EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MYSCHOOLSNETWORK Ron Barendsen and Roelien Wierda Thai Nguyen, March 2013
Dec 23, 2015
Programme :
1. Language learning2. Exchange of culture : global citizenship3. Online traineeship4. Peer consultation5. Educational Design for teachers and student
teachers.6. Productive learning7. Research
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1. Language Learning :
A1 – A2• Making a profile (A1 and upwards)• Sending shouts (A1)- Simple events
- My favourite animal- In and around my school- Winter in my country
- - Me Voila
B1- B2• More advanced events
- My Dream school- If I could travel to another MySN country- change the world, start at home
C1-C2• Advanced/academic level
- My sustainability index- Energy in the future- My country in prehistoric time
Exploration and participation cultural events
Assignment for pupils : Make a list of similarities and differences in e.g.1. The coolest shop in town 2. My favourite homemade food3. Celebrations in my country4. The way we do things around here
Interview students in another country about:5. Food or customs or traditional music etc.
ASSIGNMENT : DESIGN A NEW EVENT : CHOOSE BETWEEN LANGUAGE LEARNING, CULTURE OR PRODUCTIVE LEARNING OR MAKE A COMBINATION. GO TO MYSN/EVENTS AND UPLOAD YOUR IDEAS IN THE EVENT “ BEST EVENT IDEA”.
Online traineeship : pedagogic competence
Student teachers act as online mentor to secondary school students (e.g. If I could travel to another country)
Student teachers give feedback to help the pupils to improve their English.
They start by encouraging!!!Focus on few important generic mistakes
Peer consultation
• Discussions of online classroom dilemmas.– For empowerment– To practice professional discourse– To share new ideas about classroom management and
teaching– Involvement of expert teachers– Possibility to have international community of practice– Complementary to mentoring classes
Educational design (student events)
1. Webquest contest2. Flipping the classroom videos3. Video Analysis
Productive learning
1. Creative events :- Design your own X-mas card- Write your autumn poem- make a lipdub for your school- design your Valentine card- presentation contest
2. The project page- make your own website- your own blog- your own wiki (with your friends)
Research
1. Research carried out by Dutch and American researchers on the basis of MySN data
2. Huge amount of data and interviewees to be used for research by- staff- students