In this presentation I recap the progress made in Italy in the Pilot eTwinning 2015/16 in the different models, with feedback and comments by universities. Since 2013 Italy takes part to the eTwinning pilot that introduces modules on eTwinning in Initial Teacher Training classes and, in some cases, matches ITT Institutes in eTwinning projects.

1. TTI pilot workshop: 17h May 2016, Brussels
Session 3: TTI Pilot Models
Alexandra Tosi (IT NSS)

2. N. of students trained and hours of
training in Italy
6 TTI Primary & Pre-Primary:
1298 students - 280 hours
2 Upper and lower Secondary
230 students - 7 hours
1 Other (CLIL in service training)
143 teachers – 10 hours
TOT
• 1.662 students trained
• 297 hours at university
• 85 students involved in pilot projects
Italy Pilot 2015-16

3. How?
Only bottom up approach: when ambassador was also a Tutor at
university or volunteered to liase with Professors
We asked for a manifestation of interest by a Professor and
replied with a standard letter with rules and access to further
information. Flexible approach.
Sustainable approach: Students’ training must be mainly
Universities’ responsibility, with few agreed exceptions. We can
provide training to hosting schools and trainers, if agreed ahead
with the Regional School Authority
Some online training was provided by NSS for all (2 webinars)
Coordination, support and monitoring by NSS

4. At national level:
Different entries for eTwinning in the curriculum:
Part of the indirect traineeship and/or regular classes (64°Y, 35°Y,
22°and 3°Y - PA/CA,11° Y - PA)
Laboratories/subjects: General Didactic (MI-CA), English Language (MI-
FG-VR), Children’s Literature (PA-CA), Experimental Pedagogy (FI), Media
and ICT (GE)
Generally compulsory + on demand counselling
Formal recognition: hours, credits, points in the vote of the exam or
final thesis…
Use of training platform or direct registration in case of smaller
numbers, or both (total n. of registered students: 58)

5. Very positive feedback from students
Curricular integration
Universities seem interested in improving and widen the
experience in the next years
Some thesis by students, articles and posters by
professors
Great workload on Ambassadors, some for free
At national level:
Feedback and comment

6. At European level – 6 student/student projects
Level Title Partners
P-PP
let's learn and disseminate an amazing
eTwinning IT (MI-FI-GE) + ES (RJC Madrid) https://twinspace.etwinning.net/20528/
home
P-PP
- LEARNING WITH SPREADSHEET
APPLICATION
- Flipped learning model - Culture of our country
IT (PA) + SL (Presov) + Croazia
(Osijek) https://twinspace.etwinning.net/20707/
home
P-PP
Children’s Literature in Action
(eTwinTTPilot15/16) IT (CA) + POL (Elblag) https://twinspace.etwinning.net/18489/
home
P-PP The reflective future teacher- eTwinner
IT (FI-GE) + DK (Copenhagen) + ES
(Castilla La Mancha) https://twinspace.etwinning.net/18409/
home
P-PP Young Teachers for Young Learners (YT for YL)
IT (MI) + PL (Warsaw) + Estonia
(Tartu) https://twinspace.etwinning.net/19282/
home
CLIL-
Sec Speak up
IT (RM) + SL (Zilina) + ES (RJC
Madrid) https://twinspace.etwinning.net/18543/
home

7. At European level
Feedback and comments
Student-student Projects, difficulties:
Finding compatible European partners
Planning at distance (usually one took the lead and if they were lucky
the other followed)
Different calendar, priorities, n. of students, subjects etc.
Very late start for all project activities, most are still in their initial
phase
BUT universities are very interested in estabilishing these
partnerships!

8. 4 «regular» eTwinning projects linked to stud/stud proj.
(Firenze)
2 «regular» eTwinning projects (Genova)
6 «regular» eTwinning projects (Milano Cattolica)
– Flowers in a child 's hand https://twinspace.etwinning.net/15881/home
– The Adventures of Bot Crock and Page https://twinspace.etwinning.net/17788/home
– The great word factory (stud. Francesca Zago) https://twinspace.etwinning.net/19525/home
– The snail and the whale https://twinspace.etwinning.net/12042/home
– Europe Day & e-Twinning Celebration https://twinspace.etwinning.net/20302/home
– Creating tomorrows‘ schools today https://twinspace.etwinning.net/5644/home
At European level – 12 projects with pupils

9. At European level
Feedback and comments
Projects with pupils, together with tutor:
Full and very positive experience, personal
satisfaction/motivation
Great load of extra work for students with very small
formal credit, if any
On voluntary basis, only a minority
Difficuties in finding eTwinning Tutors at hosting school

10. Future steps and possible improvements in Italy
Increase the n. of eTwinning teachers at hosting school (training)
<–> send trainees to eTw Schools  increase «regular» eTw. proj.
Lobby for better recognition both for ambassadors’ work and
students’ participation in project work and more trainers’ training (If
we scale, we cannot count only on ambassadors)
Offer standard and regular eTwinning online modules for students
and/or tutors/trainers (certified)
Involved universities could try to bring in their E+ partners or other

11. THANK YOU!
Alexandra Tosi NSS Italy
a.tosi@indire.it