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Issue 42 - September 2009 |
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| HIGHLIGHTS |
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As the new school year started in September, European Schoolnet has launched a revamped version of its portal at www.europeanschoolnet.org. The new portal serves as a hub to better inform teachers, researchers, experts, policy-makers, industry partners and our stakeholders about European Schoolnet’s activities and projects. The portal merges the two previous URLs at www.eun.org and www.europeanschoolnet.org and both can be used to access the site. Please also complete the survey; we would love to know your impression about this new portal. Read more...
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For the ninth consecutive year, European Schoolnet is organising the eLearning Awards, Europe's leading competition to reward excellence and best use of technology in education.Read more...
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For the ninth consecutive year, European Schoolnet is organising the eLearning Awards, Europe's leading competition to reward excellence and best use of technology in education. Read more...
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| INSAFE |
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Today’s Information and Knowledge Society has opened doors to exciting new places of discovery in the world of education. Internet and Web 2.0 applications empower young learners by providing them access to a wealth of information on every subject imaginable. They enable young people to upload their own creations to internet, mixing media to achieve almost professional quality. As part of the Insafe network’s mission to promote safe and responsible use of new technology, we are happy to offer you this box of tools and tips to start the year off on a positive note. Read more...
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| PROJECTS |
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As part of European Schoolnet's project 'Digital Games in Schools' financed with the support of the Interactive Software Federation of Europe, a teachers' handbook has been published. Written by Dr Patrick Felicia, a researcher at the Waterford Institute of Technology in Ireland, the handbook provides the necessary information to understand the educational benefits of digital games and to learn how to use them as educational and motivational resources. Read more...
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in October, to celebrate the new school year, eTwinning will again be running the annual “eTwinning Weeks” campaign. Teachers are invited to get involved, meet new colleagues and get started on a new eTwinning activity for the year! Read more...
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| NANOYOU |
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Schools interested in participating in the project are invited to subscribe as a pilot school. All pilot schools will be granted with 1,000 euros for their pioneer participation and engagement with the project Read more...
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Nanoyou is getting started! You can now visit the website nanoyou.eu and get all the updates and latest news of the project. Read more...
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| MYEUROPE |
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The Network of European Foundations (NEF) and European Schoolnet invite teachers to explore and integrate this resource kit into their teaching and learning activities in schools Read more... |
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| SCHOOLS |
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The Climate Mystery is a unique and innovative learning universe that teachers can use as a framework - or as inspiration - for climate teaching. The curriculum is based on detailed dialogues with teachers from 15 countries and provides highly relevant climate topics and multiple learning methods. It enables students from 12 to 16 years old to discuss and reflect on the consequences of the world’s climate changes. Read more...
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Inspire invites teachers to join the new Inspire Community of Practice to discuss digital learning objects in Maths, Science and Technology (MST). The online community was launched during the Inspire summer school held in the village of Wals, in Austria. Read more...
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| DIGITAL RESOURCES |
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The ENTITLE project Final Conference takes place on 16 October 2009 in Budapest. It is a key opportunity for decision-makers to find out more about the latest developments in lifelong learning in public libraries in Europe. Read more...
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In its final review report, the MELT project received praised from reviewers "urging the consortium to continue its excellent work which they consider an undoubted success". Read more...
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With the emergence of Web 2.0 and mobile technology, the role of the teacher has changed dramatically. Both younger teachers who avidly use technology in their personal lives and older ones who successfully integrated computers in their teaching practice over the past decades suddenly find themselves confronted with new challenges. TeachToday is looking at all those different issues and provides advice and teaching resources such as lessons plans to support teachers in their classroom.Read more...
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| REPORTS |
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The European Commission is carrying out a study on the use of pedagogical information and teaching materials about the Euro and European Monetary Union (EMU) in schools across Europe. To do this, they have designed a questionnaire to find out what teaching takes place in the Member States and to attain teachers’ advice on what additional materials/support would be welcomed. Your input is extremely valuable to determine how this process could be improved. Read more...
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In collaboration with the Sønderborg Municipality with support from the Danish Ministry of Education, Hørup Centralskole, Nyborg Friskole and Herfølge Skole, the 8th Asia-Europe Classroom Network Conference will take place from 26 – 30 October 2009. Read more...
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| UPCOMING EUN MEETINGS |
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17-18 September: eTwinning CSS-NSS |
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21-23 September: Aspect 3rd Consortium meeting in Budapest, Hungary |
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03 October: Aspect - Flemish teachers national workshop
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10 October: Aspect WP 6 - National workshop |
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12-16 October: International Teachers’ Conference on Teaching Current Climate Change in Secondary Education in Copenhagen, Denmark |
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13-16 October: EIS session on "Europes Future Nobel Prize Winnners |
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24 October: Aspect - Lithuanian teachers national workshop |
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30 October: Aspect - Romanian teachers national workshop |
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25 November: Steering Committee, Vilnius, Lithuania |
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26-27 November: EMINENT Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania |
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Eminent 2009 to take place in Vilnius, Lithuania
Back to school gift from Insafe
Teacher handbook on how to use digital games in schools
Inspire community of practice launched during summer school
Libraries and lifelong learning - ENTITLE conference
