2016 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Pakistan ]School [ Modernage Public School and College, Abbottabad ]Teacher[ Muneeba Mir]

Grade (6,7,8)

Member ( 10 )JP school [ Tagara High School ] Teacher [ Harumi Nagashima ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Students spent time working on their art skills. They worked on portraits,
Fine Arts
strokes, painting skills, etc. They also painted the mural in the end
Students researched about Japanese culture and Japanese folk tales. TheyResearchspent time on ascertaining which human emotions are depicted by charactersin the stories
Students spent time writing stories and discussion on their folk tales. They
Englishdetermined the vectors they will use for the painting of the mural.

Hours
15208

# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme
Message
United thoughts toshare with the world

Folktales
To display a positive image of Pakistan through art. To show that world that we have arich cultural heritage that is evident through our stories. Everyone must know that we arepeace loving nations that have a long history.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
My students have gained the knowledge ofcommunicating with other students. they have
improved their art skills. They researched about
Japan so they gained that knowledge a well. They
improved their presentation and painting skills.

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Points for further improvement
They should be more on time
They should communicate more with thepartner school# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
The students were thinking that they won’t be able We had a picture in mind that there will be no room
to communicate with the Japanese students for mistake but Madam Harumi was very cooperative
because of language barrier but this perception and guided me through every step as well.
broke when students had the first Skype meeting# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

AugustSHARE

Septe

Research onthe theme

mber

UNITE

Novem

United message/

ber

Mural design

CREATE
Mural painting
APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

JanuaryMarch

What you did
Formation of the group

The students started looking
up stories in our culture

The students discussed
what they wanted to show tothe world through their mural
The students first madesmaller portraits of all thestories they wanted to paint.
Then painted on the mural
The students reflected on
the whole processYour students attitude/reflection
The students got to know each other.
Learnt about themselves while writing
their introductions
The students realized that every story
depicted some kind of emotion orunderlying value in our culture. This was
the first time they realized this.
They wanted to depict that we are apeace loving nation and are progressing.
We also wanted to show that we have arich cultural heritage.
The students bonded while they painted.
Discovered how every colour carries ameaning.
They realized how art can show you theworld but also is introspective.

Subject
EnglishEnglishand ITArtArt

English# 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

AimResult

Understanding our ownculturesB5How your students have reached it
They looked up stories and found out that the stories are basedon some human emotion or our values.

Understanding theother’s cultures

A

4

Students not only read the folktales of Japan but readmagazines about Japan to understand the culture.

A

5

The language of students improved as they wrote andcommunicated in English with other students

A

5

A

3

They used the internet to research on the topic. Then used it tocommunicate with the partner school. Also used it to draw
vectors for their pain ting.
The students communicated only twice on Skype.
Next time we will communicate more often.

A4We collaborated with our partners because we tried to do
everything on time and achieve maximum results.

Communication ability
in the class/with partners

IT skills
Creating friendshipin the class/with partners

Collaborationin the class/with partners

Attitude in learning
Expression ability
in words, in pictures

A4

B

4A

5

Appreciation ability
Appreciate the mural and thewhole collaborative learning

The students were very keen about learning about the Japaneseculture. They read about Japan, did research and shared it withtheir friends.
The expression of students improved but it can further be
improved by communicating and writing more often to thepartner school
The students held a meeting in which they reflected on thewhole process.