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?
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!