INVITATION for ICT SEAGULLS PROJECT

YOU ARE INVITED to the 7th YEAR of ICT SEAGULLS PROJECT WHICH FOCUSES on “ART & TQPs” in 2010...

The "International KALBE-MER ICT Seagulls Project" is going to start its 7th year with the emphasis on "ART". According to the quality-based philosophy of the Project, every team, finalizing all the steps properly, is a “winner”. One of our targets is keeping web sites and blogs alive even after the announcement of results in addition to following the rules and regulations. So the ex-participants should also go on exhibiting and sharing their projects with the community.
The only theme of this year is; “ART”.

In other words; no other project topic will be included in the studies this year. All the teams will focus on one question, in their own environment which might be their school, their village/town/city or country:

On the way of training qualified citizens, why is ART important and essential? Do we give the necessary importance to ART in our schools or home? What are the main problems of our school (?) concerning the art education? How can we solve them? How can we create awareness of ART-NECESSITY for TQPs among the school partners like teachers, parents and other community members?

We will take PDCA Mindset steps as we used to do. We will implement activities of art and will share everything on our web pages or Blogs.
What kinds of branches are included in “Art”?
* All of the two-dimensional studies like; all kinds of drawings on paper, material or wall, poster, graphics, caricature, photograph, batik, ornamenting, etc.
* Three-dimensional arts like; sculpture, ceramic, relief, etc.
* Landscape architecture for gardens or rooms.
* Literature (Novel, short-story, poetry, essay writing, scenario, film or drama manuscripts, etc.
* Music (All kinds)
* Performance Arts: Ballet, folk dances, dance, etc.
* Dramatic arts: Drama, opera, musical play, puppet show, cinema,
Target Age Groups:
For the year 2010, all the levels of schools starting from Pre School Education College students (including MA or MS levels) will be able to register to “ICT Seagulls Circles”. We also invite “Challenged” teams to participate in. The State and Private schools will be assessed within the same platform.
Registration:
In order to take part in this project, project school leaders and also project leaders must apply personally to be a member school of KALBE-MER (Quality & Peace Education Center of Hayal Köksal). All the steps of the project (starting from the registration to the delivery) are conducted with the collaboration of the Center.
This is a voluntary project. Please do not force your teachers or/and students to take part in it. They must be volunteer. Another prerequisite is the physical conditions of the school. All the circle members including the teacher leaders should be technologically literate and have e-mail accounts.
This project does not provide any financial award, except from a Momentum and a Certificate. Gaining İmece (Collaboration) spirit and learning through the project are considered as the awards of the project.
Project Steps:
School Administration Level:
Project leaders_ leading teacher and the school principal_ apply to Hayal Köksal to show their interest and commitment to the project. The school becomes a member school after making the necessary calls and/or visits.
The school principal, leading teacher(s) and the Coordinator (Dr. Köksal) sign the protocol.
The school administration support and provide the project teams with the necessary permissions, technological equipment and place to conduct the project throughout the academic year.
Project Team level:
1. The ICT Seagulls Project is conducted through the “İmece Circles©/Students’ Quality Circles” system based upon the PDCA Mindset (Plan, Do, Check, Act).
2. Project topic, concerning ART is determined by all circle members including parents.
3. After the determination of the problem area, all the members conduct a deep “Literature Reviewing” through the Internet and the libraries in order to get the necessary info about the problem.
4. The road map of the project is drawn by means of using some quality tools. At this step, getting help and guidance from Dr. Köksal is compulsory. The strategic plan should be approved by her before the project journey starts. If the team starts the project before the approval, it is disqualified. For, that plan is the key factor for a healthy project process.
5. By using quality tools, the main and root causes of the problem are determined by the whole team. Then, tactics and strategies are identified. The questionnaire is prepared. Seminars and activities to solve problems related to “art & art education” are planned.
6. On the way of using necessary data collection tools, pre- and post-tests are applied; before, while and after the implementation. The rate of the success is measured.
7. All the steps and activities are shared with the community by using either a web page or a blog.
Evaluation of the Projects:
2010 ICT Seagulls Projects will be evaluated at three different steps:
1. Preliminary Step: The General coordinating body of the projects (Kalbe-Mer) will approve the projects at the final step just before starting their peer-assessment phase of the circles. The following criteria will be taken into consideration:
a). Obeying time restrictions (managing time).
b). Following the general rules of the project during the project steps.
c). Designing and sharing the outcomes of the project according to the rules.
d). Delivering the Project CD and web page address at a complete and timely manner.
2. Peer-Assessment Step: All the circles from different countries will assess the other projects (excluding theirs). There will be 30 points of 10 criteria and this grade will form the 60% of the whole grading (See the criteria below). Circle members are also expected to correspond with the other circles’ members living at different countries. The circles from the same schools cannot assess their school-mates.
3. Jury Assessment: The jury members will assess all the projects based on the same criteria mentioned above. It will constitute of the 40% of whole assessment. The artistic assessment will be done by the related experts. They will prepare the criteria concerning each area and inform the participants.
Our Judges: are the wellknown experts of academia, IT and Art.
In order to see the sample projects and get more information, please visit: http://www.bilisimcimartilar.com/ (English).
Deadline for 2010 Projects: 31st December 2009
After six precious years, with 210 projects, not only from Turkey but also from India, South Africa and USA; we believe we stand together! Come and join us.

Hayal KÖKSAL