Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 2017 No. 7 | Page 31

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2017 Newsletter
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In Model 1 projects are activated by supervisors of
the trainees that are familiar with the eTwinning
program or by an experienced eTwinning
ambassador who supports them during the practice.
According to the aims of the collaborative project,
trainees can use different tools available in the
TwinSpace "learning by doing" because they are
involved actively planning and arranging materials
with peers from other TTI. That is also an important
chance for sharing and comparing ideas about
methods, approaches and strategies useful for their
professional development. Furthermore, they have
the opportunity to know, try and use applications
and/or programs that enable them to make
different digital products by developing digital skills.
While interacting and communicating with peers,
students improve their foreign language skills
throughout the project development due to this
practical experience.
In Model 2 trainee students have the opportunity to
take part in an eTwinning project with pupils in the
schools where the traineeship is held under the
mentorship of an eTwinning teacher. In this
situation, trainees’ role changes because they have
the opportunity to collaborate to plan a project (set
goals, look for materials and tools etc.) as well as
attend and support pupils during the activities.
They can observe and monitor pupils' motivation
while interacting with peers from other countries
and test how eTwinning can be a powerful and
enthusiastic experience.
Bibliography:
European Commission (2015),
Education&Training 2020 - School policy.
Shaping career-long perspectives on teaching,
Brusselles.
Cinzia Masia teaches English Language in a Lower
Secondary School in Sassari where she lives. She is
an eTwinning Ambassador in Italy and a teacher
trainer too. She is interested in putting into practice
new strategies and tools involving her students.
She likes travelling and reading books.
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Both these models allow trainee students to know
an effective professional social network useful to
identify and acquire effectiveness in teaching /
learning process by exploiting all the opportunities
that eTwinning platform offers. Then, it is essential
that the different eTwinning National Support
Services keep on working together with Teacher
Training Institutions to sustain the Teacher
Training Initiative (TTI) in order to offer future
teachers a highly formative didactic practice
interacting in a stimulating European context.
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