CC-WISE: Cross-Cultural Walk in the Streets of Europe Fifth Project Meeting Istanbul, Turkey, 20 - 23 April 2006 with the financial support of the European.

CC-WISE: Cross-Cultural Walk in the Streets of Europe

Fifth Project Meeting Istanbul, Turkey, 20 - 23 April 2006

with the financial support of the European Community Socrates Program, Comenius 2.1 Action

CC-WISETEACHER TRAINING

PROGRAM

CC-WISETEACHER TRAINING

PROGRAM

ROMANIA

I. Looking back and forward

• The presentation of the project with the support of

CC-WISE web-site

• Examples of activities : implemented and in developing

• The presentation of the covers’ design - the participants opinions

Results: The existence of the „experts” in schools

They could form a network

II. Landmarks in Intercultural Education

• Points of view:

• What it is

• What implies

• How does it look like in school

Observation: most of the teachers thought about extracurricular activities

Results: It needs the change based on the curriculumInformation about intercultural

education

III. Projects

(Each group develops together a curricular project)

• Title

• Aims

• Subjects

• Methods

• Evaluation

Examples 1. My town, multicultural space

• AIMS:• to acquire knowledge of commonly shared history • to valor their cultural inheritance• to create positive attitudes

• SUBJECTS :• History, Civic Education, Geography, Religious Education, Romanian,

Hungarian, German, Arts: Drawing, Music, Technology – Home Economics/Gastronomy, Informatics

• METHODS: • scientific investigation – researching, problem solving/situational debate,

role-play, debating, drills, interview/questionnaire, statistic interpretation• EVALUATION:

• session of communication-presenting projects• theatre • albums – old photographs

– illustrations-pictures of the old city Cluj-Napoca • portofolio-documents, testimonies, photos, final products • display • show

Examples 2. “The Paradise of Our School“

AIMS:1. To identify and to get acquainted with values typical of the ethnic groups

our students belong to ( history, language, art, traditions).2. To develop concepts referring to human relationship differences and

resemblances.3. To develop the values identified and promote civic behaviour-

tolerance, solidarity, equality, mutual understanding and communication.4. To build up and further develop consciousness, self -esteem and positive

attitudes towards the others.

SCHOOL SUBJECTS AND DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED:History, Religion, Civic Education, Art, Music, Technology

METHODS: brainstorming, problem solving, conversation, role play, team work, student-parents partnership

EVALUATION: opinion and impact questionnaires, portfolio, exhibitions, articles to be published in the school magazine, school festival

Examples 3. HUMAN VALUES-TOLERANCE Aims:

• Education in the spirit of democratic values• Shaping the attitudes toward admitting diversity• Lessening/eradication of the ethnocentric attitudes and behavoiur• Growing of the self-esteem and improving the attitude of

acceptance

Subjects:• Civic education, Romanian Language, History, Art, Religious

education, Music, Art

Methods: • text analysis, debates, role play, brainstorming, team work, audition,

tour of galery

Evaluation:• Five minute’s essay, poster, portofolio, short dramatic performance

Observation: barriers in grading and in working in team with other teachers

Team – Work

• working in group in the projects with parameters• discussing the difference between group and team

Results:Examples of C.D.S. (curriculum at school

decision)Exchange ideas between teachers from different schools

IV. Workshops

• The presentation of the interactive methods (brainstorming)• Simulation game: Dots on the forehead

Results:Building the intercultural sensitivity by empathy and

toleranceExamples of interactive methods

V. Stereotypes and prejudices/Education for

tolerance • stereotype – discrimination – movie “A class divided”

• debate, find another title

• How does the discrimination manifest at school ? But in the streets?

Results:

Solutions for what we can do to diminish the discrimination in the school and in the street?

Relation school-communityin multicultural context

• Brainstorming

• Simulation game: sketch-poem-speech-construction

School and Community

Tomorrow, sometimes …in the future

- school will be the very heart of the community

- community itself will hopefully break the barriers inside

Today …the relashioship is only partially functioning.The community itself is divided.

There is plenty of room for more relationship.

In the beginning… back in the past, school was born in one community :

- the confessional one- community

Feed-back and concerns

• How can apply the new things learned in this training in my school?!

• What shall I need to do in my school...in my life?!• Concern about my reaction to the others and labeling• How can we work with teachers who don’t accept

interculturality?!• We are eager to have the manual to increase our

performing