Study counseling

Today we have lesson about "Study counselling" with Paivi Pukkila. At the beginning of the lesson she introduce herself and we introduce themselves through group work. 

- we stand in circle with name in alphabet order and say name & profession. 

- we sat in circle and say "am I only one who have ....?". If others have this things they will must stand up, then this  person continue question like that, until others say "yes, you are".

This starter useful when we have first lesson in new group.

Then we create definition "Study counselling" on the blackboard as scheme.

eLearning (Moodle as teacher)

Today we learn how create Moodle course as a teacher with Jukka Niinimaki. Before lesson we answered for quiz. 

In our school we also learn how create Moodle course and we create our own subject course. But we don't use this tool in teaching process. We use Moodle like storage, where we put our materials, online lessons to sharing with other school teachers.

Our lesson observation

On 17th April we observed mathematics lesson in Hameenlinna Lyseo. 

We attended lesson at second course students. At the beginning of the lesson teacher ask "how many student do homework?" Then she solve homework tasks on the blackboard. After that she explained new topic. It was solving inequalities using graph methods. After explaining three examples, students work individually, then teacher give homework for students. 

Self-assessment, peer-assessment, assessment as a process

         Group work "Draw a process of assessment in your context"

                                  Presentation of group work

Assessment of learning and competence

Today we learn about assessment of learning and competence with Irma Kunnari. Before lesson we answered to 4 questions given in pre-assessment about assessment in moodle course. 

-what is assessment? How do understand the role of assessment in general? Why you assess? 

- how do you assess in your country?

-what you have noticed about evaluation and assessment in your observations in Finnish schools?

- what do you like to learn more about assessment?

Afternoon we work in group and read links in moodle: 

- assessment in basic education

- curricula, assessment general upper secondary education

- curricula, assessment in vocational upper secondary education

- competence-based qualification guide

Collaborative learning

Today we have lesson about "Collaborative learning". Rinat and Zhanat give this lesson like team- teachers. We reviewed questions "what is CL?", role of teacher, benefits and critical sides. We work in groups, then presented our thoughts. 

ITK Pedagogiikka Palaa

We attend ICT seminar in Aulanko

Tatiana 2014, Lahti Finland

After registration we have presentation about VET

Afternoon we saw several kind of competitions

E-learning tools in mathematics

Our plan 'eLearning tools in mathematics'

plan on popplet

Presentation plan

E-Learning and pedagogical models

Today we have lecture about eLearning (online learning, webbased learning) with Jukka. 

We have group work and discussed about flipped classroom. We in five groups answered to following questions:

1. What are good sides (pros)?

2. What are the problems or taking in to consideration (cons)?

3. What does it demands from student?

4. What does it demands from teacher?

5. How could you use it in your teaching?

Afternoon we were planing 'Plan own or pair's eLearning case' on popplet, then presented our plan. 

Preparing "eLearning case" on popplet

Lesson in Seminary Primary school

On 27th March I and Nurlygul taught 6th grade students in Seminarian Primary school. It was subject mathematics, topic Percent. Firstly we introduce themselves, told about Kazakhstan and our schools. Then students chose geometrical shapes. we divided students into 4 groups: triangles, rectangles, circles and pentagons. After that students work in group, they solved math tasks about percents, then chose answers from envelope and stick on the blackboard. When all groups finished, students turn the answers on the blackboard and they saw Kazakh proverbs about education and knowledge. If in proverbs words order not correct it's mean this group have mistakes in this group work.

The second task was individual work "Kazakhstan and Finland in numbers". Then students give feedback for lesson. 

Students feedbacks:

- I liked todays lesson a lot

- I learn to calculate faster

- I liked the group work the most. It was exciting

- More activities, less talking

- the handout exercises was really hard

-That Math is funny when we play games like that

Entrepreneurship education with Heikki Hannula

On 17th March we have lecture "Entrepreneurship Education"(EE). We have lecture "What does EE mean?" group work "Entrepreneurial school", lecture "Entrepreneurship is Rocket science", group work "construct model of rocket", in each group we answered for two questions. In our group we have questions: 

- What does entrepreneurs do?

- What is a business opportunity?

There are various types: a social entrepreneur, a serial entrepreneur, a lifestyle entrepreneur. The most common one is recognized in the business world as having an idea and putting it into action.

ICT and pedagogic in teaching

On 24th March we have lecture "ICT and pedagogic in teaching", we learn programm book creater, cut in, then in group made ibook and presented our work. 

On 25th March we visited two schools in Riihimaki. Firstly, we visited secondary school. In this school we saw home business lesson and art classroom. In the upper secondary school we have lecture Digi-ope with Aleksi Lahti.