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Göran's Regards

Fourteen days since you all left Ulricehamn and our LTI conference. I must thank you all for participating in the conference with such an energy. We really could see that we have had a lot of important activities in LTI. We have not been doing what we wanted when we first met in Newcastle, NI. What has taken place are short study-visits but also project as a result of our links. We can do a lot more, Then we have to be in contact with each other through this fantastic Blog and Wiki. I hope we will keep it alive with creative ideas how to cooperate.
Here in Ulricehamn we just have started our internal project about better quality in our schools. 10% of our pupils have not reached a level in their marks that allows them to start secondary school. We want to change that through better education in basic skills in Swedish and Maths. Perhaps this is something that will interest some of you.
I now look forward to our next conference in Huelva. We have time develop concrete ideas for our future cooperation.

Best regards! Göran

Comenius 2.2 in Madrid

Interacting in Madrid Monday 9 – Saturday 14 April 2007

Professional Development for SEELB primary and post-primary teachers (English/drama)

The SEELB has commissioned INTERACTING – a drama company (native English speaking directors) based in Madrid – to provide a one week drama course in English for SEELB primary teachers and teachers of English/ drama in post-primary schools.

We are happy to make a limited number of places available (1 or 2 per country) up to a maximum of 10 in total to teachers from LTI partner areas. LTI partner teachers must have English as the course is in English, NOT Spanish.

There will be a primary group and a post-primary group.

Interested LTI partner teachers should contact Ed Cousins, Director, or Laura, administrator, at INTERACTING direct to request a place. Places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.

www.interacting.info

email:  [email protected]

tel. (+34) 915 400 783

fax (+34) 915 481 015

For further information see the attached background information document.

Once a place has been secured interested teachers should contact their National Socrates Agency and complete and return a Comenius 2.2 In-Service Grant application as a matter of urgency, as grants are limited in some countries. It will help if you give your support to the grant application.

Download interacting_madrid_easter_2007_background_for_bc4.doc

Impact of Learning Together Internationally

Learning Together Internationally - Impact on East Ayrshire Schools

• Three East Ayrshire headteachers offered support on leadership through HGIOS to SEELB headteachers and were invited to visit County Down to meet them.

• A teacher at Crosshouse Nursery who had pioneered Spanish in early years in East Ayrshire was invited to Huelva to study early years language teaching in Andalusia.

• The Gaelic CLAD Officer visited Ennis ICT Town in Eire to study the effect ICT had had on the development of Irish Gaelic.

• Four ASN specialists from France, Sweden and Northern Ireland visited East Ayrshire to discuss best practice and prepare a bid for Comenius funding.

• An East Ayrshire secondary headteacher attended a study visit on leadership in Huelva, Andalusia.

• A primary teacher attended a drama seminar in Madrid organised by Northern Ireland and Spanish colleagues.

• An East Ayrshire curriculum developer in ICT attended a seminar in Denmark to write a bid for Comenius funding. This was not successful but will be re-written and re-submitted in January 2007.

• Successful conferences have been held in Northern Ireland, Sweden and Eire. A further conference is planned for May/June 2007.

Diagrams of our Educational Systems

At Ulricemhamn, we agreed to put up diagrams of our educational systems.

SCOTLAND

The Scottish education system can be seen in diagram form in our Welcome leaflet on pages 5 to 8:

Download ea_Welcome58.pdf

The full document (quite large) is available here:-

Download ea_Welcome.pdf

Please send your diagrams to us to upload.

DENMARK

The Danish education system can be seen below; the first is an Introduction, the second is a more detailed version:-

http://www.ciriusonline.dk/Default.aspx?ID=3825

http://www.ciriusonline.dk/Default.aspx?ID=3629

You might also like to look here:-

http://eng.uvm.dk/

IRELAND

Here is some information about the education system in Ireland:

One page diagram:- Download ireland_dept_education_systemp2.pdf

Full Document: Download dept_education_system.pdf

NORTHERN IRELAND

Here is some information about the South East Education and Libraries Board (SEELB) in Northern Ireland: Download current_ni_system.ppt

FRANCE

The French education system can be seen here:

http://www.education.gouv.fr/

CZECH REPUBLIC

The education system document is here:-

http://extranet.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/DSME/icmi-algebra/FromParticipants/PlenaryAroundTheWorld/algebracr.doc

Who are we? Information about the jurisdictions

Here is a leaflet we have made up about education in Scotland and the region of East Ayrshire. The leaflet is for new teachers, visitors and partners in other jurisdictions.

Download ea_Welcome.pdf

If your jurisdiction has information to pass on, please send it to me at:-

[email protected]

you can also find out more about our region at:

http://www.eac4teachers.org/

eTwinning

Here are the East Ayrshire, Scotland, schools registered and active with eTwinning. Please note primary schools have pupils aged 5-12 and academies have pupils aged 12-18; Park School is for young people aged 5-19 with a mild learning difficulty):

Annanhill Primary School
Auchinleck Primary School
Dalmellington Primary school
Doon Academy
Galston Primary School
Grange Academy
Greenmill Primary School
Kilmarnock Academy
Kilmaurs Primary School
Nether Robertland Primary School
Onthank Primary School
Park School
Silverwood Primary School
Stewarton Academy

If you know of a school in your jurisdiction that would like to get in touch with one of our schools, please tell them to go to the eTwinning portal and register - and then have a look!

The photo below is of Elaine Smith, a Curriculum Developer who has done a lot to encourage schools here to get involved in eTwinning. Elaine is just about to start visiting all our headteachers to encourage them to set up links to other schools.

Thomas's Photos

Here are some links to the photos taken by Thomas Carlsson:-

http://www2.ulricehamn.se/buf/learning_together/lordag.htm

http://www2.ulricehamn.se/buf/learning_together/vinsarp.htm

http://www2.ulricehamn.se/buf/learning_together/forelasningar.htm

http://www2.ulricehamn.se/buf/learning_together/gruppfoto.htm

Comenius 1 Partner Search

Monique Cuinet, Chargée de Mission in Besançon, France, wishes to develop school projects based on:
• the arts - theatre, music
• national heritage - local cultures
• the media - TV, press, radio
• time - Besançon has always been linked to the clock-making industry.

So far, Monique has 3 French schools interested in this project. She plans to host a preparatory meeting in Besançon from 16 to 18 November 2006.

If your jursidiction is interested in taking part in this project, please leave a comment here and find out about obtaining a Socrates Preparatory Visit Grant from your national agency. You may have to apply 6 weeks in advance - that means now!

Photographs from Ulricehamn

The first photographs of the conference can be seen here:

http://jeannisbetarion.blogs.com/photos/letin

More will follow!

Photo Sept 2006

The participants at the LTI Conference in Ulricehamn, Sweden, September 2006.

Click on the picture to enlarge it.