Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2017 Newsletter------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
challenging activities and sometimes they had to overcome some difficulties, as for example, the necessity to collaborate at distance or to use unknown digital application.
The project has had a very positive impact on the students. They used English language for authentic tasks like collaborating, sharing and communicating with their foreign partners and they have developed soft skills and competences that a traditional didactics do not allow them to. The project has been highly motivating for the students that did all the activities with great enthusiasm and it has been inclusive for SEN students without doubt, because they could give their personal contribution to their own groups while receiving support by the other members. For us as teachers the most relevant result of this project has been to see our pupils motivated in their learning of the English language, curious and eager to open up to other cultures.
Francesca Falconi is a teacher of English and Spanish at Liceo Scientifico e delle Scienze Umane " Laurana- Baldi " in Urbino, Italy. She holds a PhD in Intercultural European Studies and has a master degree in Methods and technologies for e-learning. Her interests include the application of 2.0 technologies in education, task-based learning, developing students ' competences through eTwinning projects. She has been researching the use of podcasting for teaching and learning foreign languages and published several articles about it.
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Every child is special by Svetla Popova
Every adult- a parent and a pedagogue- agrees with the title above. It is also imperative that children know this- each of them is special. And different. And unique! How do we accept the different person, how to play with him / her, how to communicate and befriend and at the same time stay ourselves?
A wonderful Persona Dolls methodology appeared in the United States in the 1950s. It is a response to the aggressive behaviour of adolescents towards different peers. A problem particularly relevant today- child aggression. That is why we happily accepted the project " Every Child Is Special ", founded and coordinated by Marilyn Palla from Estonia. The project was joined by colleagues from Turkey, Greece, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
The objectives of our project are:
· development of tolerance. Children recognize the differences and identify them as values.
· development and improvement of children ' s social skills.
· prevention of aggression among children.
· involving children with special needs.
Through the methodology, children learn about human differences- we are different, but at the same time we are the same.
The methodology uses dolls- personalities. I present to you the Bulgarian dolls: Alisa:
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