2017 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Taiwan ]School [Gang Ping Elementary School ] Teacher [ Chang Hsin Yun, Huang Shiang Ju ] Grade ( 6 ) Member ( 79 )JP school [Ono Elementary School ] Teacher [ Mr. Keigo Konishi ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson

Hours

Socail Studies

History and geography of Chiayi

2

Socail Studies

History and geography of Gumma

2

IT

Use the online forum and video to exchange culture theme

3Art

Design and paint the mural4# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

Treasures of our city

Message

We learn about the cities where we and our partners live in. Students discuss andlearn about different cultures. We know the treasures of our cities and also learn tocherish them.

United thoughts toshare with the world

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
The students learned the cultures of their own
No suggestions for further improvement.
city and Japanese partners’ city.
They also Thank you for providing such a good chance for ourexperienced special courses and activities, such as students to have opportunity to connect with theintroduced themselves to foreigners, drew the mural, world.
etc.
# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
The students learned more about other country.
We thought more about how to guide theThey learned the similarities and differences students learn from the courses.
We wanted
between two cities. They realized the importance students gain useful and special experience from theof English and care more about the world.
mural project.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
SelfintroductionSHAREResearch on
the theme

UNITE
United message/Sep.

What you did
Contacted with our partner by
Skype and forum.
Students learned to introduce
themselves in English.

Your students attitude/reflection
They were very happy and excited tomeet new friends from othercountry.

Students contacted anddiscussed with Japanese
partners by Skype and forum.
Students learned about
Japanese partners’ city andculture. Our students learned
to introduce the city andculture in English.

They noticed that there weresimilarities and differences between
two countries. They were eager tolearn more about their partners’
country.

We discussed about the themeof the mural. Japanese
partners started to draw mural.
Our students wrote New Yearcards for their Japanesepartners.

Students were more impressed withpartners’ city and culture when they
discussed about the mural design.
And they thought more about thetheme of the mural, such as how tocherish our treasures, etc.

Jan.

We received the mural andbegan to draw.

Students worked very hard to finish
the mural.

Feb.

We finished the mural and hungin public. Then we mailed themural to Japan.

They were very satisfied with theirjob.

Oct.
Nov.

Dec.

Mural design

Subject
Socialstudies
LanguageSocialstudies
LanguageSocialstudies
Language
Art

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/Appreciation

Socialstudies
Art
Socialstudies

# 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

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects
Students learned to research and present their own city and cultures.

Understanding yourown cultures

5Understanding yourpartner's cultures4

Students learned from Japanese partners’ city and cultures from theforum.

4

Students researched information with internet. And the posts of theforum were shared in class.

Information literacy(research, share)

Communication ability(interactive exchange)

Critical thinking(objective, critical views)

Active learningand action
Collaboration(in the class, with partners)

Expression ability(in words, in pictures)

5
4

Students acknowledged the diversification of different countries andlearned to appreciate every country.

5Students learned to express themselves in different ways. They didlearn more.

5

They had to discuss how to express their subject before every exchange,
thus they had to work in group and help each other.

5

They had to practice more to communicate with partners by Skype orletters.

Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

They learned to express themselves.

They were excited and satisfied with the mural.
5