23 th of May internationalization in education

It is important thing in education to implement projects in order to internationalization.

We have next 

- trilingual policy

- we have been sending our students and teachers to different countries in order to learn, attend courses, participate in conferences and different types of competitions.

- many international teachers have been working in NIS

- learning English in summer school in London

- CIMO is educational organization provide international mobility who is responsible for exchanging programs, Bolashak is analogue of this organization in KZ.

Idea: to build a bridge between Finland and Kazakhstan, between HAMK and NIS such as exchange programs, I need to do it individually, organize it myself, invite instructor who taught us entrepreneurial education in order to teach our teachers.

16 th of May special needs education with IPTE

We did exercise in which one member took role as a deaf, second as a blind, third as a handicap and one normal. We should to get reach other room in other building and wrote one words about our feeling to be special, disability person. After we gave feedback and what we felt orally. I told them as a normal I felt myself some kind of helpless person.

Special support and guidance

Prevention of social exclusion

Career guidance

Early recognition of learning difficulties

Special education is an integral part of school curriculum 

Teachers trained to support special needs children 

Accessibility 

Educational equality

Based on law

After we watch a video

Support measures at the beginning  of vet. A personal study plan is a personal study and learning plan, usually compiled at the beginning of studies, together with a teacher.

How to recognize difficulties : tests in math, reading, writing, teachers observation, information from parents, interviews, medical statement, students own assessment.

1. Perception, attention and concentration difficulties such as ADD.

2. Linguistic difficulties, such as severe reading difficulties

3. Interactive and behavioral disorders.

15th of May the last day with working IPTE group

Today we participated in the last contact day and as usual it was fun and productive. We presented previously chosen  skills. There were given 1 hour for preparing and incrementally by order groups started present and explain the skills which they wanted to teach us. First group told about  online writing, this is relevant skill that in these era we often need.They also told us about flipped classroom and its importance and assets.I told them that it was proven fact when we are writing we developing critical thinking. The main tips were as following: use words your audience would use, be brief, it has to be attractive to take others attention otherwise no one will pay attention or even read it.Second group told us about the skill to make a good power point presentation. We saw comedic video about it. The main points were like to give less written information, to use bright but not so many colors, use 2 or less photo,pictures, to be concise, words must be visible. When presenting presentation presenter should use body language, do not speak monotonously, use humor, keep auditory actively engaging to the process.Third group showed us skill connected with small group teaching, to be concise, by using collaborative learning activities such as think pair share we tried to learn and find the answers  about the ways of developing communication for verbally disability children. The last group, we Ariel, presented skill, in which we taught them to make a neck massage. I represented the part when after theory and practice students need to reflect and generalize understanding from my previous group teachers lectures. I used activity called stump your partner. After each group presentation we assess them and ourselves and gave feedback orally.

14th of May skill competitions importances

About 60 years activities in some countries, and interest is growing, improving professional level, moving towards broader benefit, creating visions for future,organize the way to collect and distribute best practice for broader benefit in VET development.

Close integration between competitions, special training and VE

Strategy to share experiences using international competitions for national development

Broad approach with the idea of networking

Skill competitions as a tool to increase the attractivness of VET

Annual national skill competitions in different parts of Finland 

Competitions for ecial children and graduates of comprehension schools

Largest annual event in the field of VET

Finals and semifinal all over the country

Winners as arole models

Skill competitions increases the appreciation and attractiveness of VET in the region

More applicants to VET

Easier to get on the job places

Special web site worldskills.org

Afternoon we organized learning cafe and writed advantages and disadvantages of skill competitions from the point of view of students, teacher, companies, vet providers. After each group presented their final product. Teacher ask us to write down 3 issues which we consider the most interesting.

13 th of May

We did activity- drama the scenario is : there are 4 students and 3 students go out,so they can not see what is happening inside. Teacher have to do some actions and call second student after the first student has to repeat all the actions that was performed by teacher to the second student, and continue till 4 th student repeat all the movements and actions. After teacher shows the first original actions and students can compare the last students performance. The meaning is that how messages or actions can change, if teacher just send them to the learners through other students.

Styles of learning

Visual style of learning:have a good spatial sense,which gives a good sense of direction,love to draw,scribe, especially with colors. Typically have a good dress sense and color balance.

Aural style: can sing, play musical instrument, identify sounds of different instruments.

Verbal style: express yourself, both in writing and verbally. Love reading and writing. Use words and phrases you have picked up recently.often say "let's talk later.."

Physical style: like making models, working out jigsaws, typically use larger hand gestures and other body language, like physical action. "That feels right to me"

Logical style: work well with numbers, can perform complex calculations. They like to work through the problems,make a list, decisions.

Social style: listen, come to advice, understand others views, enjoy mentoring or counseling others, prefer learn in groups. " let's work together"

Solitary style: more private,independent, concentrate well.they like to think alone.

Today I thought about teaching methods and came to the question why traditional way of teaching considered as a obsolete way, and the very interesting fact is that majority of teachers know that it is, however they continue using traditional lessons. I do not think that teachers just ignore it, perhaps this way give more opportunities than other pedagogical approaches. I came to the idea that I need to research this, find out the answer and perhaps prove.

Why nowadays traditional way of teaching considered so badly, even though teachers know the modern teaching theories they choose to teach mainly with this way. Perhaps we just lying to ourselves, if teachers need to change the way, then can we cover all programs which is in curriculum, with other methods?

I thought about teaching methods and came to the question why traditional way of teaching considered as a obsolete way, and the very interesting fact is that majority of teachers know that it is, however they continue using traditional lessons. I do not think that teachers just ignore it, perhaps this way give more opportunities than other pedagogical approaches. I came to the idea that I need to research this, find out the answer and perhaps prove. And for this I ask you to share your thoughts about it.

Afternoon we discussed about different types of learning environments such as informal learning environment. Our group represent virtual learning environment

Virtual learning environment is a system for delivering learning materials to student  via the web. These system include assessment, student tracking, collaboration and communication tools.

Examples for virtual learning environment

•Online conferences

•Online lessons through hangout or Skype

•Flipped classroom

•Moodle learning platform

•Creating place for gathering learning materials and giving access

•E-library

Conditions for good virtual learning environment

•simple, suitable and commonly used tools and platforms

•everyone needs to be confident in using different tools: if not, enough teaching should be organized

•safety: data / privacy protection, free from viruses

•easy access to information resources: knowledge and information base, libraries, e-learning materials etc.

•clear guidelines for use, timetables and codes of conduct and ethics concerning  virtual interaction

•communication and active participation is vital: social interaction

•feedback possibilities

Pedagogical assets and benefits

•creating a relaxed, unstressed, playful atmosphere where learning is not just work but also fun

•Flexible time schedule

•Allowed for learners re-watch, rewrite materials, always accessibility to learning materials

•Using IT soft-wares for making learning process easy

•Special opportunities for students with disabilities

What kind of learners enjoy studying in VLE?

•For learners who are working and do not have enough time for attending schools

•Special needs students

•Learners from different countries or who has  long distance between them

•Learners who enjoy working with IT

12th of May recognizing talented learners

Gardners 8 types of intelligences:

Linguistic verbal intelligence : sensitivity to spoken and written language, ability to learn languages and ability to use language.

Logical/mathematical intelligence: ability to analyze problems logically and to perform mathematical operations.

Musical intelligence: comprises skills in performing and composing music

Bodily- kin esthetic intelligence: ability to use your whole body, or excellence in motor skills

Spatial intelligence: ability to recognize and perceive patterns in a space 

Naturalist intelligence : ability to recognize and classify natural objects such as plants, animals to enjoy the beauty of nature

Interpersonal and intrapersonel intelligences: ability to understand others, ability to understand yourself,regulate emotions.

We have seen the video about supporting talented children 

Learning cafe activity

There were 4 groups and each of them tried to answer to the particular question and sharing ideas, after one member of a group explain to the Representers of other group the main ideas, while other group members joined to the other tables and listen them.

1. Vocational or general education 

Which one is the best solution to the student? What kind of options these two educational options these educational choices offer to the talented student?

2.from the talented students point of view Is integration in a normal class during their studies a benefit or disadvantage?

3. How well the different tests, assessments, evaluation describe the talented students abilities?

4. At what age you recognize the talented student? Is there any special age for that?

After we make conclusion before the whole auditorium.

9th of May last day with special education and productive learning

Today we started our day with activity in which we have choose none card with animals picture which is described each of us and explained to our peers the reason of choosing it. After we familiarized ourselves with textbooks for upper secondary school and I was interested in math books. If you ask me then it seems to me that the level of math is easier than our level though they teach only necessary and real life problems.

Youth guarantee 

The objective of the youth  guarantee is to help young people gain access to education and employment. This is new governmental project which guarantee to find a job for the youth who are under 25 years old. Despite that in EU is crisis, Finnish government tries to find a job or offer different vocational education to their youn generation, they appreciate all of their people.

In the last year of comprehension school they have a project of productive learning which called " my own career" . They learn 3 days by working in different work places and rest 2 days at school, so they get the inspiration to work and choosing their future career. This process of such studying prolonged 1 year. They need to cover only the basic programs of curricula, so they have enough time for studying and it makes popular vocational school.

8 th of May I taught math

I had worked with Finnish students and help them with their difficulties in math. We  solved many math problems about the equations, vectors, matrices etc.  I enjoyed because they  had been working hard and understood all the things perfectly and we interacted with each other in English. I remembered many math terms in English such as  domain, opposite side, adjacent,numerator, denominator substitute and many others. It is always helpful in terms of math as well, so by teaching your subject you can remember and be in a good form in your main subject.

 

7th of May individual education plan for special needs children

We tried to answer to these questions:

1.What is an appropriate  education for a student with special needs?

Ordinary school

Blind,deaf students with slight level of disability

Handicapped students if they need to be provided by special assistance

Autistic students with their own class

Students with bad behavior who had criminal or addicted experiences

Special school 

Students with mental diseases or who have mental learning problem, 100% blind and deaf children

2. What are the arguments for and against  inclusion of students with special needs into regular classroom?

For:

- special children would feel themselves as a equall member of the society

- normal children learn to communicate with special children, it can be useful

- normal children would appreciate what they already have

- special children will ready for real life when they  graduated school

- it is cheaper for government to have special children with normal children

Against

- teachers job will be difficult so it will give impact to the productivity of a teachers job

- negative influence of behavior to the normal children

- special needs children can  feel badly when they see other normal children

- normal children will have to wait while special children do the task slowly

- normal children can afraid to work with special children and feel uncomfortable 

Afternoon we have spoken with one US student and asked questions and I recognize that KZ. Education system and US education system are almost the same

6th of May we have visited vocational school for special children with disabilities

We visited vocational school for children with disabilities and had been spoked with principal of this school and project director who is responsible for working with different projects such as rehabilitation help for prisoners. Vocational school consist 17 different buildings and all of them Equipped perfectly.

There studied only students with learning disabilities and school help them to find a job and to be engaged in everyday life as other normal people. Main study principle is " Learning by doing".we also saw the garden company which is the part of this vocational school, and we were astonished by seeing it.

Important thing is the government provide all the conditions in order to prevent these peoples with disabilities not to be criminals or addicted and etc. They try to give them opportunities to be equal members of the society. Teachers who work there are earned 20 % more than teachers in other schools. Number of personal is 400, when number of students is 600. Many students studied at work places, only part of them were in school. Positive day.

5 th of May special need education

 Which are your own ethical principles as  a teacher, and how you make them visible in your work?

1. We evaluate and estimate their abilities to study , and try to wake their interests on  the subject as well as planning the lesson and materials  which suits to their abilities. 

2. Teachers always try to create comfort environment in which they could feel  themselves equal with others ,

3. We pay extra attention for their psychological  and physical  state , try to create safe learning environment.

4. Encourage children with disabilities to participate in the learning process actively  and motivate them.

5. Discourage the students who are trying to discriminate or resent  them

6. Children with disabilities are in special care which provided by medical person of the school.

7. Teachers have to be always patient with them and be sensitive regarding to them, to their behaviour and actions.

8. Chose methods which allow  children with disabilities to participate as equal student, , and appropriate to them.

9. Have regular contacts with their parents and doctors and telling them about their studies.

10. Provide a good support from the classmates  and organize  a friendship between them.

11. Teachers who work with such  childrens have to know how to help them in emergency situations and be able to  provide first aid.

How to create a positive atmosphere in classroom

- Change how you interact as much as necessary- to talk, teach, and communicate positively, with each student, starting today.

Begin each class by greeting the class full of students with smiles, smile with your eyes too

Encourage the students with positive feedback whenever possible

Cover the walls of your classroom with positive messages:posters with motivational pictures and words, inspirational quotations  from great people, positive paintings, prose,poems, done by your students

Embed more positive words in everything that you write and talk about

Create a positive  word for the day and start discussion on it.