REPORT Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2019
Country/Region [ India ]School[ The Global Edge School ] Teacher [ Kalyani Voleti ] Grade ( 8 ) Members ( 19 )JP school [ Tsurugakehi Junior High School ] Teacher [ Misao Tanaka ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
EnglishSocial Studies
Art

Hours

Introduction of self, as an Indian, Introduction of the city, state and country

3

Research city, state, country, SDGs, visuals related to theme

7

Conceptualise the theme using key elements, symbolism, drawing, enlarging andpainting techniques10# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeMessage
United thoughts toshare with the world

An Ideal Society in 2030
We wish to have Peace, justice, friendship among the people of the world. We want to use
technology to find solutions to global warming and care for people, nature and theenvironment, without losing our identity.’# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gainedStudents learnt to see things from a global
perspective, while being aware of the local
perspective.
Their research and findings led them to become self
aware and act more responsibly
They have begun to make conscious decisions andchoices; have become observant of the surroundings
and are noticing any eco solutions that are visiblearound them.

Points for further improvement
Students need to carry forward this perspective
even after the project ends.
They need to spread the message to everyone
around them.
They need to act responsibly and take others alongwith them.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
Students learnt surprising cultural and social We teachers learnt a lot about managing a projectfeatures from their Japanese partners.
like this, in terms of communication, clarity ofStudents learnt soft skills like punctuality, time information, sharing of best practices, respecting
management, respect for others opinions, work and privacy, timelines and keeping the channel ofeffort.
communication open continuously.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

SHARE
Research on
the theme

UNITE
Message ofJuly
Aug

Sept

Oct

united thoughts

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/Appreciation

NovtoFebFeb

What you did
Introduction
cards,
ppt
about our country, state,schoolYour students attitude/reflection
Very eager, enthusiastic to research andmake presentations

Subject

Games and activities tounderstandSustainability,
SDGs,

Very proactive and kept to theirdeadlines and followed the given
instructions
Made posters, presentations

English,SocialStudies,
ICT

Communicated through thededicatedJAM
forum,
documented each session
with photos, videos, reports
Met partners online on
Skype for Business

Came well prepared with information foreach session,
Participated constructively in the videoconferences
Took notes and consolidated theinformation for further use

English,SocialStudies,
ICTBrought references basedon the topic, had drawing
sessions, taught enlarging
techniques,painting
techniques

Students also brought references basedon the topic, did practice drawing,
enlargingtechniques,painting
techniques.

Encouraged them to jot
down all their experiences,points of learning, scope forimprovement

Reflected upon their experiences,
Felt that they achieved something they
never dreamt they could do.
They are very thrilled and excited withthe outcome

English,SocialStudies

ArtArt,English,SocialStudies,
ICT# Effect and evaluation gained through the collaborative learningEvaluation: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)

Expected effectEvaluation

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects
It was an opportunity to learn more about our vast and diverse culture.

Understanding yourown cultures

4

Understanding yourpartner's cultures4

Students got a chance to learn so much about Japan. They learnt many
good values from the interactions and presentations.

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)

4

They learnt how to research about topics and also how to make themconcise and share.

3I found out that students has good communication skills while they wereparticipating in the Video Conferences.

44

4

4

Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

4

The SDG research led them to understand the current position of eachcountry and what can be done to improve the present conditions. Their
thinking skills were improved and they could make good suggestions
My teaching methods included games, debates, activities like poster
making, group discussions and presentations. All these were enjoyable tothe students.
Team work was one big learning and they learnt the soft skills ofrespecting opinions, efforts. They learnt empathy and understanding
while interacting with their Japanese partners as they realised early onthat English communication needs to be simple and slow.
Students enjoyed the various ways of expression. Some were good atverbal and PowerPoint presentations while others were good at visual
representations- drawing, painting.
Everyone realised that by working all these months on each activity,
their task was a nice progression and final outcome was a good one.
They could not believe they could accomplish something so big and sobeautiful. They are very thrilled and excited with the whole learning
process.