Practices

Thematic Field: Teaching professions
Global improvement in teaching and learning across curricular
transversal subjects
eTwinning
Institutions involved:
ES Barres i Ones (Badalona, Spain); 12. Schule in Mitte (Gymnasium) (Berlin,
Germany); The Long Eaton School (Long Eaton, UK); Perstorp Gymnasium (Perstorp,
Sweden); ITIS con Liceo Tecnologico (Crema, Italy)
Key words: Improving learning, Teacher competences, Teacher reflectivity,
Collaborative work
Description:
This project, involving schools from across Northern and Southern Europe, aimed to
embed Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) into the curriculum of all
partners. Through learning the content of different subjects, including concepts such
as learning to learn, in a foreign language, the project aimed to increase students'
awareness of the need to be able to communicate effectively and enable them to be
more autonomous learners.
These skills will allow students to be more successful in a globalised society. Teachers
participating in the project had the opportunity to develop, test and share CLIL
materials in a wide variety of subject areas including Maths, Science, Technology and
Humanities.
Through a constant process of evaluation, the project asked teachers to identify
and encourage best practice by combining ideas and methods from across the
partner institutions. A continual focus on using collaborative work and
communication as the main tools for developing the partnership ensured that all
participants benefit from the pan-European nature of the project.
Duration:
Year 2012
Webpage:
http://www.etwinning.net/it/pub/profile.cfm?f=2&l=it&n=85476
http://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/profile.cfm?f=2&l=en&n=85476
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