A multi-site E-Twinning project
What we're trying to do is set up a large, multi-site project with one school in each of 4 or 5 different countries. We all have schools in the upper secondary level, with students around ages 15-19 (more or less).
Ideally, in each such school, we'd like to have several teachers and several classes involved, and have a strong commitment to the project. The exact number of schools isn't that important, but I think the level of commitment is important. Having multiple schools in the project helps avoid problems if one school suddenly drops out for any reason. It'll also give our students more exposure to a diverse European cultural base.
Some of the things we need to discuss are:
1) Does the project as I've outlined it seem like something you and your colleagues want to do? Do you think your principal or headteacher will get behind it, or is this just you and your own class or classes?
2) What media to use in exchanges: e-mail, forums, blogs, chat, etc.
3) What topics to discuss: we'll probably want several topics, maybe one a month. Or, we might want to concentrate on a single topic all year long.
4) What projects to work on: students could do research on similar projects and exchange their points of view, debate each other or somehow confront their ideas.
5) How to get started in September.
Enza Armiento, in Italy, suggestedwe use as our topic Living Spaces, including ideas about "geographical aspects, traditions, art and monuments and so on". This seems like a good topic to me, vast enough to work on many different aspects, while focused enough to keep from getting dispersed into "anything goes".
Gosia (Malgorzata Kulakowska) in Poland suggests: "we are interested in languages, literature, history, European heritage, healthy lifestyle, ecology, socialstudies, economics, computer studies including ICT." I think most of those topics could be made to fit under the Living Spaces topic.
Here is a list of potential participants to date. Let me know if I should modify this list.
- Gosia (Malgorzata Kulakowska) is in Poland
- Branislav Lanscak is in Slovakia
- Annamaria Karczagi (Axelero) is in Hungary
- Jiøí Hrubý is in the Czech Republic, and I hear he may have another partner school?
- Katerina Bavorova is at the e-twinning office, and she's been refering me a few potential partners. I'm including her in this mailing.
- Enza Armiento is in Italy, she was refered by Katarina.
- Jacqueline Matthews is in Ireland, her school is kind of in flux, but she's decided to participate as a full member.
- Bruno Boddaert is one my colleagues here in the Ardèche.
- Fabrice Foray is another colleague here, working in computer studies.
- Philip Benz, that's me, teaching English in the Ardèche (France).
Ideally, in each such school, we'd like to have several teachers and several classes involved, and have a strong commitment to the project. The exact number of schools isn't that important, but I think the level of commitment is important. Having multiple schools in the project helps avoid problems if one school suddenly drops out for any reason. It'll also give our students more exposure to a diverse European cultural base.
Some of the things we need to discuss are:
1) Does the project as I've outlined it seem like something you and your colleagues want to do? Do you think your principal or headteacher will get behind it, or is this just you and your own class or classes?
2) What media to use in exchanges: e-mail, forums, blogs, chat, etc.
3) What topics to discuss: we'll probably want several topics, maybe one a month. Or, we might want to concentrate on a single topic all year long.
4) What projects to work on: students could do research on similar projects and exchange their points of view, debate each other or somehow confront their ideas.
5) How to get started in September.
Enza Armiento, in Italy, suggestedwe use as our topic Living Spaces, including ideas about "geographical aspects, traditions, art and monuments and so on". This seems like a good topic to me, vast enough to work on many different aspects, while focused enough to keep from getting dispersed into "anything goes".
Gosia (Malgorzata Kulakowska) in Poland suggests: "we are interested in languages, literature, history, European heritage, healthy lifestyle, ecology, socialstudies, economics, computer studies including ICT." I think most of those topics could be made to fit under the Living Spaces topic.
Here is a list of potential participants to date. Let me know if I should modify this list.
- Gosia (Malgorzata Kulakowska) is in Poland
- Branislav Lanscak is in Slovakia
- Annamaria Karczagi (Axelero) is in Hungary
- Jiøí Hrubý is in the Czech Republic, and I hear he may have another partner school?
- Katerina Bavorova is at the e-twinning office, and she's been refering me a few potential partners. I'm including her in this mailing.
- Enza Armiento is in Italy, she was refered by Katarina.
- Jacqueline Matthews is in Ireland, her school is kind of in flux, but she's decided to participate as a full member.
- Bruno Boddaert is one my colleagues here in the Ardèche.
- Fabrice Foray is another colleague here, working in computer studies.
- Philip Benz, that's me, teaching English in the Ardèche (France).
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