INVITED – Integrating Primary and Pre-school Virtual Exchange Projects into Language Teacher Education
The INVITED project — Integrating Primary and Pre-school Virtual Exchange Projects into Language Teacher Education, is an Erasmus + project involving the University of Education in Germany, the University of Murcia in Spain, the University of Warsaw in Poland and the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, as well as the collaboration of Strathclyde University in the UK.
Project Aims
Objectives:
1. Promote VE projects in primary and pre-school language education
2. Develop teachers’ competencies regarding VE by integrating VE projects with young learners into pre- and in-service language teacher education.
Impact:
The project creates opportunities for pre- and in-service teachers to connect through an online eTwinning community offering support for their Virtual Exchange (VE) projects. It also includes the development of a teacher education module, which will be integrated into partner universities curricula and offered as an online professional development course. The project aims to promote VE in early language education, enhance teachers’ VE skills, and strengthen cultural, linguistic, and digital competences for both teachers and young learners.
News & Events
INVITED consortium gathering in Murcia
The INVITED consortium gathered in sunny Murcia, Spain 🇪🇸 for the 3rd in-person project meeting! Over two productive days (April 3–4, 2025), partners shared updates on project progress, planned upcoming steps for the Teacher Education Module, and engaged in insightful...
Online Partner Finding Fair
The Online Partner Finding Fair organized by the INVITED project in collaboration with eTwinning Germany was a success! Participants were introduced to the INVITED project and the benefits of implementing virtual exchange projects in their classrooms, as well as...
eTwinning im Fremdsprachenunterricht – Conference in Bonn
Earlier this week, on March 10th, Kirsten Birsak de Jersey and Annika Kolb from the University of Education Freiburg spoke at the eTwinning im Fremdsprachenunterricht Conference in Bonn, organized by the National Agency of Germany. Their presentation, "Lernaufgaben...
INVITED Talk 2
INVITED Talks 2: "Collaborative Storytelling with Artificial Intelligence in eTwinning" - 5th February, 18 CET - Mari Carmen Montoya Martínez, primary school EFL teacher and eTwinning Ambassador. The webinar showcased the platform's ability to foster a strong network...
Conference “Fostering citizenship education through eTwinning for future teachers” in Budapest
Mateja Dagarin Fojkar from the University of Ljubljana attended the conference: Fostering citizenship education through eTwinning for future teachers in Budapest 28. - 30.11.2024. This was a great opportunity to disseminate INVITED project activities, particularly...
TEFL9 conference in Portugal
At the TEFL9 Conference in Lisbon, Annika Kolb, Kirsten Birsak de Jersey, Harriet Jeeves, and Nurjona Pinguri from the University of Education of Freiburg presented the talk titled "Successful Tasks for Virtual Exchange Projects with Young Learners". The presentation...