The document summarizes the establishment and growth of the NE Comenius Centre website for sharing modern foreign language teaching materials between teachers. It was established in September 2002 and by January 2011 had over 4000 resources shared between teachers. The document encourages teachers to share ideas, links, and resources through the website by explaining that sharing benefits all teachers by refreshing their work and expanding their teaching tools.

2. www.sunderlandschools.org/mfl-sunderland …… the story

3. September 2002: NE Comenius Centre website Website established and teachers contributing and accessing teaching materials. C. Seccombe July 2002 - Sept 2003 Establish a modern foreign languages website in Sunderland to disseminate good practice and to promote the production and sharing of high quality MFL teaching materials.

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12. January 2011 4000+ resources

13. What is it ? Why ? How ? What ? SHARE

17. share v. to give your ideas, links or resources to another person in your professional network on the understanding that they will give you something of theirs in return, so that you both may progress in your work, refreshed and with more tools in your box.

18. What is it ? Why ? How ? What ? SHARE

19. Why ?

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21. Why ? We’re all in this together

22. Why ? “ When was ever honey made with one bee in a hive?” Thomas Hood

23. What is it ? Why ? How ? What ? SHARE

24. How ? blog share

25. What is it ? Why ? How ? What ? SHARE

26. What ? anything ! some of my favourites

27. A final thought….. When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion. Ethiopian Proverb