Organisation of the course on training teachers to work with eTwinning in Portugal

1. TEACHERS TRAINING ON ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
Teresa Lacerda (teresalacerda@hotmail.com)
Miguela Fernandes (miguela@sapo.pt)
Portuguese Ambassadors
PDW for Ambassadors – Athens, Greece – 8th – 10th November. 2012

2. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
eTwinning…
… training in 3 steps…
Blended learning
… face-to-face session
… online sessions
- synchronous
- asynchronous
… face-to-face session
AND…
… officially recognised by the Ministery of Education!
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3. FIRST FACE-TO-FACE SESSION

4. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
Meeting the participants (trainers and learners) …
©Rosa Sousa, 2012
©Rosa Sousa, 2012
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5. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
Getting to know the eTwinning Portal and making the register…
Pictures by Rosa Sousa, 2012
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6. ONLINE SESSIONS – 3 MONTHS LONG

7. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
Moodle platform was used as a collaborative tool …
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8. Moodle platform was used as a collaborative tool …
TRAINNING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
Six modules to explore:
-eTwinning Portal
-Desktop
-TwinSpace
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9. MODULE STRUCTURE …
TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
Plan with tasks for each
synchronous session (11 online
sessions)
Forum
- to complete tasks
- to clarify possible doubts
Chat
Multiple choice test to evaluate
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10. During the training learners need to…
… explore the eTwinning Portal and Desktop;
… look for a partner;
… plan a project;
… create a partnership;
… start a project
AND…
Answer the multiple choice tests
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11. LAST FACE-TO-FACE SESSION

12. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
The teachers presented the eTwinning projects…
Pictures by Rosa Sousa, 2012
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13. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
The teachers presented the eTwinning projects…
Pictures by Rosa Sousa, 2012
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14. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
The team …
Picture by Rosa Sousa, 2012
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15. OFICIALLY RECOGNISED BY THE MINISTERY OF EDUCATION

16. TRAINING ETWINNING IN PORTUGAL
Certificate…
Each teacher had a:
-quantitative evaluation
(scale 1 to 10)
-qualitative evaluation
This certificate can be
used to progress in
career because the
portuguese NSS asked the Award a certificate
Ministery of Education to
recognise this teachers’
training course.
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17. LINKS…

18. WWW.ETWINNING.NET
Links
Moodle  “etwinning course”
http://moodle.crie.min-edu.pt/
http://moodle.crie.min-edu.pt/course/view.php?id=372
eTwinning PT
http://etwinning.dge.mec.pt/
eTwinning PT Channel in YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/etwinningpt
Contacts
NSS PT – etwinning@dge.mec.pt
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19. THANK YOU