2018 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Canada ]School[ Lincoln M. Alexander S.S. ] Teacher [ Anura Bellana ] Grade ( 9-11) Member ( 8 )JP school [ Tagara High School ] Teacher [ Harumi Nagashima ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Planning &Explore thoughts and ideas about the future that (both the Japanese andExploringCanadian) students have.
(ThinkingExchange ideas and sketches through the forum&Inquiry)
Producing art
Draw images related to ideas and finally come up with a common composition.
(Application)
Draw and paint image on canvas.
Reflecting
Talk and write about the experience(Communication)

Hours

4hrs

12 hrs.
1hr# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeMessage
United thoughts toshare with the world

Looking towards our common futures.
Our future derives its strength from our past and present.

# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
Our students noticed that children of both countries Prepare common survey questions for both groups
think and envision what their futures will be.
to answer.
They also noticed that, there are more commonalities Exchange more visual imagery
in their thinking than differences.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
Canadian students wanted to communicate more I wanted to communicate more about the teachingdirectly with the Japanese students
and curriculum related topics with my partner

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

September

SHARE
Research on
the theme

November

Exchanged greetings
Exchanged somephotographs
Selected theme
Exchanged sketches
Reviewedeachother’s drawn ideas

UNITE
United message/

What you did
December

Mural design


CREATEJanuary/

Mural painting

February

APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

MarchYour students’ attitude/reflection
 They enjoyed the exchange ofpersonal information


Agreed on a finalcompositionStudents had a chance
to view the completed
Japanese side of themural
Begin responding to itwith images

No time toappreciate the muralwith rest of theschool due to delays
caused by number ofschool closures
because of severe
weather

They enjoyed viewing andcomparing each other’s sketches
Commented more on
representational skills than theimportance of theme/ ideas
Students found it difficult to giveup some of their originalcompositional ideas
Students were impressed with theexpressive brushwork of theirJapanese partners

Even though students weredisappointed in not appreciating
the mural with their school peers,
they were proud of being able tocomplete it on time to send it toJapan

Subject
Communication

Thinking &Inquiry
Knowledge &Understanding

Application

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)

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Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects

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Research into Canadian history led to students to discuss
Canadian values and their significance in relating to the world
Made students see shared values amongst world communitiesStudents used information gathering, reading, oral language(discussions) and information assessing skillsStudents could have interacted with their Japanese partners
moreShowed abilities to imagine and envision concepts supportedwith reasoning based on past and present events

Exchanging of ideas through creation of images



Initiated in class discussions about culture, value and globalism

Became familiar with paint application techniques

Appreciated work ethics, collaboration among peers as well asinternational partners