Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 6 2016 | Page 27

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2016 Newsletter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Why do the young students love eTwinning ? According to their opinions , working in eTwinning projects brings school closer to them . The subjects are more enjoyable and related to reality . They learn a lot of new things in a different and and apropriate way and they even have fun while learning . They discover how to use technology for knowledge and personal development in a safe and advanced way . They communicate and collaborate with children from all over Europe and make friends . http :// www . scientix . eu / Inspiring Science Education http :// www . inspiringscience . eu / GoLab http :// www . go-lab-project . eu / etc . in order to make STEM teaching more attractive and efficient for the students . For example , I choose one of the projects we worked last school year : Open the Gates to the Universe . The project was a great opportunity for the students to discover different aspects of Space Science and Astronomy by working in international groups . Here is the link to the project ’ s TwinSpace : https :// twinspace . etwinning . net / 12520 / home and to the external blog we created : http :// gatestotheuniverse . blogspot . ro /
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My students are more involved than ever before in project work as a result of taking part in eTwinning . The project has also impacted the way in which students interact with one another , because eTwinning has had a large impact on improving personal relations among students . I now engage students in small group work more than they did before , allowing them to work on collaborative problem solving . Difficult subjects , as Mathematics , are considered by my students easy and interesting because we integrated math ’ s concepts in some projects .
Cornelia Melcu is a primary school teacher in Brasov , Romania . Additionally , she is a teacher trainer of Preparatory Class Curriculum , Google Application in Education Course and European Projects Course . She is mentoring newly qualified teachers and trainee teachers . She is also the Scientix Deputy Ambassador in Romania , eTwinning ambassador and an award winner in several competitions ( eTwinning Awards and national competitions ). She has received European Quality Labels for her eTwinning projects and coordinated one Comenius project . Cornelia is currently involved in Erasmus + programme , using extracurricular activities and projects to motivate her students .
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The ESL eTwinning Group Is Loading for Active English Language Teachers across Europe by Theodora Gkeniou eTwinning projects has allowed me to link other platforms and educational programmes – like ESERO http :// www . esa . int / Education Space Awareness http :// www . space-awareness . org / en / Scientix
English serves as the medium of communication among peoples speaking different languages globally and particularly in Europe . It has become a lingua franca , the international language . It is also the language of internet , of advertising , of tourism , of business , of science worldwide , assuming an increasingly vital role .
What is more , interdisciplinary learning entails making connections among various school subjects and leads to deeper understanding across curricular
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