Educational Studies

Timeline 

We created a timeline of  events in our life that shapes our identity. We decided our Personal, Relational, Communal identities. You can see them in the following link and one of my friends tried to analyse my learning style. She thought that I'm a Theorists which means:

  Who tends to be more analytical and detached rather tahn subjective and emotive in their thinking and prefer a structured situation with a clear purpose, but learn less well when they have to do things without knowing the principles or concepts involved.

On the other hand, I think my learning style can be a mix of theorist and activist. I like to learn by the principles and conceps but I also like to be in new experiences and ideas, problem and oppotunities. This was an activity that gave us the opportunity to think about the identity , our own identity and learning style. The important events shaped our identity .

http://prezi.com/od_rl5jvilqi/copy-of-identity-timeline-exercise/

Deep Learning & Surface Learning

Deep learning:

*Students take an active approach.

*More successful in exams. 

*Easier to solve surface questions. 

*Aim is to increase the motivation .

*Relates the old information to the new one. 

Surface Learning:

 *Information memorized for the exams.

*Focus is on the right answer.

*Students take a passive approach. 

Educational Studies 2

Subject: English and Environment

Age / Grade: 13-14/7-8

Aims :

• Ability to use the knowledge in the target language.

• To be able to understand and appreciate other cultures and others’ cultural view of the world.

• Students will be able to view cultural values.

• Ability to think critically and discuss in the target language by using a cultural perspective. 

• To be able to understand each other and work collaboratively.

 Activity

Every student will choose a picture from their culture and prepare a little explanation of the picture in English. The teacher will form some groups of five to six members. Then the students discuss the pictures of the new knowledge and choose the most interesting one. The whole group write a presentation of the picture and present it to class.

We choose the group investigation approach to combine English and Environment. The students can make a written and oral presentation. Teacher can help the students and observe them. The teacher is a guide for the students and students are more active in this approach. The students work in groups which is helpful to share their knowledge. They can have cooperation in complex groups.

Made by Arda Işık and Jsabel Mühlheim

Democratic Citizenship

CULTURE WITH MUSIC VIDEO

We had a homework that we should find a music video about our own culture in democratic citizenship. I chose this video because it shows a turkish tradition.

  

   This tradition is called "Bairam". Bairam is a religious holiday.  This video shows how we celebrate Bairam. Everyone gathers together and celebrate the bairam  by eating sweets like  candy, chocolate, baklava. It is special for the occasion purchased clothes and this attire is called bayramlık. People visit relatives and friends .It is important to honor the elderly; therefore mostly the younger generation visit the older one. Kissing the right hand of the elderly and placing it on the forehead is a custom to show respect and greet them for the bairam. People greet each other by saying Bayramınız Kutlu Olsun meaning May Your Feast Be Blessed. Children going around in their neigborhood, from door to door and wishing people a happy bairam. As a reward they receive candies. 

Bitstripsforschools comic

Alice and I made a comic by using bitstripsforschools program.It is about problem that students are unused to cognitive strangeness.

My Intercultural Experience

• MY INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE

• FEELINGS 

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• o It's my first travel to abroad and it's an exciting experience to be here in Denmark.I'm having so much fun by knowing other cultures.People are so relaxed and free ,this makes me feel free,too.

• oActually I haven't feel homesick yet. People are friendly and welcoming to others.They are care about you and interested in your problems .

• o There are much more Turkish people here than I thought. We went to the bank to open a new account and we had difficulty in expressing our problem just for a second then the woman spoke turkish suddenly. We were shocked but it was also good that our problem solved.

• KNOWLEDGE

• o In daily life almost eveyone knows enough english to express themselves and helps you.If you ask for help ,they will do their best. It’s important to make students feel comfortable and teach affectively in school life.There is a positive classrom atmosphere which reflects both quality of learning and affective teaching.Every student must be relaxed, feel safe and important in the class in order to facilitate learning.

• o Bikes are important in daily life and you can find bicycle lane almost everywhere.There is nothing about the street design that can bother you when you ride a bicycle.

• o When you walk on the street,people usually greet you without knowing you by saying “Hi”. It's a bit strange but at the same time so nice when it's compared with my country.

• ACTIONS

• o So far I haven't had any problem about different cultures and I hope I won't have :)