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The document presents an overview of the eTwinning initiative, which is an online platform that facilitates collaboration among educators across Europe to enhance professional development and project-based learning. It details the structure, support, and benefits of eTwinning, emphasizing its role in promoting international partnerships, integrating ICT tools, and recognizing quality in educational projects. Central to the program is the focus on student engagement, cultural exchange, and the development of key competencies in a safe and supportive environment.
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- 1. opportunities for connection, collaboration andprofessional development Erasmus+ Project KA229 Hold Everyone Together (HET) 2020-1-RS01-KA229-065354_5 18.2.2021. Dalibor Todorovic eTwinning ambassador / Serbia
- 2. My background I’m ComputerScience teacher I’m the first eTwinning ambassador for Serbia since 2015. 9maj.edu.rs I’m involved in European projects since 2014. I’m Erasmus+ ambassador for Serbia I’m Scientix ambassador for Serbia and a member of the National Steering Committee for Science of Stage for Serbia expert - external evaluator of Erasmus+ projects applications in the European Commission poll
- 3. The content The conceptof eTwinning History and support Portal - levels eTwinning projects - from idea to realization Examples of eTwinning projects eTwinning implementation and integration in the curriculum Quality labels and awards Opportunities for professional development Code of conduct and safety of students Why eTwinning?
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- 5. What is еTwinning? Anonline community where teachers of all over Europe and beyond can meet colleagues, exchange ideas and practices, attend free training opportunities and carry out collaborative projects at distance in a safe environment. The most Community for Schools in Europe ~ for students and teachers ~
- 6. eTwinning as anonline platform eTwinning is an online learning/teaching platform for staff employed in schools/pre-schools (teachers, educators, professional associates, school principals...) It is used for communication, collaboration, project development, exchange of examples of good practice.
- 7. Who can participate? Studentsand staff from Kindergarten to the end of high school Teachers, who teach pupils (from 3 to 19 years) School management, Pedagogical advisors, School Psychologists, Librarians, ICT coordinators... Different kind of public and private educational institutions (preschool, vocational, interest- education etc.) Schools from 44 countries
- 8. Countries in eTwinning 28EU member countries + Norway, Iceland, Turkey, North Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Serbia and Lichtenstein eTwinning Plus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Tunisia, Ukraine
- 9. Promotes school collaboration inEurope through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). It provides support, ideas, tools and sevices to make it easy for schools to set up partnerships and start collaborative projects in any subject area. eTwinning activities
- 10. History of eTwinning Aninitiative of the European Commission to give an opportunity to as many EU children as possible to communicate with other children in other EU countries using Information and Communication Technologies at school. 2008 – 2013 2014 - 2020 Lifelong Learning ERASMUS Plus 2005 – 2008
- 11. NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS NSS Central SupportService (CSS) represents an international partnership of European ministries of education with the aim of teaching development for the needs of schools, teachers and students across Europe. National Support Services (NSS) represents additional support at the national eTwinning level. eTwinning support
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- 15. 3 levels ofthe eTwinning portal Public portal etwinning.net eTwinning LIVE live.etwinning.net TwinSpace twinspace.etwinning.net … public area … personal area …collaborative area
- 16. eTwinning platforms www.etwinning.net • Generalinformation about eTwinning in all languages • Public, no need to register • Info about international events eTwinning Live • Only forregisteredusers • Project forums, ideas for projects • Online groups fordifferent topics / subjects • Applications for online courses and webinars TwinSpace • Online platform for collaboration • Also pupils can join • Safe (only project partners can join) • Youcan also publish or invite parents to join
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- 18. www.etwinning.net The first stepis to register to the online platform www.etwinning.net (one person = one registration) Public portal
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- 21. eTwinning Live -People eTwinning LIVE
- 22. eTwinning Live -People eTwinning LIVE
- 23. eTwinning Live -Events eTwinning LIVE
- 24. eTwinning Live -Events eTwinning LIVE
- 25. eTwinning Live -Events eTwinning LIVE
- 26. eTwinning Live -Events Integration in the platform of a webconferencing tool (Adobe Connect) free for all registered eTwinning, both for dissemination/training purposes in eTwinning Live and for partner communication and collaboration within projects and groups A continuous offer of eTwinning Events, both spontaneus events organized by teachers and «sponsored» events by CSS and NSS eTwinning LIVE
- 27. eTwinning Live -Projects eTwinning LIVE
- 28. eTwinning Live -Projects eTwinning LIVE
- 29. eTwinning Live -Groups eTwinning LIVE
- 30. eTwinning Live -Groups eTwinning LIVE
- 31. eTwinning Live -Groups eTwinning LIVE
- 32. eTwinning Live -Partner forums eTwinning LIVE
- 33. eTwinning Live -Partner forums eTwinning LIVE
- 34. eTwinning Live -PDW eTwinning LIVE
- 35. eTwinning Live -PDW eTwinning LIVE ONLINE ONSITE Learning events Online seminars Support groups Self-teaching materials PDW Seminars Conferences
- 36. ТwinSpace - collaborativearea of the project
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- 45. What is aneTwinning project? What can be a project?
- 46. Some of myеTwinning projects European Food Festival, Easter around Europe, Using social media and digital tools in education, Girls in ICT, LBM (Light of Blind Man), Photo-ethnographic journey through the country, Tourist guide, Let's make audiobooks, Creating Games Using Scratch, Education transmedia: communication at the school by the new technologies, Mystery Skype, My Pivot Stickfigure animated day, Treasure Island: Twintales/L'île aux trésors:Twincontes, Tracing the steps of the Roman Empire in our area, Where do you come from, Yellow submarine, Чуваjмо језик и обичаје, Римско наслеђе у Србији, On the traces of the Roman emperors, Self Organised Learning Environment, IES - Learning by playing.
- 47. What is aneTwinning project? No limits of time for project duration Different subjects/ part of curriculum International or national projects Online collaboration ICT tools Different languages Project based learning
- 48. How to startwith eTwinning projects? Idea Partners Topics plan (more specifically what it is about) Implementation plan (what to do and when) Activity plan (how it will be done) Program and tools plan (tools that will be used) Results (what we will show at the end)
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- 50. In eTwinning weneed to be…
- 51. The aim ofthe project Something that did not exist before the realization of the project Something that would not be possible without the project Something worth investing in a project
- 52. Well-set goals are: Clearlydefined (described) Measurable Possible Achievable Time-framed
- 53. Don’t forget... eTwinning providessupport, ideas and toolsto make it easy for schools to set up partnerships and start collaborative projects in any subject area. That teachers will work collaboratively through project work. So,
- 54. Plan collaborative projects… …thinking about activities… to students learn and collaborate. to teachers learn and collaborate. with curricular subjects.
- 55. еTwinning project examples Cartoonsin math National project LV + LV Math + crafts + other primary school subjects Pupils age – primary school Final product – videos of math tasks Act-in-Art LV + GR + FR + PT + AT Preschool pupils learn about different painters National languages + ENG Final product – virtual exhibition ICT world LV + CZ + GR + IT + PL + TR English + math + other subjects Work in international groups End product – e-journal, scratch games
- 56. еTwinning project examples Whatcan I do in my subject?
- 57. еTwinning project examples Howmany students and which students to choose?
- 58. еTwinning project examples Easteraround Europe – project details How do I fit in here?
- 59. еTwinning project examples EuropeanFood Festival – project details
- 60. ТwinSpace of theproject
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- 64. еTwinning project examples Title:«Blastic, a blast of plastic!» Description: "Blastic" aims to be a “wake-up call” to the problem that excessive use of plastic poses to our health and environment. Students need to make clear differences between the world before plastic and now and to understand what are the consequences of its irrational use. With this project pupils will raise awareness to the impact of plastic in our daily lives and use their creativity to reuse it in a musical and artistic way. Aim: Develop imagination and creativity; develop research skills; develop ICT skills; develop English skills; respect for the environment; raise awareness on the impact of plastic in our lives and environment; become a better citizen; respect different ideas; contact with recording and filming tools. Students: Age 11 - 15 from Portugal, Serbia, Poland, Turkey and Iceland. Expected results: A creative campaign to raise awareness to the impact of plastic!
- 65. It is enoughto join an existing project and participate as a partner It is desirable to start your own project It is the best to make a quality project eTwinning projects - a step further
- 66. Recognition for yourwork National Quality Label - awarded by the NSS European Quality label - awarded by the CSS National eTwinning prizes European eTwinning prizes - 3 age categories and several special categories
- 67. Quality labels - confirmationof reaching the standard
- 68. eTwinning Quality Labelsare granted to teachers with excellent eTwinning projects. They indicate that the project has reached a certain national and European standard. For this reason, there are two labels: - National Quality Label - European Quality Label Quality Label National & European
- 69. What are thebenefits? The Quality Label is a concrete recognition of teachers and schools for the high level of their eTwinning activities. For students, they represent recognition of their efforts and encouragement in further work. For schools in general, a public affirmation of their commitment to quality and openness to collaborative work with European schools.
- 70. Project criteria To receivea National or European Quality Label, projects must be carried out according to 6 criteria Planning projects according to criteria helps to succeed Pedagogical Innovation Curricular integration in different subjects Communication and exchange Collaboration between partner schools Use of Technology Results, impact and documentation
- 71. Application for thequality label
- 72. Application for thequality label
- 75. European Quality Label Noneed to apply! The European Quality Label is another label of success. Since October 2012, it has been awarded by the Central Support Service (CSS) to schools for the project: • which after the screening process was proposed for European quality labels by at least one National Support Service. • for which at least two partners have already received the National Quality Label. The European Quality Label is awarded only once a year and is presented on the eTwinning Portal.
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- 78. The European eTwinningPrize Competition for European eTwinning Prizes To compete for the European eTwinning Prizes you must have a European Quality Label. The European eTwinning Prize The main category is sponsored by the European Commission and has three levels as follows. The three prizes are for projects involving: – 1. Pupils age 4-11 – 2. Pupils age 12-15 – 3. Pupils age 16-19 In addition to the main eTwinning Prize category there are also a number of special categories sponsored by other organisations
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- 80. Life Cycle ofan eTwinning Project Introduction Project activities Evaluation Dissemination Recognition
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- 82. Aspects of implementation Inclusionin the school curriculum (use of projects in regular classes) Establishment of school teams Internet security Professional development (exchange of experiences and examples of good practice through projects, forums, seminars as motivation)
- 83. Curriculum integration Motivation tostart a project Fitting into the school curriculum Inclusion of the project in regular classes Matching by age, subjects, interests Fitting the school time-schedule
- 84. Establishment of schoolteams How many teams do we have in schools? Is it realistic to have an eTwinning team as separate team? Should the principal, the school pedagogical advisors be included in the team? Who are the potential team members?
- 85. e-safety and eTwinning Securityof the portal eTwinning vs. educational / social networks Pictures and photos of students eTwinning netiquette
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- 87. This is notyou
- 88. This is notyour classroom
- 89. These are notyour students
- 90. These are yourstudents
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- 92. This is yourclassroom
- 93. This is myclassroom
- 94. These are mystudents
- 95. This is howwe learn
- 96. This is howwe learn
- 97. Why еTwinning? How dostudents and teachers benefit from participating in eTwinning projects?
- 98. Benefits for pupils Communicationwith pupils from different countries Authentic learning of foreign languages Project activities motivate pupils to use ICT meaningfully New skills and knowledge for future job Competency based learning / key competencies Virtual travel
- 99. Different pedagogical approach Inquiry based learning Project based learning Intercultural dialogue Collaborative work Useof ICT in classroom Safe environment Innovation Recognition Teacher is autonomous Teacher is never alone
- 100. eTwinning and KeyCompetences
- 101. eTwinning and KeyCompetences European Parliament and Council Recommendation 2006/962/EC, on key competences for lifelong learning 2012 MIUR: European publication Developing pupil competences through eTwinning http://files.eun.org/etwinning/book2014/EN_Etwinning_2014. pdf
- 102. eTwinning and KeyCompetences
- 103. Professional Development opportunities •European PDW and other Seminars • Groups • Teachers Rooms • LearningEvents • Webinars Online training Online Professional Development Peer Learning Face to face training • NSS • Ambassadors • eTwinning Projects
- 104. Professional Development opportunities ONLINE ONSITE National webinars Online groups 1day 2-3 days New methods Technology Contact seminars Starting new projects Trainings NATIONAL International webinars Trainings IN EUROPE
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- 114. Why еTwinning? Resources Safe environment Partner-findingtool Project space Support Awards Professional Development opportunities
- 115. Why еTwinning? It isa free resource Safe online environment Flexibility No stress Real context for learning No bureaucray No application form or lengthy administration process Could be your 1st step or could enhance an existing link
- 116. eTwinning community Support If youarecreative and active, this community is for you! Ambassadors Each country has an ambassadornetwork where you canjoin Partners Each country has differentpartners form NGOs and business field
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- 119. 11 9 THANK YOU FORYOUR ATTENTION! Dalibor Todorovic ambassador for Serbia Erasmus+ Project KA229 Hold Everyone Together (HET) 2020-1-RS01-KA229-065354_5 18.2.2021.