Grant number: SMD700-14-GR107 Report on ETRC events in April 2015

All the vents planned were successfully organized. Regular weekly seminars were held every Thursday.

Two of the sessions were also held via google+ hangout so it gave the chance to teachers from other regions and even countries to attend.

On the 2nd of May Irina Pomazanovschi

spoke about Secrets of Collaboration in an

EFL Class and Online. At the session

participants learnt 1) when a a task is truly

collaborative; 2) benefits and obstacles to

collaboration; 3) how to plan effectively

collaborative activities; and also y

practiced hands-on activities in small

groups and online using StoryBird tool.

On the 9th of April Tatiana Popa spoke

about E-twinning a collaboration

platform for teachers. The session was

joined online by teachers from Falesti,

Comrat and a teacher from Bangladesh.

On the 23rd of May Irina Pomazanovschi

presented Hit Youtube Videos to Enlarge

Vocabulary and Teach Values. During the

seminar attendees discussed benefits and

challenges associated with using video

materials in teaching and learning;

discovered phases of effective lesson plan with integrated video material; were provided with a list of trusted

video resources for teachers; defined values what are the most important things in life? and practiced

narrative tenses and idiomatic expressions related to empathy and envy. The session included theoretical part,

hands-on activities and work in a computer lab.

On the 30th of May, Anna Gabur presented material on

Improving Students Grammar through Crearive Writing.

Weekly seminars in average were attended by 7 teachers. A

special session was presented by Eve Smith, Senior ELF on

the 17th of April, Culture and Critical Thinking through Film.

Usual Friday discussion were regularly held and this month

were facilitated entirely by student-volunteers: Valentine Serjant,

Olga Slobodeniuc from IRIM; Elena Pusca, Cornelia Popusoi

from I. Creanga lyceum; Marina Cojocaru from IRIM. The topics

discussed during the meetings were the following:

Animals are our little friends; (03.04.2015)

General facts about English; (10.04.2015)

Super Heroes. (24.04.2015) From 13

th till 16

th of April ETRC was closed for Easter Vacation.

On the 6th of April Advisory Board meeting was held.

Photos from all the events are available online:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.962306317136421.1073741872.113374775362917&type=1