The document discusses the eTwinning program, which connects over 147,000 teachers across Europe through online collaboration. It provides benefits for both students and teachers, allowing them to work on partnership projects together across borders. For students, it improves language skills like English, develops digital skills, and fosters intercultural understanding. For teachers, it enables professional development and collaboration with other European educators. The program has been running since 2005 and provides a modern way for schools to partner online without bureaucracy.
3. Some examples of working at the National level
based on Herzberg's Motivation Theory
4. The Herzberg's Theory
Some opportunities for combinations
between motivation factors and ‘hygiene’ factors
Cases:
1. High motivation, high care / it is a perfect
case /.
2. High care, low motivation / it occurs in
mercenaries /
3. High motivation, poor hygiene.
4. Low motivation, poor hygiene.
This 3rd combination could also be observed
in Bulgaria.
5. The eTwinning programme
Provides opportunities for cooperation
between teachers and students from various
European countries and the implementation
of partnership projects in global network
Combines 147,000 teachers from Europe in
3453 active projects
Implemented in the platform in 24 languages
9. The eTwinning programme
It exists since 2005
It is a sub-program of the "Comenius“
It was created to meet the educational
challenge of the 21st century
It consistent with the European Reference
Framework (KEY COMPETENCES FOR LIFELONG
LEARNING)
It is with a focus on the Digital Competence
10. eTwinning is a preferred modern form
of school partnership
It means:
Easy and quick alternative
Working without any bureaucracy
Freedom to choice methods
Attractiveness to students and teachers
Its instruments are the "new" media
Form of eLearning, one of the names for ICT
in education
11. eTwinning is a form of modern
communicaton
It is a platform that "speaks" the language of
young people from the beginning of the 21st
century
It responds to the perceptions of adolescents
about modern communication, as an
encouraging work in the global network
It is a social network
Young permanent are moving in the social
networking / Facebook, Twitter, Netlog /
12. The benefits for students
Educational:
Different and unconventional ways to absorb
information
Mastering ICT - Tools and programs
Encourage the learning of English as a
modern language for communication + other
languages / special awards /
Enriching and extending the active vocabulary
Independence of the student
13. Students communicate in authentic situations
despite insufficient language skills
Young people get quick feedback from their
partners
It increases self-esteem and confidence in
own abilities
14. Communicative skills:
Ability for teamwork
Developing a variety of ways to communicate
and tolerance towards people who speak
different languages and have different culture
Work and cooperation in a protected private
space
15. Students grow up to be "Citizens of the
world" – globalists
Equal partnership -
students aligned with those of advanced
countries in the European Union
16. The benefits for teachers
Self-education and self-learning - Autonomy
Offers much opportunity for training and
career development
Diversity in the classrooms and teaching
Opportunities for intercultural communication
Collaboration with colleagues from European
educational institutions
Create your own "drawer" with didactic
materials
Practical opportunity to work with ICT - Tools
and programs
Wear self-esteem - / awards /
23. Mobility
Professional Development Workshops –
European Workshops
Annual conferences
Camps - international youth camps
Virtual partnerships grew in real
27. 5 reasons to be in eTwinning
Offers many innovative ways of working, the teacher
"speaks" the language of young
Increases the activity of students and motivate them
Guarantee the authenticity of materials and autonomy
of learners - a new path towards knowledge
Allows teachers to participate in professional
development workshops and annual conferences
Satisfaction and confidence that you are "modern"
man, not a BBC )))
28.
29. Through eTwinning platform:
Improve your language and digital skills and
those of your students!
Range your lessons, work and units!
Use the possibilities of online training
programme in Bulgaria and abroad!
