connecting classrooms: a window onto the world
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23.november.2012
Connecting Classrooms: a window onto the world
Fátima Veiga ([email protected]) – Agrupamento de Escolas de Eugénio de Andrade
Teresa Lacerda ([email protected]) – Agrupamento de Escolas de Póvoa de Lanhoso
Goreti Coutinho ([email protected]) – British Council
The Connecting Classrooms (CC) project
ENA & OI Cluster
CC in Agrupamento de Escolas de Eugénio de Andrade
Good practice: connecting work
Strengths…
Topics
…is a global programme that creates partnerships between clusters of schools in the UK and others around the world.
These partnerships bring an international dimension to young people's learning, to improve their knowledge and understanding of other cultures and prepare them for life and work as global citizens.
Connecting Classrooms…
Partnerships
LONDON
CZECH REPUBLIC
PORTUGAL
GREECE
PortugalEscola Secundária da Póvoa de Lanhoso
Escola EB2,3 de Mosteiro e Cávado
Escola Secundária Carlos Amarante
Escola EB2,3 de Paranhos
Escola EB2,3 de Matosinhos
Escola Secundária Tomás Cabreira
Escola Básica Afonso III
Escola Secundária de Pinheiro e Rosa
Escola EB2,3 Castro Marim
Escola Secundária de Loulé
Escola Secundária de Caldas das Taipas
Escola Secundária Dr. Joaquim Gomes Ferreira AlvesE
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Agrupamento da Bemposta
Escola Sec. Dr. Francisco Fernando Lopes
±1500 STUDENTS
+800 STUDENTS
Promoter: British Council Ministry of Education /
Direção Geral de Educação (DGE)
eTwinning (www.etwinning.net)
Other partners: Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude (IPDJ), POPH, local institutions, Town Councils , …
Coordination / Partners …
Schools
Ministry of Education
(DGE)
British Council
Connecting Classrooms in…
Agrupamento de Escolas de Eugénio de Andrade
Global learning
Young leadershi
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Inclusion
Our aims
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Our vision...
Contribute to a better world (more balanced, more informed, fairer )
Share experiences and knowledge
Respect and value differences
Achieve linguistic competence
Enhance art skills
Develop mathematics skills
Promote Sign Language skills
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Young leadership
IPDJ
• 15 hours• of
• training
training dilemmas
action socializing
empowerment
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Global citizenship
knowledge
attitudesskills
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• Poverty (Prevention)
• Volunteering
• Online safety• (Cyber)bullying• Stereotypes
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Portraits on Poverty
10 Commandments on true wealth
Preventing poverty
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Online safety bullying & stereotypes
ICT isn’t a friend
Trustee (rap)
Bookmarks
Big boys don’t cry
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Art Maths English P.E. R.E.
Global Learning
universal curriculum
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Development of Connecting Classrooms
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Peace
Violence
The words’ charge
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Peace Culture
Human Lace From Paranhos to Utoyea
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Citizenship: regarding personal and group identity
Our school My Class My world – my
bedroom
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Inclusion
Godmothers in action
Overcoming obstacles
Children of all colours
Against the wall
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Window onto the world
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Connecting Classrooms …
Good practice: connecting work
eTwinning: collaborative platform
Collaboration tools
Blog
Wiki
Forum
Contenttools
Images
Files
Web
Fashion show
Volunteering
© João Paulo Pereira, P20
Connecting Classrooms …
…Strengths!
Balance between knowledge and action
Cross curriculum work
Citizenship awareness on a global scale
Fostering of ties between partners
Strengths
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Students’ voice
Thanks for your attention!
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