REPORT Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2019
Country/Region [ Slovakia ]School [ Secondary School of Scenic Art ] Teacher [ Pavel Michalič ] Grade (3rd – 4th ) age 16 – 18 years
JP school [ Miyagi Prefectural Tomiya Senior High School ] Teacher [ Mio YASHIMA ]Members ( 8 )# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Research on the theme
Planning andThink about the theme
Exploring
Design a mural with message
Exchange ideas and sketches through the FORUM

Hours6Drawing

Drawing images related to ideas and finally come up a common composition

4PaintingPaint the other half to complete the mural

15# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeClimate Action

MessageLet us protect our nature and the globe together. Climate change is here and wemust eliminate it.

United thoughts to share withthe world# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
Our students gained new experience in cooperation Exchange more visual imagery
with a Japanese partner school.
Joint painting is the result of an excellent project.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
Due to the lack of time zones our students were As teachers we communicated through FORUM.
unable to communicate with the Japanese partners
via Skype.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

SHARE
Research onthe theme

UNITE
Message ofJune

Sep.

Oct.

united thoughts

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/Appreciation

Nov.
Jan.

Feb. March

What you did- Exchanges greetings- Introduce the school, theclass members- Research on the theme- Share the research withthe partners- Think about the theme- Unite the both thoughts
derivedthroughthediscussion- Make a message- Design a mural with themessage- Decide how to divide into
two parts and which part todraw- Paint a half in a school inJapan- Paint the other half tocomplete the mural – aschool in Slovakia - January- Display and appreciate thework
Reflect
thewholecollaborative learning- Evaluate how much eachone has grownYour students attitude/reflection
They enjoyed the exchange of personal
information
Commented on nature and climatechangeThe students made several designs,
which were late used for joint painting

Subject
Communication
CommunicationKnowledge- Agreed on a final composition- Paint to complete mural- Deadline: Februrary 15, 2020
Application

Students enjoyed the project.
Communication# Effect and evaluation gained through the collaborative learning
Evaluation: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)

Expected effect
Understanding yourown cultures
Understanding yourpartner's cultures
Information literacy(research, share)

Communication ability(interactive exchange)

Critical thinking(objective, logical views)

Active learningand action
Collaboration(in the class, with partners)

Expression ability(in words, in pictures)

Evaluation

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Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

5Scenes / points teachers felt the effects
Research and understanding
The students considered the global problems of climate changes
Students were interested in contemporary Japan.
Sharing questions and answers through the FORUM
Due to the lack of time zones our students were unable to communicate
with the Japanese partners via Skype.
Students thought about the effects of the mural and the environment.
Exchanging of ideas through creation of imagesInitiated discussion about globalism
Became familiar with paint application techniques
Appreciated work ethics, collaboration among peers as well asinternational partners