Andrea Ullrich

Make a global connection

Connecting with teachers from other countries has changed my perspective on teaching and also opened new horizons to my students

  • August 29, 2015 at 11:29 PM
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I am a member of the biggest community of teachers in Europe - eTwinning. It gives more than 310,000 teachers the chance to connect and collaborate in a safe environment.
So far I have carried out a bit more than 30 projects; not all of them were very good, but some were exceptional and me and my students will keep them in our minds and hearts.
Some first reflections on this PLN can be found here http://magicclassroom.edublogs.org/?p=167. eTwinning also engages in the professional development of the community; I would never have started using edtech in my teaching if I hadn't got the inspiration and support there. But I am just at the beginning, as you can see from this post http://magicclassroom.edublogs.org/?p=66.
Going totally global now, by joining the 30 Goals Challenge will offer new opportunities - inspiring teachers and mentor, new perspectives and ideas, a great variety of tools to experiment with. http://magicclassroom.edublogs.org/?p=218
 All this will have an influence on my teaching and some of the missions I've carried out will also find their way into classroom. On the first day of this school year students gave themselves a pep talk, and I have created my first digital badge to keep students focused. Badges had been on my mind before but ... check this post http://magicclassroom.edublogs.org/?p=282 ;
Once you open your classroom to the world you don't want to go back.