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E Twinning, Innovation and a New Way Forward

E Twinning, Innovation and a New Way Forward. Brenda A Bigland M.A., B.Ed. Hons., A.M.B.D.A. Headteacher. The Vision. “ To create in partnership a world class education across the European Union” Brenda Bigland. What do we need to be effective?. A desire to interact and to share practice

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E Twinning, Innovation and a New Way Forward

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  1. E Twinning, Innovation and a New Way Forward Brenda A Bigland M.A., B.Ed. Hons., A.M.B.D.A. Headteacher

  2. The Vision “To create in partnership a world class education across the European Union” Brenda Bigland

  3. What do we need to be effective? • A desire to interact and to share practice • Stimulating ideas to catch the imagination of all learners and therefore which will be inspirational • Resources? (ICT?) • A common Vision and a determination to succeed in achieving the vision

  4. In the true spirit of partnership what can each school offer? • Systems which support developing leaders • Creativity and the Arts • Assessment for learning • Early Years Education • ICT and its impact on standards across the curriculum • Pupil Voice • Parent Partnership

  5. Creative Use of ICT • Interactive whiteboards give pace and challenge when used well. They allow teachers to extend and reinforce appropriately. Use of the correct methodology e.g. split screen techniques can support the child's learning well. Hyperlinks into an internet site or the use of a film clip can excite learning still further. Children should take control of their learning and we are currently working with tablets which should allow two pens to be used simultaneously so that the lesson becomes even more pacey! • A microscope web cam can help to make Science even more dynamic and will also allow web cam conferencing to take place in the classroom.

  6. More Ideas ? • Digital movie cameras used to extend a literacy focus week by allowing children to create and animate their own stories • Digital Movie supporting the development of ICT in Art (Animated Alphabets) • Movie cameras supporting Speaking and Listening: Children as presenters. • Digital cameras used to create Home /School links (Lennie and Lottie) • Voting Systems to support enjoyment in learning (Who wants to be a millionaire?)

  7. Video Conferencing – The Icing on the Cake • Greater motivation and concentration in class • Pupils working together in harmony / behaviour modification support • Confidence when working in partnership with adults • Speaking and listening enhanced through Video Conferencing • Use of soft skills and ICT techniques enhanced through use of conferencing • Crossing the cultural divide with pupils talking to pupils • Enhancement of understanding across the nations through lessons shared and through a dialogue with MEPs • Modern Foreign language development enhanced through dialogue across the nations • Pride in their own achievements creating an appropriate culture to drive standards

  8. Creative Use of ICT Ensuring a better work / life balance • Planning online allows collaboration • Input for assessment driven by Teaching Assistants • Personalised learning one step closer • Reduces bureaucracy through use of e.g. e mails and ICT driven timetables • Pupils role in school improvement / target setting clearer through use of ICT • Admin staff now drive attendance, collection and recording of funding etc therefore better use of everyone's time!

  9. Putting the World into World Class Education - Why? • To encourage children to learn with and from each other in a positive and proactive manner • To recognise cultural richness and diversity • To bring enjoyment to the learning process • To share the richness of teachers experiences and to bring a breadth of expertise to all our children across the nations • To ensure that together we achieve the common goal to create a world class education across the EU

  10. How? • Use the E-Twinning site and the opportunities to make contact with schools across the nations that this brings • Attend conferences, workshops etc which allow a face to face dialogue with colleagues in our own nation to share ideas and with colleagues across the nations to network effectively for future projects • Visit the British Council sites and the DfES sites to gain further ideas and contacts

  11. When? • Within the curriculum there are opportunities to share projects and to therefore share learning across the nations • To inspire creativity, older children telling folklore stories to younger children is inspirational. (This helps when older children are learning a language as they can tell the story in the language they are learning to younger children within the nation whose mother tongue it is. Younger children can select their favourite story and respond with pictures, animations, letters of thanks etc) • Extra Curricular activities can also support links. Examples of these are Art clubs, News and media clubs (creating news reports for the whole school) Music and Modern Foreign language clubs

  12. The Lent Rise Project Crossing cultural divides…Children learning with and from each other • Every class in the school is E Twinned with a different EU Nation. Therefore a child at Lent Rise will visit one country each year and will learn about that nation directly from the children of that nation. They will also share their learning with each other as they will study at least two subject areas together during the year.

  13. Our Twins • Slovenia • Sweden • Germany • Portugal • Malta • Belgium • Spain • Hungary • France • Slovakia • Denmark • Poland

  14. A year of E Twinning First Term / the introductions …. • E mails • Video Footage • Pen portraits • Power Points about the school, the area, the class etc • Letters of introduction • Agree the way forward (Specific Projects for the next two terms)

  15. Some of our ideas for Projects for the following two terms • To look at the works of the great artists across the nations • To study music together • To tell folklore stories which the children can comment on • Younger children can create an animated story from the ideas generated through story telling • To create news articles looking at what is happening during the week in each others countries • To create a children's manifesto working together • To study festivals and celebrations together • To look at changes in climatic conditions and environmental change across the nations

  16. A year long celebration! • International dress up days • International Food markets in school • International week at the end of the year to share our learning across the school • The International schools Award

  17. A Special Offer to All of You • Our partnerships this term will be told about a special new competition which is being hosted by 2simple. We are going to write stories for a specific audience…that is….our partner schools and we hope they will respond by creating stories for us. These can be created using words, pictures, sound etc. The software can be obtained by contacting mikee@2simple.com • A new site is being constructed which will be an International Story creation site and submitted stories will be published with a prize being given to the best story each month. Stories can be emailed to world@2simple.com • Why not join in? Lets be creative together across all the E Twinning schools and see if we can raise standards together.

  18. Why Remake the Wheel ?

  19. Creativity using Information and Communication Technology Brenda A Bigland M.A., B.Ed. Hons., A.M.B.D.A. Headteacher

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