eTwinning Schools display a strong commitment to collaboration!

Mariana LulacheColegiul Tehnic Energetic Craiova (Dolj)26 sep. 2020

“#collaboration is a word inextricably linked with #eTwinning. In most cases it describes the collaboration during an eTwinning project among teachers and students from different countries. Read the article and discover examples of good practices: Collaboration is a word inextricably linked with eTwinning. In most cases it describes the collaboration during an eTwinning project among teachers and students from different countries. However, in the school setting, effective teacher collaboration is defined as engaging in practices, where teachers communicate about classroom experiences and activities in an effort to strengthen pedagogical expertise and encourage colleagues to try and create new things. The members of the school community share the belief that working collaboratively and allowing time to form teams and working together, is the best way to reach the school’s objectives By displaying a strong commitment to collaboration, teachers have more access to resources, and their teaching methods are improved, as collaboration offers support to try new ideas and activities. This process also allows the school to continuously reflect upon and improve its practices and create high standards for all students. Schools have to overcome different obstacles like; established systems, lack of time, redefinition of a school’s culture from teacher isolation to teachers’ collaboration, and tensions and disagreements that teamwork can create. In this case, the role of the Principal is crucial. Principals should share decision- making with the school staff, provide support for effective establishment of teachers’ teams (define the purpose, set goals, give feedback, support). By being an instructional leader, they motivate the school staff to keep learning and improving their practices……………….. According to an African proverb: “It takes a village to raise a child” and this should be the role of an eTwinning School. Etwinning schools should nurture a culture that respects, values, supports and acknowledges the inclusive engagement of all, for reaching the school goals and implementing the eTwinning School Mission. Examples of good practice from eTwinning schools: In the Experimental School of the University of Thessaloniki in Greece, collaboration takes shape in various forms. Among the school’s 34 teachers, the majority of them participate in eTwinning activities, this entails encouragement and support from the school leadership together with dedicated training and concrete opportunities for teachers to work together. In order to assist teachers to embed eTwinning as integral part of the curricula, the school management provides regular professional development opportunities that help teachers to make progress and develop their competences. In the 2019-2020 academic year, all registered teachers in eTwinning participated in such activities shared their insights with the rest of the staff. Teachers had concrete opportunities to comment on the practices of colleagues, discuss different issues of the school and voice their concerns and make decisions. In order to encourage collaborative teaching among teachers, in each eTwinning project run at the school, more than one teacher participated. A teacher started a project and presented their ideas to their colleagues and those interested could join, this of course created excellent interdisciplinary projects and allowed both teachers and students of different classes to learn from each other. …….. Engagement of students and parents is also widely practiced in Col•legi Sant Josep in Navàs, a small town of 6.000 residents in the region of Catalonia in Spain. Collaboration and engagement with parents took place through established parental involvement where, according to their expertise, parents were invited to the schools and help students in the accomplishment of different activities. …….. In both schools, collaboration, in all of its aspects was and is one of the main priorities for the schools. As a result, teachers, parents and of course students not only improved their learning and teaching

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