activitata eTwinning

1. When well designed, project-based curriculum can
lead to getting by the students to quality results and
can constitute a rewarding experience for teachers.

2. Non-formal education aims to
enrich the curriculum with
activities outside the
curriculum. These new
activities contributes to pupils'
personal and social
development and to
developing the feeling of
belonging to local community
of national and European. Also,
non-formal education aimed at
know other cultures, learning
other languages, intercultural
exchanging and developing a
proactive attitude in students.

3. The integration eTwinning projects
in curriculum development can meet
the needs of students, helps create
connections between what students
learn and present their experiences.
In the implementation of eTwinning
projects undertaken during this
school year we followed create a
framework harmony in which
students became the participants in
their own meet. All activities in the
project have led to increased the
initiative spirit and imagination of
the child, the child's personality
development and communication
skills.

5. I wanted a project to motivate students to have
dimensions creative and interdisciplinary and
that younger students can participate
apropiate. Am designed a virtual trip around
the world, along which students learn and
discover more about different countries and
cultures. Modern technologies used in the
project have made our lessons more attractive.
The project encouraged students to become
familiar with online communication tools.
Online brainstorming sessions allowed us to
exchange views with European partners and
they encouraged students to express in English.
Interactive nature of writing exercises increased
involvement of students in the project.

6. Last year, I used many different online tools and websites to make
my students use ITC creatively in an international context.
Every week we check TwinSpace for the latest uploads, one
student presents what’s new and we leave some comments on
our partners’ cartoons,photo, videos, etc. And, of course, the
project provides us with the best examples to be used in language
exercises. It’s more interesting to put phrases from a partner’s
cartoon into indirect speech than just using the textbook.

8. Taking the opportunity from the European day of Languages I'm thinking to
create a group with partners from many countries. We'll decide on a topic each
month (greetings, numbers, phrases, wishes, etc.) and share them in both our
native language and in English. We will use free online tools padlet, youtube,
soundcloud, blog. The topics can be simple, making children willing to
participate and try pronouncing words from other countries. Mostly to become
familiarized with listening or viewing other languages, not to actually learn
them. But if that happens it would be great! A blog will be used to upload the
material of the decided topics. Padlet will host the greeting words and phrases
that pupils will exchange. On youtube we will upload videorecordings. On
soundcloud we will upload recorded sounds of prases, songs etc. for the pupils
to listen and practice. Pupils will also be able to comment on the blog posts
describing their feelings about their experience.

9. What is actually eTwinning? New projects, new ideas, new training,
new educational resources and new tools available to educators this
portal - and those things we like. But in fact, it is something much
more subtle and important: it is the emotion that we share when we
meet, when we view the products, when we talk about our projects.
eTwinning is a window is a link to the place where a friend is always
willing to help.

10. Thanks, eTwinning!
Teacher Ciofalca Mihaela Cristina
Gymnasium School Buzescu- Romania