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10 things an ambassador should know Adam Stępiński

A few words about myself...

Robert Korzeniowski, a world-famous athlete, attended our school.

A few words about myself...

- a teacher of History and English at Copernicus UpperSecondary School in Tarnobrzeg, Poland

Project work in my teaching - at the university kindergarten in Lublin

Project work in my teaching - at Primary School Number 10 in Tarnobrzeg (one of first Internet Comenius-Socrates projects in Europe)

Project work in my teaching - at Copernicus Upper-Secondary School: # five British Council projects, # two ‘History and Ourselves’ projects, # seven eTwinning projects.

Ambassadors in Poland There are 32 ambassadors in Poland.

Ambassadors in Poland There are three of us in my region.

Ambassadors in Poland We try to identify “black holes� and regularly organise eTwinning promotional informative conferences.

Conferences Theoretical part: - what is eTwinning, - tempting teachers by showing examples of good practice - best projects in particular age groups.

Conferences Registration on the eTwinning portal.

Conferences Hands-on part - using Desktop and TwinSpace.

Conferences I organise computer workshops (devoted to particular Web 2.0 tools).

Promoting eTwinning - during other educational events: ICT Academy in Rzesz贸w

Promoting eTwinning

- during conferences for principals,

- during Comenius conferences.

Other activities Taking part in Contact Seminars in Poland and abroad: - presenting projects, - conducting Desktop and TwinSpace workshops, - carrying out Web 2.0 trainings.

Other activities Taking part in annual European eTwinning conferences: - presenting projects, - conducting workshops for teachers and students.

Other activities Conducting Learning Labs for European and Polish eTwinners: - Motivating students through eTwinning projects.

Other activities - Learning the language of your neighbour.

Other activities - History, philosophy and art in eTwinning projects.

Other activities Organising Open Days of eTwinning at my school.

Other activities Promoting my eTwinning projects through a video shown at some Contact Seminars.

Other activities Promoting eTwinning - distribution of promotional materials from the Polish NSS

Other activities - in the media (local and national newspapers and radio stations).

Other activities - on the website of the Board of Education in our region, - on the websites of the Teacher Training Institutes in our province, - on the website of my school.

Other activities When we finish a project, we always organise a performance / presentation / concert for the school community.

Other activities Exhibitions at schools and local libraries.

Other activities I'm currently experimenting with the Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate) platform.

Other activities Some ambassadors have their eTwinning blogs.

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Thank you for your attention :)