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eTwinning: A Future PerspectiveeTwinning: A Future PerspectiveEugenio RivièreEugenio Rivière

European CommissionEuropean CommissionDirectorate for Education and CultureDirectorate for Education and Culture

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• Our achievements

• Current challenges

• Future development

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Our achievements

a distinctive identity: eTwinning increasingly well known and understood by teachers and school authorities

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Our achievements

Increasing level of participation

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14/01/2005

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14/11/2007

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Our achievements Teacher development

Professional development workshops throughout Europe

Annual eTwinning Conference

Pedagogical guidelines

Guidelines on ICT tools

National and regional workshops

Cross-border seminars

Lots of opportunities for peer learning

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Our achievements Recognising good work

• eTwinning galleries• Publications• National Quality

Label• European Quality

Label• National prizes• European eTwinning

prizes

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Our achievements

... eTwinning has become an exciting opportunity for teachers and pupils alike...

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Current challenges

More and better learning and sharing

• more active involvement of pupils

• more variety in projects

• more learning resources

• even more visibility and recognition for outstanding projects

• more efforts devoted to identifying and disseminating success factors and good practice

• more communication among projects

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Future development

... based on the current situation in eTwinning

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.. work in registered projects

.. are looking for a partner

… found a partner but did not register the project (yet)

… registered to find partners for other Comenius actions

… are waiting for the right moment and looking for inspiration

Schools…

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Schools…

… learn together

… create ideas

… share

… communicate

… interact

… collaborate

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Schools…

… are building the largest learning community

in Europe

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• Communities of Practice

• New models for Professional Development Workshops

• Synergies with other European initiatives

Future development

As from now

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NEW eTwinning Platform– New Portal

– New Desktop

– New TwinSpace

– eTwinning Groups

– TwinBlogs

Future development

September 2008

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Not only projects:

a learning community where teachers in Europe meet, learn and work together

Future development

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Thank you very much for your patience!