Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2016 Newsletter------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why do the young students love eTwinning? According to their opinions, working in eTwinning projects brings school closer to them. The subjects are more enjoyable and related to reality. They learn a lot of new things in a different and and apropriate way and they even have fun while learning. They discover how to use technology for knowledge and personal development in a safe and advanced way. They communicate and collaborate with children from all over Europe and make friends. http:// www. scientix. eu / Inspiring Science Education http:// www. inspiringscience. eu / GoLab http:// www. go-lab-project. eu / etc. in order to make STEM teaching more attractive and efficient for the students. For example, I choose one of the projects we worked last school year: Open the Gates to the Universe. The project was a great opportunity for the students to discover different aspects of Space Science and Astronomy by working in international groups. Here is the link to the project’ s TwinSpace: https:// twinspace. etwinning. net / 12520 / home and to the external blog we created: http:// gatestotheuniverse. blogspot. ro /
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My students are more involved than ever before in project work as a result of taking part in eTwinning. The project has also impacted the way in which students interact with one another, because eTwinning has had a large impact on improving personal relations among students. I now engage students in small group work more than they did before, allowing them to work on collaborative problem solving. Difficult subjects, as Mathematics, are considered by my students easy and interesting because we integrated math’ s concepts in some projects.
Cornelia Melcu is a primary school teacher in Brasov, Romania. Additionally, she is a teacher trainer of Preparatory Class Curriculum, Google Application in Education Course and European Projects Course. She is mentoring newly qualified teachers and trainee teachers. She is also the Scientix Deputy Ambassador in Romania, eTwinning ambassador and an award winner in several competitions( eTwinning Awards and national competitions). She has received European Quality Labels for her eTwinning projects and coordinated one Comenius project. Cornelia is currently involved in Erasmus + programme, using extracurricular activities and projects to motivate her students.
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The ESL eTwinning Group Is Loading for Active English Language Teachers across Europe by Theodora Gkeniou eTwinning projects has allowed me to link other platforms and educational programmes – like ESERO http:// www. esa. int / Education Space Awareness http:// www. space-awareness. org / en / Scientix
English serves as the medium of communication among peoples speaking different languages globally and particularly in Europe. It has become a lingua franca, the international language. It is also the language of internet, of advertising, of tourism, of business, of science worldwide, assuming an increasingly vital role.
What is more, interdisciplinary learning entails making connections among various school subjects and leads to deeper understanding across curricular
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