Agenda for eTwinning Seminar in Latvia:

“eTwinning Cross-Curriculum projects”

06 - 09 April 2017
Albert Hotel
Dzirnavu iela 33, Rīga, LV-1010

During this seminar:

 You will meet colleagues from other European countries and find partners for your project;
 You will learn about possibilities eTwinning offers to teachers in Europe;
 You will learn innovative methods on teaching;
 You will learn useful ICT tools for content building during your project;
 You will develop a project plan with your project partners.

Working language: English

Size of group: 34 participants
Focus group: teachers from different subjects
Pupils age group: 12 - 18
Participating countries: Latvia, Turkey, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal,
Cyprus

Thursday, April 06th

17:00 – 18:00 Seminar opening dinner

18:00 – 21:00 Introduction to cross-curriculum project planning (11th floor, room: Space)

21:00 Snack

Friday, April 07th

9:00 - 11:00 Workshop – ICT: Digital map creation (11th floor, room: Space)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:30 Workshop – ICT: 3D modelling and visualization (11th floor, room: Space)

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch

14:30 – 16:00 Workshop – Teaching methodology: Planning work tasks and criteria
(11th floor, room: Space)

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the
Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
 16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 19:30 Workshop – Teaching methodology: Planning cross-curriculum cooperation

(11th floor, room: Space)

19:30 – 20:00 Dinner in hotel

Saturday, April 08th

9:00 - 11:00 Workshop – Project method (11th floor, room: Space)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00 Developing project idea in project groups (11th floor, room: Space)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00 – 16:00 eTwinning Live, TwinSpace (11th floor, room: Space)

16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 – 19:00 Project presentations and evaluation (11th floor, room: Space)

19:00 – … Gala dinner in restaurant “Piramīda”

Sunday, April 09th

9:00 - 11:00 Tour (optional), departure

Seminar “eTwinning Cross-Curriculum projects” is planned for different subject teachers, who are
looking to improve quality of planning and organizing active learning activities using cooperation and
ICT tools across different subject areas.

Seminar will consist of three separate parts –

 First part is to learn different ICT tools for content creation and collaboration. 3D modelling
and visualizations and digital map creation – how to make them and use as practical task for
pupils;
 Second part is to enhance quality of planning and organizing lessons and activities for cross-
curriculum activities and projects, where teachers will learn practical methods for planning their
activities and cross-curriculum cooperation with other subject teachers;
 Third part of seminar is for project method and drafting eTwinning projects.

Seminar is planned using learning by doing approach, therefore content will be activities driven
according to learning objectives.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This communication reflects the views only of the author, and the
Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.