First Day Impressions from a Newbie
First Day of the etwinning conference finished late at night!
This is my first time in such a conference and I was very impressed. First of all organization ran very smoothly and the programme was followed rather diligently. Second the key note speaker Professor Sugata Mitra was so interesting, he had his audience captivated for more than 45 minutes. And we didn’t even squirm on our seats because we wouldn’t want to miss a word, would we? He made us wonder on many things, our role as teachers, our role as parents and what we have been doing for so long trying to teach the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous. When we leave this conference and go back to our classrooms, we will think twice before following our old routines.
The award ceremony was very touching as well. I don’t know about you but I always get emotional at such events. Seeing people who have worked so hard, being appreciated never fails to touch a nerve. What they said but mostly what they did was inspiring for us all. Congratulations everybody!
The exhibition on the 13th floor was very lively too! The Bulgarian and Spanish stands were voted among us (greek delegates) the ones with the best food and drinks! The Irish stand was given the (unofficial) prize for most lively atmosphere. Happy St Patrick’s day fellow e-twinners. After feasting on so much wine and local drinks and trying so many delicacies, but most importantly after we had met so many people, exchanged ideas and looked for new partnerships it was difficult to leave the room to go for the cocktail party.
The photograph is from the award ceremony, where the project Aspects of Religion was a runner-up in the 11-14 category.
posted by Anna Varna, e-twinning ambassador, Greece