Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 Results from the Varna “Six Thinking Hats workshop” Alexandra Tosi Unità Nazionale eTwinning Italia Agenzia Scuola Chania PDW 1-3 October 2009

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 What is the role of eTwinning Ambassadors in the eTwinning Community?

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 Green hat results (creativity) Teachers’ training and support (T&S) Promotion and information activities (P&I) New activities ideas for Ambassadors (A4A)

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 Teachers’ training and support (T&S)

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 Help organize and act as speakers, trainers, moderators during European level events, such as: European conference PDW Seminars and other events eTwinning Summer School This will help develop multilingual aspects of the eTwinning Community! T&ST&S

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 T&ST&S Moderate and animate the eTwinning online Community: moderating eTwinning thematic groups organizing online Learning Laboratories tutoring new comers Taking part to other online events

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 T&ST&S Help identify, document and showcase best practices and case studies Interviewing teachers Writing articles Monitoring projects Detecting most frequent problems and ways to overcome difficulties

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 T&ST&S Lead an European study of issues commonly facing schools involved in eTwinning (this could be a basis for developing future Learning Events) Survey of needs at ground level in order to inform policies at European level T&ST&S

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 eTwinning promotion and information (P&I) i.e. eTwinning Back to School Campaing and eTwinning 5th Anniversary

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 Help organize competitions (video, e-cards, games, calendars etc.) Organize coordinated promotional events with other countries during eTwinning weeks (e.g. eTwinning marathonon Czech’s model) Present case studies at Head teacher meetings P&IP&I

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 P&IP&I Help organize European Events that involve pupils and the whole school community, run locally but within a common European framework. Two examples: –eTwinning Bus starting from the European Conference in Seville and travelling across Europe) –Competition for the best eTwinning birthday cake

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 There should be some official recognition of Ambassador on the national and maybe international level (e.g. a label, certificate). Activities for Ambassadors (A4A)

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 A4AA4A More face to face meetings for ambassadors, for instance during the European eTwinning Conference Summer Camp for ambassadors run by ambassadors (peer to peer)

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 A4AA4A Create and share a database of European ambassadors’ expertise and specific professional interests to foster exchange and collaboration Organize international exchanges of ambassadors (e.g. bilateral) for training and development (both as speakers and experts in other nations’ events, and as job shadowing)

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 A4AA4A Develop and better structure the online ambassadors’ community: –Introducing a ‘Buddy’ system whereby experienced ambassadors mentor inexperienced ones, across countries; –Creating online groups based on FAQs – moderated by ambassador/group of ambassadors per country per month (‘hot seat’ idea); –Developing learning events and working groups only for ambassadors –Getting people together at given moments with a scheduled calendar.

Seminario nazionale eTwinning, Reggio Emilia 6-7/04/2009 You will continue the work your colleagues started in Varna during the last workshop, where you will work on some of these ideas! Thank you!