eTwinning ne invita sa calatorim, virtual,in Spania !

Mariana Lulache — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:47:11 +0300

Va propun sa cititi articolul de pe eTwinning :”What if there is a lockdown - With eTwinning we can travel to Spain” ! “ Travelling can be one of the most amazing and rewarding experiences of someone’s life. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and subsequent lockdown, we are not allowed to travel along with many other things. George Orwell once said that he “would sooner be a foreigner in Spain than in most countries. How easy it is to make friends in Spain!”. Here, we take a look at two Spanish eTwinning Ambassadors who share their experiences and knowledge on how to deal with this crisis that has closed their schools, unlike their passion and determination to continue teaching their students with the help of eTwinning. Julia Gracia Ordóñez from Cordoba who has been a teacher for 18 years. eTwinning is a fundamental part of my professional development, as I adapt to the challenges I am now facing as an English Language teacher during these difficult times. eTwinning helps me achieve my teaching goals with my pupils as they develop their language and digital competences. eTwinning projects keep my pupils motivated now that we have moved to online teaching and learning. At the moment, eTwinning is my main tool to keep in contact with my colleagues at a local, national, and European level. As an eTwinning Ambassador, I am grateful for the continuous support and information provided by the Spanish National Support Service (NSS) as we work towards incorporating the eTwinning platform into our pedagogical practices. Keeping our students motivated is our biggest challenge. Many students are facing numerous difficulties: they come from large families who share small flats, they have parents who have lost their jobs, and now more than ever, they are suffering the consequences of this isolation. Therefore, the most important thing to support and motivate them and to encourage them to think positively. We need to remind them that this is a temporary situation and that we will overcome this together. An important factor to keep my students motivated has been to focus more on eTwinning and to move away from other social media platforms. This has been essential in helping my pupils maintain good habits in their new learning environment. Every morning, I send my pupils information about their day’s work and encourage them to complete it using the platform. We concentrate on these four skills when teaching English as a Foreign Language; listening, reading, writing, and speaking. As part of our lessons, we have included a new page in our TwinSpace called “COVID19”, where pupils interact with their European peers and speak about the current situation. We have also designated Wednesday as our specific eTwinning project day, during which we network with our peers at an European level.”

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https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/newsroom/highlights/what-if-there-is-a-lockdown---.htm

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