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eTwinning:Opportunities for professional development

Anne Gilleran

Pedagogical Manager eTwinning Central Support Service

So you’ve registered! What next?

Browse the portal

Use the desktop

Get involved in learning formal & informal

Start a project

Browse the Portal

www.etwinning.net

Use the Desktop

Watch Christina Crawley’s prezi on the new desktop

http://prezi.com/s-66mv9cwxb2/the-new-etwinning-desktop-october-2010/

Get Involved in formal & informal learning / Professional Development

Formal Learning - let’s recap

Informal exchange & reflection

eTwinning has become…….

eTwinning Learning Events

eTwinning Groups

European Professional Development Workshops

Regional workshops

A network providing opportunities for formal & informal Continuing Professional Development (CDP)

21,000 teachers were involved in the formal aspects of CDP through eTwinning in 2009

Jan 2005

Sept 2006

Jan 2008

eTwinning projects

European-wide Professional Development workshops

National training

Regional workshops

Learning Events, Groups

Jan 2009

Dec 2005

Timeline eTwinning professional development opportunities

Teacher RoomsOct 2010

Professional Development Workshops

Longest established form of formal learning

Focus in the beginning on newcomers– Ambassadors– Head Teachers– Specific subject teacher– themes

National training 1

Face to Face workshops– All countries offer these– Information on the national eTwinning

Portals

Cant find them?

http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/help/nss.htm

National Training 2

online Training

Spain

Poland online

Czech Republic

Hungary

Regional Workshops

2 or 3 countries come together to organise a workshop for their teachers

Smaller, more intimate, more focused on establishing project partnership

Numbers between 30 – 50

Information on National Portals

Overview 2010

Learning Events

Not linked to Desktop profile. Log in with an email address and separate password

eTwinning Groups

Linked to profile used to access desktop.

Teacher Rooms

Latest development – October 2010

Small rooms created by teachers to discuss topic linked from the new desktop

Short duration

Anyone can open one

Projects – I put this last because

It can take some time to get a suitable partner

It is the ultimate goal but the other activities can help towards it

It is one of the most powerful professional development experiences for you

Recap – as a beginner in eTwinning you can become involved by – Informal contact with other eTwinners in the

desktop– Join a learning event– Look at your national portal for training

opportunities– Join a group– Look for a partner

2 Golden Rules

Check your desktop every day

Check your national eTwinning website

Take a look – Learning Events

http://learninglab.etwinning.net

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Thank you for your attention!

eTwinning portal:www.etwinning.net

Contacts:Anne.Gilleran@eun.org