Year 5th, class B, 24 pupils 10-11 years old. IC Assisi 3
Year 5th, class A, 24 pupils 10-11 years old. IC Assisi 3
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The iTeachers
Mr. Dimitris Primalis and Mrs. Simonetta Leonardi.
Mr. Dimitris Primalis
(2013 IATEFL Learning Technologies scholarship winner) has been teaching
EFL for more than 20 years. He is particularly interested in
introducing innovation and change into the syllabus. His quest for
innovation in daily practice is reflected on his presentations at the
IATEFL, TESOL France, Greece, Macedonia -Thrace, Northern Greece, PEKADE
and ISTEK conferences. He has a regular column in the BELTA Bulletin
(Belgium) and his articles and posts have been published/posted among
others in the IATEFL Voices, Microsoft Partners in Learning blog, ELT
News and TESOL Greece Newsletter. Dimitris is also the author of five
test books which accompany two coursebook series published by MacMillan.
He has been working at Doukas primary school (a Microsoft Mentor
school) since 2007.
Mrs. Simonetta Leonardi
Always looking for something new to learn and to teach. Primary school teacher,very keen in using ICT in teaching and for life. In recent years:Innovascuola Primaria coordinator (to promote IWBs in teaching/learning).
Cl@sse 2.0 coordinator (to change the learning environment through ICT in classroom). School on the Cloud member.
"The innovation process has
allowed me to shift to a learning environment that is wider, creative,
rich and dynamic. It has also enabled me to offer students interactive and multimedia contents that are more interesting and effective".
personal website
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The schools
Istituto Comprensivo Assisi 3 lies in a small hamlet outside the town of Assisi in Umbria, the region also known as the Green Heart of Italy.
The school is a comprehensive institute, which means there are 3 different grades: pre-primary, primary and lower secondary school.
IC Assisi 3 for many years has been strongly involved in the decision making process regarding innovation.
At present there are 19 working IWBs in the school, divided into different orders, in all classrooms there is Internet connection.
700 students attend the current school year with a staff of 85 teachers working in 3 grades.
IC Assisi 3 web site, primary school blog
Doukas School Athens
Doukas School is at the forefront of education.One of the 35 Microsoft Mentor schools from all over the globe for its best practices and pioneering spirit: 1:1, Project Based Learning, Personalized Learning, Open Learning Spaces. The practices adopted aim to enhance learning and facilitate students to develop skills/competences to build a better world.
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Why this blog?
This blog aims to connect Italian pupils attending the Primary School at IC Assisi 3 and Greek pupils attending the Doukas School. They can practice English as foreign language in a safe and meaningful environment using innovative tools of the Web 2.0
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