Comenius and eTwinning in the Czech Republic Centre for International Services (DZS) National Agency for European Educational Programmes (NAEP)

Czech Comenius Unit and Czech eTwinning NSS Comenius decentralized actions: School partnerships, In-Service Training, Assistantships, Comenius Regio, Individual Pupil mobility 2009 evaluation Interest to participate among Czech schools and teachers is relevant or higher in all activities, we use 99% of planned budget for Comenius mobilities and partnerships Comenius team is working with 900 applications and 500 agreements, reports, etc. Together in the School Education Department (DZS / NAEP) Information, communication Project evaluation, grant agreements Monitoring of beneficiaries Analysis, checking of project reports On the spot checks of beneficiaries

Czech Comenius Unit and Czech eTwinning NSS eTwinning National Support Service – national coordination, promoting, communication, evaluation, recognition, etc evaluation Increasing interest to register eTwinning Projects and to apply for Quality Label Regional, teacher-centred approach: 16 Czech ambassadors - eTwinning teachers, trainers, advisors working in all regions and preparing all main events with NSS The main pedagogical support is offered via teacher trainings organized in all regions teachers in 45 one-day certified trainings; other trainings: PDWs –European Workshops, Summer School, eLearning, part of the National eTwinning Conference Together in the School Education Department (DZS / NAEP)

Comenius School Partnership pupils’ feedback The BTIC project has finished, unfortunatelly! It was a great way not just to get to know more about the sixties on both sides of the iron curtain but also to visit beautiful places in our project countries, learn their cultures and meet new friends! These two years will certainly stay in our minds for a long time! Thanks to all participants! To all host families! To our teachers who involved us in this magnificent project! “Behind the iron curtain“ Gymnázium Matyáše Lercha, Brno

“It is great fun to learn about another culture by getting to know children from the Czech Republic. The fact that we cannot meet doesn’t matter because we write each other through the TwinSpace Forum and we have each others’ pictures. We learn English in a creative way.” “It is fun to see differences and similarities between us and them!” eTwinning School Partnership pupils’ feedback “Learn interactive to be good and active “ ZŠ Nádražní, Hustopeče

2008 grants: EUR 992 applications / 522 succesful applications 3030 mobilities / 2750 mobilities in 154 School Partnerships 2009 grants: EUR 860 applications / 553 succesful applications 3450 mobilities / 3010 mobilities in 166 School Partnerships grants about EUR COMENIUS in the Czech Republic

eTwinning in the Czech Republic September 2010 in Europe: teacher registrations running projects September 2010 in CZ Czech teacher registrations running projects involving Czech school (1700 project involving Czech school was realized and closed) 2009 in CZ 600 new teacher registrations 500 new project registrations by Czech schools and 75 Quality Labels 2008 in CZ 300 new teacher registrations 400 new project registrations by Czech schools and 64 Quality Labels

European programmes in school education „Czech Republic dreams“ 1.Comenius and eTwinning projects are integrated to school curriculum 2.Comenius and eTwinning in intial teacher training 3.Comenius and eTwinning is supported by all Czech regional authorities 4.Comenius and eTwinning is connected strongly with national policy 5.Comenius and eTwinning benefits are recognized by school leaders

1.Comenius and eTwinning projects are integrated to school curriculum YES 75 eTwinning Quality Labels for Czech schools in 2009 – integration to school curriculum is a part of criteria Comenius partnerships have influenced school life in Czech schools 2. Comenius and eTwinning in initial teacher training eTwinning courses are part of initial teacher training in Faculty of Pedagogy in Brno 3. Comenius and eTwinning are supported by all Czech regional authorities For example Czech Region „Vysočina“ organizes a number of seminars and provides financial support to participating schools in the region 4. Comenius and eTwinning is strongly connected with national policy Colaboration with MEYS - this conference, other events 5. Comenius and eTwinning benefits are recognized by school leaders Good example to be presented at the conference - ZŠ Mnichovice

Comenius Programme on  access to the IST database from the eTwinning portal  access to „Comenius maps“ (the tool developped by European Schoolnet in the framework of eTwinning - will be finalised around the 15th of November) - connecting with European Share Treasure database. European Share Treasure database  kits and modules which offer ideas that can also be used for Comenius partnerships and the specific kits for pupils’ mobility and assistants (being prepared by the French NA and NSS)

Looking for a Comenius Partnership partner? Click here: eTwinning offers partner-finding tools for teachers to find partners for eTwinning projects as well as Comenius Partnerships. Once registered as an eTwinner, teachers can:  flag that they are interested in finding a Comenius Partnership project in their “Quick Profile”  search for other colleagues with the same availability by clicking on ‘I am available for a Comenius Partnership’  post/reply to messages in the “Partner-finding Forum”

Forum for schools interested to find partners for Comenius Partnerships

eTwinning Desktop You can indicate: „YES“ „I am ready for a Comenius Partnership “ New Desktop: there will be a special ‘criteria’ to search only for teachers interested in Comenius Partnerships, taking into account their preference

3 tips for Combining „eTwinning Projects“ with „Comenius Partnerships“ from the link: Many teachers begin their Comenius partnership projects as eTwinning projects to get started and consolidate their ideas using the tools provided. Some teachers work on their projects as eTwinning projects and a Comenius partnership projects simultaneously. Others continue to work with their partners within the eTwinning platform after their Comenius project has ended.

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