etwinning: opportunities for educational innovation
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eTwinning: Opportunities for educational innovation. Christina Crawley Communications Manager eTwinning Central Support Service. Topics. eTwinning – how it developed The Internet phenomenon eTwinning - a social network Professional development - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
eTwinning:Opportunities for educational innovation
Christina Crawley
Communications Manager eTwinning Central Support Service
Topics
1.eTwinning – how it developed2.The Internet phenomenon3.eTwinning - a social network4.Professional development5.Some 21st century educational
considerations
What is eTwinning?
A Lifelong Learning Programme initiative- within the Comenius action
Launched January 2005
2005-2008 Phase 1
2008-2013 Phase 2
National Support Service
(1 in each country)
Central Support Service.
Run by the European Schoolnet on behalf of the European Commission
Designed to find partners; create, manage and run school projects
Launched to encourage school collaboration in Europe
eTwinning 1.0 (2005)
Since 2005
February 2004
January 2005
February 2005
October 2006February 2004.
20062005/06
April 2006
Find each other and get in touch
Set up & run projectswith their pupils
Are engaged in informal learning
Share practice and ideas
eTwinning has become……..
The community for schools in Europe where teachers:
In 23 languages…
eTwinning 2.0
eTwinning as a Social Network
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eTwinning 2.0
The heart of eTwinning is the portal:
www.etwinning.net
eTwinning Portal – 3 layers
3. The TwinSpacePrivate project workspaceWhere project partners and pupils collaborate onlineWhere project work is/can be published and shared onlineTwinBlog Where project partners share their experience
2. The Desktop
Search tools and profilesWhere teachers get in touch and register an eTwinning projectAlso a tool for communication about events
1. The Public Portal
Public Information for allWhere teachers register for eTwinningProject ideas and kits
Layer 1. Public
Informal exchange & reflection
In terms of professional development…
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
What else is in it for the school?
Recognition: Quality Labels
(1) Pedagogical Innovation and Creativity
(2) Curricular Integration
(3) Collaboration between partner schools(4) Creative use of ICT
(5) Sustainability and Transferability and (6) Results and Benefits
Recognition of quality is based on 6 criteria
Quality Label
National Quality Labels
European Quality Labels
Visibility
eTwinning Prizes
National Level
European Level
Is eTwinning successful?
99,000 users
1000000 messages
20,000+ users/day
2,475000 pupils
43,261 projects
eTwinning (Sept 2010) – in numbers
And….
It’s free!
We are 21st Century Learners!
