2013 IIME REPORTCountry [ ITALY ]School [ Liceo Scientifico “G: Galilei” Lanciano (Ch) ] Teacher [ Francesca, Rita Amoroso ]grade ( First class of Liceo) student number ( 25 )JP School [ Gujo-Kita High School] Teacher [ Yuka Amano ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
SocialTimes

Find out information about history and culture of our country and our partner’s country

12IT

Use the Forum

5

Art

Draw the Mural and appreciation

5# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

Learn different cultures and local traditions

MessageEach culture has its own history and traditions which we have to understand, respect andadmire.
We have to promote peace among people no matter different skin, different culture, different
traditions, different ideas. We should try to help new generations to love each other.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
They learned a new culture

Points for further improvement
Let students themselves use the forum, not just theteachers.

# Have you made your activity open in your school or in your local area? How was their reaction or reputation?

PR you did inside/out of your school
Reaction/reputation from aroundWe informed other schools and teachers about the A lot of interest and curiosity about the activities
project.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthIntroduction

ResearchComposition

Painting

What you did
Introducing students/schools

Sept

Oct

NovJanAppreciation Febr/MarchYour students attitude/reflection
The students and their families were very
interested in the idea

Researches and exchange
ideas about both cultures

We would have liked to have more time

Exchange ideas about hesubjects and the pattern ofthe mural

The students enjoyedcooperative learningWe
organized
someafternoons to work on theproject

Everyone was very busy and made a lot ofeffort to fulfill the work. (Think that somestudents don’t live in town, and the went
home late at night)

We painted the mural anddisplayed it at school

I was a really beautiful experience! Thestudents were so happy

Subject
Social/It

Social/It
thiskindof# Aim of the Lessons and Result
Aim: Rank A to C in order you put emphasis on (A: very much/ B: much / C: not so much)
Result: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)

Expected Effect

Aim

ResultUnderstanding our owncultures

A5

Understanding theother’s cultures

A5A4

A

4

We used the forum and we tried to develop a virtual class . We wanted
to invite our friends to join it.

A

4

They felt their partners close but they would have liked morecommunication among themselves

A

5

Attitude in learning

B

4

Expression ability

B

4

Appreciation abilityC

3Communication abilityin the class/with partners

IT skills
Creating friendshipin the class/with partners

Collaborationin the class/with partners

How your students have reached it
They learned from their relatives and from the internet
They researched from the Internet and from their Japanese friends
They used English in writing and reading materials

They worked together
It was actually difficult to conciliate the project with other lessons inclass
They expressed well and were very happy
They displayed the mural in the hall

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