In this blog task I am going to describe a teaching project that makes use of the newe media. I chose a project from my former school, the Europaschule Gladenbach.
The project was designed for 8th grade students and it took 16 lessons. The topic of the project was “New York City” and it aimed at providing different language and methodological competences. After a first introduction the students had to form groups and find a topic connected to New York. During the next six lessons the students were asked to do some research on the internet and prepare a short PowerPoint prsesentation. After the presentation the teachers continued to take over the lessons and the whole teaching unit was concluded by a test.
I found this project particularly interseting, since it tried to teach media competences at an early stage. Students of the 8th grade already learn how to do research and how to prepare a PowerPoint presentation. Besides, the whole teaching unit aimed at teaching a huge variety of competences and the teachers really tried to create an interesting teaching unit by choosing an interesting topic and by using a variety of methods, such as Presenting a topic, using songs, discussions, etc.
Hi!
The project you described is very interesting and can be used for almost every topic.
Your structure is clear and the entry is well written.
Good job!
By: Frauke on June 9, 2009
at 7:17 am