Learning to Learn
CEIP TRENC D’ALBA
Results of trials following the study
visit to
Buøy Skole
Session
6
BACKGROUND
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Individual coaching of the pupils
Speed Dating
Margrete's method
Autonomy method
Math's games
Individual Coaching
At the Buøy Skole we saw a method to know
much better the pupils. The class teacher
does a regularly coaching in order to speak
about how are they feeling, in what are they
struggling or in what are they confient.
Speed Dating
This method can be used in many purposes
as saw. Students do a round of questions,
and they have to complete some infomation
given. It is a whole class activity. By this way
they review all the theoretical aspects that
they should learn.
Margrete's Method
Once the students have finished the Speed
Dating, they go back in groups and discuss
the questions, so they can compare the
answers given and can have their own
conclusion.
Autonomy method
Younger pupils learn how to become more
independets. The teacher gives them a paper
with all the task that they have to do, they
shoul do and optional ones. By the end of the
day, theu should have finished all of them.
Byu this way, they manage their time.
Math's games
Pupils were divided in corners: The class
tecaher was in charge of the problem solving
of doubles numbers. Assistant teacher was
looking the rest of the class who worked
board games, calculations and computer
games.
TRIED OUT of the methods
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Individual coaching of the pupils
Speed Dating
Margrete's method
Autonomy method
Math's games
Individual Coaching
As we saw at Buøy Skole this is a great
method to know much better the pupils. We
do something similar once a week with the
parents, every Tuesday is Parents’ day, so
teachers and parents speak about the
children progress and sometimes children are
present.
We will take it into account for next course,
because it’s a good way in otder to know our
pupils from the beginning of the course.
Speed dating
We were really interested in
this method, and some of the
teachers are using it in their
classes. It’s been carried out
in different Subjects, as
Natural Science and even
languages as English.
Margrete’s method
As We saw in your “Skole”, after the speed
dating, the teacher asks some questions in
order to make the students reflect about what
they have spoken. In our school, once we did
the speed dating we follow your steps and we
make the pupils think about the whole
process and they can express their
conclusions.
Autonomy method
We couldn’t manage to carry on this fantastic
method, but in a meeting with the rest of the
teachers, we all agreeded that we would like
to start it the next course, mostly with the
early courses os Primary, by this way they
will learn how to be self-suficient.
Math’s games
In our school we’ve done math’s games in
corners for a long time. We liked your way of
carrying it and we will set up some activities
as you did.
RESULTS
Along the presentation, you have seen that
some methods or techniques are being
carried out nowadays in the school and some
are not yet.
We would like to start the rest of them next
course. It is a shame we couldn’t apply them
because we had short period of time from the
last visit and these one, also we had Easter
holidays and the preparation of this visit.
CONCLUSION
As in every trip to your schools we did, it is
always a pleasure to share the methods and
put them into practice with our students. We
all enjoy (teachers and pupils) applying the
techniques because are new and different
ways of learning and always INTERESTING.
We hope you enjoy with us!