Teacher Mobile Application for Innovative Learning: Manual for Data-Driven Practices

tMAIL (teacher Mobile Application for Innovative Learning), a European project co-funded by Erasmus+, developed and tested a mobile application and monitoring platforms supporting policy, teacher education, and primary school teachers in implementing innovative practices, more specifically, classroom practices that stimulate students’ self-regulated learning. There is a large body of evidence on the importance of self-regulated learning, due to its positive impact on student success within and outside schools. Still, the evidence-based support for these essential learning-to-learn skills remains to be fully integrated within primary school practices. Different barriers exist, from policy, teacher education to teacher level. tMAIL addresses the needs of these different target groups through the development​ ​of​ ​three​ ​major​ ​products.
One of the main outcomes of the project is the tMAIL app. It is a ​free mobile application for primary education teachers to train them in self-regulated learning theory and practice. It is available on Android and iOS systems and it is available in different languages. It is based in the latest scientific research about the topic and it includes personalized and responsive analytics. The app can be used individually. Nevertheless, to enhance learning and classroom implementation it is better to use it in collaboration with other teachers and, if possible, a teacher educator. Since the app collects information about the interests, beliefs, answers and learning units completed by the individual users, it is​ ​accompanied​ ​by​ ​​two​ ​platforms​​ ​available​ ​to​ ​teacher​ ​educators​ ​and​ ​policy​ ​makers.
The tMAIL model and products have been tested in Belgium, UK, and Spain. Results provide an answer to​ ​the​ ​following​ ​two​ ​questions:
● How does the tMAIL model support the implementation of self-regulated learning in European primary​ ​school​ ​practice?
● How does the tMAIL model support policy and innovate European wide mainstreaming of educational​ ​innovation?
The tMAIL model proved promising to support Europe to innovate educational policy, and to mainstream​ ​innovative​ ​practices​ ​across​ ​a​ ​wide​ ​range​ ​of​ ​educational​ ​systems​ ​and​ ​contexts.