The document provides guidance on conducting a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis to plan for training teachers in a flipped classroom. It instructs the reader to consider their strengths and weaknesses internally, as well as external opportunities and threats. It then explains how to develop strategies based on the SWOT analysis, such as using strengths to take advantage of opportunities (S-O strategies) or improving weaknesses by exploiting opportunities (W-O strategies). The overall aim is to understand one's current situation and plan effectively for the future as an eTwinning ambassador trainer.

1. Strenghts
Opportunities
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2. As etwinning ambassador your
NSS ask you to train teachers in a
flipped classroom.
Make your own SWOT and try to
think over your own strenghts and
weaknesses and external
opportunities and threats.
This is the first step to plan your
course.
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3. trengths (internal)
ASK yourself:
• What advantages does the role of ambassador have?
• What do you do better than anyone else?
• Which contribute do you give to ambassadors group in
your Country/region?
• What unique or lowest-cost resources do you have
access to?
• What do people in your group (ambassadors)see as
your strengths?
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4. eaknesses (internal)
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ASK yourself:
What could you improve?
What should you avoid?
What are people in your group likely to see as
weaknesses?
What factors affect your action in training
etwinners?
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5. pportunities (external)
ASK yourself:
• Where are the good opportunities facing you?
• What are the interesting trends you are aware of?
Useful opportunities can come from such things as:
• Changes in technology, school equipments,
• Changes in government policy related to your field.
• Changes education strategies, students profiles
• Local events
• Interest of teachers in developing new methodologies
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6. hreats (externals)
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ASK yourself:
What obstacles do you face?
What is your action as trainer that you should be
worried about?
Are the required specifications for your role changing?
Is changing technology threatening your position?
Do you reach as many teachers as you wish?
Could any of your weaknesses threaten your role?
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7. If you know your current condition you can plan for
the future
HOW do that?
Strengths
Weaknes
ses
Opportun
S-O
W-O
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Strategies Strategies
Threats
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8. Current conditions
SWOT Matrix
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
S-O Strategies
W-O Strategies
Threats
S-T Strategies
W-T Strategies
The Plan for the future
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9. S-O Strategies
• Use the internal strengths to take advantage
of external opportunities
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10. W-O Strategies
• Improves weakness by taking advantage of
external opportunities
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11. S-T Strategies
• Use strengths to avoid or reduce the impact of
external threats
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12. W-T Strategies
• Defensive tactics directed at reducing
internal weakness and avoid external
threats.
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