2016 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Mexico ]School[ FORMUS] Teacher [ Robert Rodriguez-Sergio Moreno ] Grade (4TH )JP school [ Minami Tsuramaki Elementary School ] Teacher [ Gaku Abukawa ]Member (90 )# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
 Investigate key concepts about Japanese culture.
 Identify similarities and differences between our two cultures.
English Make presentations in class about Japan and different aspects of its
culture.

Hours30# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

Cultural Symbols

Message

When we share what we are, we get a special bond that brings us together and makes us
take care of each other.

United thoughts toshare with the world# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
The kids learned about Japanese culture and the way
kids in Japan interact in school. Not only that but
they also experienced learning about what identifies
us.

Points for further improvement
Since it was our first time, we spent a lot of time
deciding which images would really represent therichness of our culture. At the end the kids worked
very hard and painted a great mural thatcomplements our Japanese peers.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
Kids grew more aware on the aspects of other We, the teachers, also got an opportunity to learncountries, not only Japan; they started asking how cooperation between different countries, andquestions on other countries as well.
how the process to create a common project.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonth
MEET
Selfintroduction

Sept.

SHAREOct.

Research onthe theme

UNITE
United message/Mural design

Nov.
-Dec.

CREATEFeb.

Mural painting
APPRECIATE
Reflection/Appreciation

March

What you did
Sent e-mails
Make introduction cards

Your students attitude/reflection
The kids were eager to meet theirJapanese peers, and for the kids fromJapan to meet them.
The students searched for They were curious, and excited on theinformation on Mexican and traditions, and way of life of Japan.
Japanese culture

Subject
EnglishEnglishArts

Kids made different designs
to complement the mural.
They chose the images thatbest suited their idea.
Gathered in small groups todraw and paint.

They showed cooperation, brainstorming,and decision taking.

They had joy, and fun drawing andpainting the designs they decided on.

EnglishArts

We hung the mural in ourschool, this way it wasappreciated by everyone

All of our school community was happyand thrilled to see the product of thehard work our students put in thisproject.

EnglishEnglishArts# 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

How your students have reached it
Reading books, articles, watching documentaries
investigating on the internet.

Understanding theother’s cultures

A5

Reading books, articles,
investigating on the internet.

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

documentaries

andA

5C3

The students were really motivated and they were veryparticipative when it came to communicating ideas, agreements,disagreements, etc.
They used technology to investigate but it was not possible to
make video conferences because of the time difference.

A

5

WE think that introducing themselves to their Japanese friends
was a good start for a friendship.

A

5

A

5

It was a good opportunity to put into practice collaborative skills.
Most of the time it was very easy and when it was a bit hard,
they used their negotiation skills.
Since the project was a great motivator, they had a very positive
attitude during the process.

A

5

The project gave the opportunity to our students to do oralpresentations which developed their expression skills.

5Watching the result of their work, gave them a sense ofaccomplishment. They were able to reflect about how planningand being constant may have concrete results

Appreciation ability
Appreciate the mural and thewhole collaborative learning

watchingandA