eTwinning Experience eTwinning Experience GermanyGermany

Daniel Eisenmenger

Teaching French & History

Eichendorff-Gymnasium Koblenz

Regional eTwinning ambassador

Presentation of 2 projectsPresentation of 2 projects

1. French-German project on World War I

2. European project: classroom4.eu

French-German project on WWIFrench-German project on WWI

Source: http://dvd.senator.de/interaktiv/wallpaper/

French-German project on WWIFrench-German project on WWI

0. Ice-breaking activitiy

1. Forum: Significance of WWI

2. Causes of WWI and question of war guilt

3. Trench warfare

4. Film: Merry Christmas / Joyeux Noël (2005)

5. Film review and discussion

Ideas for history projectsIdeas for history projects

Traces of the the Hanseatic League

Holy Roman Empire & Polish-Lithuanian Union

Universities (Prague, Kraków, Vilnius, Cologne)

Architectual styles (Medieval fortifications,

Baroque, Jugendstil/Art nouveau)

1945, may 8 – End of war and terror?

1989 (Round table, Baltic Way, Berlin Wall)

classroom4.euclassroom4.eu

Starting pointStarting point

European Academy of Yuste in Spain

www.fundacionyuste.es

Declaration (June 2008):

What all European pupils should learn about

Europe - Towards an interactive curriculum

on European civilization for high school students

→ Some members are preparing a textbook

The academy membersThe academy members

Topics 2009/2010Topics 2009/2010

The lens The post Portraiture Piano/Keyboard Passport

Organising the projectOrganising the project

Main topics → Core team members For each topic: teacher & students from

different European regions Researching and writing stories Publishing in a wiki on the website Virtual textbook on the history of

European civilisation

Story's example: portraitureStory's example: portraiture

Gentile Bellini, Fatih Sultan

Mehmet and the Portraiture:• In Ottoman state, painting has started

• with Fatih Sultan Mehmet Before that,

• painting was banned due to the religious

• beliefs. By 1479, his power and prestige

• greatly enhanced, Mehmed was able to effect

• a peace treaty with the Venetian Republic [...]

Want to join in?Want to join in?

www.classroom4.eu

Contact: Jan Onland

info@classroom4.eu

Daniel Eisenmenger

daniel.eisenmenger@etwinning.de

Any questions?Any questions?

Paldies!Ačiū!

Dziękuję!Tänan!