Anne Gilleran

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A New Path for European Schools

• Anne Gilleran

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What is eTwinning?

• Initiative of the European Commission began in
  2004 organised centrally by the EUN and
  nationally by National eTwinning Agencies
• School collaboration across borders using ICT
• Aims
• European dimension into school curricula
• Share learning resources
• Long-term partnerships involving whole school
• Improve skills of teachers
• Audience
• Teachers and school staff at primary and
  secondary schools (incl. kindergarten)

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How is eTwinning structured?

• Central Support Service EUN
• General information on www.etwinning.net
• Pedagogical advice and guidelines to eTwinning
• Partner finding tools and virtual communication
  platform
• National Support Services in all member states
• National promotion of eTwinning
• Monitoring of projects
• Assistance to schools and partnerships

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eTwinning life cycle
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Step 1. Information

• Practice examples
• Ideas and kits
• News from Europe
• Pedagogical guidelines
• Newsletters
• Registered schools and partnerships (Map)
• Support

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Step 2. School Registration

• Registrant data
• School data
• Short description of eTwinning idea

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Step 3. Desktop

• Search partners (Twin Finder)
• Communicate (messages, chat)
• Profile and partnerships
• MyCandidates

http//www.etwinning.net
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Step 4. Partnership Registration

• Title
• Description
• Workplan
• Tools
• Duration
• eTwinning Label

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Step 5. TwinSpace

• Mailbox
• Forum
• Chat
• File sharing
• Web pages
• Calendar

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Step 6. Documenting the partnership

• Progress Cards TwinSpace
• eTwinning Gallery

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Step 7. Rewards

• National Awards
• eTwinning Awards
• Quality Label Autumn

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Step 8. Professional Development Workshops

• November 2005 - June 2006
• 10 Workshops across Europe.
• Hungary Czech Republic
• Italy Greece
• Malta Norway
• France Austria
• Uk Germany

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Professional Development Workshops 2

• 75 Teachers
• 25 from host country 50 from other countries
• Aims
• Inform
• Train
• Motivate
• Encourage partnerships

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P D Workshops 3

• Each workshop will have a curricular theme
• 6 are audience specific
• School Leaders
• Science Teachers
• Primary Teachers
• Language Teachers
• Teachers of French
• Teachers of Arts and Humanities

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• Status
• No. of schools registered 11771
• Schools in partnerships 957
• Teachers involved 12500
• Aim by 2007
• 35,000 schools involved in eTwinning

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