eTwinning is an official European Commission program that connects teachers and schools across Europe through online partnerships and collaborative projects. It involves teachers from over 30 countries working together on various educational activities and professional development opportunities through its dedicated website. The presentation emphasizes that eTwinning can be used creatively to support intercultural learning, authentic learning experiences for students, and shared professional development for teachers through exploring educational ideas and collaborating in an online professional network.

1. Using eTwinning
Anne Gilleran – pedagogical manager
eTwinning Central Support Service

2. Good Morning


3. It is a
brand!
It has a
website
What is eTwinning?
It is
official!
It involves
this
organisation

5. What is creativity?

6. What is creativity?
http://answergarden.ch/view/75228

8. What did you
emphasise?

9. Test your creativity 1
How many different uses can you think of for using a
plastic shopping bag?
Individually 30 seconds
Turn to you neighbour: share your ideas – 30 seconds

10. The test measures divergent thinking across four subcategories:
•Fluency - how many uses you can come up with
•Originality – how uncommon those uses are
•Flexibility – how many areas your answers cover
Elaboration – level of detail in responses

12. Creativity in European Education
Europe 2020
European Digital Agenda
Up-scaling
Creative
Classrooms
in Europe
Institute for Prospective Technological Studies

15. Test your creativity 2.
A puzzle
The legendary runner Flash Fleetfoot was
so fast that his friends said he could turn
off the light switch and jump into bed
before the room got dark. On one
occasion Flash proved he could do it.
How?
( Answer at the end of the presentation)

17. @220,700+ teachers+

19. eTwinning can be used creatively
….
through:
Intercultural learning
Authentic learning
Shared professional development
Support for educational ideas
Exploring educational ideas together
Teachers professional network

20. eTwinning is about…….
EDUCATION
– Exploring pedagogical methodologies such
as project based and inquiry based learning

21. eTwinning is about….
Learning
– Intercultural learning
– Authentic learning
– Contextual learning
– Personal learning

22. eTwinning is about
Skills and competency development
– Team working
– Researching
– Choosing
– Analysing
– Creating

23. eTwinning is about
People
– Shared professional development
– Support for educational ideas
– Exploring educational ideas together
– Teachers professional network

24. eTwinning provides the means to
allow teachers to do things
differently.
Failure can also be an integral part
of eTwinning

25. A video example: The Rainbow Village
Watch on YouTube

26. Welcome to eTwinning…..

27. “We must be the change we
want to see in the world.”
-- Mahatma Gandhi

28. Flash Fleetfoot
Answers?

29. A final puzzle for you to ponder.
There is an ancient invention still used in
parts of the worlds today that allows
people to see through walls.
What is it? ( answers at the coffee break)

30. Thank you for your attention!
eTwinning portal:
www.etwinning.net
Contacts:
anne.gilleran@eun.org