A New Environment
Hi everyone!
This is Evangeline here, I will be sharing some reflections from week 1 of IP and I hope you will enjoy this post as much as I've enjoyed writing it!
The five of us were really excited as we arrived in Switzerland and it was nice to have our hosts pick us up! Although we were pretty jetlagged, my host was very welcoming and friendly! She showed me how to navigate around the main station on the first day - I was honestly rather overwhelmed by the 44 platforms in the station and all but also excited about all the new things there was!
On Monday, there wasn't any school at Dielsdorf so I followed my host to her school! I really liked how the staffroom had a very warm atmosphere where all the teachers knew each other and took their breaks together! What was also interesting was that I observed that the teachers shake their students' hands, which helps to build TSR! There are usually only about 20 students per class so the teacher can give a lot more attention to the students as compared to here in Singapore. Here are some pictures!
On Tuesday, I went to Dielsdorf and I learnt that the students are split according to subject based banding, where the weaker students get additional help (i.e 2 teachers per class). While this is helpful as it gives students more attention, at times it can be quite distracting when the 2 teachers clash in terms of teaching methods or the way they work together. This is something that I considered as I observed the class.
Students also got to discuss the film Schindler's List during their Contact Time with their form teacher, reflecting on the themes behind the film and the Nazi motivations. What was valuable was that the teacher gave students time to reflect and think, and share their opinions.
On Wednesday, I learnt that students are given self-study periods for their own revision and completion of their work. They are given their individual work stations and allowed to personal their stations (with their favourite things). This gives students a sense of identity and ownership and helps teachers to better understand students as well.
My CT was also very open to allowing me to share with the students about Singapore so based on her feedback, I decided to incorporate activities to help students understand more about Singapore and our schools! Here is a photo of the class deciding on whether these students' attires were 'allowed' or 'not allowed' in SG schools.
This is Evangeline here, I will be sharing some reflections from week 1 of IP and I hope you will enjoy this post as much as I've enjoyed writing it!
The five of us were really excited as we arrived in Switzerland and it was nice to have our hosts pick us up! Although we were pretty jetlagged, my host was very welcoming and friendly! She showed me how to navigate around the main station on the first day - I was honestly rather overwhelmed by the 44 platforms in the station and all but also excited about all the new things there was!
On Monday, there wasn't any school at Dielsdorf so I followed my host to her school! I really liked how the staffroom had a very warm atmosphere where all the teachers knew each other and took their breaks together! What was also interesting was that I observed that the teachers shake their students' hands, which helps to build TSR! There are usually only about 20 students per class so the teacher can give a lot more attention to the students as compared to here in Singapore. Here are some pictures!
On Tuesday, I went to Dielsdorf and I learnt that the students are split according to subject based banding, where the weaker students get additional help (i.e 2 teachers per class). While this is helpful as it gives students more attention, at times it can be quite distracting when the 2 teachers clash in terms of teaching methods or the way they work together. This is something that I considered as I observed the class.Students also got to discuss the film Schindler's List during their Contact Time with their form teacher, reflecting on the themes behind the film and the Nazi motivations. What was valuable was that the teacher gave students time to reflect and think, and share their opinions.
On Wednesday, I learnt that students are given self-study periods for their own revision and completion of their work. They are given their individual work stations and allowed to personal their stations (with their favourite things). This gives students a sense of identity and ownership and helps teachers to better understand students as well.
My CT was also very open to allowing me to share with the students about Singapore so based on her feedback, I decided to incorporate activities to help students understand more about Singapore and our schools! Here is a photo of the class deciding on whether these students' attires were 'allowed' or 'not allowed' in SG schools.
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