MINISTERU GĦALL-EDUKAZZJONI U X-XOGĦOL

MINISTRY FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

DIRETTORAT GĦAL

KWALITA` U STANDARDS FL-EDUKAZZJONI

IL-FURJANA VLT 2000

MALTA

DIRECTORATE FOR

QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

FLORIANA VLT 2000

MALTA

Department of eLearning

Tel: 25982805 / 25982151 emanuel.zammit.3@ilearn.edu.mt

LETTER CIRCULAR

Information: X Date: 15th

January 2015

Action Required: X Ref: DeL 2/2015

To: All Heads of Schools (State and Non-State) and Sections

From: Mr Emanuel Zammit – Director eLearning

Subject: eTwinning European Seminar 2015

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The eTwinning National Support Service is pleased to announce the first eTwinning Seminar for 2015, which will be

held on 6th

- 8th

March 2015. The Seminar will be held at the Cornucopia Hotel, Xagħra, Gozo, from Friday 6th

March at

16:00, till lunchtime, Sunday 9th

March 2015.

The Seminar will host teachers from Norway, Poland, France, Bulgaria, Estonia, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Denmark

and from Malta and Gozo.

The Maltese eTwinning National Support Service will be sponsoring 12 teachers, 6 from Malta and 6 from Gozo. The 6

teachers residing in Malta will be entitled for accommodation in Gozo, sponsored by the eTwinning NSS for two

nights (Friday – Sunday).

Meals, coffee breaks, and an educational visit on Saturday evening will be provided for all participants free of charge.

An eTwinning Introductory Pack will also be available for all attendees.

Target Audience

This eTwinning Seminar is open to primary school teachers (Year 4, 5 and 6) and to secondary teachers ( Form 1, 2 and

3). Workshops will focus on eTwinning and its tools, Web 2.0 tools for the classroom, and how to integrate eTwinning

projects in schools.

The final workshop on Sunday will consist of a networking activity amongst all teachers.

Draft Program of Events

Friday

16:00 – 17:00 Welcome address and introduction to eTwinning 17:00 – 17:30 Tea/Coffee Break 17:30 – 18:30 Ice Breaking – How to Present Yourself! 19:00 – 21:00 Dinner

Saturday

09:30 – 11:00 TwinSpace Basic Training & Transitioning to Erasmus + 11:00 – 11:30 Tea/Coffee Break 11:30 – 13:00 How to Increase the Visibility of your eTwinning Project 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

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14:00 – 15:00 Students’ response tools for the mobile age 15:00 – 15:30 Tea/Coffee Break 15:30 – 16:30 Treasure Hunt: QR Codes and Online Jigsaw Puzzle 16:30 – 18:00 Break/Free Time

18:00 Bus Leaves from Cornucopia Hotel for educational visit 20:00 Meeting point in front of restaurant - Dinner

Sunday

10:00 – 11:00 eTwinning and Global Education 11:00 – 12:30 Networking and creation of eTwinning Projects/Tea and Coffee

13:00 Lunch

Application Process

Teachers from the primary sector (Years 4, 5 and 6) and the secondary sector ( Form 1 to Form 3 ) are invited to apply by

sending an email to etwinning@ilearn.edu.mt. Please note that only two teachers from each school will be eligible to

attend.

Attendance is strictly by application and on a first come, first served basis. Applications are subject to approval by the

eTwinning NSS office.

Deadline for application is Friday 6th

February 2015.

Thank you for your attention.

Mr Emanuel Zammit

Director

Department of eLearning