Agenda

  • During this seminar:
    •    You will meet colleagues from other European countries and find partners for your project;
    •    You will learn about possibilities eTwinning offers to teachers in Europe;
    •    You will learn innovative methods on teaching;
    •    You will learn useful ICT tools for content building during your project;
    •    You will develop a project plan with your project partners.
     
    Working language: English
    Size of group: 34 participants
    Focus group: teachers from different subjects
    Pupils age group: 12 - 18
    Participating countries: Latvia, Turkey, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Cyprus

    Agenda

    Thursday,  April 06th  
    17:00 – 18:00 Seminar opening dinner 
    18:00 – 21:00 Introduction to cross-curriculum project planning (11th floor, room: Space)
    21:00 Snack
    Friday,  April 07th  
     9:00 – 11:00 Workshop – ICT: Digital map creation  (11th floor, room: Space)
    11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
    11:30 – 13:30 Workshop – ICT: 3D modelling and visualization (11th floor, room: Space)
    13:30 – 14:30 Lunch 
    14:30 – 16:00 Workshop – Teaching methodology: Planning work tasks and criteria (11th floor, room: Space)
    16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break 
    16:30 – 19:30 Workshop – Teaching methodology: Planning cross-curriculum cooperation (11th floor, room: Space)
    19:30 – 20:00 Dinner 
    Saturday, April 08th  
    9:00 - 11:00 Workshop – Project method (11th floor, room: Space)
    11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
    11:30 – 13:00 Developing project idea in project groups  (11th floor, room: Space)
    13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 
    14:00 – 16:00 eTwinning Live, TwinSpace  (11th floor, room: Space)
    16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break 
    16:30 – 19:00 Project presentations and evaluation (11th floor, room: Space) 
    19:00 – … Gala dinner in restaurant "Piramīde"
    Sunday,  April 09th  
    9:00 - 11:00 Tour (optional), departure


    Seminar “eTwinning Cross-Curriculum projects” is planned for different subject teachers, who are looking to improve quality of planning and organizing active learning activities using cooperation and ICT tools across different subject areas. 

    Seminar will consist of three separate parts – 
    •    First part is to learn different ICT tools for content creation and collaboration. 3D modelling and visualizations and digital map creation – how to make them and use as practical task for pupils;
    •    Second part is to enhance quality of planning and organizing lessons and activities for cross-curriculum activities and projects, where teachers will learn practical methods for planning their activities and cross-curriculum cooperation with other subject teachers;
    •    Third part of seminar is for project method and drafting eTwinning projects. 

    Seminar is planned using learning by doing approach, therefore content will be activities driven according to learning objectives.