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 that has started in 2023. It involves 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.
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 (TEM), 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
Nina Srejš Pojbič – Workshop at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
On 30 October 2026, Nina Srejš Pojbič, an experienced primary school teacher, presented her award-winning eTwinning project to pre-service primary English teachers at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana. She inspired future teachers with her enthusiasm...
eTwinning ITE National Label 2026
We are delighted to share that two partners of the INVITED Project, Freiburg University of Education (Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg) in Germany and the University of Murcia (Universidad de Murcia) in Spain, have received national recognition for their work on...
ITE eTwinning session: Integrating virtual exchange projects into language teacher education
How can virtual exchange (VE) become a meaningful part of initial language teacher education? And how can future teachers be prepared to integrate international collaboration into their own classrooms? These questions were at the heart of the ITE eTwinning session:...
Workshop at Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University (Ukraine)
How can virtual exchange (VE) create meaningful opportunities for intercultural learning and international collaboration in pre-school and primary language education? And how can teachers turn the idea of connecting young learners across borders into a practical...
INVITED Talk 7 – “The 5 Global Cs in Classrooms”: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Citizenship and Change – Maite Valencia & Rachel Johnson
What a fantastic webinar with Maite Valencia and Rachel Johnson, on the how importance of the five key competencies - Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Citizenship and Change - and how can they be fostered through international project work in schools. Drawing...
Workshop with teachers at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana
On 15 September 2026, a workshop on virtual exchange projects with young learners was held at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana. The event included a presentation of the INVITED project, as well as practical examples and experiences shared by two...