REPORT Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2019
Country/Region [ Denmark ]School[ Maglegårdsskolen ] Teacher[ Gitte Tjellesen / Julie Cerkez] Grade ( 4class ) Members ( 24 )JP school [ Iwakurakita Elementary School ] Teacher [ Yumiko Mori ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
English, Art andDanish

In English we talked about Japan and dig all the presentations and working with
the SDGs. In art classes we painted the mural and we also had to use some
Danish classes in order to be finished in time.

HoursDuringthe last
3 weeks
we used10 lessons
each week.

In the beginning of the year I used all my English lessons ( 3 pr week) for 3months.

# Theme and Message of the mural
Friendship across borders - United - different cultures - Landmarks - STD goals; Peace
Themeon Earth and Life below water.
Peace on Earth - respect for one another - Take care of the Oceans
Message
United thoughts toshare with the world# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained
My students have got a great impression of working
collaborative - they have been excited when they did
the presentations and also for receiving news fromthe class in Japan. Some of the Danish students hope
to become pen pals with some students from thefriendship class.

Points for further improvement
This year has been easier for me, because I have hada co-teacher on the project. I’m impressed by thesupport the Japan Art Mile give, one can always findhelp and support. Thank you very much.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
They have become more open minded towards the I enjoy working cross borders - Intercultural.
idea of working across borders and they have comemore aware that although we live far from each other- we have a lot in common.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonth
What you did
Your students attitude/reflection
Wrote posters - The class Very involved and engaged
MEET
Aug
Selfintroduced themselves

Subject
Englishintroduction

SHARE
Research on
the theme

UNITE
Message ofunited thoughts

CREATE
Mural painting
APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

Oct
Nov

Nov
Dec

JanJanThe class chose ‘The life
below the ocean’
Made posters, animation film
Take care of the Planet - Wehave a lot in commonalthough we are far fromeach other.
All the students painted. I
worked well with mycolleague, a great help to be
2 teachers.
Everybody is very proud ofwhat we have done together.

Very involved
EnglishVery involved
EnglishThey became very engaged in the workand they all did splendid. They loved thework.

Art andDanish

Proud - the project has had great impact
on the class.

English,Art# 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 effectEvaluation

Understanding yourown cultures

4

Understanding yourpartner's cultures

3

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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3

4
4
4

Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects
Always good to take the time and reflect upon your own culture andcountry.
It takes time and more awareness to understand another culture however this has opened their eyes. Next time they hear about Japan,
they will have more knowledge and feelings for the country and theJapanese culture.
We enjoyed when we received pictures from fx. Sports day, camp trips and also the PowerPoint about their town and traditions made great
effect on all of us.
We have had a fine communication. No interactive communication.
We reached our objectives - The class became aware of that otherclasses on this planet are working with The 17 STGs, and that we all takepart in participating in this work - During the painting of the mural thestudents spend quite a long time analyzing the Japanese part of themural. They asked the selves why, how who etc.
The class has been very active and creative in their way of expressing
themselves.
I think that both classes have done their best.
Great pictures and great text. We all enjoyed it.
A wonderful project, which that class has enjoyed immensely.

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