etwinning intercultural appreciation and inclusion

eTwinning

Intercultural appreciation and

inclusion

Donatella Nucci

Coordinator NSS-It

seconded to

eTwinning Central Support Service

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National Support Service

(1 in each country)

Central Support Service.

Run by the European

Schoolnet on behalf of

the European

Commission

What is eTwinning?

A Lifelong Learning

Programme initiative

- Comenius action

Launched January 2005

Phase 2: September 2008

e-twinning of schools in Europe and

promotion of teachers' training:actions in this area will support and further develop

networking in schools, to make it possible for all schools in

Europe to build pedagogical partnerships with schools

elsewhere in Europe, to promote innovative cooperation

methods and transfer quality educational

approaches and reinforce language learning and

intercultural dialogue; actions in this area will also address the

updating of teachers' and trainers' professional

skills in the pedagogical and collaborative use of

ICT [...]DECISION No 2318/2003/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 5 December 2003

What happened between 05-08?

The Internet phenomenon

Informal

collaboration

Comenius

Partnerships

Peer learning

Sharing of resources and ideas

Community

building

eTwinning

ProjectsMany things

were also

happening

In eTwinning...

Above... and

below

the surface

Time to go

beyond

eTwinning 1.0

Informal

collaboration

Comenius

Partnerships

Peer learning

Sharing of resources and ideas

Community

building

eTwinning

ProjectseTwinning had

evolved

Time for

eTwinning 2.0

Critical Mass

Communications and

networking beyond

Projects

Activities outside the

Portal

Sharing and exchanging

The evolution of eTwinning 2.0

Learning Events

19 – 28 April

Tools for eTwinning - presenter Ioanna Kominou

In this learning event, participants will learn more about the

tools that can be used for the development of an eTwinning

project. Communication technology can help in the

research and development of educational material,

promote interaction among partner schools and make the

results of a project prominent. The discovery of new tools,

can make projects more amusing for pupils as well as for

teachers. This event is suitable for teachers of all

disciplines and school levels. The number of participants is

limited to 100

Learning Events

Registrations open today!

3 Groups –

eTwinning for school

leaders

Creative Classroom

Maths, Science and

Technology

eTwinning Groups – next steps

Thank you for your attention!

eTwinning portal:

www.etwinning.net

Contacts:

Donatella.Nucci@eun.org