Report by Nadine Micallef
Between the 24th and 26th April 2009, Jacqueline Frendo and I set off to Bratislava in Slovakia for a european professional development workshop about eTwinning. More than 80 primary and secondary teachers from 22 different European countries met together to share and learn ideas from each other.
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Report by Marvic Refalo
This international workshop took place on the 26th to the 28th March in Roskilde, Denmark, as part of the Creativity and Innovation European Year. 110 teachers and NSSs from 35 countries attended to share experiences and organise new projects all related to Global Warming and Climate Change. All participants were greeted with a tag marked with a coloured dot showing the amount of CO2 damage done in order to travel to this PDW.
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Report by Michelle Cauchi
Last year I decided to participate in an eTwinning project with a school from Poland. This turned to be a successful partnership which is presently still ongoing. This conference gave me the opportunity to exhibit all the work done through this collaboration.
Report by Marlene Gatt
The eTwinning Conference was held in Prague, Czech Republic between 13th and 15th February 2009.
I had worked on an eTwinning Project during the previous year, which venture had been extremely rewarding both for my students and for myself. “eTwinning is a framework for schools to collaborate over the Internet with other partner schools from around Europe. Using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) two or more schools from two or more European countries can work in partnership on a project of their choosing. This becomes a valuable learning experience in which pupils and teacher alike encounter new cultures while developing ICT skills”.
Review by Maria Montebello
This year’s annual conference was held in Prague from 13 - 15 February 2009. The event hosted over 400 participants, comprising teachers from across Europe, representatives from eTwinning’s central and national support services, and other important stakeholders in school education. The conference focused on ‘Creativity and eTwinning’ and speakers included Jan Figel, the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth; as well as Dr Edward De Bono, an expert in lateral thinking, and an Ambassador for the European Year for Creativity and Innovation 2009.
Report by Isabelle Vella
Workshop 1: Creativity and Innovation
This workshop was mostly interactive and so we had the opportunity to explore several facets of creativity through hands-on tasks.
Firstly we listened to relaxing music and then we were invited to write down what we had imagined while listening to this particular music. Surprisingly enough one of my colleagues and I imagined the same thing and this made me realise that being creative doesn’t necessarily mean to be original or unique in whatever you do. In fact I started thinking of my students’ work and how sometimes I tend to reward only those students who come up with original ideas. This realisation made me feel rather uncomfortable but I made it a point to start appreciating each and every student’s ideas more. Another aspect of the workshop which I had never reflected on was that one needs to be relaxed to be creative. In fact I am now realising that neither my students nor I can be creative in an environment where we are time restricted or where we do not feel relaxed in any way.
Report by Jeannette Cardona
A Professional Development Workshop was held in Ischia from the 16th to the 18th October 2008, organised by the Italian National Support Service. It was aimed for the eTwinning ambassadors. eTwinning ambassadors are voluntary eTwinners who help in the spreading of eTwinning in large countries. Malta was represented by myself, the National eTwinning Coordinator.
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