Summary
Students talk about their school uniform tokens, histories, inner cultures, and exchange school activities.
Description
Students are encouraged to explore the identity of their own schools. The themes for the various months include: values of global issue exchange, school and cultural explorations, uniform exchange (if the school provides, not compulsory), activities sharing, forum discussion, and video conferences. Students can write a school uniform diary, or create their own digital virtual uniforms with a specific school symbol or spirit. Most of all, there’s a group of partner schools instead of one, like Taiwan SUE Union took care of the global guest schools.
Facilitators
Huri Cinar, Turkey
Cindea Hung, Taiwan
Kai_yi Tu, Taiwan
Languages
Japanese, English, Chinese
Student Age Levels
12-14 (Middle), 15-18 (Secondary)
Dates
Sep 01 2015 - Nov 30 2015
Possible classroom activities
Research, discussions, writing reports, drawings, videos, photos, animation, audio, storytelling, Power Point presentations, video-conferencing, blogs, and workshops.
a. Sep- Nov: School introduction, School culture exploration---inside spirits, forum discussion--- every school needs to have their own self-introduction on iEARN forum. After school introduction, student's self-introduction. Also, you can use a film to introduce the school and students. We’ll have our first VC with PPT presentation after the first term exam.
b. Dec- Jan: School activities exchange--- join on- line activities, Christmas, New Year’s party--- discuss on the forum. School uniform exchange--- send school packages to partner schools, if the school would like to provide school uniforms, and you can find partner schools after joining VC. Write on the forum once a month each school.
c. Feb, March: discussion on the frum---4 themes.1. Different experiences and projects sharing. 2. Student’s class sharing--- Discuss what subject they like or dislike. 3. Student’s language teaching time. 4. Winter vacation exchange
d. April, May: Video conference after uniform exchange, language teaching, school activities sharing, PPT sharing---student's interaction.
Encourage the schools to visit each other. We have Taiwan Union activity, and will have some domestic activities.
e. June: project certification. Need to join VC, have 4 topic discussions with others on iEARN forum.
Expected outcomes
Word Art, power point presentation, booklet, blogs, discussions on the forum, and workshops to support different project activities.
Group contributions to others and/or the planet:
Cultural exchange and communication among students from all over the world. We want to help our students realize the importance of their value and the spirit of their school, country and share with others their inner exploration.
Curriculum area
English, Languages, Cultural Studies
More information: https://collaborate.iearn.org/space-2/group-122/about
Holiday Card Exchange
Summary
Classrooms explain their holiday traditions by sending cards to their partners around the world.
Description
Teachers and students prepare an envelope with holiday cards to send to the other participants between October - December. Students may send Chinese New Year, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Eid greeting cards or cards that show local celebrations during December or January. Each school will be placed in a group with approximately seven other schools and will prepare either handmade or purchased cards (decorations may be included) to send to each of the other schools.
Registration will take place from August 14 - October 31, 2015.
* PLEASE NOTE: This project involves postal mailings, so participants are encouraged to plan ahead to estimate whether associated costs are within their budget.
Facilitators
Judy Barr, Australia
Languages
English
Student Age Levels
5-11 (Primary), 12-14 (Middle), 15-18 (Secondary)
Dates
August 2015 - January 2016
Possible classroom activities
Stage 1 - Preparation of cards - August 19 - November 8
Students prepare and send cards to their seven partners. (Optional: Students may organise activities to raise funds to cover the cost of materials and postage.)
Stage 2 - Communication online with partners - November 1 - December 31
Classes send information about their school, country, cultural activities, recipes and photos related to their celebrations in the December and January to each other online. Students may post messages to each other in the Holiday forum and ask questions about their new friends in the partner schools. Teachers may arrange video conference with partners.
Stage 3 - Completion of project - December 15 - January 31
Classes receive cards from other countries and prepare display in home school.
Classes prepare press release for local newspaper / television
Expected outcomes
Each classroom will receive an envelope with cards from a number of different countries and will be able to make an exhibition to show their school community. Students will learn about holiday traditions in other countries.
Group contributions to others and/or the planet:
Help students understand more about other countries' culture and traditions.
More information: https://collaborate.iearn.org/space-2/group-97/about
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