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eTwinning Annual Conference 2024

eTwinning invites teachers, schools and education stakeholders from across Europe to embark on a journey towards promoting wellbeing at school, to create a positive impact in students’ lives. The theme of the conference will link together onsite and online activities designed to engage participants and nurture the eTwinning community spirit.

Ended: 29.09.2024
Duration: 3 days
Brussels, Belgium

Event information

Description

OVERALL GOAL

To empower participants to become eTwinning ‘power users’ (eTwinners who have the ability, skills and enthusiasm to engage other colleagues and involve them in eTwinning), and feel part of the eTwinning community, by participating in workshops and networking activities on the theme of the conference.

SPECIFIC GOALS

To share and promote the latest research, policy and practice in wellbeing at school, development of social-emotional skills and student empowerment. 

To promote teacher collaboration and professional development: facilitating collaboration and knowledge- sharing among teachers, providing opportunities to strengthen their understanding of wellbeing and equip them with effective strategies to promote student wellbeing.

To disseminate best practices and success stories of eTwinning projects that effectively integrate the theme of wellbeing, development of social-emotional skills and student empowerment, providing inspiration and guidance to other educators.

Certification details

Certification will be provided to the participants who register for the conference (online or onsite).

Join information

The participation is done by invitation, except for the streamed sessions.

About the speakers

James Norman
Prof. James O’Higgins Norman
Speaker

Professor James O’Higgins Norman is a Clinical Sociologist and UNESCO Chair on Bullying and Cyberbullying at Dublin City University. His research on bullying and digital safety has been funded by the European Commission, the Government of Ireland, the Irish Research Council and several industry-based foundations. He has been a member of the Government of Ireland Steering Committee on Bullying and the National Advisory Council on Online Safety, as well as UNESCO’s International Scientific Committee on School Violence and Bullying. He is co-founding editor of the International Journal of Bullying Prevention and has been invited to present his research to governments, UNESCO, WHO, USAID and the OECD. He recently undertook a qualitative investigation into smartphone use among children and adolescents in schools in Ireland, and is currently leading an EU COST Action on Religious Identity, Bullying and Wellbeing in Schools.

Additional information

  • Language:
    English
  • Venue:
    Brussels, Belgium, Brussels
  • City, Country:
    Brussels, Belgium