Every time that we met with a new class, whether in a public school, or private school, we introduced ourselves to the students and shared something special about our lives and the United States. The students were curious about the lives of teens in the U.S. and were surprised about the similarities. In all the photos, note the environment.
I have not used chalk and chalkboard in a long time. Teachers move their location for each class and therefore cannot place anything on the walls. They must carry their chalk and erasers with them. In this one particular school, there is electricity for computer run presentations (power point) in one or two rooms that could be locked. Note that the room is open to the elements. It works because of the milder climate (no snow). Everyone wears jackets when chilly. Note the white jackets that only the girls wear. I asked and Fatimezzahra, my host teacher, said that they were uniforms for modesty.
This is a photo of my wonderful host teacher, Fatimezzahra Massaq, who not only took care of us, but quite willingly let us teach and collaborate with her in her classes. As we observed her classes, we saw her accessing students' prior knowledge on the topic of her lesson, but webbed their ideas. She used authentic teaching and learning tasks, such as sending her students out to research local non governmental organizations (called associations here) and to carry out civic engagement actions on behalf of these associations.
Here I am introducing what topics we study in How the World Works course. This is the private school (more to come on this school later). Again note the environment.
Here in the private school that we spent some time in, I am presenting what topics we study in How the World Works. The students are creating their Peace One Day peace flags that I will be bringing back to JSEC. Again, please note the environment.
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