From 26th-28th June, over 100 teachers from 24 European countries (and Réunion Island), met for a Professional Development Workshop on eTwinning in history and culture projects.
The conference took place in Riga, a beautiful city, that is on the UNESCO-list for a reason: wonderful old town, art nouveau buildings etc.
After arriving the first day, we were surprised by the advisor of the Latvian Ministry of Education who ended his speech by playing the national hymn on saxophone and listened to the wonderful Agnes Kleina of trilingual art(-history) bookazine Benji Knewman.
Also we created a paper bag about ourselves, knowing that we were about to fill it with wonderful new ideas for our teaching and with new connections all over Europe.
Workshops and projects
The second day was a day of two very interesting workshops. I chose Virtual reality and Comic books in history class, but heard a lot about how inspiring the other two were as well. Especially the Social Networking Workshop-idea of using Twitter and Instagram when you teach pupils or students about culture or history appealed to me and we integrated it in the projects that we would develop in the afternoon.
These projects are with French, English, Danish, Polish and German partners.
1. Children in WW II
What was it like to be a child during WWII in the different countries that take part in our project?
2. Each language is a vision to the world (Andreu Quintana)
A project around the UNESCO day of the mother tongue.
In the evening there was folk-dancing and dining with everyone and the next day it was time to get to know the other projects, find new partners and to receive and give feedback to the other partners.
I was lucky enough to stay a bit longer in order to be able to explore the Baltic coast (Jurmala) and the wonderful city of Riga, in good company and with a walking tour where I met new nice people, like a young teacher couple from Russia on their way to a European road trip, looking for a coach-surf address in the hometown of one of the eTwinning PDW workshop participants, a French Maths teacher who offered to host the couple during their stay there.
I’ve come home with many new ideas for teaching history and culture and how to link this to eTwinning projects. I’m looking forward to work with my new partners, who in only a few days have become so familiar to me. I would like to thank @eTwinning_NL for inviting me and @eTwinning_LV for organizing this PDW, which managed to enrich me as a teacher and a person!
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDBI went on guided tour in #Riga with French maths teacher Siegried, who I had met at #etwforculture . We met two young Russians who were looking for a #couchsurfing address in Siegfried’s hometown. Settled! We had lunch together and with Italian sales manager Sam. @eTwinningEurope
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDBRiga #etwforculture Traditional Dinner and folkdancing, picture by @eTwinningNorge ambassador Hilde Øen. @eTwinning_nl
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDBRiga #etwforculture poster presentation, picture by @eTwinningNorge ambassador Hilde Øen. @eTwinning_nl
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDBRiga #etwforculture virtual reality workshop picture by @eTwinningNorge ambassador Hilde Øen. @eTwinning_nl
eTwinning UK✔@eTwinningUK
Fantastic insight into what motivated @ShelleyUllah to sign up to #eTwinning and attend the #eTwForCulture workshop in Riga. Teachers- we want to hear from you! What motivated you to sign up for @eTwinningEurope? Share with us today. #FridayFeeling
https://twitter.com/ShelleyUllah/status/1012598455548641280 …Shelley Ullah@ShelleyUllahProfessional reason I signed up for @eTwinningUK – my pupils deserve the opportunity to expand their horizons and learn from others! Teachers are not alone and should share and build together regardless of location! #eTwForCulture
Shelley Ullah@ShelleyUllahProfessional reason I signed up for @eTwinningUK – my pupils deserve the opportunity to expand their horizons and learn from others! Teachers are not alone and should share and build together regardless of location! #eTwForCulture
Shelley Ullah@ShelleyUllahPersonal reason I signed up for @eTwinningUK – I need to push myself more. I’m shy and interacting with new people can make me very nervous! “If it doesn’t challenge you it won’t change you” #etwinning #eTwForCulture #newgoals
eTwinning UK✔@eTwinningUK
Thank you @eTwinningLV for an amazing couple of days in #Riga – can’t to see the resulting projects! So many great#eTwForCulture ideas!
Karen Cleland@KarenClelandLove this with #VR headset + headphones + Vincenthttps://youtu.be/G7Dt9ziemYA #VirtualReality #eTwForCulture
Shelley Ullah@ShelleyUllahWorking with Kalina at @eTwinningLV – poster all about visual tools #eTwForCulture #etwinninguk
Jana Tokaryk@TeacherTokaryk@eTwinningLV #eTwForCulture thank you for the inspiring two days of updating history and culture!
Today is the final day of the #etwforculture workshop in Latvia. It is fantastic to see that teachers have come away with new skills and inspiring project ideas to take back to their countries and implement in the classroom. @eTwinningEurope
eTwinning Latvija@eTwinningLVIn the last day of #eTwForCulture training in Riga, teachers from 24 countries present their ideas of implementing projects and new teaching methods based on new skills gained during 3 days
Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix#eTwForCulture @eTwinningMtp
ETwinning can provide…
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDBKeep it open! Final speech of #RuteBaptista of inspiring #eTwForCulture @eTwinningLV Rute is reading the stories that we’ve created the first day.
eTwinning Latvija@eTwinningLVCelebrating the year of european cultural heritage Alma Kaurāte shares Latvian experience #EuropeForCulture #eTwForCulture
Andreu Quintana@andreuqs
Human Library… a great idea to explore at #eTwForCulture. @etwinning @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV
eTwinning DE@eTwinning_DEListening to Alma Kaurāte and getting new ideas: “Cultural Heritage is a process and allows for interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial studies” #eTwForCulture @eTwinningLV
Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzar2018 is the year of … #EuropeForCulture #eTwForCulture @eTwinningSI @eTwinningLV @eTwinningEurope
Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix#eTwForCulture
2018: European year of cultural heritage. @eTwinningMtp
John Mawhinney@MrJHMawhinneyListening to the fantastic @dejankramzar! Great exhibition! #eTwForCulture #etwinning @BCouncil_NI @BritishCouncil
Jana Tokaryk@TeacherTokarykLoved the #Baltic #flowers exhibition at the #Riga library #eTwForCulture
Jana Tokaryk@TeacherTokarykMy favorite poster at #eTwForCulture because it supports hands on approaches and environmental awareness. #eTwinning
eTwinning Latvija@eTwinningLVIn the last day of #eTwForCulture training in Riga, teachers from 24 countries present their ideas of implementing projects and new teaching methods based on new skills gained during 3 days
eTwinning DE@eTwinning_DEThanks to @eTwinningLV for this wonderful closure of an inspiring workshop day in Riga – #eTwForCulture put to practice!
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDBToday we’ve set up two wonderful @eTwinningEurope @eTwinning_nl @eTwinningFrance projects with these three colleagues. We hope we will be able to work on those together and possibly add one or two more partners during the exhibition tomorrow #eTwForCulture
Andreu Quintana@suchfundb @Trousseetcrayon @DufreneIsabelle here some #WWII work to get started with our eTwinning project #eTwForCulture @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV #eTwinning @herts_languages
Andreu Quintana@suchfundb @Trousseetcrayon @DufreneIsabelle here some #WWII work to get started with our eTwinning project #eTwForCulture @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV #eTwinning @herts_languages
eTwinning UK✔@eTwinningUK
Great examples of how to use #VR for a #CulturalHeritage project coming out of the @eTwinningLV workshop in Riga. Follow the hashtag #etwforculture to see more from the event.
H.Giese@HeidiGieseVR cardboard viewer exploring the Van Gogh painting from inside. Amazing. Thinking of how to integrate in Art lessons, French lessons walking around la Tour Eiffel with a French speaking guide. Wow!!! Glad to be here
#eTwForCulture #etwinning_de #etwinning
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDB#bbwork Workshop on how to draw caricatures and comics and use them in your English and history classes. My tentative: a Henry VIII cartoon on homophones #CLIL #eTwForCulture @eTwinning_nl @eTwinningLV @eTwinningEurope @atoscholenkring
Andreu QuintanaHow social media offline can be used as an effective resource to learn about History & Culture #eTwForCulture @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV #eTwinning @herts_languages @KarenCleland #Riga Great work!
Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix#eTwForCulture
Visite de Riga interactive sous forme de chasse au trésor avec actionbound. Une valeur ajoutée indéniable! #teambuilding@eTwinningMtp @LoupBarbara @DANEMontpellier
Andreu QuintanaFantastic workshop in using social media as a class resource:how Europeans at the Age of the Great Discoveries would have tweeted? #eTwForCulture @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV #eTwinning @herts_languages #Riga
eTwinning España✔@eTwinning_es
Construimos el futuro de Europa a través del patrimonio cultural http://etwinning.es/es/construimos-el-futuro-de-europa-a-traves-del-patrimonio-cultural/ … @eTwinning_es, #eTwForCulture
Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzarVirtual reality use in History&Culture. @eTwinningLV @eTwinningSI #eTwForCulture
eTwinning DE@eTwinning_DEUnd weiter geht’s in Riga mit einem schönen Vergleich beim Workshop über 3D Modellierung in Geschichte: 21st Century Learning Design ist wie ein Mountainbike! #eTwForCulture #eTwinning
Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzar
Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzarHistory of the avant-garde in a comic way. @eTwinningLV @eTwinningSI #eTwForCulture #flipsnack
H.Giese@HeidiGieseVR cardboard viewer exploring the Van Gogh painting from inside. Amazing. Thinking of how to integrate in Art lessons, French lessons walking around la Tour Eiffel with a French speaking guide. Wow!!! Glad to be here
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDBExploring virtual reality and stepping into paintings and space in Riga! #pdw #eTwForCulture @eTwinningLV @eTwinning_nl @eTwinningEurope @atoscholenkring
Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrixAfter 2 weeks, we tend to remember:
10% of what we read
90% of what we do #eTwForCulture @eTwinningMtp @LoupBarbara @DANEMontpellier
Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix
eTwinning DE@eTwinning_DE#eTwForCulture Looking forward to an interesting session in how to use comics for educational purposes and hopefully learning how to draw! #BBWORK Learning with #eTwinning!
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDB#pdw #etwForCulture Workshop Virtual reality: #VR relates to concept of creating connectivity. One of the possibilities in which you can create and have an impact. @eTwinning_nl @eTwinningLV @eTwinningEurope
Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDB@Vividlyapp and three workshop leaders guiding us through virtual reality opportunities in history and culture/art classes. #pdw #etwForCulture @eTwinning_nl @eTwinningEurope @eTwinningLV
Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzarCreate your own history comic book. @eTwinningLV @eTwinningSI #bbwork #eTwForCulture
Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix#eTwForCulture Atelier sur la réalité virtuelle pour l’histoire et la culture.
Je jubile!@eTwinningMtp @LoupBarbara @DANEMontpellier
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