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eTwinning Professional Development Workshop Tallinn 9th June 2007 1

eTwinning

ininThe Context of The Context of

21st Century21st Century Europe


Challenges to education?

Challenges to Europe?

21st Century 2000-2999


What changes

in society ?

21st Century: Society


21st Century :The Knowledge Society


The culture of youth


Key capabilities for learnersStephen Heppell

20 Century capabilities for learnersConformity, compliance, working alone, standardisation

Key Capabilities for 21 century learners

Creativity, ingenuity, collaboration, communication, community, standards


Key Features of 21st Century TechnologyStephen Heppell

Mobile Phones: TV Set:

mp3 Player media player

still camera media editor

video camera browser

organiser game console

radio, games, watch… conference phone

And a phone! And a TV


What is 21st Century Learning?

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120


21st Century Content.

:

Global awareness Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health and wellness awareness


Critical Thinking and Problem Solving SkillsCommunication SkillsCreativity and Innovation SkillsCollaboration SkillsInformation and Media Literacy SkillsContextual Learning Skills

Learning and Thinking Skills.


Ethics Accountability Adaptability Personal Productivity Personal Responsibility People Skills Self Direction Social Responsibility

Life Skills


What About 21st Century Europe?

Migration

Diversity

Culture

Economic growth & development

Education Goals in Europe

eLearning

Acquisition of Languages

European Citizenship

Lifelong Learning


EU Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning1) Communication in the mother tongue;2) Communication in foreign languages;3) Mathematical competence and basic competences

in science and technology;4) Digital competence;5) Learning to learn;6) Social and civic competences;7) Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship; and8) Cultural awareness and expression

EU Reference Framework of 8 key competences:

The Challenge to Teachers

Chalk and Talk no longer Sufficient

The Challenges of New Technology

The Development of a European perspective

The Development of 21 Century Educational

Skills

Team work become more evident

Collaboration

Problem Based Learning

Facilitating

Developing trans European learning experience

Opportunities to network

Access to resources and teaching materials

Opportunities for collaborative & innovative projects

Teachers need:


Which Brings us to

eTwinning!


What is eTwinning?

An initiative of the European Commission to give an opportunity to as many EU children as possible to communicate with other children in other EU countries using Information and Communication Technologies at school.


What are the Aims?

• Promote School collaboration across borders using ICT

• Bring European dimension into school curricula

• Involve whole schools• Improve skills of teachers• Prepare pupils for European future


National Support Services– National promotion of eTwinning– Monitoring of projects– Assistance to schools and partnerships– National events, competitions, training sessions– Collaborate with other National Support Services, Central Support

Service and European Commission

Who does what?


What are the Aims?

• Promote School collaboration across borders using ICT

• Bring European dimension into school curricula

• Involve whole schools• Improve skills of teachers• Prepare pupils for European future


Central Support Service: European Schoolnet

– General information on www.etwinning.net– Pedagogical advice, kits and guidelines to eTwinning– Partner finding tools and virtual environments for partnerships– European events and prizes– - Collaborate with National Support Services and European

Commission


The Portal

http://www.etwinning.net


Main Values of eTwinningCollaboration

– Among students and teachers of the same school– Among students and teachers of different countries

New ways of communication – using ICT–School gets closer to life situations

European dimension–Understanding of different cultures–Curiosity, openness and tolerance


eTwinning gives schools the opportunity to become part of a collaborative learning community

Benefit for Schools

•A level of built-in quality assurance in the project because of the national and international support and support tools

Opportunity for personal professional development of staff


More Benefits

A recommendation of the school for parents

Provides an easy possibilities for your school to participate in international projects

Offers a recognised and accepted way to introduce and use new technologies in a pedagogical way

The portal offers a safe secure environment for teachers and pupils


And

It costs you nothing!


eTwinning is Unique?

• It is simple and non bureaucratic

• It offers a unprecedented level of support

• It offers the opportunity for the work in you school to be recognised

• It offers the opportunity for the work in your school to be rewarded


Recognition and Reward

Publicity for the School

Quality Labels:

1. National Quality Label

2. European Quality Label


Statistics 12/09/2005

•No. of registered schools: 6000+

•No. of partnerships: 800+

• No of teachers involved: 7000+


09/06/2006


08/02/07


04/05/2007


“Perhaps the most original thing about eTwinning is that it concentrates its efforts in providing schools with tangible and intangible infrastructures for putting their own projects in place. eTwinning is very much a teacher–driven action. “

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Ján Figel European Commissioner


09/06/07


6 minutes of Leadership, Vision and Imagination

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Jan Figel

3 pillars to European education: • quality and effectiveness; • universal accessibility; • openness to the wider world.


Implications for Schools

School & Teachers will continue to play a key role

Together we can become agents of change

Thank you for your attention

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