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Name of the project: What’s new?

 

Schools:

- CEIP Berango Merana, Berango, Spain

- Szkoła Podstawowa nr 9 im. M. Kopernika w Dzierżoniowie, Dzierżoniów, Polonia

Partners

 

Maite Elejalde

Anna Szczepaniak

 

Period:

From September 2019 to June 2020

 

Age of students:

9 - 11 (4th and 5th Primary)

 

Language used

English and their native languages

 

Subjects

English, ITC, Arts and Crafts, Primary subjects

 

Short description:

 

The aim of the project is to teach English and ICT. The traditional books will be left apart and the Twinspace will become the new working place of these students. Through the project part of the curriculum of English will be taught with the help of meaningful activities and ICT tools. Each activity will be developed in a different means of communication: magazine, radio, television.

 

The eTwinning project is directed at primary school students aged 9 - 11 years old to promote active ways of learning. Based on cooperative work between the schools they will learn together in international groups from the first moment.

 

Goals:

 

• To develop English curriculum in an appealing way.

• To develop English language skills (speaking, reading and writing).

• To improve Arts and Crafts ability doing the different works.

• To develop cooperative skills working in group.

• To broaden minds due to online cooperation between the schools.

• To be aware of what they learn and what the others are learning.

• To prove critical thinking and autonomy.

• To improve their emotional intelligence skill.

• To encourage pupils to learn to know and respect each other.

• To enhance ICT activities to communicate effectively.

• To develop digital citizenship under the motto: “Be Safe-Be respectful”.

• To acquire responsible digital behaviour.

• To enhance ICT activities to communicate effectively.

• To use English as a foreign language outside the classroom.

• To share personal passions and opinions.

• To become familiar and attracted with other European cultures and enhance the understanding and knowledge of them.

 

ICT tools:

 

E-mail, Web publishing, Power Point presentations, Twinspace, Skype, Drive tools

 

Working method:

 

From the first activity students will be working in international groups to do the activities. There will be six main activities along the project, all of them with a final common work. The Twinspace as some other ICT tools will be the teaching and earning area. Every activity will be accompanied by the objectives and competences that will be developed within it as well as a rubric for the students.

 

Other teachers from school will be involved and also families.

 

Expected results:

• To improve English level.

• To improve language command.

• To improve Arts and Craft ability.

• To improve ICT skills.

• To understand and respect differences in people’s culture, habits.

• To be aware of what they and the others are learning.

• To be aware of other’s needs.

• To help others’ learning.

• To make new friends.

• To work in international and school groups to reach the objectives of the project.

 

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