eTwinning UK

'Be mobile!' Mobility Conference, Poland (17-19 October).

Places are still available to register for the Mobility Conference in Poland

The conference 'Mobility as a tool to acquire and develop competences from childhood to seniority' is organized under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The main goal of the conference is to initiate the discussion on the role and potential of mobility in formal and non-formal education implemented as part of the Lifelong Learning and Youth in Action programmes.

Register by 30 September (ask for the password: presidency-mobility@frse.org.pl).

A detailed programme and practical information are available from http://konferencje.frse.org.pl/Presidency-mobility/lang:en

 

Win Prizes for You and Your School - Deadline Approaching

 

This is your last chance to win lots of great prizes.

It's easy to enter. Simply submit a story, photographs or film to reflect your Comenius and or eTwinning experience. Use existing stories or footage you have from your visits or projects. The competition is open to past and present Comenius and eTwinning beneficiaries.

Don't miss out. Enter the Your Story competition by 30 September 2011 and be in with a chance of winning. Good Luck!

http://competition.lifelonglearningprogramme.org.uk/

European Day of Languages 2011

September 26 is the European Day of Languages 2011.  There are some great activity ideas and resouces here to help you celebrate languages in your school.  

Try something new today...

Why not try a new IT tool this week in school?  There are some interesting web 2.0 tools around to help spruce up a presentation for the classroom and you can usually use these for free, below are a few ideas to get you started:

Sliderocket  

Slideshare   

Prezi

 

eTwinning Training Webinars in the UK

 
© Mat Wright

We are very excited to announce a series of online training events this Autumn for UK teachers who want to discover more about finding eTwinning partners in Europe and starting eTwinning projects.

These webinars are online sessions where our British Council eTwinning team provide interactive training. They are a convenient way for you to access eTwinning training from your home or your school computer. Each session lasts approximately one hour, during which time you are able to ask questions directly to our eTwinning experts.

The webinars will start in mid September and each session has a particular focus allowing you to choose which is most suited to your needs. You can of course work your way through all three training session over the Autumn period to gain skills in all of these areas.

Webinar Themes:

Making use of Project Kits:

• using project kits
• project examples

Finding a Partner: 

• identifying and contacting potential partners 
• resources and tools

Registering a Project: 

• how to register a project with your partner 
• project approval process

You can find the full schedule of eTwinning training webinars and details about how to sign up here: http://www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning-weeks-october-2011.htm.