tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59634690980085473962024-03-13T02:37:20.371+01:00English 4UThis place is dedicated to my students - a small "digital garden" where their best multimedia projects have blossomed into beautiful, unique flowers of endless creativity.
Thank you all!Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-15216350077376945292021-05-10T10:28:00.001+02:002021-05-17T11:09:31.846+02:00Activate your class with eCLIL<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On April 27, 2021 I was invited to speak in a webinar dedicated to eCLIL”. The event was part of the postgraduate course "Foreign Languages and Disciplines in an Integrated Approach - CLIL" by <a href="https://www.iuline.it/webinar-activate-your-class-with-eclil-martedi-27-aprile-ore-18-30/">IUL University</a>. The webinar was moderated by Dr. Letizia Cinganotto and Dr. Daniela Cuccurullo</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Technology-enhanced teaching and learning has been at the core of my experience as a language teacher and teacher trainer for quite a long time. Over the last years, I have been involved in various eCLIL projects, in which non-linguistic subjects were taught with a CLIL approach.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The acronym CLIL (<b><span style="color: #073763;">Content and Language Integrated Learning</span></b>) refers to a "dual focus" approach, which at the same time focuses on the development of language skills, without losing sight of the objectives and contents of a disciplinary nature. The starting point is the assumption that it is not possible to acquire knowledge and contents without access to the language in which they are conveyed, mediated and assessed.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The integration of technology in the classroom can facilitate the creation of active learning scenarios that implement constructionist methodologies, such as Inquiry-based Learning and webquests, collaborative learning and Learning by Doing.</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-86870f6e-7fff-d2fe-e808-e6a9a70f9074"><img alt="Convegno2.png" height="365" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/4qMsRm7fQouump203YjdkBdTTQwmka65w83AYToQsWim3hiLVnOF66PTRN95LU1OwLjz6ZMNn3cqlA7qb7Cfr0NrQNVXgq9hyioP2mC7jvgKlKwkN1-vRY24-LQZ1VZA2LA1SV5IO0I=w661-h365" width="661" /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The webinar had the training objective of deepening the knowledge of websites and open educational resources in support of the CLIL methodology. During the webinar, I presented a series of web 2.0 tools and resources that can facilitate eCLIL.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can watch the webinar recording below:</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="468" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Dd5bd9IULKs" width="563" youtube-src-id="Dd5bd9IULKs"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I also mentioned the Project "<b><span style="color: #073763;">Read ON for eCLIL</span></b>" which was carried out in school year 2015/16 within a network of 5 schools of the province of Udine. At the end of the project we created a whole website to showcase the outputs of this very successful project. In the <a href="Qui il link al sito: http://readon4eclil.jimdo.com/galleria-dei-progetti-realizzati-dalle-scuole-in-rete/">gallery</a> you can see some of the eCLIL multimedia projects created by the students of the teachers who were involved in the ReadOn for eCLIL project.</span></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q1nyRkI4dc4shOXj_e3sE0N321J9Wd9MIM0WZ7_Dphpi6Ea7j5sSw-oZ-fd2kGUuYoGhSZZka1tnkop6HOWobcJPTpjICFZGoz_0WkeyeE1jMzDqhkR5lBCmVayB2940ykex6mhSftTY/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="1600" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q1nyRkI4dc4shOXj_e3sE0N321J9Wd9MIM0WZ7_Dphpi6Ea7j5sSw-oZ-fd2kGUuYoGhSZZka1tnkop6HOWobcJPTpjICFZGoz_0WkeyeE1jMzDqhkR5lBCmVayB2940ykex6mhSftTY/w546-h298/image.png" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://readon4eclil.jimdofree.com/">Click on the image to access the website</a></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-8415963463048372662021-02-16T17:14:00.000+01:002021-05-20T15:12:36.608+02:00Dedicated to Valentina<p><br /></p><p>Last June 2020 I got a mail from a university student from Rome. Her name is Valentina.</p><p>In her mail, Valentina explained she was going to graduate in Foreign Languages in the coming fall and was working on her university thesis on Digital Storytelling for Language Learning. She had come across this blog and had seen some of the projects done by my students. Her wish was to ask me a few questions about my classroom experience with DST.</p><p>While I was reading her mail, I must confess my thoughts immediately went to my students of years ago... If only they could see what their work and creativity has led to! Who would have thought?</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNbPMGtwMGDxok9n-oElZzdVw5b3VMQ1crRvI4GStWTH7MucNWSxzoOpYwbpuTnGSa5xc7hbISLzfXlKeBdeYjxPwwNILLvcueyy-nxDmaPmcZHDqfmT6nZKHIAcwwdh3gxhduEZCgTmE/s2048/md-duran-1VqHRwxcCCw-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNbPMGtwMGDxok9n-oElZzdVw5b3VMQ1crRvI4GStWTH7MucNWSxzoOpYwbpuTnGSa5xc7hbISLzfXlKeBdeYjxPwwNILLvcueyy-nxDmaPmcZHDqfmT6nZKHIAcwwdh3gxhduEZCgTmE/w400-h266/md-duran-1VqHRwxcCCw-unsplash.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@mdesign85?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">MD Duran</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/graduation?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p>Valentina and I had a long conversation on Zoom. We talked about some of my students' projects and above all about the benefits of using Digital Storytelling in the classroom in terms of increased motivation and learning outcomes.</p><p>I was impressed by Valentina's interest and involvement. She recorded the interview and then transcribed the conversation, which is reported in full at the end of her research work below.</p><p>Valentina eventually graduated in the autumn of 2020 with full honours. My warmest congratulations :)</p><p>She has consented to have her work shared on this blog.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><p style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font: 14px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px;"> <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/507994327/Il-Digital-Storytelling-Nella-Didattica-Delle-Lingue-Raccontarsi-in-Inglese-a-Scuola#from_embed" style="text-decoration: underline;" title="View Il Digital Storytelling Nella Didattica Delle Lingue - Raccontarsi in Inglese a Scuola on Scribd">Il Digital Storytelling Nella Didattica Delle Lingue - Raccontarsi in Inglese a Scuola</a> by Valentina Maini</p><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.7080062794348508" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_81112" scrolling="no" src="https://www.scribd.com/embeds/507994327/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-harmKGV2BoUhcAYRtHZI" title="Il Digital Storytelling Nella Didattica Delle Lingue - Raccontarsi in Inglese a Scuola" width="100%"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">(function() { var scribd = document.createElement("script"); scribd.type = "text/javascript"; scribd.async = true; scribd.src = "https://www.scribd.com/javascripts/embed_code/inject.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(scribd, s); })();</script><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Valentina begins her dissertation with an interesting socio-pedagogical introduction on Digital Storytelling as a tool to give order and meaning to individual reality by transmitting a message with a strong emotional component in a short and incisive way that can be easily shared on the web. Valentina mentions famous pedagogists like Bruner, but also some more contemporary thinkers like Mark Prenski and Michael Thomas; she then quotes a few narrative examples by Calvino, Cervantes, etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>As a reference text for Digital Storytelling, Valentina cites the famous "<a href="https://www.storycenter.org/inventory/digital-storytelling-cookbook"><i>Cookbook for Digital Storytelling</i></a>" by Joe Lambert, who in the 90s founded the San Francisco Digital Media Center. The center was the first to venture in DST as a method of introspection for psycho-therapeutic purposes. Interestingly, I had studied on that same book myself when I attended Prof Robin's course on Digital Storytelling from the University of Texas.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the second part of her research, Valentina explores the theme of the effectiveness of Digital Storytelling in teaching with reference to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). She analyses how DST can promote active learning and learning by doing, by encouraging students to overcome the fear of using the foreign language to express their ideas and learning using their creativity. She analyses in detail two projects - "<i><a href="https://laproflaghigna.blogspot.com/2016/01/heroes-of-our-times.html">Heroes of our times</a></i>" and "<a href="https://laproflaghigna.blogspot.com/2016/02/creepy-stories-by-class-4eu.html">Creepy Stories</a>" created by the students of Liceo Percoto in school year 2015/16. </div><div><br /></div><div>She finally proposes a lesson plan of her own design on a very interesting topic: </div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>"Imagine your city in 100 years" </i></b></span></div></blockquote></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>In her plan, she writes she would like to introduce the topic with the vision of a short video available on the Storycenter.org entitled "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7jITKvHb0w">Seeing Differently - East New York Farms!</a>" - by Sarita Daftary Steel. She would then invite students to work on new vocabulary by providing the video script with gaps. After that, all findings would be shared on a Padlet, on which the teacher will also pose some questions to encourage personal reflection.</div><div>For homework students will have to write a short text to suggest the mayor of their town or village a possible solution to improve the living conditions and services of the place where they live. Good idea!</div><div><br /></div><div>Valentina would then lead in some reading and text analysis work based on "<a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3261/3261-h/3261-h.htm"><i>News from Nowhere</i></a>" by William Morris. The work presents a picture of what life was like in the slums of 19th-century Britain. She would use the text also to encourage some grammar reflections on passives, transition words and time adverbs and phrases to be worked out by students in groups or pairs.</div><div><br /></div><div>As final, creative task, students will have to produce their own digital tale to describe what the place where they live might look like in 2120. This is how Valentina would launch the task to her future students:</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #073763;"><i><b></b></i></span><blockquote><span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>"Picture your town in 2120. What has changed in one century? Describe the main differences: what is it like living in 2120 compared to 2020? You can offer a utopian or dystopian vision of your imaginary city supporting your digital story with visual and audio elements"</i></b></span></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div>Well done, Valentina!</div><div><br /></div><div>A great lesson plan which I sincerely wish you will be able to implement one day in your own classroom. I hope you will continue your studies and become a teacher yourself. Our students will always need creative, passionate teachers that could help them develop their potential as human beings.</div><div><br /></div><div>Good luck and thank you for sharing your work with us!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-9530520256342767922020-09-01T20:40:00.002+02:002021-06-02T20:32:02.387+02:00JUMP INTO THE UNKNOWN... <p> </p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">If you were offered a chance to live the life of your dreams </span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><u>BUT ONLY</u></span><span style="color: #073763;"> if you accept the following conditions:</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">1) You must make the choice “LEAVE or STAY” straight away - not next week, not next month BUT tomorrow!</span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">2) You know that borders will be closed so that you won't be able to come back before a couple of years</span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">3) You are going to leave everything behind (family, friends, properties, etc.)</span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;">4) You know that your future will be better!</span></span></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;" /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-large;"><b>What would you do?</b></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b></b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p> </p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: large; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">What would be your thoughts like the night before making your decision?</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><b>What would you regret the most?</b></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DcRSZRlg_VRIbmVxeuy_RW6TlX7YzIUyw2Xf2p7uUy-m3gn8SRWrPFNDkUDKUWKGtLw30JLyRNUQ4fwJFcGtO3OzQQl2Kc-4FjRXvykstg73Qegw4Tx8mOd4vOOxbc3cldtszEtrWq0k/s640/image+%25281%2529.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5DcRSZRlg_VRIbmVxeuy_RW6TlX7YzIUyw2Xf2p7uUy-m3gn8SRWrPFNDkUDKUWKGtLw30JLyRNUQ4fwJFcGtO3OzQQl2Kc-4FjRXvykstg73Qegw4Tx8mOd4vOOxbc3cldtszEtrWq0k/w640-h360/image+%25281%2529.webp" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></blockquote><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">I created the above scenario for my </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">13th-year</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">students before introducing <i><b>Evelyn</b></i> by </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">James Joyce - a short story from <b><i>Dubliners</i></b> that presents various themes such as self-determination, self-identity, fear and anxiety to live and make free choices. I wanted to offer my students a chance to first reflect on their own human feelings and expectations so that - while readin James Joyce's short story - they could better understand the protagonist's psychological, emotional struggle on the day of her departure to Argentina.</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">We all know that reading literature at school can be a powerful way for young people to discover something about themselves, provided that what is offered is meaningful and relevant to their intimate feelings and thoughts. And this requires a bit of preparation...</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">I explained right in the beginning why I wanted them to read Evelyn:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: #e1bee7; font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why should you care - in your desk, in the year 2020, in the middle of a global crisis and while we are living in a locked-down area - why should you care about the struggle of a woman, in Ireland, about 100 years ago?</span></span></p></blockquote><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: #e1bee7; font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">In the Padlet below, you can see how my students responded to this first activity, which proved even more relevant considering that we were in the middle of a pandemic.</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">Amazing comments ideed!</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/p9fw2bp1tnat" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">As James Joyce lived for many years in Trieste, which by the way is not far from the place where we live, I showed my students this video about the Joyce Museum in Trieste.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="382" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VqZOn-q-Jbc" width="460" youtube-src-id="VqZOn-q-Jbc"></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">We then read and listened together to James Joyce's short story with the help of this video on YouTube. The next step was a guided text analysis that students carried out in small groups for homework and shared on another Padlet.</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="377" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ncYh9cTBVK0" width="454" youtube-src-id="ncYh9cTBVK0"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">To finish up this learning unit, I invited students to fill in an Exit Ticket on another Padlet. As usual, I posed the traditional questions that could be asked at the end of any lesson:</span></p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">At the end of class, each student briefly answers the following questions:</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent;" /></span></b></span></p><p></p><ol><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>I want to remember …</b></span></li></ol><ol><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>Something I learned today...</b></span></li></ol><ol><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>One word to sum up what I learnt is...</b></span></li></ol><ol><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>Something I already knew ...</b></span></li></ol><ol><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>I’m still confused about …</b></span></li></ol><ol><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>An “aha” moment that I had today</b></span></li></ol><p></p><p></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">The aim was to encourage students to express their impressions and meta-reflect on what they had learnt, but also to help them share their thoughts with their classmates. From their comments I can say that they really appreciated this way of working.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><i>Well done!</i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/frdnkjvjnrg4" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"></div></div><p></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-81341808873555772972020-06-30T14:47:00.000+02:002021-05-12T15:47:09.657+02:00European Parliament EYE panel on Distance Learning <p>On 27th May, 2020 I was invited to ba part of a panel within the framework of the annual EYE on European Youth event. The topic was Distance Learning in times of Covid and the future of education after this crisis.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8IwVbPbKLBBx9PbCnZTvrX0uBAe1VZJN-GmIM8mrv-5DPq9Po3EtlUKsQoUAYMg9niO0bE5RmUhPjuXpzlmRGnsworuqmKWr1H5QNqruGQJuPifMnGIZL-1Cy8clCpYoA8ClYHqr7KhS/s1281/27_MAY_17-30_-_school_education_facebook+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1281" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8IwVbPbKLBBx9PbCnZTvrX0uBAe1VZJN-GmIM8mrv-5DPq9Po3EtlUKsQoUAYMg9niO0bE5RmUhPjuXpzlmRGnsworuqmKWr1H5QNqruGQJuPifMnGIZL-1Cy8clCpYoA8ClYHqr7KhS/w640-h360/27_MAY_17-30_-_school_education_facebook+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Together with Rute Baptista - Pedagogical expert at eTwinning, Steffen Toeppler from Germany and Markus Rester as Host, we discussed about online learning, lended learning and the many challenges and opportunities related to homeschooling. </p><p>Before going online, I had asked my 13th year students to answer a few questions about their experience with distance learning. During the panel I had a chance to give voice also to their opinions and concerns. They were delighted to hear their ideas presented to the audience. So thank you dear students. Well done!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qud7XlRgFRs" width="620" youtube-src-id="Qud7XlRgFRs"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It was really an honour for me to be part of the EYE on Europe event. What a great experience.</b></span></h4><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrcW2mkkg-udX469E9KX64lj2YlmRTQS28m3ewe2MmSu-mFA0vXt5Y7sZIsK8guSAv9KRs1ZE1DbYryD0KS6zBS7r8rwwncTRZZP3wbVAq7JSbjhlqCoXMPferiEocRWDPTLW7ushctxn/s1557/IMG_0637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1130" height="673" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIrcW2mkkg-udX469E9KX64lj2YlmRTQS28m3ewe2MmSu-mFA0vXt5Y7sZIsK8guSAv9KRs1ZE1DbYryD0KS6zBS7r8rwwncTRZZP3wbVAq7JSbjhlqCoXMPferiEocRWDPTLW7ushctxn/w523-h673/IMG_0637.jpg" width="523" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-42533887073774587772020-06-23T16:01:00.016+02:002021-05-14T18:08:32.496+02:00Where is the love?<p> </p><p>I have used songs many times in my classroom as a way to link up a certain topic we had been dealing with in the classroom with the students' real world. I have often seen that students love this way of studying the English language. </p><p>The topic is obviously very important and should stir discussion, as well as embed motivating learning opportunities.</p><p>As a follow-up to an online lesson in distance learning during the pandemic, which had been dedicated to human rights and game changers in the history of humanity, I asked my 13th-year students to read and listen to "<b><span style="color: #073763;">Where is the love</span></b>" by Black Eyed Peas. I will not forget the surprise with which they welcomed this song ...</p><p><br /></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI_5XukRZw1BiCYEoobEjBk9WnNnXYB6SQrwNY_L0o0ralrSQ8JKPcistA1m5ZXbHyv7uHvngAyw_-XZtVdZe_l3Im0I8sVjTbResVhpC1Ov4HbVYFCbCuVTR5DeNKFrdsE3nVoNQXsoy/s2048/nick-fewings-ka7REB1AJl4-unsplash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI_5XukRZw1BiCYEoobEjBk9WnNnXYB6SQrwNY_L0o0ralrSQ8JKPcistA1m5ZXbHyv7uHvngAyw_-XZtVdZe_l3Im0I8sVjTbResVhpC1Ov4HbVYFCbCuVTR5DeNKFrdsE3nVoNQXsoy/w266-h400/nick-fewings-ka7REB1AJl4-unsplash.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jannerboy62?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Nick Fewings</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/where-is-the-love?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>We started with a brief discussion about the meaning of this song. I asked students to answer the following question: "<i><b><span style="color: #073763;">How relevant is this song today</span></b></i>?"</p><p>I then asked students to work on a Padlet. I broke the class in groups and assigned a stanza each to translate into Italian. This kind of activity may seem easy and trivial, but it is not. What's more, it is very close to what teenagers often do in their free time to learn English, but that they rarely do in the classroom. </p><p>While students were analysing and translating the song lyrics, I could move between break rooms on Zoom. I can assure that they were really happy to have an opportunity to work in groups from distance. This was what they had been missing the most during homeschool, e.g. social learning face-to-face in the classroom.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/x0bgjm4cepy0xi3" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></div></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>As final task for homework, I asked my students to revise the song lyrics on this LearningApp - a good way to fully appreciate the song and practise listening comprehension and vocabulary review.</p><p>They loved the song and also this activity. Have a go yourself!</p><p><br /></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://learningapps.org/watch?v=pedi6bh7a21" style="border: 0px; height: 500px; width: 100%;" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-36919927625723839252020-06-15T15:25:00.000+02:002021-05-12T15:47:36.793+02:00Who is a good citizen?<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The topic of this online lesson was<span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"> citizenship. My 13th year students loved this activity which we did online during the 2020 lockdown. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was a good way to make our lesson more interactive as well as pave the way to a wider discussion on human rights and active citizenship.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0adFI9wZND7AvoztQVeJxtUWdFazSbS_2NLcU0mq7tOWOJxfpuVd6xS_vfAg5ZL4fCuPFdjZu542ZdiJpWzlDp68K1Bm_foc5RjASJ1eMV-_FxKuoxp1hQGlZtJQsTJ9LjRTTuyA0t95/s1920/citizen.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="1920" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0adFI9wZND7AvoztQVeJxtUWdFazSbS_2NLcU0mq7tOWOJxfpuVd6xS_vfAg5ZL4fCuPFdjZu542ZdiJpWzlDp68K1Bm_foc5RjASJ1eMV-_FxKuoxp1hQGlZtJQsTJ9LjRTTuyA0t95/w400-h268/citizen.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@jcotten?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Joshua J. Cotten</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/i-am-a-man?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">We started with a questionnaire about: </span></span><b style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Who is a good citizen?</b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I created a Class poll on <b>Mentimeter</b> in which students were asked to contribute vocabulary relating to active citizenship. What did they associate this idea with?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I split the class in 5 break rooms on Zoom and students could talk together in groups of three for about five minutes. Their </span></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">answers ended up forming this word cloud.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_0ASc9uObX9-hEyABaQYTdq935IjFlwJeXnOBrk1TuJZ5WoqZcEZ120CuuOHA1BWqorJL-ihpqBSF0jgTgdhYIf5DbHDFxP_TnnSGbvTQHEKxTJOnWhxQMQJFrh6chJkABKHy3JsPI5I/s2519/1-add-a-word-related-to-citizenship.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1248" data-original-width="2519" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_0ASc9uObX9-hEyABaQYTdq935IjFlwJeXnOBrk1TuJZ5WoqZcEZ120CuuOHA1BWqorJL-ihpqBSF0jgTgdhYIf5DbHDFxP_TnnSGbvTQHEKxTJOnWhxQMQJFrh6chJkABKHy3JsPI5I/w640-h317/1-add-a-word-related-to-citizenship.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I then asked students to put a series of statements about actions of good citizenship </span><span style="font-family: arial;">in priority order</span><span style="font-family: arial;">. Here are the results of their reflection:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 35px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation" src="https://www.mentimeter.com/embed/f2343251209bf70c2f1237310f887813/33925258392f" style="height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;" width="420"></iframe></div></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">The following step aimed at linking up their personal conception of a good citizen with examples of people who left a deep sign in human history.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">I asked students to brainstorm their ideas on a Padlet. The question to debate was: </span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"></span></b></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Who is a change maker? </b></span></span></blockquote><p></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Think of someone who made a difference </span><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">in human history...</span></b></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>Who comes to your mind? Why?</b></span> </p></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is what the Padlet looked like at the beginning of the activity:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ugRF7Eg1ao6a-iAjiweSHjVoBDFsmktwaGwtvDXyyrtp6J7D6NtauXpaHSmyAO5wE3P6tsgz86FrJPyFfYmv95Y4rqEeX5O8qUz-c3aU2v61Mwlp5rgJA2GOglDBGAfCq4sRHSDXw9F0/s1873/Screenshot+2021-05-12+at+15.09.28.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1873" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ugRF7Eg1ao6a-iAjiweSHjVoBDFsmktwaGwtvDXyyrtp6J7D6NtauXpaHSmyAO5wE3P6tsgz86FrJPyFfYmv95Y4rqEeX5O8qUz-c3aU2v61Mwlp5rgJA2GOglDBGAfCq4sRHSDXw9F0/w640-h298/Screenshot+2021-05-12+at+15.09.28.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After a few minutes the Padlet started to get to life thanks to the students' ideas. I must admit that it is always so exciting to see how Padlet can stir students' participation. A great tool for many occasion, really!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTWkoVw5z-KxaIvamgduZjHGGhmAr7olqrJijWd9Q6T14wzbnihY1su5pZ4LPv7eMHpQ4aqygKZgOEQEpOvXnIEyU1Harte4Ie3K11rPKq4xwRGjVgzAqMd86tUevJiGVwawAqTCcno-e/s1867/Screenshot+2021-05-12+at+15.17.00.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1867" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTWkoVw5z-KxaIvamgduZjHGGhmAr7olqrJijWd9Q6T14wzbnihY1su5pZ4LPv7eMHpQ4aqygKZgOEQEpOvXnIEyU1Harte4Ie3K11rPKq4xwRGjVgzAqMd86tUevJiGVwawAqTCcno-e/w640-h310/Screenshot+2021-05-12+at+15.17.00.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">An this is the real Padlet at the end of this activity</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/jwg1p4mtjje6wxn" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></div></div> <p></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Not bad at all, considering that all was done in one single online session, plus some homework.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The activity was meant to boost also students' writing skills in preparation for their final state exam. So in the Padlet above you can still see the teacher's corrections.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the following lesson we touched base with their ideas on the Padlet and read together Martin Luther King's famous speech: "<i><span style="color: #073763;"><b>I have a dream</b></span></i>".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-3334297606742527952020-05-02T21:27:00.001+02:002022-02-04T20:16:49.781+01:00A place of my own <h1 style="text-align: left;"> </h1><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">This project was done with a 10th-year class in 2020, while we were in the midst of the corona virus emergency and all schools were closed. My main purpose was to give students an opportunity for using the English language in a creative way, while t</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">hey practised modal verbs for past speculations and relative clauses.</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"> A</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">ll activities were </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">entirely done </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">online.</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">I took inspiration for this lesson from Nick Peachey's "Ten Image Scenario Lessons" ebook, but I adapted the activities to my students' need. The project was developed through various stages over a period of about two months.</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmp0c8ZobRq-rICdmtdArj6jZb0LmepQFdx0TxD-kS9cQm0rPVM1BvoebWA0J2q8YINZhjI2JWft9V0h5oL4E-UN9av4qgPMXqEMkDzuMUE4jnX2Ok7nlpm0ywYjLm_PNHcmTXgaxXGEs/s1319/Screenshot+2021-05-26+at+09.38.35.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="1319" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmp0c8ZobRq-rICdmtdArj6jZb0LmepQFdx0TxD-kS9cQm0rPVM1BvoebWA0J2q8YINZhjI2JWft9V0h5oL4E-UN9av4qgPMXqEMkDzuMUE4jnX2Ok7nlpm0ywYjLm_PNHcmTXgaxXGEs/w640-h208/Screenshot+2021-05-26+at+09.38.35.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">I first invited students </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">to contribute to a Padlet where I had posted the image of a mountain cabin in the background. The first question was to suggest one or more adjectives to describe the cabin with the help of a dictionary on this Anwergarden:</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="400px" scrolling="no" src="https://answergarden.ch/embed/1137716" style="border: none;" title="AnswerGarden" width="640px"><p><a href="https://answergarden.ch/1137716">Go to AnswerGarden</a></p></iframe></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">I then asked students to make their guesses about the people living in the cabin by answering the following guiding questions.</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><ol style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; background-color: white; border: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 2em; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><ol><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who lives in the cabin? </span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do they do? </span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why did they decide to live in this place?</span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Where do(es) the occupant(s) buy food?</span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What do they do in the evenings?</span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who/Where is their nearest neighbour?</span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who built the cabin? </span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why did they build it here? </span></li><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What country do you think it is? </span></li></ol></ol></span></h1><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">Initially, students were a bit skeptical and their answers were concise. However, after a while they started to write more and more. It always surprises me how students respond when we give them a space where they can express their ideas freely. </span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">I used the padlet also to provide feedback and corrections to their writing production.</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/jdki1fbc1pc2" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></div></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">The second step was a personalisation task<span style="background-color: white;"> in which students had to imagine to be standing near the cabin and were observing the scene. On the same Padlet, they were invited to answer the following questions in a personal way:</span></span></div><div style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: "Comic Neue Angular", "Comic Sans MS", "Comic Sans", cursive; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent;" /></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Where are you standing?</span></span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How would you feel if you had to live there for one year? </span></span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Who would you like to take with you for the year? Why? </span></span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What 5 personal possessions would you take with you? </span></span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What would you miss most about your home?</span></span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Where do you go when you want to be alone? </span></span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How much time do you like to spend alone? </span></span></li></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0.25em 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bolder; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Why do you like/dislike being alone?</span></span></li></ul></ul><p></p><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">To practise Speaking and Pronunciation, I offered students a chance to use Padlet to record their Podcasts. This is very easy to do by using the audiobooth that is integrated in Padlet. Students just have to click on the three dots from the menu that can be visualised when they open a new post and then scroll down until they find the voice recording tool.</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">Students had to answer the following question:</span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>If you could meet the woman living in the cabin, what would you ask?</b></span></div></blockquote><p> </p><div style="text-align: left;">You can read and listen to their answers on the Padlet below.</div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/byf19oug9di3" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></div></div></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">The final stage was creative writing. </span></div><div> </div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763;"><div class="card br--m card-note card-note--list" id="3k76_rhKdfMmBRIsZDU4L" style="border-color: var(--wk-dark-theme-border); border-image: initial; border-radius: 4px; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; flex-wrap: wrap; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px auto 16px; position: relative; transition: border-color 0.2s ease 0s; width: 698.003px;"><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial;">In order to facilitate the process, I encouraged students to discuss a set of quotes about solitude and loneliness on this <a href="http://www.tricider.com/brainstorming/2YlBWDXXGbx">Tricider</a>:</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.tricider.com/brainstorming/2YlBWDXXGbx" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1773" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2I4FyPAqAPdgV5QApALjGAkISAaiZkRkRGuZ3m9QtIE3T0rS0n2ODI5yklAzbnowvPW_ITLHh2KTNysASrOz6MiQbyZ8-ThJlkBBiHuM2BVtpXN6r5YaFeQ25OM1AFqKVNkvvNXjbwjc/w640-h482/Screenshot+2021-05-26+at+11.07.41.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial;"><b><br /></b></div><div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">The final task was the creation of a digital product to personalise the topic of this project. I offered students a choice of tools to creat an <a href="https://www.adobe.com/express/pricing?sdid=XFWLHKBV&mv=search&ef_id=CjwKCAjw47eFBhA9EiwAy8kzNCSkQuM3l_0TYKV5yYr17tiFEejdcLgy7sB2Rh6feDpZ23vRRkUZAhoCTNsQAvD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!452423127492!e!!g!!adobe%20spark%20page!10684621888!108306689231&gclid=CjwKCAjw47eFBhA9EiwAy8kzNCSkQuM3l_0TYKV5yYr17tiFEejdcLgy7sB2Rh6feDpZ23vRRkUZAhoCTNsQAvD_BwE">Adobe Spark Page or Video</a>, an eBook with <a href="https://www.ourboox.com/">Ourboox</a> or a digital presentation with <a href="https://app.edu.buncee.com/">Edu Buncee</a>. I provided students with a video tutorial and a project example by students from previous years and they did everything by themselves.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">This is how the creative task was launched:</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Tinos;"><b style="caret-color: initial; color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: initial; orphans: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration-line: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: initial; word-spacing: initial;"><br /></b></div><blockquote style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Tinos; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><b style="caret-color: initial; color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: initial; orphans: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration-line: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: initial; word-spacing: initial;">A place of your own</b></div><div><b style="caret-color: initial; color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: initial; orphans: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration-line: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: initial; word-spacing: initial;"><br /></b></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Tinos; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><ul><li><b style="caret-color: initial; color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: initial; orphans: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration-line: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: initial; word-spacing: initial;">What is solitude? What is loneliness? </b></li><li><b style="caret-color: initial; color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: initial; orphans: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration-line: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: initial; word-spacing: initial;">Tell us about the place that you love to go when you need to be on your own. </b> </li></ul></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; color: black; font-family: Tinos; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><ul><li><b style="caret-color: initial; color: #073763; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: initial; orphans: initial; text-align: initial; text-decoration-line: initial; text-indent: initial; text-transform: initial; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: initial; word-spacing: initial;">If you had to move to a secluded place, who/what would you take with you? Why?</b></li></ul></blockquote><ul style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial; text-align: left;"><li><b>Choose a quote about solitude and explain why it is meaningful to you.</b></li></ul><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Lucida Sans, Noto Sans, Noto Color Emoji, sans-serif, Arial"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Lucida Sans, Noto Sans, Noto Color Emoji, sans-serif, Arial">In the below Wakelet you can see their projects. Well done guys!</span></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, "Lucida Sans", "Noto Sans", "Noto Color Emoji", sans-serif, Arial;"></p></div></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="autoplay" class="wakeletEmbed" data-autoresize="false" height="1060px" src="https://embed.wakelet.com/wakes/SQIFOwiCwUeBdGNK9Dn-4/list?dark=1" style="border: none;" width="100%"></iframe><!--Please only call https://embed-assets.wakelet.com/wakelet-embed.js once per page--><script charset="UTF-8" src="https://embed-assets.wakelet.com/wakelet-embed.js"></script></span></h1><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><h2 style="font-family: Tinos; text-align: center;"><br /></h2><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-74356065299186220502020-04-30T16:13:00.136+02:002021-05-20T10:33:10.387+02:00Your ideal city or place in the world<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This project was done in 2020 by 2B LSU class, while all schools in Italy, like almost all over Europe and across the world, were closed because of the Corona virus pandemic. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">As the project was entirely done online, students missed somewhat the teacher's direct guidance and feedback. We had to rely exclusively on online tools, mainly our virtual class and online comments. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My aim was to offer the students an opportunity to practice the English language in a creative way. I therefore asked them to prepare a presentation to describe a place in the world where they would like to live or travel. In particular they were asked to use relative pronouns and a variety of adjectives to describe places.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spark.adobe.com/page/Phsx6lIAiUvBt/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1755" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YjCk_0Qaj_qr063aOYHSTrjmlPqlQgRYOU81N7f5CNZFqsariVeBPfWcjVLcUa8RiVXQ3zT7JC2kOCLZCzGRaYtb16qDv6TMvbpbW7JzcX3nUg54Oz6xsBlTjjfp4cH7wiyhz1CzODPK/w640-h373/Screenshot+2021-05-20+at+09.42.47.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I asked them to describe their </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ideal city or place in the world and provide information about it. These were my guiding questions:</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>1. What is your ideal city or place in the world?</b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>2. CITY INFO</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- Name, location, population</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- Some historical facts</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- Some famous events or people that lived there</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- What can we see there? (main sights, buildings, museums or monuments)</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- Are there any festivals, carnivals or sporting events that are hosted there?</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- What can we buy / eat or drink there?</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- Is there anything special to do in the evening?</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>- How can we move around?</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>3. Why would you like to visit this place?</b></span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>4. Would you like to go and live there in the future? Why? Why not?</b></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Students were free to choose the tool they preferred to create their presentations. I just provided them with a <a href="https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1297153450324262913?buttonSource=viewLimits">Thinglink</a> of apps with video tutorials and one project example made by a former students of mine for each tool. They liked the idea of using different tools and were intrigued with the idea of watching other students' work.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Many students chose </span><a href="https://spark.adobe.com/features" style="font-family: arial;">Adobe Spark Page</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> to create a webpage; others made a video with </span><a href="https://spark.adobe.com/features" style="font-family: arial;">Adobe Spark video</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> or an ebook wit </span><a href="https://www.ourboox.com/" style="font-family: arial;">Ourboox</a><span style="font-family: arial;">; others preferred to make a presentation with </span><a href="https://app.edu.buncee.com/" style="font-family: arial;">Buncee</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> or Powerpoint.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We used Padlet both for collecting all students' presentation in one place as well as for me to provide feedback and suggest improvements in the comments.</span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: right;"><i>(Scroll down the Padlet to see all students' projects)</i></p><p></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/1q3nyoax5wpr" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></div></div><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>I particularly liked Camilla's eBook on Gubbio. This girl put so much of herself in her presentation. Nice work.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowtransparency="true" height="350" scrolling="no" src="https://www.ourboox.com/books/my-ideal-city-or-place-in-the-world-is-3/?ob_embed" style="border: none;" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>Also Chiara presented a very nice eBook about Barcellona. She also embedded some very informative videos about her favourite city.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowtransparency="true" height="350" scrolling="no" src="https://www.ourboox.com/books/welcome-to-barcelona-3/?ob_embed" style="border: none;" width="100%"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>Giulia created a beautiful presentation on Adobe Spark Page about Concord, Massachussets.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://spark.adobe.com/page/ECUuo04qUxFS5/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="1233" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRnFp4EGlkzs7rWjHqND24ZY2k5PNKRhM6nkUFzLAnwYb_5lr4T7Ns-ojdJ8feVgbU22lJBoi3ulgm84sTmMgqqKQ6QyV5SUExT6lXSi40LQBtx6yWViXYfKOqGF1wcKPNFgxMMADxBoe/w400-h333/Screenshot+2021-05-20+at+10.25.56.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>
It was a nice project. Students produced good presentations and most of them did well also on their oral presentations on Google Meet.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>Well done!</b></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-77216308815685445582020-03-31T21:49:00.000+02:002021-05-20T10:35:00.533+02:00FLC Talks on Distance Learning<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><p style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Future Classroom and Initial Teacher Education of European Schoolnet invited me to participate at the second FCL talk “</span>Powerful online Edupresos in Teachmeet style<span style="font-weight: 400;">”, which took place </span></yt-formatted-string><span style="font-weight: 400;">on 13 March 2020. </span></p><p style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><br /></yt-formatted-string><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;">I talked about my experience of remote learning at the times of Corona Virus and shared some ideas and resources to make lessons from distance a bit more engaging and motivating for our students.</yt-formatted-string></p><div style="text-align: left;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JQMgWMvQvew" width="620" youtube-src-id="JQMgWMvQvew"></iframe></div><br /><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As a follow-up to the above webinar, I was also asked to write an <a href="https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/latest/news/distance-learning-challenges.htm">article</a> for School Education Gateway about the challenges and opportunities of Distance Learning.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/latest/news/distance-learning-challenges.htm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1797" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdtTHMBS4VaiWWE2ABXfX8Qsqll7JsW3ZTSfwar0HJuXrpNAsd4poRhXaNdVzF2fgRbj1gjQKTcVqx3MZd8D2g8uT5yA4osinFsH7fMGxRjCJk4OT7Ct_LP4yhgfvPfgim56xa6uekXL6o/w640-h476/Screenshot+2021-05-11+at+21.50.56.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I later presented these ideas in another webinar in Italian, which is available <a href="https://youtu.be/ssIEG7G2bDE">here</a>.</p><p>I hope these suggestions could be helpful to other teachers who, like me, have been trying to adapt their teaching to meet the needs of our students and to be close to them.</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #073763;">Sharing is caring!</span></i></b></h2><div><b><i><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div><b><i><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></i></b></div><p><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-84231214081143972062020-02-03T21:33:00.002+01:002021-05-11T22:54:12.359+02:00Teachmeet at BETT Show, London<p> </p><p><br /></p><p>I had the privilege of participating at the International Teachmeet at Bett Show 2020, hosted by Bart Verswijvel and Arjana Blazic.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOG3f_VG4klOgDwh7jlhv7R23LzVtJSjMOKsSy0mf8uTBnuZ9b1rR9aKszozNMyXOgnkpCA9bSM0UgDT0cVS-DPX1vRbGa3lrBlF-6Yzr1xQwAV3fTMjupQjc7IUGcQrYt9KHx-DPfpwx/s1200/EOZfgZsWsAApDrZ.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOG3f_VG4klOgDwh7jlhv7R23LzVtJSjMOKsSy0mf8uTBnuZ9b1rR9aKszozNMyXOgnkpCA9bSM0UgDT0cVS-DPX1vRbGa3lrBlF-6Yzr1xQwAV3fTMjupQjc7IUGcQrYt9KHx-DPfpwx/w373-h373/EOZfgZsWsAApDrZ.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">In my speech at Teachmeet @ BETT I talked about the possible educational uses of <b>Artificial Intelligence</b> to support foreign language learning, in particular for the development of interaction and oral expression skills in English.<br /> <br />AI-powered Learning was - not surprisingly - one of the main trending threads at the BETT Show 2020. It is a very fascinating topic that can open up new, interesting scenarios for education.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br />At the Teachmeet I presented my research-action experience on chatbots - free applications available on the web that allow the interlocutor to interact with a talking avatar able to answer our questions.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Below you can see the video recording of my talk.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='497' height='414' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz9tbMcCaPIEzwAyK6PcMIx9KA17qwxt3T_O3EvSl7YgRtd8c_kVOwZ0ARWnzHdj3POuXV--3Ja-YdOH8swOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;">It was a fantastic experience! </span></h2><div><span style="color: #073763;">Initially I was bit worried because talking at Bett is not something one does every day, but I made it. Arjana and Bart were great hosts and I was so happy to spend some time with them after the event. I won't forget that Guiness I enjoyed with Bart and Arjana in London. </span></div><div><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;">The organisers even created a Fan Page for each of the speakers. Amazing!</span></h2><div><span style="color: #073763;">You can see it <a href="https://tmintbett.wordpress.com/line-up-2020/fanpage-anna-laghigna/">here</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you want to know more about Bett Show, I wrote <a href="https://adiscuola.it/pubblicazioni/teachers-meet-teachers-bett-show-2020-londra/">this article</a> for ADI (Associazione Dirigenti e Docenti Italiani).</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVQV-GVbYG_LAQJgMhhTmPipkRtwTGyoa-I2ejHlgjuqMPFSizGfTEHl9XjM4zxXs-zaem4FjoJtTPVooV7fSiMApfz-QtcEm6JxDxSBmObT6CGOenLZZaNqEnWo5Mwzb2xDI4t8QJkFw/s650/bett.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="650" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVQV-GVbYG_LAQJgMhhTmPipkRtwTGyoa-I2ejHlgjuqMPFSizGfTEHl9XjM4zxXs-zaem4FjoJtTPVooV7fSiMApfz-QtcEm6JxDxSBmObT6CGOenLZZaNqEnWo5Mwzb2xDI4t8QJkFw/w640-h296/bett.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-27187410401165544802019-11-12T21:41:00.139+01:002021-05-09T11:01:19.972+02:00A Voki to get to know each other<p> </p><p>In this project my 9th year students created a <b><span style="color: #073763;">Voki avatar</span></b> to practise speaking about themselves. </p><p>As all language teachers know, getting students to speak in a foreign language is not easy - especially when students are not used to it or have had negative experiences before. </p><p>This is a new class to me and it was the first time they practised speaking in this way. It was a challenge for them as they still need to develop speaking skills. Some are still week in grammar and vocabulary, but all of them had a go, and this is nice. They also enjoyed creating their avatar! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZ6lBox-cZjgAtBvSVAzyLoIceF26hxjXPujoNk_wpLxFbyGj-ByL0lZmKPTwOie38_EVNhnjTSLmBPMxtGEXTFTLckkr5htjTl6VFqLn4CH9il6XRTEWFF70FFBwVok63fvdqGFIWhga/s2518/Screenshot+2021-05-09+at+10.27.38.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="2518" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZ6lBox-cZjgAtBvSVAzyLoIceF26hxjXPujoNk_wpLxFbyGj-ByL0lZmKPTwOie38_EVNhnjTSLmBPMxtGEXTFTLckkr5htjTl6VFqLn4CH9il6XRTEWFF70FFBwVok63fvdqGFIWhga/w442-h217/Screenshot+2021-05-09+at+10.27.38.png" width="442" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span>The task required first to introduce themselves, then to talk about their hobbies and favourite leisure activities; finally to say something about their personality, highlighting both positive and negative sides.</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span>The next step was to record their narration on Voki. This may sound easy, but it is not. In order to sound natural, it requires students to rehearse and practise pronunciation and good intonation.</span></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p>We collected all Vokis on this Wakelet. Unfortunately some links have in the meantime gone broken. Some videos had been downloaded and are embeded below.<div><br /><div><br /><script charset="UTF-8" src="https://embed-assets.wakelet.com/wakelet-embed.js"></script>
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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beatrice</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='389' height='323' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxVrj6aRL3x-CygkNd-pCnxUYbLE2jPdTKu782ach2gjkuVaG4fS4YBGdCZtBuG_oCtRx7oTyA6xB5rPgmexw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-13846545778281801412019-05-30T14:05:00.000+02:002021-05-06T16:14:42.026+02:00Geolocalised Dental Exhibitions<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">When students learn about important historical events or places where things happened in the past or will happen in the future, sometimes they can't even figure out where these places are located on our planet.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Making learning closer to their real world can help them understand the scope of learning! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Geolocalising places and events is easy nowadays with Google Earth, Storymap JS, Tripline and similar tools.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@46.0581402,13.23793115,105.6100518a,1161.44415216d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=MicKJQojCiExNjFMOHZ3TVZQUzk1ZVJLb25zdXpMT2w3UGMxNFBjMW06AwoBMA?authuser=0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGfHJFgHP0EyJxHty-2PyYy8ZsDRSJh0DBwdQ1zR_KFrrLG7sbVRrAOsGxgjlqtGreGkepkDzracyuhyvcdbIcenZ9X39o_2u14Fia7t3EUm1YuBXdcl6R41O8_JTer4CsPqL7Q5sdgA69/w640-h325/Screenshot+2021-05-06+at+12.23.41.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We used geolocalisation in this project about exhibitions and fairs in the dental sector. The project was carried out by 13th grade students in the school year 2018/19. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Instead of simply studying about exhibitions and fairs in theory, I organised a webquest for my students. The task consisted in researching information about two possible destinations of their choice to propose to their employer for a </span><span style="font-family: arial;">possible </span><span style="font-family: arial;">professional development trip as dental technicians.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">(<i>click on the image below to open the full webquest</i>)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.createwebquest.com/participation-international-fairs-and-exhibitions-dentistry-industry" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1933" data-original-width="1383" height="766" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_0abEGxuz3aJOhs8HcYdhqK8qYg76SmetQHVcjx7O5wm7WRqEdBs4ir-wLsKTyCdiq4TDQYIZNqugwopmECcAeshEjJEIlfg12AZb5-7uGkL_5YatESUTSrzSj52cD5kYqQ9af8trqC5/w548-h766/IMG_8132.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Each of them had to browse through this <a href="https://www.tradefairdates.com/Dentistry-Trade-Fairs-Y375-S1.html">website</a> and research information about</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">INTERNATIONAL FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS IN DENTISTRY INDUSTRY</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">following these guiding questions:</span></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">General information about the trade fair (name, location, dates, opening times, admission fees, how to register, number of exhibitors, special events, etc.)</span></span></li><li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How to get there</span></span></li><li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tourist attractions in the host city</span></span></li><li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Why you would like visit</span></span></li></ul><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e27;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">They had to get ready to present two options and try to persuade their boss to send them to the exhition they preferred. A real task, right?</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e27;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e27;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In order to prepare their oral presentation, they had to complete an information sheet on the following collaborative Google.doc.</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e27;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1c1e27;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(<i>click on the image to see the whole hyperdoc)</i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTcgkmcnEu2Lq1QCgMn9HJCPSUkqK-r_-GqAVzFFMRVKgvHbp4-q5zPx6nApfteuJT8jIVWntXxhTkr/pub" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUfRkQuf8nrqqlFr_Tjplyugh-kdhjE6vp5sMJcY429EEXIGMhpuoM1PuVcAi2WWw6O46Cmkz11z3n_eUyMKoM0KSjiqp0HN4Eay147B62QI_3ulIMR9R9h_NH0uPTkiooWhyFqMYPN-R/w450-h640/Screenshot+2021-05-06+at+12.05.52.png" width="450" /></span></a></div><br /><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e27; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">They then worked collaboratively on this Google tour builder. They had great fun in adding the geographical data on Google Earth and geo-locate their chosen destinations on the globe. They could also create slides to add information to the dental exhibitions they were going to present.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">(<i>click on the picture below to open Google Earth. Please, be patient! It takes a while to load... Then click on present and use the arrows on the left bottom corner to move forward)</i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4nvCbLNlMFWpH9_biz4KzenCZPOoFcraE6dqFEp4zcfu5UG6wf9jABlWrVtRL8QbapPPg7BoqmhBawKlNb4MWO9Y2aXXw8Enq4MEFOhnNQB_s1BKT3V9RxW1_RfN2Y3fPt5QNodEPbTM/s2048/Screenshot+2021-05-06+at+14.12.26.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4nvCbLNlMFWpH9_biz4KzenCZPOoFcraE6dqFEp4zcfu5UG6wf9jABlWrVtRL8QbapPPg7BoqmhBawKlNb4MWO9Y2aXXw8Enq4MEFOhnNQB_s1BKT3V9RxW1_RfN2Y3fPt5QNodEPbTM/w640-h336/Screenshot+2021-05-06+at+14.12.26.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Some students preferred to work with another tool: Storymap JS.</p><p><br /></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/56769dc65311f14962ac6812f2aa4b64/exbitions-and-fairs-in-the-dental-sector/index.html" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><br /></p><p>Students really enjoyed working on this project and their oral presentations were all very good! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='540' height='450' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-1aSYrNlKsdglgpapRoI3jHW9gcvQozoxqZjjAEFpAjfy0h9ZUpMLrsSAorPXJeZrhLrzmvKEctcxgjFUZg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-39799379115600655292019-05-04T14:05:00.025+02:002021-05-04T16:47:00.337+02:00Quality English Award<p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Quality English network of schools, in partnership with Destinazione Lingue, organised a big event that was held on 4th May at the University of Udine.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: arial;">In the build-up to the event, six teams of students from 12 local schools had entered a competition entitled “<i><b>What is your ideal Quality English school?</b></i>” </span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;">Students were first required to answer a questionnaire and then submit a</span></span></span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white;"> video to illustrate what they would expect their ideal school of English to be like.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px;">The competition was tough but... surprise, surprise... one of the two winning teams was the "<b>#Ceconi4Future</b>". <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My students won the second prize. Their video impressed the jury <i>"... for their passion and creativity!"</i></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/STb_KsBT2WY" title="YouTube video player" width="620"></iframe></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I was so happy for them! They made it </span><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;">- against all odds!! </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">With very</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> few resources but a big </span><img alt="❤️" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ted/2/16/2764.png" style="border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="16" /></p><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="white-space: normal;">At the award ceremony, they could not believe their eyes and were delighted to receive their prizes.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="white-space: normal;">Each of them won </span><span style="color: #050505;">a two-week scholarship in an English school:</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Maryam</b> will go to Bournemouth</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Ivana</b> to Cardiff</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Beatrice</b> to Edimburgh</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Andrea</b> to Cork</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Doinita</b> to Malta</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Congratulations to all of them! Well done.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yyxssUqMhaCJpfHlv8GI3oQHVXwoDDCjzQqi2gQ_D6M1vwHP-JWANlHQ5jIbC_EUiZnq8TUjfLgoTgLvM3ItNwj88TbFc2lBxzySpHc2DqSrJ4AdcGSeKBpmcZWbNCOiS6CqyCpsdbvK/s2048/IMG_8526.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yyxssUqMhaCJpfHlv8GI3oQHVXwoDDCjzQqi2gQ_D6M1vwHP-JWANlHQ5jIbC_EUiZnq8TUjfLgoTgLvM3ItNwj88TbFc2lBxzySpHc2DqSrJ4AdcGSeKBpmcZWbNCOiS6CqyCpsdbvK/w422-h317/IMG_8526.JPG" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are showing our video...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcalSfINYUo6xUB2OCfv5M5oSgZAQ8zpc5warUgh7RZZ3hYrLnQlj7IqW4vbk51Qsv0JqTlZ_U1YrLepy3zaOSLWKnHoAc0cWvueeMTbQQ24owbCqh-dbRiP-20XSkmfSKPCBZvkyh54Lv/s2048/IMG_8528.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcalSfINYUo6xUB2OCfv5M5oSgZAQ8zpc5warUgh7RZZ3hYrLnQlj7IqW4vbk51Qsv0JqTlZ_U1YrLepy3zaOSLWKnHoAc0cWvueeMTbQQ24owbCqh-dbRiP-20XSkmfSKPCBZvkyh54Lv/w413-h310/IMG_8528.JPG" width="413" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So excited and bit shy!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LmXsYJkCJ_vf5SvY0rNE1KwKRE19zqbSfHKbaSPlwv4mbY-h7GWcGAujaVU2-dzyaRe4NaKyTuoEQnSksF_DG7EMylKVnyVqwv_jdYgp_Kwvn3VFBXw8qSaAE8OFfKdeOng_YF0otfWc/s2048/IMG_8529.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LmXsYJkCJ_vf5SvY0rNE1KwKRE19zqbSfHKbaSPlwv4mbY-h7GWcGAujaVU2-dzyaRe4NaKyTuoEQnSksF_DG7EMylKVnyVqwv_jdYgp_Kwvn3VFBXw8qSaAE8OFfKdeOng_YF0otfWc/w422-h317/IMG_8529.JPG" width="422" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's Ivana on the big screen!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SoWo0A8lGneFMTVdMkamGfv2oot6qlfsBw5CnxxCOUIocHyclrdy-jOtCnN_338eSAfmYq7ewzWRtqKiXoyDLz7jE6_N9aUSSdHeTyBfj7exLDXXpAGXg14dUyzc6cTeSSh0TopI0-Ry/s2048/IMG_8539.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SoWo0A8lGneFMTVdMkamGfv2oot6qlfsBw5CnxxCOUIocHyclrdy-jOtCnN_338eSAfmYq7ewzWRtqKiXoyDLz7jE6_N9aUSSdHeTyBfj7exLDXXpAGXg14dUyzc6cTeSSh0TopI0-Ry/w421-h311/IMG_8539.JPG" width="421" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ceconi4Future </i>team: Beatrice, Ivana, Doinita, Andrea</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG1LVTMSjI7bkqzKaDjm57CgwoN-RH2H5R2XR-JcdZy0c42vd6dLhlj_3NjE4nPtrvs5V-nNCUdkLZ-xkzSzF_1wis7hhXRLDDsPqiK9TO7hN9u5vi9JDB0KXx3L50iZGHUWAOflb7-7Z/s2048/IMG_8544.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlG1LVTMSjI7bkqzKaDjm57CgwoN-RH2H5R2XR-JcdZy0c42vd6dLhlj_3NjE4nPtrvs5V-nNCUdkLZ-xkzSzF_1wis7hhXRLDDsPqiK9TO7hN9u5vi9JDB0KXx3L50iZGHUWAOflb7-7Z/w423-h317/IMG_8544.JPG" width="423" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last snapshot from a glorious day!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #5d616d; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 30px;"> </p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-88329382215200317782019-01-09T09:51:00.008+01:002021-05-08T10:17:53.819+02:00Interviews in Brussels<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2017 I was invited to Brussels for an interview for the School Education Gateway - the education portal promoted by the European Commission.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The topic of the first interview was about Collaborative Teaching and Learning. In <a href="https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/newsroom/highlights/collaborative-learning-an-int.htm">this article</a> published by eTwinning I talked about my experience as a classroom teacher and Mooc moderator of the CoLAB project for European Schoolnet.</span></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">(<i>Click on the picture to read the full interview</i>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etwinning.net/en/pub/newsroom/highlights/collaborative-learning-an-int.htm" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="1480" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT28dYmCzTZPutQFNv5iiVxeD-PMDMjeVCCX74k7IpydM7YZNlcha-q5NgsZMF6utCo7JKCSiupqllRrrgWxMdAYe85nB8g6Jy6yZTAXG3Fm-u6kq1eDguZZVrnIwuLN0U7SULhpG7gfXH/w487-h324/Screenshot+2021-05-08+at+09.52.15.png" width="487" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One year later I was invited again to Brussels as guest speaker for the Education Talks of School Education Gateway. It was a privilege and a very exciting experience.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/viewpoints/interviews/education-talks-teacheracademy.htm" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1337" data-original-width="1812" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaq12OKFS65gVc1jBzaoIdKNkzdFJkI1DR-qBkHh_kBI3T3Vcf4hrdImcsuRhjmHRF2vdvCWfLH3rV-5Sv-239lGpW8QzHKWmpO7Qqw_UdtueGSYfV_N5HRH-Tb1ZfNHCcpuu9d__eylMV/w468-h345/Screenshot+2021-05-08+at+10.02.43.png" width="468" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can read the full interview <a href="https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/viewpoints/interviews/education-talks-teacheracademy.htm">here</a>. I hope I was able to explain how much these online courses by <a href="https://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/" target="_blank">European Schoolnet </a>and the <a href="https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/teacher_academy/catalogue/results.cfm">Teacher Academy</a> have been beneficial to me and my students. They have helped me open up my classroom to innovative, more motivating learning opportunities for my students.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Below is the video interview shot in Brussels on 10th Semptember 2018.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='505' height='420' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6biHwtbUrtpXeuNAlyDz6h0SvILS7VkNU5MZ3XQS_d9BMvWxrHRY94sfNx3CByi6sGDJ-9OTUIh52FGkT-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-30317912295335115572018-10-14T18:18:00.004+02:002021-05-14T18:14:15.905+02:00Work Experience in the UK<p style="text-align: justify;">This project was carried out in 2018 and offered 15 students of Ceconi Vocational School the opportunity to complete a 4-week internship in London.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirC9ON8u-eDyVxiAI5AKKzKd25w6rgCCT1eIw2u9bxT3-xoZHo8Jp7PooLfO_V4Ao8mhygi6bIL29ABxwltYLGBrnBI5cTgna8JBzwkMI4110z75l6XCmi7gBAaFLIzUE0-SpERxZ-kKj1/s2048/IMG_7108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirC9ON8u-eDyVxiAI5AKKzKd25w6rgCCT1eIw2u9bxT3-xoZHo8Jp7PooLfO_V4Ao8mhygi6bIL29ABxwltYLGBrnBI5cTgna8JBzwkMI4110z75l6XCmi7gBAaFLIzUE0-SpERxZ-kKj1/w461-h346/IMG_7108.JPG" width="461" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The mobility project, funded with European funds, was a fantastic opportunity for our students to improve their English and learn more about the British culture.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">During the four weeks of internship, students worked in various host structures that had been selected with the support of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in London. The host companies were operating in sectors similar to the trainees' course of study, i.e. in mechanics and electrical installations, health care, dental services.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After work, students could make the most of their free time. Thanks to a rich cultural programme, they could visit the city of London and do some excursions over the weekends to Stonehenge, Windsor, Greenwich, Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before departure, students were so excited that they drew their itinerary on Google Earth. They used Google Tour Builder to embed information, pictures and maps for family and friends to be seen from the satellite. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Google Tour Builder is unfortunately no more available, but their presentation can still be seen by clicking on the image below.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>Please be patient: it takes a while to load, but we promise that it is worth seeing! Click on "Present" and then use the arrows at the bottom to move forward</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://earth.google.com/earth/d/1GbsYWq7n3c2vAifqsE1LE-hKyGMOXzlx?usp=sharing" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBm5_k4lAlgfJXNo6LnmG83XyFJF0SXH4Jq9XRfGVm0zLBtdsijTuxepGy4FtO8NOlZtYl_YxdO0peqnvLpAM-p7q1Zr1F5Rojd-Ppn9q-VzWtz4t0n5D08sSqgj9u3xzsCDUTZNdlFeo/w577-h290/Screenshot+2021-05-02+at+18.57.28.png" width="577" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the video we produced to show the highlights of this amazing experience in London.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z7WEHE5qc88" title="YouTube video player" width="620"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>And this is a slideshow that was created in memory of a lovely day spent in Oxford and Stratford Upon Avon.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YfINFYv0OsM" title="YouTube video player" width="620"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">While still in London, we were contacted by a representative of the Italian Ministry of Education who invited us to film interviews of the students about their work experience in London to be shown at the Didacta Exhibition in Florence. The notice was so short that we did not have much time to get organised, so we filmed all interviews in the National Gallery in London. What a day!!!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sTHrLhXRXKs" title="YouTube video player" width="620"></iframe></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The project was a complete success in every respect. All students received great feedback from their employers and some were even offered a job after they finish school.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">The following November we were invited to present our Work Experience in the UK project at the annual event organised by the ministry of eduction where the most interesting PON projects are showcased. It was a priviledge for us!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBjx1qU5Av3X6A8SS3MqtJTTCMBkTa5eFDZjXGUNg_MbqRsM2HCjJbV11x_UiRGyHRSSdsNk8t0H-tR_SYI0SR5LKz2fIqVhfHCga4WlfV86ZQq7KCiE-ciHucn1odRNq5R3JSrglNuN7/s2000/IMG_8007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBjx1qU5Av3X6A8SS3MqtJTTCMBkTa5eFDZjXGUNg_MbqRsM2HCjJbV11x_UiRGyHRSSdsNk8t0H-tR_SYI0SR5LKz2fIqVhfHCga4WlfV86ZQq7KCiE-ciHucn1odRNq5R3JSrglNuN7/w408-h229/IMG_8007.JPG" width="408" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7iS__wD6t7yuf96wfr8RsneU_U1GiN3i_QnMT9p_6KDrs-S3nvMKwwlsJIVihrqDMjrr3lS9Pje1KXjVjc1_svzKKXiy_r75SFppFf2A4-iK9KNPOxC5ErSRRti-vp5eZZaI4ZRpxrnQ/s900/IMG_8001.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="900" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn7iS__wD6t7yuf96wfr8RsneU_U1GiN3i_QnMT9p_6KDrs-S3nvMKwwlsJIVihrqDMjrr3lS9Pje1KXjVjc1_svzKKXiy_r75SFppFf2A4-iK9KNPOxC5ErSRRti-vp5eZZaI4ZRpxrnQ/w413-h138/IMG_8001.PNG" width="413" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYlh6LrZYXWlLd6fggciYQ45qEYoIsD1EcFHwYKqCaPX4pTDweG5g9UIj6e4uxwfCtmwgs5jw-hNUXwtvWu0MJF_-pRwyjNewBlBmV5B0EU_soq2uMx0gm0NJN09JnKtES-UYLX3nAdsw/s2048/IMG_8003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYlh6LrZYXWlLd6fggciYQ45qEYoIsD1EcFHwYKqCaPX4pTDweG5g9UIj6e4uxwfCtmwgs5jw-hNUXwtvWu0MJF_-pRwyjNewBlBmV5B0EU_soq2uMx0gm0NJN09JnKtES-UYLX3nAdsw/w409-h230/IMG_8003.JPG" width="409" /></a></div><br /><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-81644589679195798602018-06-27T21:35:00.339+02:002021-05-16T14:47:43.165+02:00Webquest on Modern Day Slavery<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #073763;">Is slavery a thing of the past? What can each of us do about it?</span></b> - These were the two questions at the core of a webquest that was carried out with an 11th-year class of a business high school in 2018.</p><p>The project was part of a special programme promoted by the Regional Catalogue for School Innovation with the aim to facilitate the dissemination of technology-enhanced teaching and learning in Friulian schools. I was invited as an expert teacher to coordinate the project in this class as the school had selected this innovation prototype from the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia regional catalogue of innovative proposals.</p><p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-a47c7661-7fff-c3c0-b13b-7a65df8c28a4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 24pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Modern Slavery</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 405px; overflow: hidden; width: 540px;"><img height="405" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Y4nLAjRtrPfzuiMjYW9-IHwre5vF2YX36vzCS5IekcM_9zaMWeMR837Yo0SeIbbzInM-LNMoJGSB7AlJfBunFVb6EQ17VHVMmJ1e7aRW0Dx0GyNZSuR9Te49AFU1eG6JCz2l2QyA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="540" /></span></span></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>The topic of the webquest on "Modern slavery" had been previously agreed upon with the three teachers involved in the project, who taught English, Law and Finance Science at ITC Deganutti in Udine. They also contributed to formulating the questions to be submitted to the students to guide them in the investigation.</p><p>The WebQuest aimed at guiding the students to better understanding of the phenomenon of modern slavery and human trafficking in a globalized world.</p><p>The study and research activities were conducted in CLIL mode using the English language. The task was for the students to independently collect information in order to prepare an awareness campaign "<i>created by children for children</i>".</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 175px; overflow: hidden; width: 446px;"><img height="175" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/mu9Rbq5J3ebrW5OkbJQB4lBmd3FwLV83F6Q0zMeDamhFgxEJDb66JbAXsBUfcf_gNCm_EGRfAcVguZ9EV0zPZgtOeoa4sDykXNxjWloQus-wy6AffDmo7iuEOMH3YZTwZeB40nKk" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="446" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take action!</span></p><br /></span><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #073763;">Learning outcomes</span></b></p><p>At the end of the webquest, students were expected to:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Understand and elaborate texts in English relating to the theme of "old and new slavery" with a transversal and multidisciplinary approach</li><li>Reflect and become aware that there are new forms of slavery, knowing how to compare the old and the new, understanding their causes and effects</li><li>Learn how to select and validate the information contained in written and online texts through various reading techniques such as <i>Skimming </i>and <i>Scanning</i>.</li><li>Learn to collaborate among peers through teamwork supported by web 2.0 technologies.</li><li>Elaborate the contents learned using a variety of communication formats other than only written text</li><li>Create one or more multimedia products made with the whole class or in small groups for the final presentation of the project.</li></ul><p></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is how the mission was introduced to the class:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YTdm-uYVNW3a-9Zn18-UOb9yyCJGYuiWgDl1lHLInCc_Hs0kwSF-JQMUNs6QgfEW3haoQ1BUPILG6l5PzVY59SYkDgHEpXVXNTIyHnbErbljhgR2g5MDjngFVD4vapKl5bbHYV4oWmqt/s1981/Screenshot+2021-05-16+at+13.48.20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="1981" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YTdm-uYVNW3a-9Zn18-UOb9yyCJGYuiWgDl1lHLInCc_Hs0kwSF-JQMUNs6QgfEW3haoQ1BUPILG6l5PzVY59SYkDgHEpXVXNTIyHnbErbljhgR2g5MDjngFVD4vapKl5bbHYV4oWmqt/w640-h430/Screenshot+2021-05-16+at+13.48.20.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We started with an exciting brainstorming activity. Students were asked to "Think - Pair - Share" using the Spiral tool. For example they had to discuss how the following pictures related to slavery.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Poppins, sans-serif, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #073763;">How do you think this picture is related to slavery? Discuss with a partner and write your idea below</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGmKjsfxosw8wqIcwzyf1fXrahQjOCy07GHme4tAiahIcxXYkeKOQa0uyZ-O10_dVRz57Bca3SEAfjPJYP4X-ArWboX2tAobAOG7iH9ieLHKvyTKVndXhCUBQ47vQwOCPBeD2ctYn2p3L/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="820" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGmKjsfxosw8wqIcwzyf1fXrahQjOCy07GHme4tAiahIcxXYkeKOQa0uyZ-O10_dVRz57Bca3SEAfjPJYP4X-ArWboX2tAobAOG7iH9ieLHKvyTKVndXhCUBQ47vQwOCPBeD2ctYn2p3L/w228-h169/image.png" width="228" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacaLVzAmXbuQLYz0AHWORkf1ZmyPKJMRQMyDb8oxUVWhMRngDoVOpc-xUsapMpf-g9gZCzdT540IEEsJUOTAq2aI11TDRfby92Jvzqxn_SgJZN7tp5AdWpnq9LwpEL-9lQL2hKHzQUIF6/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="813" data-original-width="1200" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjacaLVzAmXbuQLYz0AHWORkf1ZmyPKJMRQMyDb8oxUVWhMRngDoVOpc-xUsapMpf-g9gZCzdT540IEEsJUOTAq2aI11TDRfby92Jvzqxn_SgJZN7tp5AdWpnq9LwpEL-9lQL2hKHzQUIF6/w235-h159/image.png" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXjsYlkyiPZXutQ9AbbyuMdHwJt7yMhpNhgTWvvl6AWMv_DuoCQg048-hEVMVxPoFpe6lkIJcCH0t5c2aoV_T-WVdMyZgUFF4sPrcm5-qf_ogRk9nY-cg7ZhWzpeQ2bcXf-gtnlfaqEOZ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="322" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXjsYlkyiPZXutQ9AbbyuMdHwJt7yMhpNhgTWvvl6AWMv_DuoCQg048-hEVMVxPoFpe6lkIJcCH0t5c2aoV_T-WVdMyZgUFF4sPrcm5-qf_ogRk9nY-cg7ZhWzpeQ2bcXf-gtnlfaqEOZ/w222-h172/image.png" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rkpH45vzDMhL_WNZQBhUbvp1FE2CPdXvURrmekVCvQ5BcRLcJREq-Jew-_D59kaY95RfESorpDZPbVCjVMk00fHWjR0M7yuXoxbj6W-6pdkvORoCPfW3yu8A1HhN5vKPr-aMF3624XnJ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="1920" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rkpH45vzDMhL_WNZQBhUbvp1FE2CPdXvURrmekVCvQ5BcRLcJREq-Jew-_D59kaY95RfESorpDZPbVCjVMk00fHWjR0M7yuXoxbj6W-6pdkvORoCPfW3yu8A1HhN5vKPr-aMF3624XnJ/w231-h168/image.png" width="231" /><br /><br /><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D2UMyfWikfSnE0pju6uwTGb7y3W4cktbPbsL_xlC2Saym9jSjWl4fuITIe8ReNY-Y49-6fg9SVPxfHA6IjqfsRSTGrP4p9bpCP8-IJjVe-UVZzWxtQMG7EujW8G6MLlnmsxjjYa3rP-u/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D2UMyfWikfSnE0pju6uwTGb7y3W4cktbPbsL_xlC2Saym9jSjWl4fuITIe8ReNY-Y49-6fg9SVPxfHA6IjqfsRSTGrP4p9bpCP8-IJjVe-UVZzWxtQMG7EujW8G6MLlnmsxjjYa3rP-u/w274-h154/image.png" width="274" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In order to lead in the learning activities in a smooth way and keep them all in one place, I had prepared a Google website. You can find it <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/webquestonslavery/task?authuser=0">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To accomplish the task, students were invited to collaborate in the various group, with different roles.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-45289263-7fff-4b3f-5601-89fd08c45ba1"><span face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="color: #3e454c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img height="388" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/5cb2efDf2d3JCqiuh02NaBZ7wWUgYU7GZ3siY4-ymDT_PO3HMwyLckiDgd-EKY0uSjzwevXfCJZcvB5AmEVb_F6N_HRiEf4GPDfzhQO5sYG-fpTwudYDTRmNVmsuCBTalzpOlwP0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px;" width="602" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source:<a href="http://creative.eun.org/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=003c8898-ba62-456f-9fda-249da083c397&groupId=96459" style="text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: blue; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">CCL Guide: Learning Story Collaboration</span><span face="Tahoma, sans-serif" style="color: blue; font-size: 10.5pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></a><span style="color: #3e454c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span id="docs-internal-guid-45289263-7fff-4b3f-5601-89fd08c45ba1"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Each group was assigned a set of guiding questions:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Group 1</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is slavery a thing of the past?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11.25pt; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Search the websites below and note the following:</li><li>How do most websites define human trafficking?</li><li>What are the most common forms of human trafficking?</li><li>Who does human trafficking affect and how?</li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11.25pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Group 2</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Which countries are most affected by human trafficking?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11.25pt; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Learn about the countries that human trafficking affects</li><li>List the countries that are the most affected by human trafficking</li><li>Describe the causes and effects of slavery for the countries involved.</li><li>Does human trafficking affect people living in our country?</li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11.25pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Group 3</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why is human trafficking still an issue in modern day?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11.25pt; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Learn about human trafficking statistics:</li><li>How many people has human trafficking affected?</li><li>Are these people mostly men, women, or children?</li><li>What is the most common age of human trafficking victims?</li><li>How much money is profited from human trafficking ?</li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11.25pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Group 4</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why is human trafficking a crime?</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11.25pt; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Learn about laws that protect human rights and freedom from slavery</li><li>Learn about the laws that prohibit child labour</li><li>Learn about authorities or associations that fight against human trafficking</li></ul><p></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">To facilitate the investigation process, students could search through articles and websites collected on this TES Teach Blendspace:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="550" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/xWnFkxAcTTY1cw/humans-are-not-for-sale?feature=embed" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Students worked collaboratively to discover and elaborate their findings with the use of web 2.0 tools. They used a Google doc shared with the class to summarise their research.</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">The final learning output was the co-construction of this Prezi on which each group created one slide </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="500" id="iframe_container" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://prezi.com/embed/rh08pn9d9hzd/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="700"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Although there was some resistance by a few students in this class to actively participate in class project, which they perceived as extra work to do - in the end it however led to a fairly good result. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Particularly in the last meeting, I saw that students were more open to discussion. They admitted that it had been a challenge, which offered them the opportunity to prove their ability to face unexpected complexities and to experiment new skills, first of all the competence of “learning to learn”.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-61366560113327231242018-06-25T17:12:00.000+02:002021-05-16T17:34:00.304+02:00You are what you eat!<p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f498795e-7fff-0778-464f-a1defc82d83e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nell'ambito del Catalogo di Prototipi di Innovazione Didattica del Friuli Venezia Giulia, nel corso dell'a.s. 2017/18 ho collaborato come docente formatore con un gruppo di 4 insegnanti della Scuola Media Zorutti di Palmanova. Per la prima volta sono entrata in una classe non mia per proporre una metodologia di apprendimento innovativa con modalità di coordinamento per gli allievi e di osservazione da parte dei loro insegnanti</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Il progetto ha proposto la <i><b>webquest</b></i> - ovvero l’indagine sul web - come metodologia di apprendimento attivo alternativo alla lezione frontale al fine di incoraggiare gli allievi ad elaborare i contenuti di studio attraverso percorsi guidati di scoperta e costruzione delle conoscenze in modalità di Cooperative Learning. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHkqt_CC7G1iSUGjHg5xoNysPD5DAN4VRv4gd17EYfVqvxNk55lV44wEtNDBL_BABF7iEA7BhuYBaFKdrBPhxbdxez2UBo3la3KOu_vjm58a595hM8-Z4zwn2Fqfs_yaUHVNVtAsWRc4X/s1280/1t6zzTVbTT2OTcMonRdB3OCnon0-33dfO.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="1280" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHkqt_CC7G1iSUGjHg5xoNysPD5DAN4VRv4gd17EYfVqvxNk55lV44wEtNDBL_BABF7iEA7BhuYBaFKdrBPhxbdxez2UBo3la3KOu_vjm58a595hM8-Z4zwn2Fqfs_yaUHVNVtAsWRc4X/w400-h269/1t6zzTVbTT2OTcMonRdB3OCnon0-33dfO.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">L’argomento di studio “<b>Cibo ed alimentazione</b>” - era stato preventivamente concordato con i docenti di materia (scienze, tecnologia, matematica, francese) di questa classe terza coinvolti nel percorso che hanno inoltre contribuito a formulare i quesiti da sottoporre ai ragazzi per guidarli nell’indagine.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></p><p style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Modalità di svolgimento</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Il percorso si é svolto interamente in presenza per la durata di 12 ore suddivise in 5 incontri pomeridiani </span><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gli incontri si sono tenuti presso il laboratorio informatico della Scuola Media di Palmanova.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Il progetto ha seguito la seguente scansione:</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 18pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Primo incontro </span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lancio del tema: </span><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Sei ciò che mangi!”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Attivitá di brainstorming con l’impiego di strumenti del web 2.0 (Padlet, Spiral)</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentazione del sito web predisposto dal docente formatore con illustrazione del percorso di webquest e delle attività proposte. </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ciboedalimentazione/" style="text-decoration-line: none;">LINK al SITO</a></span></p></li></ul><div><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/ciboedalimentazione/home" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1081" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB9MI9hu6Br2w-SiXUuT-2uesq22CfDNGqz4Gfoz6YMuy8niT0Uk0CtD66ahz-Z-9fpXCpprwT2aN3hKqOpEClOoqr2gDmvdVxeFT_fCrS-eiCk1ijGbGD8kjJ1Ti-HZVZcXAGJW_Ctoq6/w640-h338/Screenshot+2021-05-07+at+17.38.04.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></div><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presentazione ed iscrizione degli allievi alla classe virtuale su Edmodo</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Istruzioni e video tutorials su strumenti per creare mappe mentali (Popplet), per la scrittura collaborativa (Google.doc) e presentazioni multimediali (Prezi) </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Raccolta di risorse e link a siti web ed articoli di approfondimento </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.tes.com/lessons/WUsen_u2qmz8RA/webquest-sei-cio-che-mangi" style="text-decoration-line: none;">LINK</a></span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Esempio di un modello precedentemente realizzato con altre classi </span></p></li></ul><div><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="550" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/WUsen_u2qmz8RA/webquest-sei-cio-che-mangi?feature=embed" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; text-align: left;"><li><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3 pomeriggi in presenza con il docente formatore (2,5 ore cad.)</span><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="color: #333333; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> durante i quali i ragazzi hanno lavorato in modalità collaborativa per scoprire e rielaborare i contenuti oggetto di studio con l’impiego degli strumenti integrati al Google Drive creato per la classe. Gli allievi hanno realizzato: </span></li></ul><p></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; text-align: left;"><li aria-level="1" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 41.9528pt; padding-left: 7.10543e-15pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mappe concettuali con Popplet per schematizzare i risultati della ricerca di ciascun gruppo, </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 41.9528pt; padding-left: 7.10543e-15pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">testi riassuntivi su un Google doc condiviso con la classe,</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 41.9528pt; padding-left: 7.10543e-15pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">un questionario con Google Moduli che è stato sottoposto a compagni ed amici per raccogliere abitudini e preferenze in tema di cibo ed alimentazione</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 41.9528pt; padding-left: 7.10543e-15pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">un Prezi di gruppo per la presentazione dei contenuti digitali</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" style="color: #333333; font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; margin-left: 41.9528pt; padding-left: 7.10543e-15pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">alcuni video spot per diffondere il messaggio della campagna su una corretta alimentazione tra i giovani</span></p></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Cabin, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Restituzione finale</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Il percorso formativo si é concluso con un ultimo incontro per la presentazione in plenum e la discussione dei lavori prodotti dai ragazzi, fra cui questo Prezi. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" id="iframe_container" mozallowfullscreen="" src="https://prezi.com/embed/tr80whuzd9ik/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="620"></iframe></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">La formazione in presenza si é integrata con le attività svolte dai ragazzi a distanza sulla piattaforma di </span><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">eLearning </span><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Edmodo) e su Google Drive. Le attività sono state monitorate a distanza dal formatore e dai docenti di materia coinvolti nel percorso che hanno corretto gli elaborati dei ragazzi.</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.55pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.55pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Partecipazione dei corsisti e materiali prodotti</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.5571pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">La risposta da parte dei ragazzi partecipanti é stata molto positiva. Anche i quattro docenti presenti a tutti gli incontri hanno riscontrato vivo interesse e maggior coinvolgimento da parte degli allievi. Il corso ha dato luogo alla produzione di diversi prodotti digitali condivisi online. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Agli allievi è stato somministrato un questionario di gradimento finale dal quale si evince che la maggior parte si dichiara molto soddisfatta. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 185px; overflow: hidden; width: 357px;"><img alt="Grafico delle risposte di Moduli. Titolo della domanda: Ti è piaciuto lavorare nella modalità proposta dal docente formatore?. Numero di risposte: 16 risposte." height="185" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/dVvYF6y2gA_nODnJZsedXNUQbWhqpWs4E9ZrKQUO1h7R83IeqHjkCBqz4r78VtXv6LZKYSG6kLKh-3XJmdbqH-JcCrtNZV5eIx_hFeBbltZht3Q1OiU51LuJE3omDg8rGAchQzY4" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="357" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Le attività che hanno riscontrato maggior gradimento da parte degli allievi sono illustrate nel seguente grafico:</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 280px; overflow: hidden; width: 540px;"><img alt="Grafico delle risposte di Moduli. Titolo della domanda: Quali attività ti hanno incuriosito di più?. Numero di risposte: 16 risposte." height="280" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/dOVri3TapyTtZQxq0MerOyTWrrtBEQqzSa5efoUI1VBYyT9L7bXYw2kia_duLPC5tiPq67rguGYf9frCXPZi4FTg9_aeFisQUI3SqY1EcZx-6BIFW4FIMT3u_M6KO_6SfIx0rb8L" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="540" /></span></span></p><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.4331pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gli allievi hanno potuto sperimentare l’uso di numerosi strumenti digitali e migliorare le proprie competenze digitali in modo mirato al compito. In questo grafico si vedono le loro preferenze:</span><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 220px; overflow: hidden; width: 424px;"><img alt="Grafico delle risposte di Moduli. Titolo della domanda: Quali strumenti digitali ti sono sembrati più utili? . Numero di risposte: 16 risposte." height="220" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/8EmLG5JfH68Lk227PGPgTgOsv71-xNS_rRZT76XXZ0CDija-0Uo2Y5_2rppuHPBlhU4mdt_fTZ7eVCXnIUYdtc8zO-JKbbOFY8HDfgUvcoufswaf5K8ITUHE9RNv7_ixD-UX_pPK" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="424" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.4331pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.4331pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I ragazzi hanno apprezzato i contenuti proposti, le modalità di lavoro in gruppo e l’atmosfera positiva creata in classe. In particolare si esprimono molto positivamente riguardo la possibilità di mettersi in gioco e di imparare a trovare risposte e soluzioni in modo autonomo. Come si vede nel seguente grafico, tutti dichiarano di aver acquisito nuove competenze che potranno essere utili in futuro e vorrebbero continuare ad utilizzare questa metodologia di lavoro:</span></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Grafico delle risposte di Moduli. Titolo della domanda: Quanto pensi che queste abilità potranno aiutarti in futuro?. Numero di risposte: 16 risposte." height="131" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JqLuBw1CGlj9-cdanK_C7-DSQ_pG1m1efZRmZDOUfe86SjqBNjP8438daMG4_XQejbon7gJAQt28V8gletT9dtYBs2MgMpbvpENuN-UQ6H5IiQFKRfNck8Y0ZK6Qt-gtSlNXAOOZ" style="font-size: 14.6667px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="283" /><img alt="Grafico delle risposte di Moduli. Titolo della domanda: Ti piacerebbe continuare ad usare questa metodologia di lavoro in classe?. Numero di risposte: 16 risposte." height="131" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/XcGaQySkfP0vtBTvzxDGguwYFEAa9RgG13Kj4mjbxksgZaG9H6S-6TnwnEzjczOaH9u_2uhDs4nFnzZ9jOjWAgJeQ-wEpSVYruzpQBBRmWAsP_p3djM63KaR5sqrx-60CFzflbHt" style="font-size: 14.6667px; font-weight: 700; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="283" /></div><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 35.55pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Osservazioni e conclusioni</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Il progetto ha riscontrato il gradimento dei ragazzi soprattutto per quanto riguarda la modalità di lavoro collaborativo con l’utilizzo integrato di strumenti digitali del web 2.0. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">L’entusiasmo dei ragazzi si è incentrato talvolta più sull’uso degli strumenti digitali che sulla qualità dei contenuti prodotti che, in qualche caso, non sono stati sufficientemente approfonditi nei tempi a disposizione per il lavoro in classe. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ciò è in parte dovuto al fatto che i ragazzi non sono abituati a lavorare in questo modo e hanno bisogno di tanto tempo per riuscire ad organizzarsi. Va precisato che la finalità didattica del prototipo mirava a far conoscere una nuova modalità di lavoro in classe e non a conseguire obiettivi di apprendimento di elevata qualità in termini di conoscenze approfondite in tempi così brevi.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Punti di forza e di debolezza</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Il punto di forza del prototipo risiede nell’impianto metodologico di rottura rispetto alla tradizionale lezione frontale. Per ottimizzare i risultati sul piano della sua efficacia anche in termini di qualità dei contenuti sono necessari tempi più lunghi ed un buon coordinamento fra i docenti ed il formatore coinvolti.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Il punto di debolezza deriva principalmente dalla difficoltà di progettare percorsi che coinvolgano più materie, limitando i contenuti a pochi argomenti e strutturando le attività in modo mirato al compito.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Cabin, sans-serif" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dopo la prima lezione di lancio del tema, spesso si assiste a un momento di stasi in cui i ragazzi trovano difficile organizzare il lavoro e necessitano di supporto da parte dei docenti presenti. Questo elemento che può sembrare di maggiore criticità, poiché può dare luogo a momenti di disorientamento e brusio in classe, rappresenta in realtà la vera sfida del prototipo ed il momento formativo di maggiore impatto sul percorso di apprendimento autonomo da parte degli allievi. Il prototipo pone infatti i ragazzi di fronte ad una sfida didattica che offre loro la possibilità di sperimentare nuove competenze, prima fra tutte la competenza di “imparare ad imparare”.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-19372939584559049322017-06-09T10:31:00.077+02:002021-05-18T12:37:49.051+02:00Personalising learning in the classroom<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #787a7f; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16.8px; font-weight: 700;">How can teachers personalise learning in a traditional classroom and move away from the one-size-fits-all approach? How important is the learning space in this context?</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUN3R0HLBINrpGkrzV3NvJ9Jsh5ZhkH6wS8fE_vtNbISn4noVU6J1hzwYmY4dOusKTJnnziQZQJuZfe64z0lepCRIyJGwJI-YKwJ0PPqPMEIvKeQjTGGp3f2IJtjgCQJiXKWyCVy32IFS/s960/Personalising+Learning.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUN3R0HLBINrpGkrzV3NvJ9Jsh5ZhkH6wS8fE_vtNbISn4noVU6J1hzwYmY4dOusKTJnnziQZQJuZfe64z0lepCRIyJGwJI-YKwJ0PPqPMEIvKeQjTGGp3f2IJtjgCQJiXKWyCVy32IFS/w640-h360/Personalising+Learning.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In May 2017 I was contracted by European Schoonet to lead a video authoring workshop in Brussels. I coordinated a group of ten teachers from across Europe to produce videos on personalised teaching and learning.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The project was an initiative of the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #787a7f;"> </span><a href="http://www.eun.org/about/working-groups" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0778be; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none !important; transition: color 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1) 0s;">Interactive Classroom Working Group</a>. <span style="background-color: white; color: #787a7f;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">The aim was the publication of</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #787a7f;"> </span></span><a href="http://bit.ly/2ENw5rr" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0778be; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none !important; transition: color 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1) 0s;" target="_blank"><strong style="box-sizing: inherit;">10 short videos</strong></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #787a7f;"> </span>in which teachers from Italy, Estonia, Ireland, Portugal and Switzerland present different approaches to personalised learning in the classroom. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">The videos published on the <a href="http://www.eun.org/news/detail?articleId=1384491">ICWG website</a> show examples of students creating their own textbooks, teachers using flipped classroom approaches and electronic devices, flexible spaces for personalised learning and much more. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">You can watch the videos below and see what teachers do to put personalised learning at the centre of their practice.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">My role as workshop leader was to support the other teachers in creating their videos. I think they did a fantastic job. Their work is really inspiring and offers different perspectives on Personalised Learning.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">This was the video I myself produced as way of example.</span></p><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #073763;">How To Personalise Learning In A Traditional Classroom</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="337" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SFiA3kBCRkU" width="406" youtube-src-id="SFiA3kBCRkU"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><p></p><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 400;">Neil O'Connor (Ireland)</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> - </span><span style="color: #073763;">Personalising learning through flipped classroom and 1:1 devices</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="341" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/o93AQBAUp9Y" width="410" youtube-src-id="o93AQBAUp9Y"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div style="text-align: center;"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red;">Iseult Mangan (Ireland)</span></span><span style="color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color, var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); font-weight: 400;"> - </span><span style="color: #073763;">Teaching across ages and abilities </span></yt-formatted-string></h1></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="341" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pWbIOYcXpxY" width="409" youtube-src-id="pWbIOYcXpxY"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><span style="color: #073763; text-align: center;"></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><br /></div><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 400;">Rui Lima (Portugal) -</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;">Active approaches and flexible learning spaces </span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/csNqnKaO5oI" width="406" youtube-src-id="csNqnKaO5oI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 400;">Michele Gabanelli (Italy) -</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;">Social reading, flipped classroom </span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="336" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/95L4mmmja6M" width="405" youtube-src-id="95L4mmmja6M"></iframe></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><br /></yt-formatted-string></div><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 400;">Lucia Nicolai (Italy) -</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;">Students creating textbooks </span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="336" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YSl-oOqspTw" width="405" youtube-src-id="YSl-oOqspTw"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></yt-formatted-string></div><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red;">Meeri Sild (Estonia)</span></span><span style="color: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-color, var(--yt-spec-text-primary)); font-weight: 400;"> - </span><span style="color: #073763;">Teaching Coding through Personalised Learning</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="337" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZLHbdwX9F-g" width="404" youtube-src-id="ZLHbdwX9F-g"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 400;">Dimitri Mistsenko (Estonia) -</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;">Building up language competences and 21st century skills </span></yt-formatted-string></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="329" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mSRW1WXd3Nw" width="396" youtube-src-id="mSRW1WXd3Nw"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 400;">Ellen Schluepp (Switzerland) -</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;">Tablets and Apps for Personalised Learning</span></yt-formatted-string></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="332" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/M9IMasvZ9sc" width="398" youtube-src-id="M9IMasvZ9sc"></iframe></div><br /><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string></div></div><h1 class="title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" style="background: rgb(249, 249, 249); border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-font-size, var(--yt-navbar-title-font-size, inherit)); line-height: var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem); margin: 0px; max-height: calc(2 * var(--yt-navbar-title-line-height, 2.4rem)); overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-shadow: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-text-shadow, none); transform: var(--ytd-video-primary-info-renderer-title-transform, none);"><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer" force-default-style="" style="word-break: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: 400;">Cidalia Marquez (Portugal) -</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;">Shaping new learning spaces for personalised learning and project</span><span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="color: #073763;">work</span></yt-formatted-string></h1></yt-formatted-string></div></yt-formatted-string></div></div><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></yt-formatted-string><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="339" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MjuyfaOdkxE" width="408" youtube-src-id="MjuyfaOdkxE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a privilege for me to participate in this project and collaborate with such innovative, brilliant teachers. Really a great experience!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Below some snapshots from the Future Classroom Lab at European Schoolnet in Brussels.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='563' height='468' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzTfFMAZI6xdPSFndJyZb7VQudUGmvnwvAzEQOLjAQYFEA65xrNAGXzvKC30idcpJ935RC-soH0XTXsv53Bqg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-67837744096843299432017-03-20T21:33:00.081+01:002021-05-19T14:07:37.004+02:00I am... You are...<p> </p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>How to involve in the learning process young teenagers with low motivation to study, previous lack of solid language prerequisites and in some cases severe special needs?</b></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">In 2017 I was transferred </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">from the lyceum where I used to teach </span><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;">to a vocational school for mechanics. A new challenge awaited me - along with three classes of all-male students with totally different expectations and needs. Some colleagues had warned me: "<i>With them you won't go beyond I am / You are".</i></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsVa6lAOqnGakAzmx8siHo8eXrigxBIx-lx1edc5SrxLNqFZ4ikEUDNIPb7LflMRUS05ZNFBzacZvUqCjcQosXPVlevSDfJ2SoOXzuZZdKEEfAa-fys4CdaD1zHC579N3CJ5LJPCQZMFD/s2048/IMG_3977.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsVa6lAOqnGakAzmx8siHo8eXrigxBIx-lx1edc5SrxLNqFZ4ikEUDNIPb7LflMRUS05ZNFBzacZvUqCjcQosXPVlevSDfJ2SoOXzuZZdKEEfAa-fys4CdaD1zHC579N3CJ5LJPCQZMFD/w299-h400/IMG_3977.JPG" width="299" /></a></div></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In this school the boys, who study to become mechanics and plumbers, are more interested in practical subjects than English or other traditional subjects. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Many of these students enter this type of school after accumulating a series of failures in previous school years. Motivation to study curricular subjects is often very low. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I was aware that my teaching had to be less theory-based and involve more task-based activities. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I spent the first months struggling with finding a key to "<i>break the wall</i>" of indifference and demotivation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I tried various types of approach. Nothing seemed to be effective. I had never been more aware of the famous saying: </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #073763;"><i><b>“You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink" </b></i></span></span></blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I knew it was going to be tough, but I did not want to give it up. So I slowed down and adapted the pace to my new students. I introduced more games to practice vocabulary and phraseology and offered more opportunities for personalised learning. I also tried to offer them a space where they could write something about themselves.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PPkjHJgbca-E-V9VXZWgW7-O6dGfkOmO8HuUn_suoCIw5gw-c662UjvqjGGEbbWhHwNZeA2DkIL4U8nZvhxPJjTtEnOdzS1lvgN_vI1dR11AQW3yi0GguoJyZNU-PQCTDtupiaLioH7Z/s2048/IMG_3826.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PPkjHJgbca-E-V9VXZWgW7-O6dGfkOmO8HuUn_suoCIw5gw-c662UjvqjGGEbbWhHwNZeA2DkIL4U8nZvhxPJjTtEnOdzS1lvgN_vI1dR11AQW3yi0GguoJyZNU-PQCTDtupiaLioH7Z/w478-h640/IMG_3826.JPG" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gamified Learning in the classroom / Quizalize</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I had to wait and be very patient, but after a while they started to respond. Slowly but steadily they showed some signs of progress. I watched them attentively while they were posting on Padlet about themselves, their families, hobbies and interests. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Their compositions may look elementary, but it was however amazing to see that they would write more than they usually did when I assigned similar tasks to be done simply with pen and paper. Below are some of their Padlets.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></h2><h2 style="--tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Roboto, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Ubuntu, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Who are we? Class 1DMA students introduce themselves...</span></span></h2><p style="text-align: left;">Students created their Avatar and then their trading card with a brief personal introduction.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/nut8h26kfest" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></div></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>Talking about our families</b></span></h2><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Class 1BMA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/ggyftee7lznq" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Class 1DMA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/rrrhy1drn3tu" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;">What's your daily routine like?</span></h2><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">CLASS 1BMA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/3fmxcb63hqhp" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></span></div></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">CLASS 1DMA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 684.01px;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/4xoenjtu872u" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: arial;"><b>Talking about music and concerts </b></span></h2><p><span style="font-family: arial;">by Class 2CMA</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allow="camera;microphone;geolocation" frameborder="0" src="https://padlet.com/embed/zmhg98pphm17" style="display: block; height: 608px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://padlet.com?ref=embed" style="border: none; display: block; height: 16px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" target="_blank"><img alt="Fatto con Padlet" height="16" src="https://padlet.net/embeds/made_with_padlet.png" style="background: none; border: none; box-shadow: none; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="86" /></a></span></div></div><div class="padlet-embed" style="background: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-radius: 2px; border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; width: 100%;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 8px; text-align: right;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div></div><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
So after all it was more than simply: "I am... You are" </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep going guys!
All kids can learn, each at their own pace though.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Not many had believed in this project when I started it as digital animator of the school where I taught last year. But these young "<i><b>technological representatives</b></i>" have shown with their active engagement that our idea was going to be successful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The day has come and here we are in Trieste where our TechReps will be awarded the regional first prize for the use of digital skills at school.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The project is easy to explain: over a whole school semester two or three students per each third-year class at our high school would get together in the multimedia lab and learn about digital tools and strategies in order to help their own classmates and teachers to carry out projects with the use of technology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is exactly what we did! And it worked!!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">More than 40 students applied for the course on digital competences and were willing to come for extra classes in the afternoon. Unfortunately, we could admit a maximum of 30 as the lab could not host more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is how we started a special project on cyber-ethics and the integrated use of the Internet in the classroom, through which </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I could teach our TechReps:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They worked in groups and collaboratively created first a Google doc with a series of tips on how to stay safe while surfing the net and then made it into a presentation using Prezi or eMaze.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The result is the following video which won the first prize of the AICA (Italian Association for Computer Science) and which they meant to present in various middle schools of our district within the framework of a campaign against cyberbullying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Their initial idea was to actually go to other schools and present the video to junior students in order to make them become more aware about the importance of being safe on the net as part of the work-school alternance programme. Unfortunately, the year after I had to move to another school and the project was abandoned. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A true pity!</span></div>
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Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-28763905037408622082016-07-11T12:00:00.000+02:002016-12-29T16:30:33.074+01:00Our Digital Portfolios - by Class 4DU & Class 4EU<span id="docs-internal-guid-1b97d716-3aa3-3dc1-627f-15eabb491d2f"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">When nearly all has been done and the long list of authors and topics printed on the final programme looks pretty worrying, students always ask for revisions and repetitions of our syllabus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">With my 5DU students we decided at the beginning of the year that no "<i><span><b>passive revision</b></span></i>" would be done at the very end. That is almost a waste of time...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><i><b>No, no! </b></i></span><b><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: medium;"><i>We would do this in progress</i></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">: once in a while, two or three of them would make their own presentation on a topic, a character, an issue which they found particularly interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">They accepted my proposal <i>with mixed feelings</i>: on the one hand they were aware that this would help them develop speaking and digital competences; on the other, they did not know where to start from! It was something completely new to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Here is a poll we had in class:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Below are just some of their presentations. Well done class :)</span><br />
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Francesco got hooked by </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;">Sir Ken Robinson's ideas about school education presented at </span><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: small;">a TED-show we shared on Edmodo. He decided to prepare a Prezi on it:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">First class Padlet on Romanticism:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Alessia and Anna researched the issue of Child Labour in the Victorian Age:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><b><span style="color: purple;">Arianna developed the topic of the female role in the Victorian Age:</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: orange;">Eva ed Elisabetta made a Google Slides on the War Poets:</span></b></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="500" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18T9rGi4V0ejYj2F-5zRMqofYWCapwb04nFxyEQ9Cs1M/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="650"></iframe></span>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Now that the exam is gone and my students have received their diplomas, I can tell them that I am really proud of what they have done this year! Although some were initially really weak in English, they have improved a lot and all did pretty well at the exam. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>"There are many reasons </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>If I look at you class, I can see there are at least 16 reasons" </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"><b>- Yes, sixteen + me = that makes 17!"</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: orange; font-size: medium;"><b>And hope they will remember Mr Einstein's words: </b></span></div>
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<br /></div>Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-75611975532656002712016-05-30T18:20:00.001+02:002021-05-07T11:15:58.590+02:00There's a hero for everyone! - by Class 3DU & 4EUOur project on heroes was so popular this year that also the students of other classes decided to have a go on it.<br />
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My 11th and 12th formers produced very nice projects on a hero or heroin of their choice.<br />
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They could choose among various digital tools to produce their multimedia presentations. Some chose Powtoon, Tackk or Prezi. Others tried out Adobe Slate, which now has changed its name into Adobe Spark.<br />
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Unfortunately when their projects were finished, it was already late spring and we did not have enough time to work properly on their presentations.<br />
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This was really a shame, because they loved working on their projects and it was like having rehearsed for months and being ill on the day of the show! What a pity!<br />
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I asked my 11th-year students to braistorm ideas and give their personal response to the above questions. It was our first lesson on English Literature, which is part of their syllabus starting from senior high school.<br />
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I could see a mixture of expectation, curiosity but also anxiety on their faces: some were afraid of not being able to understand much.<br />
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Each group received a list of questions and one English poem to analyse, in which there were poetic devices and symbols to identify.<br />
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<i>Dreams</i> by Langston Hughes </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>The Eagle</i> by Lord Alfred Tennyson </blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span id="docs-internal-guid-57edf5ef-139a-14e1-b717-3db477867986"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Lake Isle of Innisfree </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by William Butler Yeats</span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span id="docs-internal-guid-57edf5ef-139b-bb7d-65d3-fe2bddcace30"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal</i> by William Wordsworth</span></span></span></blockquote><p> <span> </span><span> </span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Endings</i> by Derek Walcott</span></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>January</i> </span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">by Ronald Stuart Thomas</span></span></p>
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<br />Anna Laghignahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13270714384078393553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5963469098008547396.post-90228347738165266602016-04-04T23:24:00.001+02:002021-05-05T13:07:53.973+02:00Creeeepy Stooories !!!! - by Class 3DU<br />
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<b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">"Shall we write our own horror stories, class?"</span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="color: #cc0000;">Big silence in class</i><span style="color: #cc0000;">! </span><span style="color: #38761d;">- No one dared to answer! </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Many were looking down on their desks... Others were staring at me like an alien had just landed on their planet....</span> <i style="color: #cc0000;">ihihi</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">"<i>It can be really fun!</i></span> </b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><b><i>We have just done it in 4EU and they really enjoyed it! Would you like to have yourself a go?</i>"</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw that some girls were starting to lift heads from their apparently unavoidable obligations....</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Some were now listening with a spark of curiosity in their eyes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>Ehm</i>,</b></span> I thought to myself... <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><i>It won't be that easy this time</i>!!!</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, all classes are different! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Every teacher is aware of this fact and it is not always easy to bring kids on board. Especially when they do not trust themselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Students of this 11th-year class have often felt weaker than they are. They are afraid of competition with others and as a result they tend to do less than what they could potentially achieve!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Somebody before me might have said or done something which has somehow affected their attitude to initiating new things. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Or maybe it is just because they do not feel linguistically up to the task. </span><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I insisted and must admit that I had to struggle a bit in order to have them hand in their projects! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But I made it!!! Or better: <span style="color: #cc0000;">They made it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Their horror stories are beautiful - some are really exceptional! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">Very creative plots!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Excellent description of setting, </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Very emotional characters and ...</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Odd finals! </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exactly what one would expect of a horror story!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please take a look at their Padlet on which we have collected all their Creepy Stories. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To enjoy reading and listening, follow these guidelines:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">First click on each image, </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Then click on "View Profile". You will redirected to the original Buncee created by each student.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Hover your mouse first on Soundcloud for special effects </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">and then on the written text. A sound audio will appear. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">By clicking on it you can read and listen to the audio narration in English.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Honestly, what do you think? Not bad at all!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nonetheless, these kids were still very hesitant...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They did not show much enthusiasm, or at least not as much as in the other class where I introduced the same projects!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Much changed with their peer reviews!</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, that was probably the moment in which they started to realize that </span><span style="font-size: large;">such an activity </span><span style="font-size: large;">was worth doing: all so different from what they normally do at school!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of them had probably been thinking until then that it was just a waste of time or a lot of effort for no grade! This is the point in Italian schools: we often train our students to work hard provided they are assessed and the grade goes on their school report!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unexpectedly they discovered that one can learn a lot from other classmates. They enjoyed reading and listening to their peers' horror stories, <i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>and I - yes, I was giggling inside of me!</b></span></i></span><br />
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<i>Listening and watching in the Language Lab.</i><br />
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