eTwinning – 2015

eTwinning & Erasmus+ Vet Multilateral Contact Seminar

Gdansk November 7 2015

Anne Gilleran – Pedagogical Manager, eTwinning Central Support Service

Topics

eTwinning – what is it?

Erasmus+ & eTwinning

School Education Gateway

Where to begin?

What is eTwinning?

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2005 – 25 countries

2015 - 40+ countries

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www.europeanschoolnet.org - www.eun.org

In 2015

eTwinning is a

professional

community of

teachers

So what do teachers do in this

community?

1. Connect & Collaborate

eTwinning Live

Partner finding

2. Learn & Develop

• eTwinning Projects

• NSS

• eTwinning Ambassadors

• Professional Development Workshops

• Multilateral Seminars

• FC Lab courses

• Groups

• Self teaching material

• Learning Events

• Ambassadors Course

• Moderators Course

• Online Seminars

Online Formal Online Informal

Peer Learning Face to face

3. Celebrate!

Campaigns Conferences

Award Ceremonies Role Recognition

So what do teachers get in this

community?

MONITORING SURVEY 2014/15

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

Your ability to teach in amulticultural/multilingual setting

Your ability to assess cross-curricularskills

Your collaborative skills in workingwith teachers of other subjects

Your project-based teaching skills

Your foreign language skills forteaching

Your ability to teach cross-curricularskills

Positive impact of eTwinning on teachers' skills

Large

N = 6,000

65%

60%

60%

50%

50%

50%

Impact on teachers’ practice

N = 5,097

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTBgqZytDq0

Impact on teachers and pupils

eTwinning & Erasmus+

eTwinning

Selection of opportunties

Professional Development

Projects (no application form – No

funding – no time specification)

Contacts are both face to face and

online

Rewards are non monetery; quality

labels, certificates, prizes

Erasmus+

Series of funded opportunities

Professional Development

(grant application)

Projects (Funded grants for

mobilities)

Contacts mainly face to face

(funded opportunities for mobilities)

Reward is monetery in form of

grants

Funded Indirectly through National

Suppory Services

Funded directly to schools and

individuals

Where to learn more?

School Education Gateway

http://www.schooleducationgateway.eu

Resources

Tools

Over to you!

• Start in a simple way

• Don’t be too ambitious

• Do not be afraid of failure

• In eTwinning explore all the

opportunties available to you

• Discuss the Erasmus+

opportunities with your head

teacher

Some VET project examples worth

looking at

THE PIZZA BUSINESS ACROSS

EUROPE

LED - Learning and Teaching

Furniture Design in Europe

Video: VET project: Pek The Traveller Flea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDCPJDRDDt8

Good luck with your European Work!

anne.gilleran@eun.org