Transcript Slajd 1 - eTwinning

eTwinning Contact Seminar
for science teachers
Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,
Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden
Warsaw, 25 April 2013
eTwinning – social network for European
teachers
Europe:
teachers – 200 635
schools – 104 725
projects - 27 854
Poland:
users – 20 722
schools – 10 000
eTwinning
European school
collaboration with the
use of ICT.
eTwinning supports
teachers’ professional
development.
Who can participate?
Teachers of all disciplines/subjects,
pupils/students, headmasters, librarians, all
school employees;
Kindergartens, primary schools, secondary
schools (age group: 3-19 years).
Participating countries
Norway
Iceland
Turkey
Croatia
Switzerland
Macedonia
eTwinning Plus
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Moldova
Ukraine
Tunisia
Aims
Facilitate collaboration between teachers and
pupils in different countries of Europe
Provide a multilingual platform for online work in
European languages
Learn how to use ICT to communicate effectively
with eTwinners
Break down barriers and share knowledge.
eTwinning virtues
enthusiasm and creativity of teachers and pupils
minimum requirements – computer, Internet
no legalities and no sophisticated procedures
use of foreign languages in direct communication with partner
schools
free eTwinning tools (Desktop, TwinSpace)
safe Internet
topic of project linked to school curriculum
pupils - increased motivation for learning
easy way to find a partner for a project (partner finding forum)
ICT tools (services, applications) popular among pupils
one school = many projects, one teacher = many projects
Advantages
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Korzyści
increase of ICT skills,
learning foreign languages
learning other cultures and
countries;
Students
- Increase of motivation for
learning
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learn how to work in groups
School
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European collaboration,
professional development for
teachers,
promotion in local media
Teachers
- Exchange of experience and
pedagogical materials,
- Professional development,
- New teaching methods,
- learning about other educational systems
- the cure for professional burn out
syndrome
How eTwinning impacts on learners
eTwinning portal
Public
portal
Teacher’s
Desktop
TwinSpace
European Portal www.etwinning.net
General information: what is
eTwinning, why get
involved, etc.
People and projects: see who
is registered, what projects
are running
Inspiration: ready-made kits,
short modules, project
galleries, ideas
Support: guidelines, help,
contact
eTwinning tools - Desktop
 News- national, European
 Teacher Rooms
 Resources
 Mail box
 Notifications
 Profile
 Partner finding - search
engine
 Forum
 Contacts
 Learning Events
eTwinning Groups
TwinSpace
Secure, private area to work
collaboratively, communicate
and store materials
– Chat
– Invite guests, pupils
Applications for Collaboration:
- Blogs,
- Forum,
- Wiki
Content Management:
- File archive,
- Image gallery,
- Web content display;
eTwinning project – what is it?
Project
duration
Topic
Flexibility
A number of
partners
Activities
How to start a project?
Project idea
Finding a partner school at the seminar 
Project’s plan and registration
KISS
– project is flexible!
Plan execution
Evaluation
www.etwinning.pl
national portal
www.etwinning.
net
European portal
Desktop
Project
idea
Variety of projects
Digiscience
Adventure with chemistry
My town in numbers
A visit to Storkland
Our home town
Fascinating phenomena (physics)
Digimaths
SEP: Sustainable Energy Plan
Xpermania II - from molecules to
materials!
Teachers’ Professional Development
European level: www.etwinning.net
European PDW
Contact Seminars
eTwinning Groups
Teachers Rooms
Learning Events
Teachers’ Professional Development
www.etwinning.net
Professional Development
Workshops,
Contact seminars
Different topics:
• Art, history and philosophy
for eTwinning projects
• Mind maps
• Web 2.0 tools
• Creative writing
Learning events
eTwinning Group
A place to exchange various interests and to discuss specific
topics or subjects in a restricted environment
use of forums, wikis,
blogs, image galleries
Expert talks (work
presented on webinars,
ideas for techers)-Web
2.0, Creative ClassroomElluminate
List of eTwinning Groups
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eTwinning project trailers
eTwinning and Internet safety
Integration of EU projects in the curriculum
Creative Classroom
Maths & Science
Humanities
Experimental sciences
Groupe Francophone
Groups for Head Teachers, Librarians
The Community of European Language Teachers
Maths & Science Group
Is aimed to:
explore different areas within maths and science
teaching
how to approach the pedagogy of maths and
science in daily work?
how to learn techniques from each other?
how these subjects may be used in eTwinning?
eTwinning Groups
a video
eTwinning Groups: tips and advice
be active – share your knowledge and ideas
contribute with your experience
take part in discussions
to join the group - complete an online application
form
do not join too many groups 
Support for teachers
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National eTwinning portals
European, national newsletter
Helpdesk [email protected]
European portal www.etwinning.net
Publications
eTwinning Labels
Thank you for your attention
Enjoy the seminar!
Ewa Raińska-Nowak
PL NSS
[email protected]
www.etwinning.pl
Talking Avatars
Modules
Adventure of the drop
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Partner schools: primary schools
from Poland, Romania
Activities: Water - main topic
ocean, sea, river
simple experiments – proceses
life in the ocean, sea, river
prace plastyczne: obrazy, plakaty
ekologia- oszczędzanie wody w
domu, w szkole
obchody Międzynarodowego Dnia
Wody (przedstawienie, akcja
charytatywna „Woda dla Sudanu”
wiersze i piosenki
angażowanie rodziców (wycieczki,
nowe pomysły, wyszukiwanie
materiałów)
Lekcje poza szkołą
Rezultaty: wideokonferencje, strony
internetowe
Contact PL NSS
Narodowe Biuro Kontaktowe eTwinning
Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji
ul. Mokotowska 43
00-551 Warszawa
tel: +48 22 46 31 400
Fax: +48 22 46 31 021
[email protected]
Skype: etwinning_polska
Narzędzia ICT
Projektujemy logo projektu
Piosenka na rozpoczęcie!
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Wideo z nagraniem
piosenki (blog):
- w 2 językach: PL,
ICT np. Paint, Photoscape,
PowerPoint
Etapy:
1. Każda szkoła projektuje logo
2. Umieszczamy je na TwinSpace
3. Głosujemy
EN
- teksty do
piosenki
- 2 filmy, w których
dzieci uczą słów
piosenki
Zalety programu
Safe Internet
The topic related to the school curriculum
Motivation for pupils
Zespoły nauczycieli
eTwinning- what is it?
Film- trailer
“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping
together is progress. Working together is
success”
Henry Ford
Activities of PL NSS - good practice
workshops
conferences
events
National
Quality
Labels
Teacher
training
national
competitions
helpdesk
online
course
Promotion and information
national portal
brochures, leaflets, training materials
a net of regional representatives
e-newsletter