ABSTRACT
The eTwinning action, a community for schools in Europe, is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) to promote teacher and school collaboration in multicultural Europe through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). eTwinning is an internet platform, available in 28 European languages, where teachers from pre-primary to upper secondary (K-12) schools from 36 countries can conduct short and long-term collaborative projects. The eTwinning action is funded by the EC and by regional or national education authorities. It is operated by European Schoolnet (EUN) in Brussels. On the European level, the main operating body of the eTwinning action is the Central Support Service (CSS). Participation in collaborative projects contributes not only to the development of collaboration and communication skills with students, but it also enhances the twenty-first-century skills of teachers who learn by doing when conducting or participating in eTwinning projects. Contact seminars are organized to enable teachers to connect and to find partners for future projects.
