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More than just Maths
Although the present curricular design maintains the traditional division in areas for the Infants and Primary levels and subjects for Secondary schools, pedagogical research recommends, as far as is possible, an interdisciplinary approach to contents. It is common to find eTwinning projects which develop activities from different areas/subjects with the participation of the respective teachers, which illustrates the increasing interest of teaching staff in this interdisciplinary methodology. Given the characteristics of this approach, on many occasions it is decided to work in a foreign language and, therefore, tasks and objectives from this subject are also developed alongside the others. However, it is more difficult to find cross curricular activities which include mathematics, so we are highlighting below some of those which we have seen among the projects entered for the 2012 National eTwinning Prizes:
The making-of of an eTwinning project
In the cinema, a making-of is a documentary video which shows how a film or television programme was produced. The shortest making-of’s are often used to explain the production process and to acknowledge the work of the people who have participated in the filming. But what has this got to do with eTwinning projects? We are finding more and more projects which are characterized by the variety of activities carried out by the pupils – slide presentations, wikis, blogs, chats, video conferences -. However, it is not always possible to see how they have been carried out or how they have been organized. For anyone who is not participating in a project it is interesting to be able to be present during the process, just like any other team member, and see the participating agents, the means used, etc. We are referring to the making of an eTwinning project.
Project ideas from the eTwinning 2.0 course
From the National Support Service we want to congratulate all the teachers who have participated in the eTwinning 2.0 course during the second edition of the on-line ITE courses from 2010-2011. Although the permanent training of teachers has been recognized as necessary, this task is often made difficult because of lack of time. On this occasion many individuals have completed the course satisfactorily, and we hope that for the next edition, which will be in October, many more will participate. We will keep you informed from our web site.
Learn by playing
Play, as an activity which is inherent in the human being, favours psychomotor, intellectual, affective and social development, preparing us for adult life. It is therefore not only a form of amusement but also a way of learning. Although there is more and more evidence of the effectiveness of games in education, many teachers cannot find a way to integrate them as a methodology in the classroom. We show below some examples of play, as a didactic method at different levels of education, as well as with different degrees of involvement.
Collaborative activities for Spanish Language and Social Studies
As wehave been telling you, have been telling you, several workshops were given in the multilateral eTwinning 2011 meeting: Let’s collaborate in Spanish, organized in Madrid by the National Support Service. Today we are publishing the collaborative activities proposed for “Spanish Language and Social Sciences, hands on”.
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- More than just Maths
- The making-of of an eTwinning project
- Project ideas from the eTwinning 2.0 course
- Learn by playing
- Collaborative activities for Spanish Language and Social Studies
- Actividades colaborativas para Matemáticas y Ciencias
- Who's on the other side?
- Comics for the classroom
- Mathematics applied to real life
- Design and plan a project collaboratively