IP/09/262 Brussell, 13 ta' Frar 2009Skejjel fl-Ewropa jiksbu l-kreattività u l-innovazzjoni permezz ta' proġetti onlajn bl-eTwinningeTwinning huwa inizjattiva tal-UE biex tinkoraġġixxi lill-iskejjel biex joħolqu netwerk ma' xulxin permezz tal-internet. B'madwar 50 000 utent irreġistrat madwar l-Ewropa, għadd dejjem jikber ta' għalliema fl-Ewropa taw prova li qed ifittxu modi ġodda biex jiżviluppaw u jinnovaw it-tagħlim. Fil-konferenza annwali tal-eTwinning ta' din is-sena fi Praga bejn it-13 u l-15 ta' Frar, il-Kummissjoni Ewropea se tagħti premijiet lill-għaxar proġetti tal-eTwinning li spikkaw. Bħala azzjoni prinċipali fi ħdan il-Programm tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea dwar it-Tagħlim tul il-Ħajja, l-eTwinning joffri lill-iskejjel fl-Ewropa mezz biex jikkomunikaw, jaqsmu l-ideat u jmexxu proġetti kollaborattivi onlajn. Permezz ta' pjattaforma onlajn li tuża l-għodda tal-web 2.0 biex tkun faċilitata l-komunikazzjoni, l-eTwinning sar komunità bbażata fuq kollaborazzjoni vera fejn l-għalliema juru modi kreattivi biex isaħħu x-xogħol tagħhom fil-klassi. Mindu din l-iskema tnediet f'Jannar 2005, għalliema minn 48 286 skola rreġistraw fl-eTwinning, u wettqu 11 994 proġett li involvew mill-inqas żewġ skejjel minn żewġ pajjiżi differenti. Il-konferenza annwali ta' din is-sena se ssir fi Praga bejn it-13 u l-15 ta' Frar 2009. L-attività se tilqa' aktar minn 400 parteċipant, li jikkonsistu f'għalliema minn madwar l-Ewropa, rappreżentanti mis-servizzi ta' appoġġ ċentrali u nazzjonali tal-eTwinning, u partijiet importanti oħra interessati fl-edukazzjoni fl-iskejjel. Il-konferenza se tiffoka fuq “Il-Kreattività u l-eTwinning” u l-kelliema jinkludu lil Ján Figel', il-Kummissarju Ewropew għall-Edukazzjoni, Taħriġ, Kultura u Żgħażagħ; kif ukoll lil Dr Edward de Bono, espert fil-ħsieb laterali, u Ambaxxatur għas-Sena Ewropea għall-Kreattività u l-Innovazzjoni 2009. Lejlet il-konferenza, il-Kummissarju Figel’ spjega s-sinifikat tal-eTwinning fl-2009: "L-2009 hija s-Sena tal-Innovazzjoni u l-Kreattività, u għalhekk jixraq b'mod speċjali li niċċelebraw is-suċċess dejjem jiżdied tal-iskema eTwinning bħala eżempju tal-kreattività fl-edukazzjoni. Jeħtieġ li ninkoraġġixxu metodi innovattivi fl-edukazzjoni biex titjieb il-kwalità u l-effettività tas-sistemi tal-iskejjel fl-Ewropa u jkun hemm għajnuna biex iż-żgħażagħ jitħejjew għas-soċjetà u l-ekonomija tal-ġejjieni.” Il-qofol tal-konferenza se tkun iċ-ċerimonja tal-premjazzjoni, li matulha se jitqassmu l-premijiet lill-aħjar għaxar proġetti tal-eTwinning mis-sena skolastika 2007-2008. Hemm ħames kategoriji, tlieta skont l-età (4-11, 12-15, 16-19), waħda skont is-suġġett (matematika u xjenza), u kategorija speċjali li hija sponsorjata mill-Presidenza Franċiża, dwar l-użu tal-lingwa Franċiża. Aktar minn 500 proġett kienu eżaminati, fuq il-bażi tan-natura innovattiva tagħhom, l-integrazzjoni fil-kurrikulu, il-kollaborazzjoni, l-użu kreattiv tat-Teknoloġija tal-Informatika u l-Komunikazzjoni u t-trasferibbiltà tagħhom. L-ogħla għaxar finalisti minn 40 skola minn 21 pajjiż (il-Belġju, il-Bulgarija, Ċipru, ir-Repubblika Ċeka, Franza, il-Greċja, l-Unverija, l-Iżlanda, l-Irlanda, l-Italja, il-Latvja, il-Litwanja, il-Lussemburgu, Malta, il-Polonja, il-Portugall, ir-Rumanija, is-Slovakkja, Spanja, l-Iżvezja u r-Renju Unit). L-ewwel erba' rebbieħa ta' kull kategorij se jirċievu vjaġġ għall-Kamp tal-eTwinning fil-Greċja f'April filwaqt li r-rebbieħa tal-kategorija tal-Franċiż se jirċievu għotja ta' studju fil-Franċiż fi Franza għal matul is-sajf li ġej. Aktar informazzjoni: Il-Portal tal-eTwinning: www.etwinning.netANNEX Age Category 4-11 WINNER Make a film and share IT with friends 2.0! Fredrik Olsson, Vindängen, Sweden Tom Roche, Knockaclarig National School, Ireland URL: http://blog.eun.org/film2/ Project description: The basis for the project is the production, sharing and giving feedback on media material. The pupils from the two schools collaborate to produce films, which are used as a teaching tool when working with themes chosen from the syllabus. The media material is published and discussed by the pupils on the project blog. The jury said: Various ICT tools were included in the project in a purposeful way. The project fits in an international curriculum and could work as a model for various themes as well as for different school levels. The model of question- and comment-based project development as a basis for progressive inquiry showed the real pedagogical value of the project. RUNNER-UP μια σταγόνα ταξιδεύει / A traveling raindrop Χρυσανθέα Παπακωνσταντίνου, Α' Δημοτικό Λατσιών, Cyprus Zafiris Zaproudis, Δημοτικό Σχολείο Δημητριτσίου, Greece URL: http://www.schools.ac.cy/latsia-a-dim/etwinninghttp://primaryschdimitritsi.wordpress.comProject description: For this project, the children of both schools collaborated in writing and performing a puppet show about the travels of a raindrop, using their imagination, their knowledge of computers and environmental issues related to water, e.g., water use and river/marine pollution. The jury said: The panel thought that the basis of the project, an international theme, i.e, water, incorporated with an intercultural theme, i.e., fairytales, was innovative and appropriate. The partner choice is particularly appropriate since both partners can approach the subject with similar questions. At the same time, the project serves as good model for various other European countries. Age Category 12-15 WINNER No frontiers! IES Las Aguas (Spain) (Mª del Pilar Flores Fernández) Collège Martin Luther King (France) (RUHLMANN Anne) URL: http://matoumatheux.ac-rennes.fr/divers/twinning4/accueil.htmhttp://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/profile.cfm?pid=2556&fuseaction=app.project (TwinSpace) Project description: Using both mathematics and cultural elements of their own country (e.g., monuments, famous places, etc.), the pupils created mathematical puzzles and challenges for their partners using tools such as Google maps. Their idea was to challenge the creativity of the pupils in designing the puzzles while at the same time nurturing their mathematical skills. The jury said: The project demonstrated a very creative an innovative approach to implementing its objectives. The pupils showed real imagination in their challenges, such as running an online Gymkhana. RUNNER-UP MIND THE GAP ES MENENDEZ Y PELAYO (Spain) (Giselle Dubois) Publiczne Gimnazjum nr 7 im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Łodzi (Poland) (Magdalena Pakulska) URL: http://barcelona_lodz.webs.comhttp://barcelonalodz.blogspot.comProject description: This project focuses on the differences and similarities between the pupils and their parents when they were teenagers. The pupils interviewed their parents about their lives and experiences of when they were young covering subjects such as friendships, relationships with their own parents, music, film and the future. The jury said: A very well designed project that really managed to cross the generation gap! Age Category 16-19 WINNER The Pizza Business Across Europe Madalena Relvão, Escola secundária de D. Duarte, Portugal Livia Margittay, Barna Sipkay Secondary School of Commerce, Catering and Tourism, Hungary Alexandrina Liscan, Colegiul Tehnic Raluca Ripan, Romania Teresa Costanza, IPSIA Trebisacce ("E. Aletti"), Italy Rudolfs Zemesarajs, Rīgas Uzņēmējdarbības koledža / Riga Business College, Latvia Andrzej Pogorzelski, Zespół Szkół Agroprzedsiębiorczości im. M. Rataja w Mieczysławowie, Poland Diliana Tzvetkova, Vocational school for trade and catering, Bulgaria Paula Antunes, Agrupamento de Escolas de S. Bernardo, Portugal URL: www.pizzabusiness.altervista.orgwww.pizzacrosseuropetorneo.blogspot.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpy8YfgqYT4 (Pizza tournament) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyXtcHTKIsk (interview with a pizzeria owner) Project description: With this project the schools set out to investigate the pizza business across Europe. The work consisted of two parts: in the first part, they outlined the changing of people’s food habits and tastes for the last fifty years; in the second part, they developed their own pizzeria business plans in order to develop their business know-how. The jury said: This project obviously made a significant impact on the participants and the entire community. The pupils were involved in practical work and discussing the real implementation of a novel idea. It's a fresh approach that works well with this rather difficult age group. RUNNER-UP Between the lines Helen Karavanidou, 1 geniko lykeio elefsinas, Greece Carmen Radulescu, Colegiul Economic "Ion Ghica" Targoviste, Romania URL: http://draculabetweenthelines.blogspot.com/ Project description: The aim of the project was to put together students from two different countries and two different cultures. Starting from the well-known novel, Dracula by Bram Stoker, the students practiced their English through online conversations. They also used debate to establish a line between reality and fiction, related to Stoker’s characters. The final outcome is a blog containing all the work done by the members of the book club. The jury said: This project demonstrated outstanding pupil collaboration and interaction, creative use of ICT tools while incorporating a full-scale study of the topic Maths & Science Category WINNER "Vesmír v škole, škola vo vesmíre"Ivana Šoltésová, ZŠ Štefana Šmálika, Tvrdošín, Slovakia Jiří Sumbal, ZS Koprivnice, Alsova, Czech Republic URL: http://vesmir-etwinning.blogspot.comProject description: The pupils in both classes used ICT to exchange knowledge about the universe, the solar system, planets, space bodies and interesting phenomena of outer space and the cosmos. They created stories about a cosmonaut and learned more about the unknown secrets of space and each other. The jury said: We could feel the excitement about being overnight at school and talking to your partner doing the same, using video conferencing. This was a really creative and truly collaborative project. RUNNER-UP 1, 2 Buckle my Shoe Dorothy Ostacchini, Bowhouse Primary School, UK George Glass, Cauldeen primary school, UK Tricia Pitcher, Cliff Lane Primary School, UK Marianne Schembri, Dun Guzepp Zerafa, Fgura Primary A school, Malta Maria Piedad Avello, Escuela Infantil Gloria Fuertes, Spain Anna Maria Campo, I Circolo Didattico "Leonardo da Vinci", Italy Jūratė Stakeliūnienė, Kauno lopšelis-darželis ,,Giliukas", Lithuania Mihaela Nita, Kindergarten 43, Sibiu, Romania Fjola Thorvaldsdottir, Leikskolinn Furugrund, Iceland Ewa Kurzak, Przedszkole PubL. Nr 5, Glogow, Poland Patrizia Cau, Scuola dell'infanzia ex I.P.P.A.I., Italy Fidelma Carroll, St Catherine's NS, Ireland URL: http://twinmath.wikispaces.com/http://moodlepp5.webhost.pl/moodle/index.php?lang=en_utf8Project description: In this activity-oriented project, children were encouraged to explore and discover fascinating mathematical concepts in an exciting and interesting way. They performed a series of hands-on mathematical activities, which they shared between participants. Children invented and played games whilst learning to follow rules. Maths became a seamless part of the children's play. The jury said: We can see a lot of activities with a great variety, not only by the teachers but also by the young pupils. Special Prize: French Category WINNER Mythes, légendes et contes de fées – moyens d’enrichir le langage des jeunes et la connaissance de l’autre Carmen Lozonschi, Grupul Scolar "Vasile Sav", Romania Dagmar Prášilová, Gymnázium Lovosice, Czech Republic Tomasz Perzyna, Niepubliczne Gimnazjum nr 9 im.Roberta Schumana, Poland URL: http://www.vasilesav-comenius.ro/Project description: In this project we aimed to stimulate the pupils’ interest in learning one of the official European languages by working together on fairytales, legends, myths and the cultural history of their partners. The jury said: We very much liked this project because it was an interesting way to learn French as a foreign language for all involved partners. This eTwinning project was the follow-up of a successful Comenius project. The project was well integrated in the curriculum for French as a foreign language. RUNNER-UP Je joue, tu joues, nous jouons Caroline Sarfati, Ecole Plan d'Ariou, France Claire McCannah Balsall Common Primary School, UK Giancola Pino, Ecole communale d'Arquennes, Belgium Michelle Hermann, Ecole primaire Eich-Muehlenbach, Luxembourg Debbie Rooms, GBS De Zeppelin, Belgium) URL: http://www.ac-nice.fr/iennice3/plandariou/EUROPEhttp://my.twinspace.etwinning.net/jejoue_tujoues_nousjouons?l=enProject description: This project started from the basis of a comparison of the games children play in the school playground, during their breaks. From this starting point the children learn about each other’s history and culture, while at the same time getting to know each other and practicing their language skills. The jury said: We liked the project website which contains a lot of games (videos as well as descriptions) collected by the partner countries. Partners communicated via email (all collected in the TwinSpace), video conferencing and tried and evaluated each other’s games. This eTwinning project has served as a basis for a Comenius partnership project for some of the partners.