Beginner to advanced level members of the eTwinning network can participate in Professional Development Workshops (PDWs), eTwinning Seminars, and the Annual eTwinning Conference. PDWs bring together participants from different European countries who want to learn more about eTwinning, and develop their skills in European collaboration using ICT. Thematic seminars are held in different European countries and allow participants to network and share experiences.
Funding to support teachers’ attendance at workshops, seminars and conferences is available.
To apply for a place at any of the events, complete the eTwinning Meetings & Training application form, submit it online, and we’ll contact you in due course. Please email etwinning@leargas.ie if you have any queries.
20 – 24 August, Dublin
Léargas is delighted to run a course approved by the Department of Education this summer. The aim of the course is to enhance teachers’ understanding of the benefits of European cooperation work and the richness it can bring to their school and pupils. The course aims to introduce teachers to the ICT tool eTwinning that can be used in their classroom for short or long term projects with their students and European counterparts and also possibilities in Erasmus+ for schools.
Course fee: €90
For further details please contact Liliana O’Reilly, eTwinning coordinator, at loreilly@leargas.ie.
25 – 27 October, Poland
The annual conference is the highlight event of the year in eTwinning. The focus of this year’s conference is cultural heritage. The aim of the conference is to enable teachers to have a better understanding of eTwinning and to discuss with their colleagues from other countries on how eTwinning could become more embedded in their national system.
Target audience: primary and post-primary teachers of all subjects
Working language: English
Apply by 03 August 2018 using the eTwinning and Meetings & Training application form.
19 – 20 November
The Future Classroom Lab in Brussels, Belgium
Target audience: primary and post-primary teachers of all subjects
Working language: English
The Future Classroom Lab (FCL) is an inspirational learning environment in Brussels, challenging visitors to rethink the role of pedagogy, technology and design in their classrooms. The course will also focus on what the increased use of ICT means for eSafety in the classroom. The participants will explore answers to this question and will learn how to manage issues such as copyright, privacy, personal safety and verification of sites, and how to get students to engage with these issues and their own personal safety proactively. On Tuesday 20 November, the participants will join the Safer Internet Forum, an annual multi-stakeholder gathering on latest trends, risks and solutions related to child online safety.
Apply by 15 October 2018 using the eTwinning and Meetings & Training application form
10 -11 November
Brussels, Belgium
Target audience: primary and post primary teachers of all subjects
Working language: English
The Future Classroom Lab (FCL) is an inspirational learning environment in Brussels, challenging visitors to rethink the role of pedagogy, technology and design in their classrooms.
In this workshop the teachers will explore “flipped classroom”, an emerging form of teaching and learning: students learn new content through material gathered or prepared by the teacher like video lectures, usually at home. What used to be homework (assigned problems) is now done in class with teachers offering more personalised guidance and interaction with students, instead of lecturing. The participants will get an introduction on how to plan flipped lessons, how to create activities and content, and what kind of ICT tools to use.
Apply by 08 October 2018 using the eTwinning and Meetings & Training application form.
1-2 December 2018
The Future Classroom Lab in Brussels, Belgium
Target audience: primary and post-primary teachers of all subjects
Working language: English
The Future Classroom is a space for active learning. It integrates the optimal use of the learning space, technology and pedagogy to build 21st century skills for the learners. In this two-day workshop we will explore how the Future Classroom learning zones together with a Future Classroom pedagogy and technologies affect students. All the participants will learn about the concepts of Future Classroom and active learning, and in addition, the participants can join one of the two strands according to their interest.
Strand 1 for the participants interested in the whole-school approach and who consider designing or adapting learning spaces at school (e.g. school leaders and coordinators):
Strand 2 for the participants who want to adapt the principles of active learning into their teaching practice:
Apply by 29 October 2018 using the eTwinning and Meetings & Training application form.
eTwinning School | Italy | 14 – 16 May
ICT Collaboration and eSafety in the Primary School Classroom | Dublin | 19 – 21 April
Building the Future of Europe through Cultural Heritage | Greece | 19 – 21 April 2018
How to plan your first eTwinning project | France | 23 – 25 March 2018
TIE – Tackle Inclusion with eTwinning | Dublin | 01 – 03 February 2018
Collaborative Teaching and Learning with ICT Tools / Brussels | 29 – 30 January 2018
Building 21st Century Skills through Active Learning | 02 – 03 December 2017
Digital Citizenship for the Future Classroom: Developing an eSafe Classroom | Future Classroom Lab | 09-10 November 2017
eTwinning Annual Conference | Malta | 2017 26 – 28 October 2017,
Make Learning Accessible: Special Education Needs in my Classroom | 23 – 24 September 2017
Seminar on Literacy | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK | 25 – 27 May 2017
Collaborative teaching and learning with ICT tools | Future Classroom Lab | 11-12 March 2017