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teacher outdoor activities in Malta, photo

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Older than the pyramids

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„water bottle with weird liquid“

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teacher in Malta school yard barock style paining

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teacher at the school yard watercolor painting

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Try out in this Padlet --> these is a column for that on the right. If you want dto create your own Padlets you need to sign in.

Padlet (60 days for free, after that you will get 3 Padlets for free). Padlets can be boards or sandboxes.

Teacher (or one of the group) have to sign in.

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Make learning feel like play. Create interactive learning games in seconds with AI.

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These instructions can be translated - view the icon in the upper left corner!

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Blooket offers (for free) 18 free game modes for classroom and home assignment.

If you sign in you will find millions of quizzes for you to use. It is easy to create your own too. The students do not have to sign in.

In this home assignment you can choose from differents game modes. At Teaching Festival we used Blook Brush game mode that is available only for live games. This assignment is open until May 14th 5 pm.

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View the interactive image by Matleena Laakso

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Meaningful tech: Enhancing student engagement with digital tools

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Workshop at The Malta Teaching Festival 30. April 2026. ErasmusPlus: Building Bridges in Education in Malta (BBEM). #ErasmusPlus #LessonApp - Download as a PDF or view online for free

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E-learning expert and blogger from Finland, passionate about ICT and AI in education, and the power of open sharing.

Blog page in English

Referral links

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Matleena Laakso

Email: firstname.surname@outlook.com
Tel.: +358 41 525 0067
Twitter:@MatleenaLaakso and LinkedIn (I share posts mainly in Finnish)

I am an expert in teaching and learning - specialized in e-learning and ICT in education and professional development. I have worked mainly as a freelancer trainer since 2014. I also work as a visiting lecturer at the School of Pedagogical Innovation at TAMK - Tampere University of Applied Sciences and as an expert (digital pedagogy) at Tampere University. I have done my master's degree in adult education and worked with continuing professional development for 20 years. I speak Finnish, English and some German and Swedish.

Since 2009 my main areas have been working with ICT in education, e-learning, online courses, social media and mobile learning. I have worked with companies, public administration, organizations and especially with educational institutions - from elementary to higher education. I am also well-known for this blog and slides, which have been viewed for more than one million times.

My previous work experience includes working at Kiipula Vocational Collage, the School of Professional Teacher Education at Oulu University of Applied Sciences, the Brahea Centre at the University of Turku, Center of Educational Technology at the City of Tampere and several units at the University of Tampere. Until 2004 I worked at the unit that educated, researched and developed processes for learning, counselling and evaluation in work communities. At that time I specialized in problem-based learning, co-operative learning and learning at work. Later at 2020 I educated and mentored several teams to create online courses.

Presentations in English

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Email: firstname.surname@outlook.com Tel.: +358 41 525 0067 Twitter:@MatleenaLaakso and LinkedIn (I share posts mainly in Finnish) I am an expert in teaching and learning - specialized in e-learning and ICT in education and professional development. I have worked mainly as a freelancer trainer since 2014.

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Wheel of Names | Free & Ad-free Random Name Picker

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Wheel of Names is a random name picker tool. Spin the wheel. Perfect for classroom activities, raffles, and contests. Free & ad-free! By Seating Chart Maker.

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Experiments in Creativity with Dave Birss - Author, Educator, Public Speaker, Experimenter

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How to use story dice

As you can see above, you get five story dice (or nine dice, if you prefer), each with a random image on it. Your job is quite simply to turn these prompts into a story.

I recommend you try to work with the order they appear on the screen but if you're finding it tough, you can do some swapsies.

You also don't need to take the image literally. You can use the dice metaphorically or as representations of other concepts. For example, a slice of pizza could represent food in general, cutting a slice out of something, Italy, gooiness, a chef and a heap of other more obscure things. The job of the dice is not necessarily to provide you with literal objects to work with but concepts to nudge your thinking in fresh directions.

You may just want to dive in as soon as you see them, working from left to right as you try to incorporate each image into your yarn. Or you may want to be more strategic and work out the ending first, using the dice to work out how you're going to get to your big climax. Try different strategies to see what works best for you.

But let me give you an example. Imagine I was dealt these dice (I don't need to imagine because I just have been):

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Story Dice - a story ideas generator by Dave Birss

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Instant story ideas for writers, parents and storytellers. With this tool, you've always got a free set of story dice in your pocket or desktop.

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https://byrdseed.com/emoji/

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PuzzleMe

You can generate crosswords also with AI, but not in Maltese.

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Download X-break PowerPoint slides and modify it for your own work.

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Free, Online Crossword Puzzle Maker - Crossword Labs

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Make crossword puzzles, print them out as PDFs, share them, and solve them online with Crossword Labs. It’s free, fast and easy. No registration required!

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Students or teachers do not have to sign in. You can add words together.

https://answergarden.ch/

Word cloud made together

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AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic brainstorm tool for online brainstorming, real time audience participation and classroom feedback.

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Pedagogy in Action

The Malta Teaching Festival directly supports the project's primary objective of addressing digital transformation. Specifically, it achieves this by enhancing teachers' digital readiness and capacity. Furthermore, the festival acts as a catalyst by engaging leaders in innovative pedagogy and inclusive education. In addition, it provides a unique learning-by-doing approach. Consequently, this encourages educators to explore and experiment with innovative tools and modern teaching methods.

Moreover, this active participation empowers teachers to take ownership of their professional development. In fact, it fosters a growth mindset where they feel comfortable trying new strategies. By doing so, they learn from their experiences instead of staying away from failure. As a result, educators will actively engage with digital applications and contemporary pedagogical practices. Ultimately, they will develop their competences, enabling them to integrate these methods into their lesson planning and classroom management.
Erasmus+

Program Flow

Think of the festival as a learning experience, not a conference. Learn. Play. Connect. Get inspired.

Program | Thursday, 30 April

8:00 - 8:30 | Registration & Coffee

8:30 - 8:45 | Welcome / Introduction to the day

8:45 - 9:30 | Smart planning, great teaching: mastering innovative lesson design

9:30 - 9:45 | Break

9:45 - 10:45 | 1st Workshop Round

A. Meaningful tech: enhancing student engagement with digital tools

B. Step outside: integrating movement and adventure into your teaching

C. From questions to discovery: engaging students through inquiry

10:45 - 11:00 | Break

11:00 - 12:00 | 2nd Workshop Round

A. Step outside: integrating movement and adventure into your teaching

B. From questions to discovery: engaging students through inquiry

C. Meaningful tech: enhancing student engagement with digital tools

12:00 - 12:15 | Break

12:15 - 13:15 | 3rd Workshop Round

A. From questions to discovery: engaging students through inquiry

B. Meaningful tech: enhancing student engagement with digital tools

C. Step outside: integrating movement and adventure into your teaching

13:15 - 13:30 | Day wrap-up, reflection and certificates of participation

13:30 onwards | Light Lunch

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Teaching Festival Program Enhances Teacher Skills

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Explore the Malta Teaching Festival Program to enhance digital skills and empower educators through hands-on workshops and sessions.

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AI resources from Finland

AI guide for teachers

Digital Information Literacy Guide

AI in education – national legislation and recommendations

Generation AI: Resources for K12

Matleena Laakso: AI in Education

AI and Pedagogy: 12 videos (9-13 minutes each, Salto Digital)

Learning path on AI for NA staff -videos (Salto Digital)

AI in Education. Erasmus+ Summer Course in June 2026 in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland

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This is one on my favourites! Its easy but not as simple tools as others in this Padlet.

Adobe Express for Education offers students and educators tools to create graphics, photos, presentations, webpages, videos, animations, and more.

You will get Adobe Express for education for free for your K-12 school, read more and notify your IT to start using it with your students.

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Maksuton suunnittelu-, valokuvaus- ja videotyökalu – helppo ja nopea sovellus brändinmukaisen sisällön luontiin | Adobe Express

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Adobe Express on täydellinen suunnittelu-, valokuvaus- ja videotyökalu, joka helpottaa sisällön luontia. Voit luoda nopeasti ja helposti upeaa sosiaalisen median sisältöä, videoita, logoja ja muita resursseja, joiden avulla erotut sosiaalisessa mediassa ja muualla.

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No need to sign in.

Create word clouds by yourself or in small groups. Download as image for free.

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WordArt.com is an AI-powered word cloud generator that enables you to create amazing and unique word clouds with ease.

Professional quality results can be achieved in no time at all, even for users with no prior knowledge of graphic design.

Word clouds (also known as tag cloud, word collage or wordle) are visual representation of text that give greater rank to words that appear more frequently.

Word clouds are perfect for creating stunning personalized gifts. No sign up required!

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Create Stunning Word Clouds in Seconds | WordArt.com

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WordArt.com is an online word cloud generator that enables you to create amazing and unique word clouds with ease

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How do you want to feel at the end of a day?

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How do you want to feel at the end of a day?

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AnswerGarden » How do you want to feel at the end of a day?

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AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic brainstorm tool for online brainstorming, real time audience participation and classroom feedback.

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Prompt: A car is a vehicle with wheels that helps people travel from one place to another

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A car is a vehicle with wheels that helps people travel from one place to another

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Enjoy the sweetness of learning

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Older than the pyramids

Built by giants or aliens

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Please fill in the feedback form after three workshops 😍