Name
How can we make our school more student-friendly?
Topic
English as a Foreign Language
Learning time
10 hours and 25 minutes
Designed time
10 hours and 25 minutes
Size of class
23 students aged 14-15
Description
Possible eTwinning project: You have been assigned by the Ministry of Education to prepare a report on how your school can become more student friendly. You compare your school with your partners' in terms of building, facilities, lessons, food canteen, personnel, rules, attendance etc
Aims
Use English as a medium of real life communication, Produce a report on their findings, Speaking-Listening: (interviews with teachers, students, architects and relevant professionals), Reading-Writing, Digital skills
Outcomes
Find out/discover, Comprehension, Knowledge, Evaluation, Write, Compare (and contrast), Compose, Appreciate, Show awareness of
Editor
eurydice
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Presenting the Question- Starting their Learning Diaries
45 minutes)
  • Discuss
    45
    23
    0
    Teacher presents students with the project Brainstorming and discussion on possible areas of investigation Students are with the importance of keeping learning diaries throughout the project and are presented with relevant examples and tools to choose form Spark, Takk, Padlet)
Notes:
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Teaming Up and Bonding
40 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    20
    4-5
    0
    Students form teams of 4-5. They already know each other so they are directed to form teams of mixed abilities, taking into account their own preferences and friendships They decide on the name of their team They design their own coat of arms (the template is cut into 4-5 pieces. Each student draws/paints their piece expressing the desires, ideas, expectations, values, aims etc of their team. They glue all the pieces together to form their own embleme http://patternuniverse.com/download/coat-of-arms-pattern/
  • Collaborate
    20
    4-5
    0
    Flipping over the Raft" (based on a scout activity) This activity requires working together in close physical proximity in order to solve a practical, physical problem. It tends to emphasize group communication, cooperation, patience and problem solving strategy, as well as issues related to physical self and physical proximity The whole team tries to fit inside a small area marked by a small piece of cloth. They imagine it is a raft on a river full of crocodiles. The challenge is to turn the cloth over without anyone "falling" in the river. The team to manage to do it first wins!
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Teaming Up with their eTwinning partners
135 minutes)
  • Discuss
    30
    0
    Using TeamUp they make extended teams with their partners. They brainstorm areas of interest
  • Collaborate
    45
    4-5
    0
    Each team focuses on one area and decide on the presentation tools to use They prepare a presentation of their schools focused on the area they undertook (possible tools PowerPoint, Sway, Prezi)
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    23
    0
    Teams present their work to the class they evaluate, compare and discuss similarities and differences among schools
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    23
    0
    Quiz or poll on the information they have gathered up to now
Notes:
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Preparing and carrying out questionnaires-Identifying problem areas
135 minutes)
  • Discuss
    45
    4-5
    0
    Teams brainstorm and discuss on what to include in the questionnaires
  • Investigate
    45
    4-5
    0
    They produce and carry out inquiries and analyse data
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    23
    0
    Present and evaluate their findings to the class- compare results with etwinning partners to compare and gain ideas
Notes:
Resources linked: 0
Designing possible solutions
135 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    45
    4-5
    0
    Each team brainstorms possible solutions to the problem areas they have been assigned with and discuss their following steps
  • Investigate
    45
    4--5
    0
    Teams prepare interviews with relevant professionals to find out about the most feasible interventions that can be made to their school environment
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    23
    0
    Teams present their findings to the class and to their partners
Notes:
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Writing their final reports-Project evaluation
135 minutes)
  • Produce
    90
    23
    0
    Combining all their findings they start writing the report with suggestions on how to improve their school environment. The reports are published in the school and the local newspaper Possible contact lwith ocal authorities to present our fiindings to them and ask for technical, and financial support.
  • Read Watch Listen
    45
    23
    0
    Students complete a project evaluation form and talk about their overall experience
Notes:
Resources linked: 0

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