Contact seminar eTwinning

Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, United Kingdom

Gdańsk, Poland17-19 September 2010

Welcome our guests and participants

NSS representatives: Inguna Lipska from Latvia and James Atkinson from United Kingdom.

eTwinning experts and trainers who will guide workshop sessions: Elżbieta Gajek PhD and Michał Dyląg. During the workshop they will show and train various possibilities of eTwinning: kits, modules and tools.

Experts in education and communication: Marcin Malinowski (specialist in computer software) and Jarosław Krajka, PhD (expert in internet safety and the key competences in lifelong learning).

Experienced librarian teachers who will share their experiences in building a eTwinning project. They are: from UK - Filippa Magor, from Poland - Emilia Wyględowska, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Wojciech Lisowski, Ewa Hrybacz.

Welcome all participants: librarian teachers from Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, United Kingdom and from various regions of Poland.

Polish NSS representatives: Ewa, Gracjana, Paweł, Agnieszka

PROGRAMME OF THE CONTACT SEMINAR, GDAŃSK, 17-19 SEPTEMBER

September 17th (Friday)

15:30 – 16:00 Participants’ registration and coffee break

16:00 – 16:30 Opening Ceremony

16:30 – 18:00 Networking activities

18:00 – 20:00 International buffet

20:00 Dinner at hotel restaurant

PROGRAMME OF THE CONTACT SEMINAR, GDAŃSK, 17-19 SEPTEMBER

September 18th (Saturday)

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast at the hotel

9:30 – 10:00 eTwinning introduction – Ewa Raińska-Nowak (NSS)

10:00 – 10:30Presentation "Teaching about Internet safety in the framework of key competences for lifelong learning" - dr Jarosław Krajka

10:30 – 11:30Presentation of good practice examples:

Presentation – (UK) – Filippa Magor;

Presentation – (Poland) – Rafał Zelek ‘In the world of Little Prince’

11:30 – 12:00Coffee break

12:00 – 13:30WORKSHOP SESSION 1‘eTwinning tools and portal’- Michał Dyląg (group 1)‘eTwinning kits and modules’ – Elżbieta Gajek (group 2)

13:30 – 14:30Lunch at the hotel restaurant

14:30 – 16:00WORKSHOP SESSION 2‘eTwinning tools and portal presentation’- Michał Dyląg (group 2)‘eTwinning kits and modules’ – Elżbieta Gajek (group 1)

16:00 – 16:30Coffee break

17:30 – 20.00 Departure from the hotel and Gdańsk Old Town sightseeing

20:00 – 23:00Dinner at restaurant

PROGRAMME OF THE CONTACT SEMINAR, GDAŃSK, 17-19 SEPTEMBER

September 19th (Sunday)

8:00 – 9:00Breakfast at the hotelCheck-out until 12:00

9:00 – 9:30Presentation "Enriching your project with multimedia and invloving your group – an overview of technical capabilities" –- Marcin Malinowski

9:30 – 10.30 Presentation of good practice examples (Poland): Emilia Wyględowska – ‘The books connecting the children

of Europe’Katarzyna Chojnacka – ‘Ask me about’

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11.00 – 12.00 Interactive closing session, laptops availableBuilding the project – aims, actions and expected results

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch at the hotel restaurant

Welcome to GdańskGdańsk – capital of the Pomerania region

A thousand-year history, a location at the crossroads of important commercial and communication routes, an extensive port and mercantile traditions - all this makes Gdańsk a meeting place of many cultures, nationalities.

The dynamic development of trade, fishery and craft guilds soon pushed the city to the leading position in Pomerania. It maintained this even despite being taken over by the Teutonic Knights in 1308. The city continued to develop dynamically. Joining the League of Hanseatic Cities (in 1361) and the fast development of the port are just some of the factors contributing to the strong position of Gdańsk in Europe.

The following years are traditionally called the "golden age." During this time Gdańsk was one of the wealthiest and most significant cities in Europe. The religious freedom gained in the 16th century turned the city into a true melting pot of nationalities and denominations, giving it yet another stimulus for development, thanks to the specific "community of differences." It was one of the few such places in the world at the time.

Welcome to GdańskThe prosperity of of Gdańsk was checked by the Swedish wars and partitions of Poland in the 18th century. The city was cut off from Poland and in 1793 it was annexed to Prussia. What followed was a period of slow decline, the gloomiest in its history, interrupted but for a while by the Napoleonic wars.

In 1919, the Free City of Gdańsk was established under the Treaty of Versailles, which brought the city back to the elite of European ports. Unfortunately, in 1933 Nazis took power and fascist terror started to escalate in the city.

On 1 September 1939 in the morning, it was here, in Gdańsk, that the Second World War started. It was a time of bravery and martyrdom of its citizens. The heroic fighting in Westerplatte and the defense of the Polish Post Office opened a new, tragic chapter in the history of Gdańsk.

The WW II left Gdańsk completely devastated. Its reconstruction, with the help of fully dedicated citizens, took several dozen years. Gdańsk once again became the biggest Baltic port and regained its former splendour. Once again it drew the attention of the whole world, becoming a synonym for the liberation aspirations of Poles.

The tragic December 1970, and then August 1980 and the martial law period are the successive dates symbolizing the fight of the citizens of Gdańsk against the communist regime. It was Gdańsk that became the cradle of "Solidarność" which was to transform the then map of Europe. Nowadays, Gdańsk is called by Polish and by guests „the Pearl of the North” or – most often: „The city of the freedom”, an „open city”.

eTwinning- celebration of 5th anniversary in Poland

• Nationwide contest „5 years of eTwinning in my school”• Thematic contests: mathematic-physician, nature subject,

foreign languages, librarian.• Conference „5 years of eTwinning in Poland” - March 18,

2010,• Publication „eTwinning in Poland – it has been 5 years”, • Selection of projects awarded the National Medal of Quality - a publication for download „eTwinning - path to the future of

education”, • Regional celebrations, competitions and meetings,• Conferences, seminars and workshops in all voivodships in

Poland,• Presentations of the best projects, winners of national and

European competitions.

Let me introduce our Polish NSS team EwaGracjanaPawełAgnieszka

In case of any questions or problems, don’t hesitate to contact us. Have a good stay in Poland.