Culture shock

Today we have discussed about identity, Culture, culture shock, intercultural interaction. Culture shock. What does it mean? Foreign students often experience culture shock when they first come to the another country.  Culture shock can be described as consisting of at least one of five distinct phases: Honeymoon, Stepping in: the distress stage, Stage of autonomy: ''Getting used to", Back to normal, Back home again stage.

  

 

Excursions to Tampere. 20.05.2014

On Tuesday we have been in Tampere. Tampere is the second-largest urban area and third most-populous municipality in Finland, after the Greater Helsinki municipalities of Helsinki and Espoo. Firstly, in the morning we have been in Sara Hilden art museum to see exhibition of Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol  was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.  His paintings, prints, photographs, and drawings from this period include: Mao, Ladies and Gentlemen, Skulls, Hammer and Sickles, Shadows, Guns, Knives, Crosses, Dollar Signs, Zeitgeist, and Camouflage. Warhol make paintings of iconic American objects such as mushroom clouds, electric chairs, Campbell's Soup Cans, Coca-Cola bottles, celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Marlon Brando, Troy Donahue, Muhammad Ali, and Elizabeth Taylor.

  

Then we have visited  adult education centre of Tampere (Immigrant education). Project managers Mari Poikolainen and Tarja Liljeroos familiarized us  about their Centre, the objective of centre, how they work, how they teach migrants. After that we have managed to talk  with  migrant students. Among them were people from Russia, Afghanistan, Estonia etc.

International and multicultural week 19.05.2014

Skills competition

Today's our topic  was Skills competition as a tool supporting the talented learner and as a tool to develop VET. Vocational skills competitions have become established as a form of supporting and developing vocational education.  In 1988, Finland joined the organisation that arranges the world championships in vocational skills: International Vocational Training Organization, today known as World Skills International.  Every year the number of participations is increased. For instance, Estonia joined in World Skills International (WSI) in 2006, Russia in 2012 and Belarus in 2014.  In 1988 the first national Taitaja skills competitions were organized in Hameenlinna. 

Taitaja9 is a competition skills intended for 9th grade pupils in basic education.

TaitajaPLUS is a vocational skills competition for special needs students. 

The World Skills Competition can be participate under the age of 23.   The World competition in vocational skills was in  Helsinki in 2005. 

Participants in Euroskills is open for young people under 25.

Benefits (and criticism) of skills competitions for

* students

* VET providers and stakeholders

* companies

* teachers

 

Learning styles and learning environment supporting the talented learner

Individualized Educational Program (IEP) 7.05.2014

Kiipula Centre of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation

Today morning we have been in Kiipula Centre of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation. 

Mr. Petteri Ora, project director has presented short presentation  about  what is the Kiipula Foundation.   Kiipula Centre of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation provides services on vocational special education, adult education, rehabilitation, and work life development. 

 

The centre is divided into three sections: Vocational College Special Education and Adult Education, Rehabilitation Centre, Kiipula Garden. After that Mr. Markku Aunola, principal in Kiipula Centre of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation  told about Vocational special education in Finland, Funding and guiding principles (education policy). 

After lunch we have seen a lot of useful things.  Students, who need helps learn work based learning. Finally, we have seen Kiipula Gardens as learning environment. Kiipula Garden is specialised in all-year-round greenhouse production. We have seen many kind of flowers, tomatoes etc. growing in Greenhouses. We  also have had possibility to buy products of Kiipula Garden from the Miinantori -shop.

 

Special needs education

 Today we have learnt about Special needs education by Simo Uusinoka and Irmeli Lignell. We have got answers What is special needs  education? Special needs education within education system in Finland, Education for all. Every human has a right to education. Human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Good atmosphere in school community.

Study guidance and counselling by Taina Poutanen

 Today morning we started lesson with exercise ''Remembering a successful event during our career". Firstly, each of us remembered a successful event  in their career, after that the teacher gave us different colors of stickers to organize a groups. Thus we shared ours thoughts. Secondly, we have drawn a picture answering on questions ''Competence categories''. Also we have drawn a picture  of our hand on a paper,  where have described  a competence that we have. "Drawing a Hand'' is a self - assessment tool to be used i competence based evaluation in various learning situations and environments.

 

 

Study guidance and counseling

Today we have had lesson about ''Study guidance and counseling" by Paivi Pukkila. At first she introduced herself,  thus she made  good atmosphere in the classroom. Then we moved to another room and introduced themselves through group working. We stand up in the circle by name according to alphabet and by birthday. After that we sat down and made this exercise "Am I only one who have ....". I told them ''Am I only one who have 5 brothers and 4 sisters. Nobody said 'yes, I have''. After we discussed about  what does means "Study counselling". We made mind map. Paivi showed presentation about study counselling methods. We also have known about counseling in basic education, general upper secondary schools, vocational upper secondary schools and higher education as well. Furthermore we made exercise which consists of student, counsellor and observer. The most difficult role was a counsellor.

Web-based learning and teaching/ (Moodle)

Today we have had a very interesting lesson about Moodle. In our country we use this learning environment, but not so much. Nevertheless, we with  Jukka have tried to create forums, made assignments for students (some tests), link videos, new pages and folders. 

Constructive alignment in assessment

Continuous assessment

On Tuesday morning principal Lecturer Irma Kunnari showed one of the method of self-assessment. She brought a lot of toys out of home. Then we chose  toys to describe our today's mood. It was  a very interesting method self-assessment ourselves. The teacher have commented our choices.  We have learnt about  recognition of prior learning and continuous assessment improving learning, also we have discussed about   Feedback, Self-assessment and Peer-assessment. We also have known about ''Aisberg metaphor". Then we did group work. In our group were Zhanat, Aizhan. We planed one lesson of math, we drew a picture to describe  assessment during the lesson.

Assessment of learning and assessment of competence

Interactive technology in Education (ITE). Conference in Aulanko

Work based learning. Tours around the Competition area. Lahti 9.04.2014

Qr code to my prezi

Qr code to my blog

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Physics lesson

Computer applications for STEM education

Today we learnt about Authentic learning, scaffolding, zone of proximal development etc. However, we had known some of pedagogical terms in our country. We learnt a lot of theoretical knowledge in the lesson, but  wasn't  been practical work.

21st Century Skills Definitions

Today we discussed about 21st Century Skills Definitions, learning and innovation skills. After that the teacher presented presentation about STEM integration, connection across disciplines, definitions of integration. Afternoon we worked with computers. The teacher showed us link about good sites, which will be helped in teaching process.

STEM Subjects Pedagogy

Today we leant about Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) by Jouni Enqvist, Ph.D., Principal Lecturer. Teacher knowledge - starting point consist from: Pedagogical knowledge and Content knowledge.  If you   know more about your subject, it doesn't mean that you are a good teacher. You need also Pedagogical knowledge, methods of teaching, such as dialogical method, group work etc. And also Technological knowledge is very important. We need to utilize all tools computers, overhead projectors, Ipads,  to explain easily and understandably our lessons. We have to not lag behind the times

Principal Lecturer showed us lots of useful sites such as  http://demonstrations.wolfram.com; 

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics;

 http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=work+F%3D30N%2C+d%3D100m&lk=3;

Educational technology with Saana Ruhalahti.

Today, we have had lesson about educational technology with Saana Ruhalahti.  We checked our own blogs (checking and updates), have made  Google Site as a teacher´s website and also have worked  Google Drive and its apps

Visit Riihimaen Lukio

Our group have been in Riihimäki. Firstly, we have been in Ponjolanrinteen Koulu, where we have saw arts classroom and  lesson home economics. Our Pedagogical advisor was Riitta Tuorila

Secondly, we were in Riihimaen Lukio Upper secondary school and learnt about ICT projects.

ICT and tablet technology.

On  24th of  March we learnt about Learning innovations, particularly how to use Ipad in education system. Ipad in education as a tool for learning sharing and caring. We are made  Book creator, also we utilized Photochop and IBooks.

Finnish model: Let all flowers bloom

 

Global school reform movement, GERM: Stardard tests with the bisquit model

My lesson ''Interference of the light'' in Kauriala high school.

 20.03.2014

On Thursday I and Aigerim were in Kauriala high school to observe the Physics lesson. And last week I arranged  with teacher of physics Paula to lead one of the part of lesson in Physics in English (20-30 min). She was very nice to me and gave  topic. It was a topic ''Interference of the light''. I was prepared carefully for the lesson, had  prepared presentation. It was really my first lesson in English. Firstly, when the lesson started, Paula asked homework from students and checked the answer and also on the overhead projector showed solution of these tasks. It was good decision and also she kept time. She gave the solution of tasks to each student. Of course the lesson was in Finnish.

Secondly she introduced me and after that  I continued the lesson in English. In order to organise group work I gave for students puzzles (cards) from which they should collect five pictures. The students who collected  the common picture were combined into one group. Then they should discuss it in groups and answer the following questions: what did you see on this picture? In what was the reason the differences of colour on these pictures? I gave them 3 minutes for discussion and then they should were briefly present their  answers.

Before that the students never have had  lesson of physics in English. They were pleasant surprised. They tried to explain the pictures and each student gave own opinion about it. However, some students did not give any ideas. From my point of view it depends from their English levels.

Thirdly, we had discussed about these tasks and I told them this phenomenon called interference of light. So we discovered today's topic, after that I considered  interference of the light. At the end of my presentation I showed the video which helped for students to understood  the topic deeply.

Next Paula continued the lesson, she explained the next topic ''Diffraction of the light". Her lesson was usual. To show phenomenon of  diffraction on the lesson teacher has used equipment the laser.

I have gave the students a sticker for feedback. They wrote me what did they think about this lesson, did they understand this topic and my english, what did they have expected from this lesson? At the end of the lesson the students stuck the sticker on the blackboard. Feedback  of the students are showed below.

 In my opinion I spent a good lesson. I was satisfied although it would be much better. The comments were useful and some students didn't understand me, I think their English level were not so good. They didn't understand some terms of physics in English. After lesson Paula gave me feedback about my lesson. She said that my English level better than hers. She said it was a good lesson. Her liked, how I divided students on groups and how the students worked actively and  my explanation as well.

Entrepreneurship Education

 Entrepreneurship Education planning teacher's work.

On Wednesday we were divided in groups and each group made a plan of project of how to develop a school or organization to teach Entrepreneurship Education and be more entrepreneurial. Every project consisted of objectives, methods, timetable and expected results.

Rocket science method with Vesa Tuomela

Rocket science method with Vesa Tuomela

On Tuesday we had good lesson about Entrepreneurship Education. Mr. Vesa explained about entrepreneurship education very well. I think we understood it. He can work with people because his lesson was very interesting. He divided us in group. Every group presented their topic and after lunch we constructed maket of rocket. For that we firstly discussed in group, what kind of rocket we want to construct and who will  fly in space? We discussed all thing necessary for the flight.