etwinning, the community for schools ie Europe

eTwinning The community for schools in Europe Alessandra Ceccherelli NSS Italy Foto: PDW Prague 08, by NSS CZ

eTwinning story

2005 – Officially launched in January

2007 – Officially integrated in LLP

Lifelong Learning Programme (2007-2013)

2008 – eTwinning phase 2

eTwinning (2005-2007)

Promote school collaboration

Bring EU dimension into school curricula

Promote language learning and intercultural awarness

Prepare pupils for European future

Improve skills of teachers

focus on:

school partnerships

Foto: from video spot, by NSS France

eTwinning in LLP Jean Monnet Programme Transversal Programme Grundtvig Adult education Leonardo da Vinci Vocational education and training Erasmus Higher education Comenius Pre-school and school education

LLP, an action programme for…

innovation

european dimension of teacher training

accessibility & attractiveness of the LLL opportunities

Source: Decision, n.1720, 15/11/06, establishing LLP

intercultural dialogue

ICT-based contents and padagogies

Language learning

eTwinning, a flexible, teacher friendly scheme for:

Collaborative learning

Project work

Sharing of resources and practice

Pedagogical use of ICT

European dimension

focus on:

Teachers’ professional

development

eTwinning in LLP foto: PDW Oslo 08, by NSS Italy

What’s in eTwinning for the Teachers?

A different sort of professional development

An easy way into transnational work

Natural opportunities to use ICT in the classroom

Different ways of delivering curriculum

Professional cooperation with other teachers

And fun! Projects are usually stimulating, motivating and fun for the teacher (too) FlashMeeting recorded session, by Liceo Einstein, Milano (I)

eTwinning in 6 steps

Inspiration. Why get involved?

Registration

Partner finding

Project submission

Production and documentation

Recognition

1. Inspiration

Kits & Modules

Project Gallery

Teachers’ Blog

eTwinning Map

2. Registration Once you get the login, you can personalize (and keep up to date) your profile (also expressing your availability for eTwinning/Comenius projects) and the School profile

Partner finding (main tools)

3. Partner finding process

Community building

Walls

me too

internal messaging

instant messaging (coming soon)

My eTwinning Life

Guestbook

Easy to find people via other people

Find information Establish the first contact

Inspiration. Why eTwinning?

Registration

Partner finding

Project planning and submission

(Pre-registration) Registration

Partner finding

Project submission

TwinBlog

Where project partners share their experience

Production

TwinSpace

Private project workspace

Where project partners and pupils collaborate online

Where project work is/can be published and shared online

and documentation

TwinBlog

Where project partners share their experience

TwinSpace TwinBlog

(Pre-registration) Registration

Partner finding

Project submission

Recognition

Recognition

National Quality Label

European Quality Label

National eTwinning awards

European eTwinning Prize

eTwinning camp 2008 Foto by NSS Germany

eTwinning was launched in 2005 and since then..

+ 50 000 members, 43 000 schools have registered

+ 10 000 projects have been registered

+ 100 000 pupils invited to TwinSpaces

+ half a million messages have been exchanged on the Desktop

+ 1500 message posted on the forum each month

+ 8000 members have been using the Desktop every day

+ 200 000 files have been shared in TwinSpaces

eTwinning was launched in 2005 and since then..

A critical mass has been reached -> eTwinning, the phase 2

Many things were happening in eTwinning.. Above... and below the surface Comenius Partnerships Informal collaboration Peer learning Sharing of resources and ideas Community building eTwinning Projects eTwinning went beyond Projects

Many things were happening in eTwinning.. … also outside the eTwinning Portal Comenius Partnerships Shaing of resources And ideas