Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2014 Newsletter
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Life and Opinions of an eTwinning
Ambassador
by Alessandra Pallavicini
I think that being an eTwinning Ambassador means
lots of different things.
First of all, you are a volunteer, at least in Italy.
Volunteers are usually deeply motivated, above all
when they have to work hard. When you volunteer,
it means you deeply believe in what you do and
that is what makes you do it at your best.
Our eTwinning journey was also recorded step by
step in a paper with which I entered a Serbian
national teachers’ competition called “Creative
School 2014” because I wanted to share my
experience and great impressions about it, and
hopefully inspire other teachers to take part in the
following school year as the official papers were
signed last month, stating that Serbian schools will
be able to participate in eTwinning from September
2014.
Although our participation was “unofficial”, I must
say I feel proud for being the eTwinning pioneer,
and I cannot describe in words the enthusiasm and
motivation with which my students learned in the
classes where we blended History, English language
and ICT. One thing is certain, both my students and
I will remember this experience for life.
Secondly, you have to spread the joy of eTwinning.
One of the tasks is right that: to make eTwinning
known because it is worth it and because of the
opportunities it offers. You really want to share yor
enthusiasm and belief with colleagues.
Thirdly, you become part of a big community whose
members you can meet from time to time in
conferences and meetings that are organized by the
different agencies.
I became an eTwinning Ambassador in 2009. Since
then I have tried to make more and more
colleagues aware of the biggest community of
teachers in Europe.
In these years I have understood that the only
thing you can effectively do is giving your example
while working with people around you, in your
school. And so, at last, this year in my school a new
eTwinning project has been created and for the first
time NOT by me but by a colleague!
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Being an eTwinning Ambassador also means
travelling. Not so much, but enough to have the
chance of meeting your colleagues from other parts
of the country or of Europe.
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