Visibility of eTwinning Projects Groups July 2019 Newsletter Newsletter 9 | Page 42

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2019 Newsletter
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for us it was one more opportunity to feel pride
while presenting such famous Armenian artists as
Martiros Saryan, Minas Avetisyan, Hovhannes
Ayvazovski, Arshile Gorky. This was a great lesson
for our pupils – Talent is recognised worldwide
despite country, origin, education or social
background!
eTwinning stands out in the school programme
having its special place and role as it makes the
teaching process more interesting, motivating and
rewarding. eTwinning projects have easily
integrated into a number of school subjects as
Handicraft, Art, Music, Nature Studies, Foreign
Languages, and Geography.
The teachers who are involved in eTwinning develop
and improve their ICT skills and make the greatest
use of technology in the classroom thus making
their teaching suitable for the needs of the 21st
century pupils.
eTwinning is a platform that gives an opportunity to
Armenian pupils communicate and cooperate with
each other and foreign peers. As a result of this,
they improve their language skills and while
communicating with non-natives speakers of
English they overcome language barriers.
eTwinning gives an opportunity to form an idea
about educational systems, programmes, and
teaching approaches of partner countries. And this
is a great opportunity for exchanging and acquiring
the best experience of colleagues all over Europe.
Within the programme we participate in different
contact seminars, conferences, on national and
international levels both abroad and in Armenia.
Every year we host eTwinners from different
countries in a contact seminar. At these national
and international events our ambassadors represent
Armenia not only as participants but also as
speakers. This is a wonderful chance for Armenian
teachers to collaborate with European colleagues
face to face, learn and share knowledge, set higher
standards and achieve them. eTwinning also offers
opportunities for free and continuing online
Professional Development.
It is also a great and challenging experience of
cross-cultural communication. Personal
communication with children beyond a screen helps
them overcome some personal complexes which
can have social, linguistic or cultural roots.
And what is the most significant for us as
pedagogues, eTwinning gives an opportunity to
work with pupils with special needs which has its
positive impact on these children: they realise their
significance and role, develop collaborative skills,
learn to believe in themselves and feel themselves
as full members of society.
Our National Support Service shows constant
support to all eTwinners organizing seminars, local
workshops, providing new eTwinners with tools and
services for productive collaboration. It also
organizes annual national award ceremonies
encouraging teachers and students who have
demonstrated significant participation and activity
in eTwinning.
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