What can eTwinning do for you? # ililc

What can eTwinning
do for you?

Lisa Stevens
ILILC 2011
Travel around the world by Harpagornis on Flickr

Saturday, 12 February 2011

International Dimension

part of Sustainable Schools National Framework

‘By 2020 the Government would like all schools to be models of good
global citizenship, enriching their educational mission with activities that
improve the lives of people living in other parts of the world.’

part of so many agendas - ECM, Community
Cohesion, KS2 MFL Strategy,


Why?


Whitehouse Common


By the end of Year 3, children should be able to recognise a
children’s song, rhyme or poem well known to native
speakers.

Crossing the Border –
Learning French together!

By the end of Year 4, children are expected to
be able to talk about celebrations of which they
have experience and know about similar
celebrations in other cultures.

Magic Christmas Trees
and Wishes

By the end of Year 4 children should also have a
grasp of different traditions and be able to
identify similarities in traditional stories.

Tra
diti
ons
acr
oss
Eur
ope

By the end of Year 6, children should
be able to demonstrate
understanding of and respect for
cultural diversity.

Thanks to Michael O’Donnabhain for examples


Somos lo que celebramos.

www.whitehousecommon.org.uk


Whitehouse Common Primary School



Colegio Público César Hurtado Delicado



Why eTwinning?
‘WCPS prides itself on being an innovative, outward looking
school that is interested in and involved with the world
outside its doors. By eTwinning with a school abroad, we
continue with this outlook by entering into the world of
another school and viceversa. Together, we are discovering
our similarities and differences, and celebrating the diversity
if our lives.
Pupils are using ICT (and paper and pen) to communicate in
their own language as well as in the language of the partner
school and ths their skills in many areas of the curriculum
are being enhanced – geography, history, literacy,
citizenship, art, music, technology and, of course, ICT and
Language.’
Lisa Stevens 2007



Why etwinning? 3

KS2 Framework for Languages



What we did –
CPCHD sent their pictures of Carnaval



Snow!



What did people say about the project?



‘I have been taken aback by
enthusiasm and commitment shown
to this project, the benefits which our
children will receive from it will go to
enhance their knowledge and
understanding of the wider world. It
also adds a new dimension to
support the work they are doing in
learning a second modern language.’
Simon Rowney. Chair of Governors,



‘I have been taken aback by
enthusiasm and commitment shown
to this project, the benefits which our ‘It has given the children more
children will receive from it will go to interest in Spain and what life is
enhance their knowledge and like there. As for staff, I feel that
understanding of the wider world. It we are committed to our MFL
also adds a new dimension to scheme as we are involving e-
support the work they are doing in twin with it and the project has
learning a second modern language.’ also linked really well with our
Simon Rowney. Chair of Governors, PSHE / citizenship activities.’
Whitehouse Common Primary School Jamie Barry, KS1 Team leader and
Literacy coordinator, Whitehouse
Common Primary School



‘Señora Stevens’ efforts and hard
work are to be highly commended in
setting up and keeping the project
moving along. I thought it would be
interesting to contact my counterpart
in sunny España so I sent a quick
email explaining who I was and what
I did. ‘ John Horne, caretaker,



‘Señora Stevens’ efforts and hard
work are to be highly commended in
setting up and keeping the project ‘The energy of Mrs Stevens is
moving along. I thought it would be contagious. She has inspired a
interesting to contact my counterpart team of ‘champions’ who are now
in sunny España so I sent a quick working to develop their own
email explaining who I was and what Spanish so that our e-twinning
I did. ‘ John Horne, caretaker, project becomes an embedded,
sustainable and innovative part of
our curriculum.’ Dale Hill,
Headteacher, Whitehouse Common
Primary School




‘e-Twinning has been great fun
because we have communicated
with the children in Spain. I have
enjoyed it very much looking at
all the websites and looking to
see what is different there and
here.’ Nicola Year 5




‘e-Twinning has been great fun
‘I liked learning about because we have communicated
Spain because we got with the children in Spain. I have
to learn about what enjoyed it very much looking at
they do in Easter, then all the websites and looking to
I went and saw the see what is different there and
band in Spain.’ Amy here.’ Nicola Year 5
Year 2



lots of group projects

links across the world


votw.wikispaces.com/VOTW-Map


Teddy bears!


Greetings across the miles


Postcrossing


Twinkle Twinkle


Connecting classrooms


Comenius Regio

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Pupil voice

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CPD

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Barcelona - May 2010


ISA
‘It is an accreditation scheme for
curriculum-based international work in
schools. It is open to all UK schools and is
free of charge.’

Foundation

Intermediate

Full


‘International activity’

‘An international activity is a class-based
activity, which can last for any duration, and
should bring an international dimension to
teaching and learning.’


Lisa Stevens

http://lisibo.co.uk

lisibo@me.com

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