1. eTwinning National Conference, 2013
“eTwinning Learning Events: an opportunity for Professional Development and new eTwinning partnerships”
Irene Pateraki
Ma in Education
Greek NSS
eTwinning National Conference, 2013
Nottingham, UK

2. Let’s break the ice and make groups…

3. One step forward when the answer is yes, stay on your place when the answer is no
Have you been registered in eTwinning for more than 4 years?
Have you run more than 4 projects?
Have you run an eTwinning project this school year?
Are you an eTwinning ambassador?
Do you know what Learning Events are?
Have you ever taken part in a LE?
Have you taken part in a LE this school year?
Are you an active member in a Group or a Teacher Room?
Do you like ice-cream?
Would you prefer to be by the seaside on an island instead of taking part in this Conference ??

4. Learning Events
Learning Events are short intensive online events on a number of themes. They are led by an expert and include active work and discussion among teachers across Europe.
Each learning event lasts days. The materials are online and you may access them during your own time.
The application for each event is open to all registered eTwinning teachers, approximately one week before the event begins. The link is on your Desktop, so just log in to fill in the online form.
All events take place in the: http//learninglab.etwinning.net/web/guest/home

5. Learning Events in

6. Online events (LE, online training): Participants by country

7. Not very active in LEs?
Discuss with the people in your Group and try to find the reasons why most of the UK eTwinners do not take part in eTwinning LEs (5 minutes)

8. According to a poll run by CSS:

10. The reasons that Greek teachers take part in LEs:
Opportunity for free professional development, apart from the online courses organized by the Greek NSS
Getting in touch with colleagues around Europe
Finding partners for their projects
Receiving a certificate, maybe (?) important for the evaluation that is on its way…
Having fun

11. Let’s have a look in a LE…
…about Creative Drama

12. How GR NSS promotes LEs to our teachers:
Include information about forthcoming LEs in our monthly newsletter
Advertise LEs in our Facebook page and Twitter and post reminders the days that the application form is open
Encourage our ambassadors to inform the teachers of their region and take part themselves, as well
Organize online courses for the participants that will take part in a contact seminar later

13. How can you promote LEs to the UK teachers?
Discuss with the people in your Group and propose ways to promote eTwinning LEs (10 minutes). Write your ideas here:

14. Some more ideas…
Take part in a LE; only when you try it, you will be able to support it
Inform teachers during a workshop about the opportunities they have for FREE- SHORT- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT in ENGLISH
Organize a series of webinars
Offer incentives e.g. teachers who attend a LE can share their experience with other teachers in a workshop/seminar

15. Tips for planning a LE Start with the learning outcomes
Plan the schedule- time effort
Find the resources you will use
Select the tools- create tutorials
Build your menu structure
Create your course material having in mind:
copyright rules
Creating opportunities for community building
Giving clear directions and instructions to the participants
Using cooperative and collaborative learning-group activities
Create the netiquette of the course

16. During the LE
Start with an ice-breaking activity connected to your objectives
Provide support when needed
Be flexible, if there is a serious need to make changes
Encourage people to be active and take part in discussions
Add a social forum (socialize online)
Encourage peer-learning
Pose open-ended questions and facilitate discussions
Assign groups or use other methods of grouping
Send them reminders by
Offer opportunities for peer evaluation

17. After the LE Evaluate the event- CSS sends an evaluation link
Ask people to tell their opinion using a forum or simple tools
Collect all the material created by the participants in an online edition

18. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford
Thank you!!!