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challenging activities and sometimes they had to overcome some difficulties , as for example , the necessity to collaborate at distance or to use unknown digital application .
The project has had a very positive impact on the students . They used English language for authentic tasks like collaborating , sharing and communicating with their foreign partners and they have developed soft skills and competences that a traditional didactics do not allow them to . The project has been highly motivating for the students that did all the activities with great enthusiasm and it has been inclusive for SEN students without doubt , because they could give their personal contribution to their own groups while receiving support by the other members . For us as teachers the most relevant result of this project has been to see our pupils motivated in their learning of the English language , curious and eager to open up to other cultures .
Francesca Falconi is a teacher of English and Spanish at Liceo Scientifico e delle Scienze Umane " Laurana- Baldi " in Urbino , Italy . She holds a PhD in Intercultural European Studies and has a master degree in Methods and technologies for e-learning . Her interests include the application of 2.0 technologies in education , task-based learning , developing students ' competences through eTwinning projects . She has been researching the use of podcasting for teaching and learning foreign languages and published several articles about it .
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Every child is special by Svetla Popova
Every adult - a parent and a pedagogue - agrees with the title above . It is also imperative that children know this - each of them is special . And different . And unique ! How do we accept the different person , how to play with him / her , how to communicate and befriend and at the same time stay ourselves ?
A wonderful Persona Dolls methodology appeared in the United States in the 1950s . It is a response to the aggressive behaviour of adolescents towards different peers . A problem particularly relevant today - child aggression . That is why we happily accepted the project " Every Child Is Special ", founded and coordinated by Marilyn Palla from Estonia . The project was joined by colleagues from Turkey , Greece , Czech Republic , Poland , Italy , Spain and Portugal .
The objectives of our project are :
· development of tolerance . Children recognize the differences and identify them as values .
· development and improvement of children ' s social skills .
· prevention of aggression among children .
· involving children with special needs .
Through the methodology , children learn about human differences - we are different , but at the same time we are the same .
The methodology uses dolls - personalities . I present to you the Bulgarian dolls : Alisa :
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