How to transform social and emotional learning through eTwinning
Podrobnosti o kurze
As teachers, we increasingly recognise that learning is not only cognitive, but also social and emotional. Yet a common professional challenge remains: how can Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) be taught in meaningful, practical ways that fit real classrooms, curriculum demands, and collaborative project work? This course was designed to respond directly to that challenge.
Drawing on both research in educational psychology and everyday teaching practice, this course guides participants on a purposeful learning journey, from understanding SEL foundations, to designing eTwinning projects with a clear social-emotional focus, and finally to enriching these projects using Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a supportive pedagogical tool.
The course is structured into three modules. The first module introduces Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), exploring what it is, why it matters, and how it is already embedded in everyday teaching. Through practical examples and a confidence-building “quick win” activity, participants map existing lessons to SEL competencies and consider how these practices can extend into eTwinning projects.
The second module focuses on designing and implementing eTwinning projects that intentionally foster SEL competencies such as empathy, collaboration, self-awareness, and responsible decision-making. Participants engage in hands-on design tasks and peer exchange to develop context-specific SEL-focused project activities.
The final module introduces AI as a supportive thinking partner for planning and enriching eTwinning projects. Participants explore how AI can enhance creativity, reflection, and differentiation, and consolidate their learning through a reflective Learning Journal culminating in a refined SEL-oriented project plan.
The course is offered by the European School Education Platform. Visit our website for more information.
Duration and workload
Start and end date: open-ended, you can take this course (or any section) at your own pace
Duration: self-paced
Workload: 8-10 hours
This self-paced course is already available online. It is adapted from a version that ran from Monday, 30 March to Wednesday, 15 April 2026. Designed for flexibility, it lets you explore content and complete activities at your own pace, no deadlines, live sessions, or required meetings. While the original course included scheduled discussions and peer reviews, this version allows independent learning with the same materials and guidance. Forum discussions and Padlet contributions will not be moderated, fostering a fully self-directed experience. To support reflection, you'll be encouraged to assess your own work using the provided criteria.
To make the course accessible to a wider audience, we’ve developed this self-paced format. This version allows you to explore the content and complete the activities at your own pace, whenever it suits you best.
What the self-study format means:
- Flexible schedule: You decide when and how to engage with the course materials. There are no deadlines, live sessions, or required meeting times.
- Independent learning: While the original course included discussions and peer reviews taking place in certain days and weeks, this format empowers you to work independently, using the same materials and guidance provided during the initial version. Please note that discussions in the forums and contributions on Padlets will not be moderated, allowing for a fully self-directed learning experience.
- Self-assessment: To replicate some of the reflective benefits of peer feedback, you will be encouraged to evaluate your own work using the provided assessment criteria.
Course competences
The recipient of this certificate has demonstrated proficiency of the following competences according to the digital competence framework of the European Commission's SELFIE for TEACHERs tool:
- Digital resources – Searching and selecting at B2 level
- Teaching and learning – Using digital technologies to support innovative pedagogy and active learning at B1 level
- Empowering learners – Using digital technologies to engage students in active learning at B1 level
For more information about the competences and associated proficiency levels see the SELFIE for TEACHERs toolkit.
Cieľová skupina
This course is designed for eTwinning teachers from all school levels and subjects who are interested in furthering developing their Social and Emotional Learning skills through eTwinning projects. Other educators, school leaders, and policymakers may also find it valuable.
Vzdelávacie ciele
- Describe the core Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies and explain why they matter for you and your students in everyday classroom practice.
- Identify where and how SEL is already present in your own teaching and connect existing lessons or activities to specific SEL competencies.
- Design eTwinning project activities that intentionally develop SEL skills such as empathy, collaboration, self-awareness, and responsible decision-making.
- Apply student-centered and collaborative approaches to structure eTwinning projects that support both subject learning and social-emotional growth.
- Reflect on and refine your eTwinning project ideas by using peer feedback and AI tools as support for planning, creativity, and differentiation.
Ponúka
This content is offered by the European Commission. The European Commission is the European Union's politically independent executive arm. It is alone responsible for drawing up proposals for new European legislation, and it implements the decisions of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
Harmonogram
- Disclaimer: course tailored to eTwinners
- How this self-paced course works
- Module 1: Introduction to Social and Emotional Learning in school practice
- Module 2: Designing eTwinning projects with a focus on SEL
- Module 3: Using AI to design and enrich SEL eTwinning projects
- Certificate of completion
