How to define a good eTwinning project By Massimiliano D’Innocenzo (IT NSS) George Glass (UK) - Alessandra Pallavicini (IT) - Camilo Rodriguez (ES) A workshop about… Project management and teamwork… What does it mean in eTwinning? A good or great project has… What is quality and impact in eTwinning? Improving quality and raising student standards in a project…. How to do that in eTwinning? Three tips for a new project to start… 1. At the beginning, relax and look forward 2. During the project, relax and look around 3. At the end, relax and look back Things to agree BEFORE Detect your needs: - What you are not happy with in your teaching What you want to improve What you want to try What you can learn from each other Things to agree BEFORE Involve your students: - What they’d like to do How they’d like to learn What they already know What they can teach you Ask them! Negotiate with them! Things to agree BEFORE Some organisation issues: - Number and age of students Time to work in the project per week/month Holiday periods Timing School ICT facilities Number of schools involved Teachers/subjects per school Things to agree BEFORE Set the objectives: - Concrete Realistic Measurable What final products are expected? How these products relate to the objectives? How will they be evaluated? Things to agree BEFORE Done? Now, try to point out the strengths and weaknesses of your plan… and Revise! Aim at quality! A quality project doesn’t have to be spectacular, difficult, complex, long, or sophisticated. A quality project just has to be EFFICIENT Ask your NSS for quality criteria before starting BEFORE – keyword Planning Practice 1 (15 min.) Work in groups of 3-4 Ambassadors 1. Define some objectives for your project idea 2. Assign an expected concrete results/final product to each objective 3. Try to say how will you assess them Use this PADLET http://padlet.com/wall/rltmimbspz Things to do DURING Think on the activities: - Are they motivating? Are they relevant? Do they require collaboration? Do NOT choose the tools first. Think upside down! Things to do DURING Monitoring: - Use the Project Cards Evaluate How will you evaluate? Use rubrics Reflect, rethink, revise What is a rubric? Adapted from: http://edweb.sdsu.edu/triton/tidepoolunit/rubrics/collrubric.html DURING – keyword Collaborate Practice 2 (15 minutes) Work in groups of 3-4 Ambassadors 1. Design an activity for which collaboration is necessary 2. Do you already know which tool could be used in this activity? 3. Describe #2 here http://etwinningit.titanpad.com/1 Things to make you think AFTER Evaluate the project (remember the rubrics?): - Ask students and teachers - Check objectives and results - What would you change in further projects? Things to make you think AFTER Reorganise material: - Can a third person follow the development of the project? - Is the TwinSpace clear? - Is there enough documentation? - What should be public and what should be kept private? Things to make you think AFTER Are you satisfied? Then, why don’t you go for a Quality Label? - Ask your NSS - Create a “visitor” for evaluators - QL application is only a guide for evaluators: if you have more documentation, add it in the TwinSpace - Put yourself in the place of an evaluator: is everything clear? AFTER – keywords Reflect & Share Co-operative working Independent learning Building self confidence Developing a sense of community Understanding local and global citizenship issues Effective communication using ICT Ability to function within a variety of learning and teaching styles Equality of opportunity for every pupil Provides opportunity and a framework to be creative and innovative A context for teaching & learning from basic engagement to cutting edge Product + Successful learners Confident individuals Responsible citizens Effective contributors Practice 3 (15 minutes of discussion) - Which of the 6 quality criteria will be the most difficult to reach? And the easiest? - Does talking about sustainability/ transfereability make sense in an eTwinning project? - Collaboration is only “communication”? - Pedagogical innovation: is possible and different in each project? http://tricider.com/multiBrainstorming/CGQY One most important tip Have fun! Thanks for your attention Massimiliano D’Innocenzo, eTwinning NSS Italy [email protected] George Glass, eTwinning Ambassador UK [email protected] Alessandra Pallavicini, eTwinning Ambassador Italy [email protected] Camilo Rodríguez Macias, eTwinning Ambassador Spain [email protected]