By Aida Daguda | Project Leader
SMART Resource Center from October of 2016 has regularly sent specially designed newsletter to all registered users (primary and secondary schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as to others stakeholders in the database, which has over 700 users) with all the news related to the implementation of Hour of Code in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Centre for Civil Society Promotion has requested support of all relevant ministries and institutions for approvals, promotion and distribution of information about the largest information and education event „Hour of Code“. The complete action was supported by all ministries responsible for education in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Department for Education in Brcko District and the Agency for Preschool, Primary and Secondary Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Without the support of all these institutions, the action would have not achieved these impressive results.
During Hour of code 2016, Bosnia and Herzegovina has achieved the best results in the region for the third year in a row with more than 30 000 participating students in over 263 schools and non-governmental organizations . Promotional action of Centre for Civil Society Promotion achieved remarkable results, and in this year has exceeded all expectations. Biggest focus was on involving young girls from smaller cities and rural areas in B&H.
As well, with the support of the Swiss Embassy in B&H, Centre for Promotion of Civil Society has developed modules of education for teachers called „Innovations in science teaching: Innovative teaching with the use of free tools for school„ in order to sustain the impact on youngest throughout whole B&H. Education was intended for teachers of class and subject teachers interested in application of information technology in education, and to teachers and professors in primary and secondary schools. Participants of the education were introduced to innovative methods of teaching the materials in information technology. They were also introduced with free tools to improve teaching informatics (online tools and solutions for better productivity). Participants were also introduced to the following free tools: tools for online tests, video channel, web-based programming, how to create your own blog and share teaching materials with students and colleagues. Total number of participants in this educations was 98.
Next activities we will implement are related to creative workshops for girls and boys about programming a website and development of their IT skills. Preparations for Girls IN ICT 2017 will begin as well, where we will try to involve more girls from rural areas and present them the most wanted carrier in the world.
Follow us on our webpage http://www.civilnodrustvo.ba/, as well on our web page “Hour of Code Bosnia and Herzegovina”: https://www.facebook.com/satkodiranjabih, and DIKT – Inspired by GirlsInICT: https://www.facebook.com/diktbih.
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