Category 3
Bronze award 2019
Title :
ИСТОРИЯ И ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИИ / HISTORY AND CIVILISATIONS
Subject :
History
Authors :
Teodor Lekov, Plamen Pavlov, Rayna Gavrilova, et al
Publisher :
Prosveta
Country :
Bulgaria
Evaluation
- Well-structured chapters and themes/topics are combined with a great variety of learning tasks, differentiation opportunities, assignments, group and individual work, and "step by step" activities.
- Student oriented and competencies based, the three textbooks develop in a coherent way transferable skill, and stimulate critical thinking, research abilities and social skills by employing an active learning approach.
- 'Step by step' chapters build important skills and competencies related to history (map use, building a timeline, internet research, analyzing artefacts and primary sources) while smaller units develop cognitive skills (empathy, teamwork, critical thinking).
2019
Category 1
Title :
Likovna kultura 1 / Art 1
Subject :
Art course
Authors :
Jovan Gligorijevic
Publisher :
Freska Publishing House
Country :
Serbia
Evaluation
- Very much student oriented, stimulating in a unique way development of self-confidence, curiosity and creativity as well as authentic self-evaluation
- Unique combination of selected photographs of world-famous art and artists, and stimulating associations with simple everyday life examples
- Unconventional introduction of knowledge about different arts, techniques and materials, combined with questions aimed at individual understanding of practical aspects. No tasks or assignments in the textbook - student cards and other work materials included in the package contain them.
Title :
Hallo Anna neu / Hello Anna new
Subject :
German language course
Authors :
Olga Swerlowa
Publisher :
Klett Polska sp. z o.o
Country :
Poland
Evaluation
- The package of books and teacher's guide represents a very high standard of production. The quality of printing, colorfulness of included materials, cards, stickers, etc., and the attractive layout are impressive.
- The course design continues to rely on the 2 main characters - Anna and Benno. They allow children to relate easily to context situations, and to identify themselves with the gender roles.
- The separate book with films and sensory games stimulates learning by using not only verbal language but also body language, and encourages kids' imagination (draw silhouettes, experiment with shadows - "Good morning Sun", etc.).
Title :
Jo-Jo Mathematik 1 / Jo-Jo Mathematics First class
Subject :
Mathematics Book + App
Authors :
Joachim Becherer, Dr. Andrea Schulz
Publisher :
Cornelsen Verlag Gmbh
Country :
Germany
Evaluation
- Excellent layout with engaging illustrations, very child appropriate, a lovely mascot.
- Nicely structured into three different learning areas (green = reproduce, execute, describe; blue = think, apply, practise; orange = develop further)
- The BuchTaucher App is an innovative and exciting way of promoting self-regulated learning and encourages the reader to work outside of school on his or her tablet.
Title :
Ciencias Sociales 2 / Social science 2
Subject :
Social sience / behaviour
Authors :
B. Gasco, M.ª J. Lara, A. López, A. I. Menéndez
Publisher :
Editorial Vicens Vives
Country :
Spain
Evaluation
- The material is based on a constructive learner-centred project work concept aimed at social skills and cooperative learning, enabling the pupils to develop creativity as well as raise their emotional awareness.
- The package provides a wide range of varied and age appropriate activities from "Explore the world", "Let's get to work" to "let's work together" which combine practical tasks and intellectual activities as well as games.
- Very explicit (e.g. contextualisation, cognitive development, hints to digital materials, etc.) and well-structured and easy-to-use teacher´s manual; ´contains templates for consolidating tests and a final evaluation.
Category 2
Title :
АНГЛИЙСКИ ЕЗИК ЗА 1-4 КЛАС / HELLO! NEW EDITION for young learners
Subject :
English language course
Authors :
Emilia Koleva and Elka Stavreva
Publisher :
Prosveta
Country :
Bulgaria
Evaluation
- Gradual progression is realized on many levels of the material, from the textbook for grade 1 being nearly exclusively speech-based and teaching Latin letters to widening the scope of the books' world both in complexity and culturally through the grades.
- Multi-sensory activities are provided, thus addressing different styles of learning and
- motor skills development. Digital resources enrich and enlarge the scope of learning and teaching opportunities.
- Exercise instructions are simple and clear, interactive tasks and assignments stimulate pair and group work, accelerate development of both communication and social skills, and offer differentiation opportunities.
Title :
Biologija 5 / Biology 5
Subject :
Biology
Authors :
Gordana Subakov-Simic, Marina Drndarski
Publisher :
Novi Logos Publishing House, Ltd
Country :
Serbia
Evaluation
- Both the materials and the textbook provide a rich combination of basic text, variety of activities, differentiation opportunities, learning strategies, and online resources. The employed approach based on developing of transferable skills and competencies is consistent.
- The material is very research-oriented: it promotes the development of cognitive skills, critical and scientific thinking and is also motivating and exciting for students.
- There is a good balance between text and illustrations: pages are well-structured, text is broken into smaller chunks, illustrations are interesting and engaging.
Title :
Loodusõpetus 4. klassile / Nature Study. Form
Subject :
Nature study
Authors :
Sirje Kaljula, Aivo Saar, Kalle Sirel
Publisher :
Koolibri Publishers Ltd
Country :
Estonia
Evaluation
- Very high quality of digital materials based on text- and workbooks with balanced focus on theoretical and practical aspects of the study of nature.
- Chapters and subchapters have colour coded components and encourage students to be engaged in activities and tasks.
- Extremely rich visualization (pictures, tables, drawings, photographs, maps, schemas, graphs, statistical tables and other images) support the text and enrich explanations.
Category 3
Title :
Satakieli 9 Äidinkieli ja kirjallisuus / Nightingale 9 Finnish and Literature
Subject :
Finnish language and littérature
Authors :
Petra Erikson, Jukka Hintikka, Maria Korkalainen, Aino Nuortimo, Laura Visapää
Publisher :
EDITA
Country :
Finland
Evaluation
- Extremely rich visualization (pictures, tables, drawings, photographs, maps, schemas, graphs, statistical tables and other images) support the text and enrich explanations.
- Very well-balanced content and evaluation tasks allowing progress and problems to be depicted: each subchapter includes short self-evaluation quiz type questions with immediate feedback.
- The simple scroll-down structure makes the material very user-friendly and easy to navigate.
Title :
Achtung, fertig, Code! Oxocard / Ready, set, code! Oxocard
Subject :
Computer science
Authors :
Thomas Garaio
Publisher :
Hep verlag ag
Country :
Switzerland
Evaluation
- Students learn effectively through the minicomputer about pixel images, animations, sound, how paper can be used to make a special atmosphere, the use of colours, the sending of messages etc. and also how to do this on the computer.
- This is an innovative and effective approach to teaching programming, using a controlled setting with a micro-computer
- Convincing motivation using computer applications from every-day life (and beyond the smartphone or the desktop computer).
Title :
ИСТОРИЯ И ЦИВИЛИЗАЦИИ / HISTORY AND CIVILISATIONS
Subject :
History
Authors :
Teodor Lekov, Plamen Pavlov, Rayna Gavrilova, et al
Publisher :
Prosveta
Country :
Bulgaria
Evaluation
- Well-structured chapters and themes/topics are combined with a great variety of learning tasks, differentiation opportunities, assignments, group and individual work, and "step by step" activities.
- Student oriented and competencies based, the three textbooks develop in a coherent way transferable skill, and stimulate critical thinking, research abilities and social skills by employing an active learning approach.
- 'Step by step' chapters build important skills and competencies related to history (map use, building a timeline, internet research, analyzing artefacts and primary sources) while smaller units develop cognitive skills (empathy, teamwork, critical thinking).
Title :
Write on! / Write on
Subject :
English course
Authors :
Lindis Hallan and Haavard Fonneland Pettersen
Publisher :
Fagbokforlaget Vigmostad Bjørke AS
Country :
Norway
Evaluation
- The online application aims at a varied range of informal and formal writing ability activities i.e. personal texts, short answers, short stories or argumentative texts.
- The navigation is user-friendly through the various sections, thanks to a clear and really comprehensive home page; the loading of the well laid out activity pages is fast and reliable.
- High quality videos informing the students about each genre (relevant and detailed content, clear presentation, key words on the screen, explanation of why you should learn to write the texts.
Category 4
Subject :
Danish language course
Authors :
Tina Jensen
Publisher :
Systime A/S
Country :
Denmark
Evaluation
- An unusual but impressive mix of working with various texts, development of critical and reflective thinking, general 'life insights' and career guidance.
- The topics (body image, social media, mental health) and the texts are very well-chosen: rising above the usual clichés, thought-provoking and engaging for the age-group, presenting various sides and viewpoints, complex yet easily understandable.
- Students are given practical guidance on how to work with texts presenting complicated, multi-layered topics, which develops transferable skills of critical reading and reflection.
Title :
Min norsk A2, spor 1 og 2 / My Norwegian A2, tracks 1 and 2
Subject :
Norwegian language course for adult immigrants
Authors :
Unni Fosser Knudsen and Åsil Rønning
Publisher :
Gyldendal Undervisning
Country :
Norway
Evaluation
- Excellent spacious and clear layout with a pleasing typeface that makes it easy to read for people who are not accustomed to Latin script.
- Extremely stripped-down approach that confines itself to the really important things (also with respect to the ´instructions for use´ and grammar) - this is encouraging, engaging and welcoming.
- Each chapter has subtopics that are highly relevant for newly arrived immigrants such as meetings in kindergarten, medication, safety in the workplace, application for work, writing cv etc.
Subject :
Special educational needs
Authors :
Collective work (edited by Kamila Talaśka, PhD)
Publisher :
Learnetic SA
Country :
Poland
Evaluation
- Materials are designed in a way to be used by both teachers and therapists with downloading and printing options.
- Rich individualization and differentiation options, open-ended enrichment opportunities; listening to audio recorded content, tracking child's progress.
- The playful exercises allow children to focus on the 'play' aspect instead of considering it therapy or learning.
Title :
Giochi filosofici - Sfide allultimo pensiero per bambini coraggiosi / Philosophical riddles - Thinking challenges for courageous children
Subject :
Philosophical games for children
Authors :
Luca Mori
Publisher :
Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson S.p.A
Country :
Italy
Evaluation
- The methodological approach of the material suitably takes into account the target audience as it offers a continuous alternation between the strictly philosophical point of view on a given theme and that of children, sometimes usefully pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of ideas.
- The attractive cover, the refined rawness of the page layout as well as the illustrations, give the printed material a genuine a stylish approach which suits the contents.
- Successful attempt to base thinking and learning on very general questions and answers by philosophers for children.
Title :
Opazam, oblikujem 5 / Observe and create 5
Subject :
Arts (design / drawing)
Authors :
Martina Kosec, Jurana Linarić Mihalić, Dijana Nazor
Publisher :
Profil Klett
Country :
Croatia
Evaluation
- Every spread in the printed book offers two kinds of tasks: looking and exploring, and doing, which promotes both reflections connected to art and being active with art.
- The material manages to interest students at age-level 11, because it draws on personal experience and the immediate surroundings such as city and landscape all the time.
- The illustrations, photographs are of superior quality and nicely presented, in an adequate size and layout.
