Learning Events

Learning Events are short intensive online events on a number of themes. They are led by an expert and include active work and discussion among teachers across Europe.

Do you want to improve your Professional Development and meet new people? Then the Learning Events are for you!

 
The idea of a Learning Event is that it is a short intense course that offers you an introduction to a topic, stimulates your ideas, helps develop your skills and does not require a long-term commitment in terms of your time.  It is also designed to be an enjoyable learning experience.

Each learning event lasts 4-5 days of active work and discussion, followed by 4-5 days of reflection and personal work.  The materials are online and you may access them during your own time.

How to participate? The application for each event is open to all registered eTwinning teachers, approximately one week before the event begins. The link is on your Desktop, so just log in to fill in the online form. If you are not yet registered do so now then follow the link on your Desktop.

All events take place in the eTwinning Learning Lab.

Here below the new list of Learning Events from January 2012:

30 January – 12 February:    Intergenerational Learning 

Daniela Arghir Bunea 
Working Language: English
Application opens: 20 January

This event will analyse attitudes to age and the way in which society views age and ageing.  During the event strategic approaches to learning together as different generations will be evaluated and plans for implementing eTwinning intergenerational learning projects in 2012, the European Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations will be developed.


13 – 26 February:   Moving to Maths 2.0

Irina Vasilescu
Working Language: English
Applications open: 6 February

The event is focused on a few ways to enhance the degree of pupils’ involvement in projects involving Maths, which have specific features and are often perceived to be ‘arid’.  The incentive aspect of project work will be explored through the types of activities that are planned, the degree of collaboration and the tools that are used.

27 February – 9 March: eTwinning and the Creative Classroom

Ioanna Komininou
Working language: English
Applications open: 17 February

This event provides a variety of ideas and techniques to develop an eTwinning project in an innovative and creative way. It is suitable for both beginners and experienced eTwinning teachers of all disciplines.

12 – 25 March: Crossing Curricular Boundaries

Paulien du Fossé
Working Language:English
Applications open: 2 March

This event will explore how an eTwinning project can be themed to cross subjects and involve a whole curriculum approach. The practicalities of developing a team of teachers working on an eTwinning  concept will be explored.

16 - 27 April Art, history and philosophy for eTwinning projects

Adam Stepinski 
Working language: English
Applications open: 2 April

This event will deal with the ways of exploiting art, history and philosophy in eTwinning, including - how to tailor and conduct a successful interdisciplinary project based on the three subjects.

Web Editor: Anne Gilleran Published: 11.06.2009 Last changed: 22.01.2012