EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

MYSCHOOLSNETWORKRon Barendsen and Roelien Wierda Thai Nguyen, March 2013

Overall Framework

Programme :

1. Language learning2. Exchange of culture : global citizenship3. Online traineeship4. Peer consultation5. Educational Design for teachers and student

teachers.6. Productive learning7. Research

1. Language Learning

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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

MySN 2.0 :Writing and reading

MySN 3.0 :+ speaking and listening

2. Culture and global citizenship

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”.

3. Online traineeship1. make a list of similarities and differences

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

4. Peer consultation

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

5. Educational design

Educational design (student events)

1. Webquest contest2. Flipping the classroom videos3. Video Analysis

6. Productive learning

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)

ASSIGNMENT : MAKE YOUR OWN PROJECT PAGE. SUGGESTIONS: MAKE A BLOG OF THIS DAY.

7. Research

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

QUESTIONS?