find the most satisfying and motivating? Why? ............................................................... 5. What ICT tasks or activities did you find the least satisfying and boring? Why? ................................................................................ PART 4 Developing ICT skills • Developing social skills due to group work, pair work (solving problems together, looking for solutions, tolerance in social contacts objective criticism in group, finding strengths and weaknesses , negotiation in group) 11

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1. Underline: how do you usually work during the project work: • individually • in pair • in group

2. Underline: How did you take decisions about division on of labour: • One or two peers imposed on the others the tasks • Everybody voluntarily or in negotiation way decided what to do

3. How did you solve problems in pair or group work ? ................................................................ 4. What are your strengths in pair/group work? ..................................................................... 5. What are you weaknesses in pair/group work ? .......................................................................

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PART 5 General questions 1 .The atmosphere during the project activities was: very good •

good

• bad • I don’t know 2. Did you like the project meeting? yes

Why? …………………………………………………………………… 3. Did you develop your passions or hobbies due to the project? excellent (10-9) fair (4-3)

very good (8-7)

good (6-5)

poor (2-1)

4.In your opinion your participation in the project was : excellent (10-9) fair (4-3)

very good (8-7)

good (6-5)

poor (2-1)

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5. What project task was the most interesting and why? ................................................................. 6. What project task was the least interesting and why? ...................................................................... 7.What project task was the most difficult and why? ................................................................... 8. Did you gain more knowledge about project countries due to project tasks? definitely yes

rather yes

rather not

definitely not

9. What new or interesting things about project countires did you find out, you did not know before the project, give an example? ......................................................................... 10. Would you like to take part in another Erasmus project once again? • yes • no • I don’t know 14

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*Evaluation survey of Teachmeet Turkey

Teachers of the project partner schools conducted a meeting at school for the evaluation of the project and discussed all the aspects of the project .They shared their ideas , experiences, good practices and talked about the impacts of the project on the students in social , mathematical or technlogical ways and its results. 15

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What new ICT application did you use the most often and why? - Moviemaker: it is attractive, easy to use for students, and free. -

Taxedo: it ıs funny to create different shapes and personalization.

- Hot Potatoes: they can choose many options, it is creative. - Comic life: they like using pictures and bubbles to make stories. - Issues: easy to use, free and easy to share presentations. -

Pixlr: Collage application: free, funny and creative. They can use photos.

Smilebox: slide show presented in interesting way, adding music, pictures and sentences.

Quızlet: easy, attractive and free. They can use it for learning.

- Socrative: free and easy to use for students. For the stage evaluation. What project activities let students improve their English skills? • Oral communication during the mobilities • Skype conversation • Translating tasks • Writing e-mails, whatsapp, etwinning, messenger, Facebook 16

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• Online lesson • Understanding different tasks What formative assessments elements did you use what is your opionion about them? • Using lesson goals • Using key questions • Finishing sentences • Self and peer evaluation How maths skills were improved during the project? • Logical thinking in Maths • Solving the problems they can encounter in real life • Understanding the basic mathematical aspects • Learn how to write real life by equations • Realizing that Maths is around us everyday and everywhere How did our students improve their social and collaborative skills ? Encouraging group work both in the classroom and out. 17

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Successful interpersonal communication. Increasing learning opportunity via technology, online meeting.

*KOCAELİ SCIENCE CENTER Teachers from five countries visited the Kocaeli Science Center which is a project brought into being by the partnership of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality and TÜBİTAK, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and they were enable to walk around , touch and experiment actively in contrast to the classical museum concept composed of untouchable objects in showcases in a quiet media.

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It is a center aiming at making science and technology understandable and accessible by setting the individuals in different age groups and knowledge up with science, enhancing importance of science and technology in the eyes of people , including experimental and practical activities and instigating the visitors toward experiment and exploring. As being the biggest industrial transformation project of Turkey, it is located on the space of 18.560 square meter where foundation of Seka Paper Mill was laid in 1934. The paper mill was restored after having produced for 70 years and now it proceeds its way as Kocaeli Science Center and Seka Paper Museum. At the center, there are almost 250 testing apparatus and special design galleries as well as workshops where scientific studies are made, a scientific scene where scientific shows and interviewing are made, exhibitions spaces, library, research offices and science cafe .

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*SEKA Paper Museum ( The Turkish 1st Paper Factory coverted into a museum )

Participants of the project visited the Turkish first paper museum which was founded in 1936 and they had the opportunity to observe the endless paper machine which became the identification mark of the Paper Museum in its original place.The use of this paper machine was a breaking point for the history of industry. It worked constantly from the establishment of the factory in 1936 until its shut down in 2005.

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*İZMİT Sightseeing Tour Teachers from project countries went on a sightseeing tour around the city and visited historic buildings and monuments in izmit.They had knowledge about the history , culture and traditions.

İzmit History Corridor History Corridor tour starts from Ese Dede tomb which is located İmam Street in Orhan District and continues 300m distance Orhan Mosque in Camialtı Street than 60m distance Karaburç in Yalçın Street and it hosts rich examples of city walls of Nicomedia period. When you go down 400m from Orhan District, Orhan avenue, you can reach Akçakoca square. 50m from the square there are rich examples of civil architecture structure and monumental registered structure like ; Süleyman Pasha Bath, Akçakoca Dere Mosque and Elbeyoğlu Mansion. Sırrı Pasha avenue, Sırrı Pasha Mansion and historical Kapanca Street are located 150m distance from Akçakoca square. Hill of Culture is reached from Kapanca Street 60m ahead in the direction Inonu avenue. At the Hill of Culture there are Monumental registered Redif building, Pasha’s Flat, İmaret Mosque, Kasr-ı Humayun, Clock Tower and Atatürk’s Monument. 200m ahead the tour ends with Archeological museum.

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Selim Sırrı Pasha Mansion

Selim Sirri Pasha Mansion was built by Selim Sirri Pasha himsel in 1892. Sırrı Pasha Mansion, a 19th century civil architecture example, was built with 2 floors and a mausoleum. The inside walls of the mansion are decorated with antique sculptures and architectural pieces. The annex of the castle is built with bricks that are specially brought from France. It is reported that the interior wall decorations of Sırrı Paşa Mansion were decorated by the painters who performed the restoration of the Dolmabahçe Palace. The mansion, built by Mutasarrif Sırrı Paşa and one of the most magnificent constructions of the Kocaeli city, draws attention with its elegant architecture and rich frieze ornament. 24

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İzmit Clock Tower The clock tower has been an inseparable part of the history of İzmit throughout the 20th century, and has become the symbol of the city. It was built by the Kocaeli Governor Musa Kazım Bey of the period to commemorate the 25th year of 2. Abdulhamit Han's acceding to the throne. The tower which is one of the first work of art of Architecture Vedat Tekin, was constructed in neo-classical style. In its construction travertine stones were used that are unique to Hereke and Tavşancıl regions. Its clock was re-manufactured in 1929 by Mustafa Semi. In the bottom floor of the tower there are 3 fountains in 3 directions. There are stone epigraphs on pediments of the fountains and over the gate of the towel. In these epigraphs, words “Municipality built this tower and the fountains for Seyit Kamari in 1318” are written in Arabic alphabet. There is the signature of 2. Abdulhamit in the cartridge with a circle shape on the middle floor. In the epigraph written in Latin alphabet, written later, next to the entrance gate of the clock tower, it is mentioned that it was repaired by SEKA in 1970's. The tower adds a different harmony to the city with its lead covered roof, with its unique high cone, as if it just walked out of an ancient fairy tale.

İzmit Palace , Kasr-ı Hûmayun İzmit Palace, Kasr-ı Hûmayun, and with its other name hunting seat of Sultan Abdülaziz, is located in the North of the railroad, next to Clock Tower. Kasr-ı Hümayun which was built with the order of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz in 19th century, to architect Garabet Amira Balyan attracts attention with its neoclassical, baroque and classical Ottoman art styles characteristics. It is located on the hill next to the Clock Tower.

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* Trip to Maşukiye and Sapanca Teachers of the partner schools had a trip to Maşukiye and Spanca .They explored the natural beauty of Maşukiye( a wonderful village of Sapanca), its flora and enjoyed having lunch under the waterfall. Maşukiye is a pleasant holiday district between the Samanlı Mountainside and the south western shore of Sapanca Lake, famous for its green nature, springs, valley, waterfalls, rivers, fruit gardens. As it is close to the main roads and transportation is easy, Maşukiye plays a leading role in the development of nature tourism in the area. Maşukiye means nature, lush green and briefly "tranquility". Containing all the vegetation of the Black Sea region, Maşukiye hosts the widest species of trees and plants of Turkey. Teachers also visited lake Sapanca which is located between the Adapazarı Meadow and Gulf of İzmit and walked along the lakeside. It is an area surrounded by mountains. It offers quiet and peace in the natural beauty settings. It is a freshwater lake in Turkey and the water is used for industrial as well as domestic needs.

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* A Visit to İstanbul On 10th May,teachers from five countries visited İstanbul the most populous city in Turkey historically known as Constantinople. They had opportunity to explore the city of layers of history, culture and architecture dating back to almost 2,700 years. It is the largest city of Turkey with the estimated population of over 15.3 million. Istanbul is a cosmopolitan city located in the center of the Old World, in the northeast of the Anatolian Peninsula between the Black and Aegean Seas, boasting for a vast and glorious history and magnificent scenic beauties. It is the unique city in the world built on two continents divided by the Bosphorus strait and a huge metropolis connecting continents, cultures, and religions contrasting its unrivalled heritage with the modernity. The majority of historical monuments are located in the Old part of the city in the European side. The most famous are St. Sophia, Blue Mosque, Hippodrome, The Wall of Theodosius, Topkapi Palace, Suleymaniye Mosque, Underground Cistern, St.Eirene, St.Saviour in Chora, Archeological Museum, Grand Bazaar and the Spice Market; while in the new part can be appreciated the modern face of the city with its skyscrapers and luxurious shopping centers, and at the same time, visitors could be delighted by the wooden houses bordering the Bosphorus and historical sites such as Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace, Galata Tower, Nusretiye Mosque, Clock Tower and many others more. Although the Asiatic side of the city, has no much to offer to see bears a mixture of modern houses, lovely wooden villas as well as some historical sites such as Anadolu Fortress, Beylerbeyi Palace, Leanders Tower, Cinili Mosque, etc.

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SULTANAHMET SQUARE AND BLUE MOSQUE Blue mosque as also known as Sultanahmet Mosque is one of the most majestic Ottoman mosques in all of Turkey. This mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I during 1609-1616 in the square carrying his name in İstanbul. The architect is Sedefhar Mehmet Ağa. It is the only mosque in Turkey with six minarets. The mosque is 64 x 72 m in dimensions. The central dome is 43 m in height and is 33.4 m in diameter. 260 windows surround the mosque. Due to its beautiful blue, green and white tilings it has been named the "Blue Mosque" by Europeans. The inscriptions were made by Seyyid Kasım Gubari.

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HAGIA SOPHIA MUSEUM Hagia Sophia is considered a unique monument in world architecture, and its magnificence and functionality has been a good example in construction of countless Ottoman mosques. Hagia Sophia with its exceptional history constitutes a synthesis between east and west. This monument is one of the wonders of the world that has remained intact until the present day. One can find many attractions in Hagia Sophia – interesting forms of Byzantine architecture, mosaics of the Christian period as well as structures added during the Ottoman era. Hagia Sophia has been a Christian place of worship for 916 years, then converted into a mosque and served Muslims for 481 years. Hagia Sophia Museum was opened in 1935 and ever since it has been attracting thousands of visitors every year.

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GALATA TOWER The tower was built in the 14th century by the Genoese who had semi-independence from the Byzantines. It was part of their fortification. The tower was used as a prison and a fire tower during the Ottoman era. The nine-story tower is 66.90 meters tall and was the city’s tallest structure when it was built. The elevation at ground level is 35 meters above sealevel. According to Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman historian and traveller, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi flew as an early aviator using artificial wings from the tower to Üsküdar. The Sultan at the time initially taught of rewarding him, then changed his mind and sent him to exile in Algeria. Today the observatory deck has a 360 degrees view of the city, from here you can observe the monuments that sit on the seven hills of historical peninsula. (Constantinople was built on the seven hills of the historical peninsula like Rome.)

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ISTIKLAL STREET ,TAKSIM Istiklal Street (Istiklal Avenue) in Taksim, Beyoglu district of Istanbul is probably the most famous street and entertainment area in Istanbul. The region of Taksim and Istiklal Street is the heart of the city. Istiklal Street which means "Independence Avenue" is a mile long colorful pedestrian street and grand boulevard cutting through Beyoglu and full of all kind of shops, restaurants, cafes, street shows and it is located by the Taksim Square. The nostalgic tram runs through the length of the Istiklal Street. Istiklal Avenue is also one of thebest places to see in Istanbul. The Istiklal Street is lined with 19th century former palaces and embassies which are now home to high street brands. The Istiklal Avenue is just as busy at night with numerous shops, bars, cafes, discos, clubs and restaurants. It’s said that up to a million people walk up or down through Istiklal Street every day.

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GRAND BAZAAR (KAPALIÇARŞI)

The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. In 2014, it was listed No.1 among world's most-visited tourist attractions with 91,250,000 annual visitors. The Grand Bazar at Istanbul is often regarded as one of the first shopping malls of the world.

This bazaar was first built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and was expanded during the reign of Sultan Süleyman the Great (!520-1566), and reached its present form in 1701. Its extends over 65 streets, covering an area of 30.702 square meters. It contains a mosque, 21 inns, two vaulted bazaars, seven fountains, a well and over 4,000 shops. It possesses 18 gates, eight of them large, ten of then smaller. It has surrived five fires, and has been restored and repaired and has reached our present times.

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*Links The presentation of the project ''Maths Around Us'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JMWnlSmVe8&t=10s

*Conclusion During the project ''Maths Around Us '' aiming at improving Maths skills by perceiving Math issues in our students’ surrounding world, by encouraging them to try their best to solve Math tasks, by finding similarities and differences between different environments of the five participated schools. , numerous activities and events were organised. All Math actions and communication between students was carried on in English which made students more aware of the importance of learning foreign languages and developed their language skills. In our project Math teachers from five different countries in Europe had the opportunity to exchange opinions and experiences, to observe different methods of teaching for three years. Taking part in activities pupils developed their social and cooperative skills communicating and coping with the tasks in international teams. Our project gave our students the possibility to meet, compare their skills, to solve tasks in international groups. Working via computer and Internet students developed their ICT abilities. TeacherS exchanged the international experience in teaching and learning of various subject from Maths to English or ICT . All of the evaluated areas of the project, both those at the level of working groups and on the level of their outputs, were very well received and positively evaluated from the perspective of the project group members as well as from the perspective of external participants of the project activities. We can conclude, that the project was very succesful from the aspect of management and work of working groups, as well as in terms of acceptance of the results formed during the project.

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