Comenius regio (2013 2015)

COMENIUS REGIO (2013-2015) CEIP CIUDAD DE ROMA

Comenius Regio. Experiences and work realized.

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PROJECTS. WORK DONE:

-TEACHERS´ WORK: • Logos: Didactic unit, video, prizes • Mobilities: Exchange of experiences.

• School Cultural days: Topic: Scotland and Edinburgh. Powerpoint presentations in all the levels, didactic units about Scotland and Edinburgh, collaborative workshops, active learning and Ceilidh dancing • Methodology: COOPERATIVE LEARNING, ACTIVE LEARNING, THINKING SKILLS. Teaching practices in different areas and levels.

-STUDENTS: • Cultural exchange. Madrid-Edinburgh • Interdisciplinary learning about Scotland and Edinburgh • Uses of new approaches and learning practices -DIFFUSION • Web page • Blog • Teachers, departments, parents´ meetings.

MOBILITIES James Gillespie

Royal Mile

• Exchange of different pedagogical approaches.

– Curricular – Methodology – Materials, resources • Different sociocultural contexts in each school • Exchange of cultural features

First mobility: Edinburgh-Madrid.

February 2013 •

Things we enjoyed: -

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Things we learnt:: -

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Enthusiasm, positive attitude embedding a SLL. Atmosphere in classes, talking to children.

More confidence with CLIL on the part of the teachers.

Opeenness of students. They want to communicate, to know more about other English speakers.

Spanish teachers enjoyed showing our school facilities.

Working with language assistants.

New games in the classrooms How younger learners are being prepared for Trinity and Cambridge Exams.

Student´s level of competence in English.

The Curriculum High expectations for 3 years old.

Teachers are confident with CLIL.

What we want to learn next: -

Planning for content and language Materials , use of spaces Cooperative learning, different approaches in instruction

Diffusion: display in the school´s hallways, blog, letter exchange with Scottish students.

Second mobility: MadridEdinburgh.May 2014 • Variety of methodologies (critical thinking, collaborative and cooperative approach, active learning) • Two different sociocultural contexts in each of the schools.

• Diversity treated in similar way, classes with extra support, specialized teachers and integration of the students • Variety of spaces, resources, displays…

• Curriculum (interdisciplinary approach) • Evaluation • Discipline and school management

JAMES GILLESPIES SCHOOL

ROYAL MILE SCHOOL

Methodology • Active learning, Co-operative learning

Critical thinking

Materials, resources, displays..

EVALUATION

CURIOSITIES

Classroom and school management

Diffusion: • Presentation to the teachers: September 2014 to explain the project and the experiences to the new staff.

• School web: http://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/centro.cp.ciuda dderoma.madrid • School blog: http://ceipciudadderomamadrid.blogspot.com.es/

Third mobility: Edinburgh-Madrid.

December 2014 • Presentation by the school´s 6th grade students.

• Two lessons in second and third grade about Scotland using coollaborative and active learning.

• Exchange of materials, resources, ideas…

Ana taught the second grade students about Edinburgh

Presentation about Scotland and Edinburgh

Castle pop-up

Working in groups “carrusel technique�

Map and monuments

Designing tartans

Ana taught about Edinburgh in second grade

DANCING CEILIDH

EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK

Rachel did her lesson in the third grade

Watching a video about Edinburg. Explaining the tasks

Organizing the groups

Selecting the materials

Hands-on work.

Preparing the projects

Dividing the work and preparing the posters

Presenting the posters to the rest of the class

Display with all of the posters

Diffusion • Presentation to teachers • Blog by the Association • School web and blog

Fourth mobility: Madrid- Edinburgh •A teacher visited Edinburgh schools and participated in the activities programmed.

•She prepared a didactic unit about Madrid. “Un paseo por Madrid” for children in the 2nd grade.

•They worked coolaboratively in groups in the activities proposed.

Dancing in Sciennes Primary School

“Un paseo por Madrid”

A puzzle about Madrid monuuments

Interactive games aboutMadrid monuuments

A virtual tour

Playing “la mariquita”

Logo Competition •

Objectives: – – – –

To learn about the meaning of logos and their designs To be familiar with publicity and logos by examining logos familiar to the students.

To introduce the students to the Comenius Project.

To understand and identify the main cultural, historical and geographical features of Madrid and Edinburgh.

– To design a logo for the Comenius Association

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Contents – Logos: their meaning, representation and design.

– The Comenius Project – Cultural, geographical and historical features about Madrid and Edinburgh

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Activities – To look at a Powerpoint presentation about logos and their meanings, the Comenius Project, images of landscapes in Madrid and Edinburgh – To design a logo – To display and select the best logos for the Comenius Logo Competition

PROJECT: THINK about the idea you want to transmit. (images, letters, patterns, colours, designs…)

CHOOSE the best materials and techniques to make it (collage, drawing, felt-tips, wax, coloured pencils….)

Draw the images of Madrid and Edinburgh that you want to include. Think about mixing images, colours, etc… For example, FLAGS, FOOD, MONUMENTS..

Make a sketch (boceto) to arrange all the images and letters.

Create the logo on the construction paper.

You can choose some of these images or look for others in Google images MADRID -MONUMENTS :Puerta de Alcalá, Plaza Mayor -TRADITIONAL FESTIVITIES. SAN ISIDRO. -FOOD Cocido madrileño.

Cibeles

, Palacio Real

PROJECT: THINK about the idea you want to transmit. (images, letters, patterns, colours, designs…)

CHOOSE the best materials and techniques to make it (collage, drawing, felt-tips, wax, coloured pencils….)

Draw the images of Madrid and Edinburgh that you want to include. Think about mixing images, colours, etc… For example, FLAGS, FOOD, MONUMENTS..

Make a sketch (boceto) to arrange all the images and letters.

Create the logo on the construction paper.

EDINBURGH

-MONUMENTS: Edinburgh castle Bridge.

Nelson`s monument North

-TRADITIONS bagpiper, TARTAN (tela escocesa)

-FOOD : Haggis (morcilla escocesa) Sports: Golf

LOGO COMPETITION Carmen´s logo was the winner for the school and the Association

Children in the 1st, 2nd , 5th and 6th grade participated in the competition.

SCOTLAND CULTURAL DAYS • School project. All grade levels, from Infants to 6th grade, were involved • Topic: the main cultural, historical, geographical and artistic features of Scotland • Collaborative work: Workshops organized by grade levels (1º, 2º, 3º, 4º, 5º, 6º, Infants) • Interdisciplinary: Introduced by a presentation about the country, followed by workshops related to the different areas: maths, physical education, art, music, social science, literature.

• Sociocultural values: learning and respecting other cultures.

SCOTLAND CULTURAL DAYS

Displays in the hallway

Making shortbread

Drawings of Nessie

Sheep

Bookmarks

Making drums

Origami Nessies

Dancing Ceilidh

Tartans

Projects based on collaborative and cooperative learning. Natural science. 5th grade • BIODIVERSITY OBJECTIVES: • Learn what biodiversity is and why it is so important.

• Compare different levels of biodiversity on our planet.

• Be aware of the loss of biodiversity and how can we change it.

CONTENTS: • Different biomes (ecosystems) • Biotope-biocenosis.

• Levels of biodiversity in our planet.

• The destruction of ecosystems ACTIVITIES • Find information about the importance of biodiversity.

• Students watch different videos about biomes and answer questions about them.

• Students choose an ecosystem and create a diarama using a shoe box.

• Students read different texts about the characteristics of the ecosystems and the importance of taking care of them.

• Answering questions.

• http://ceipciudadderomamadrid.blogspot.com.es/

Working collaboratively on Ecosystems. 5th grade.

Working collaboratively on Ecosystems. 5th grade.

Working collaboratively on Ecosystems. 5th grade.

Working collaboratively on Ecosystems. 5th grade.

CONCLUSIONS • Observe and reflect about the educational context in Madrid and Edinburgh • To think about different methodologies used in both contexts • To engage students in varied pedagogical approaches • To learn about other cultures and reclect on ours.

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