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eTwinning PDW Riga

1 Jul '2018 yScherphof
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eTwinning PDW Riga

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!

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Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDB

I 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

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Riga #etwforculture Traditional Dinner and folkdancing, picture by @eTwinningNorge ambassador Hilde Øen. @eTwinning_nl

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Riga #etwforculture poster presentation, picture by @eTwinningNorge ambassador Hilde Øen. @eTwinning_nl

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Riga #etwforculture virtual reality workshop picture by @eTwinningNorge ambassador Hilde Øen. @eTwinning_nl

eTwinning UK

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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@ShelleyUllah

Professional 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

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9:12 AM – Jun 29, 2018
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Shelley Ullah@ShelleyUllah

Professional 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@ShelleyUllah

Personal 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

8:24 AM – Jun 29, 2018

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eTwinning UK

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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@KarenCleland

Love this with #VR headset + headphones + Vincenthttps://youtu.be/G7Dt9ziemYA #VirtualReality #eTwForCulture

2:56 AM – Jun 29, 2018
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Shelley Ullah@ShelleyUllah

Working with Kalina at @eTwinningLV – poster all about visual tools #eTwForCulture #etwinninguk

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Jana Tokaryk@TeacherTokaryk

@eTwinningLV #eTwForCulture thank you for the inspiring two days of updating history and culture!

5:42 PM – Jun 28, 201

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

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In 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

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12:34 PM – Jun 28, 2018
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Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix

#eTwForCulture @eTwinningMtp
ETwinning can provide…

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Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDB

Keep it open! Final speech of #RuteBaptista of inspiring #eTwForCulture @eTwinningLV Rute is reading the stories that we’ve created the first day.

10:27 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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eTwinning Latvija@eTwinningLV

Celebrating the year of european cultural heritage Alma Kaurāte shares Latvian experience #EuropeForCulture #eTwForCulture

10:23 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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Andreu Quintana ?@andreuqs

Human Library… a great idea to explore at #eTwForCulture. @etwinning @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV

10:10 AM – Jun 28, 2018

eTwinning DE@eTwinning_DE

Listening to Alma Kaurāte and getting new ideas: “Cultural Heritage is a process and allows for interdisciplinary and cross-sectorial studies” #eTwForCulture @eTwinningLV

9:55 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzar

2018 is the year of … #EuropeForCulture #eTwForCulture @eTwinningSI @eTwinningLV @eTwinningEurope

9:45 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix

#eTwForCulture
2018: European year of cultural heritage. @eTwinningMtp

9:43 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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John Mawhinney@MrJHMawhinney

Listening to the fantastic @dejankramzar! Great exhibition! #eTwForCulture #etwinning @BCouncil_NI @BritishCouncil

9:39 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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Jana Tokaryk@TeacherTokaryk

Loved the #Baltic #flowers exhibition at the #Riga library #eTwForCulture

8:53 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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Jana Tokaryk@TeacherTokaryk

My favorite poster at #eTwForCulture because it supports hands on approaches and environmental awareness. #eTwinning

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eTwinning Latvija@eTwinningLV

In 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

8:42 AM – Jun 28, 2018
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eTwinning DE@eTwinning_DE

Thanks to @eTwinningLV for this wonderful closure of an inspiring workshop day in Riga – #eTwForCulture put to practice!

8:20 PM – Jun 27, 2018

Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDB

Today 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 ?@andreuqs

@suchfundb @Trousseetcrayon @DufreneIsabelle here some #WWII work to get started with our eTwinning project #eTwForCulture @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV #eTwinning @herts_languages

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Andreu Quintana ?@andreuqs

@suchfundb @Trousseetcrayon @DufreneIsabelle here some #WWII work to get started with our eTwinning project #eTwForCulture @eTwinningUK @eTwinningLV #eTwinning @herts_languages

4:21 PM – Jun 27, 2018
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eTwinning UK

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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@HeidiGiese

VR 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

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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

2:45 PM – Jun 27, 2018
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Andreu Quintana ?@andreuqs

How 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!

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Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix

#eTwForCulture
Visite de Riga interactive sous forme de chasse au trésor avec actionbound. Une valeur ajoutée indéniable! #teambuilding@eTwinningMtp @LoupBarbara @DANEMontpellier

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Andreu Quintana ?@andreuqs

Fantastic 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

2:03 PM – Jun 27, 2018
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eTwinning España

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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

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Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzar

Virtual reality use in History&Culture. @eTwinningLV @eTwinningSI #eTwForCulture

11:52 AM – Jun 27, 2018
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eTwinning DE@eTwinning_DE

Und 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

11:45 AM – Jun 27, 2018
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Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzar

Create an EDU comic … https://www.canva.com/design/DAC7RSy69iM/-dY-uCR8Vde8bcY2uN36og/view?utm_content=DAC7RSy69iM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=sharebutton … #eTwForCulture @eTwinningLV @eTwinningSI

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Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzar

History of the avant-garde in a comic way. @eTwinningLV @eTwinningSI #eTwForCulture #flipsnack

9:09 AM – Jun 27, 2018
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H.Giese@HeidiGiese

VR 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

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Yvonne Scherphof@SuchFunDB

Exploring virtual reality and stepping into paintings and space in Riga! #pdw #eTwForCulture @eTwinningLV @eTwinning_nl @eTwinningEurope @atoscholenkring

8:57 AM – Jun 27, 2018
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Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix

After 2 weeks, we tend to remember:
10% of what we read
90% of what we do #eTwForCulture @eTwinningMtp @LoupBarbara @DANEMontpellier

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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!

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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

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@Vividlyapp and three workshop leaders guiding us through virtual reality opportunities in history and culture/art classes. #pdw #etwForCulture @eTwinning_nl @eTwinningEurope @eTwinningLV

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Dejan Kramžar@dejankramzar

Create your own history comic book. @eTwinningLV @eTwinningSI #bbwork #eTwForCulture

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Vincent Beatrix@VincentBeatrix

#eTwForCulture Atelier sur la réalité virtuelle pour l’histoire et la culture.
Je jubile!@eTwinningMtp @LoupBarbara @DANEMontpellier

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