TO CLIL OR NOT TO CLIL?Comparing CLIL methodologies with other

teaching strategies 2009-2011

7 partners, 6 countries, 1 aim

AIMS OF THIS PRESENTATION:

• To explain the evolution of the evaluation processes

• To illustrate the co-operation that has taken place between :

• teachers from the different schools• students from the different schools• teachers and students everywhere

EVOLUTION OF THE EVALUATION GRIDS

• Need for simple method to record and make comparisons

• Students and teachers produced systems to evaluate lessons from their respective points of view

• The resulting grids evolved over several meetings (and a series of emails, phone and Skype calls)

• This presentation charts our journey to enlightenment

INVERNESS01/10/09 - 05/10/09

The first meeting of our project involved only teachers planning.

EVOLUTION OF THE TEACHERS’ EVALUATION GRID (1)

1. Birth of an idea.

Discussion began before first meeting in Inverness, and • prototype grids were sent by email• lessons were recorded, viewed and evaluated• further parameters were identified • enhanced outlines of grids were discussed• tasks were shared out between partners.

We achieved a lot of good workand friendships were cemented.

Smiles all round!

EVOLUTION OF THE TEACHERS’ EVALUATION GRID (2)

2. The first versions:Between the 1st and 2nd meetings five grids

were created:

It soon became obvious that these were• very comprehensive in coverage• too complicated to use easily• too time consuming to completre

This required some re-thinking!

Classroommanagement

Classroominteractions

Students’Attention

Evaluation Teachingtechniques

FUENTESAUCO01/12/09 - 04/12/09

The second meeting of our project also involved only teachers.

EVOLUTION OF THE TEACHERS’ EVALUATION GRID (3)

2. A good suggestion is made:At the 2nd meeting, in Fuentesauco, • we agreed that the grids were too complicated• our Italian colleagues suggested we focus on:

• classroom interactions• the students’ participation• the proportion of lesson, not actual time

These suggestions were accepted as a better working idea, and a partner was tasked with creating a new, simpler grid, using the best points arising from the discussions.

END OF ANOTHER MEETING, AND A JOB WELL DONE!

EVOLUTION OF THE TEACHERS’ EVALUATION GRIDS (4)

3. The new teachers’ grid:

Shortly after the meeting in Fuentesauco, a new and shorter evaluation grid was emailed to all partners.

APPLICATIONS OF THE TEACHERS’ EVALUATION GRID

As well as its use within our CLIL project, the teachers’ evaluation grid has been useful in assessing other lessons.

For example, in Inverness it was used it in:• reviewing a probationer teacher’s lessons• CPD sessions• sharing teaching strategies

CRAIOVA23/03/2010 – 28/03/2010

The third meeting saw teachers and students working together .

Each team of students presented their school and their approach towards CLIL, through PowerPoint presentations

or short movies.

Participating in co-operative strategies, they helped to design a questionnaire on CLIL lessons, the results of which

were to be analysed at a subsequent meeting in Lubeck.

Students & teachers in front of Craiova’s Town Hall.

Besides all activities, there was still time to relax and enjoy informal education outside the classroom.

WIELICZKA26/092010 – 30/09/2010

THE STUDENTS’ EVALUATION GRID (1)

Whilst the teachers discussed things such as refining the format of the questionnaire, the students worked together to produce their evaluation grid.

They worked co-operatively, using techniques such as “pair and share” to discuss and identify what they value most in helping them to learn as effectively as possible.

This exercise generated a lot of quality debate.

THE STUDENTS’ EVALUATION GRID (2)

Learning a lesson from the teachers’ experience (if only it was always so!), the students decided to:

• keep the grid as simple as possible from the start • use the same format as the teachers’ grid

THE STUDENTS’ EVALUATION GRID (3)

The final stage of this process was to present their ideas to the teachers.

International trans-generation co-operation at its best!

APPLYING THE STUDENTS’ AND THE TEACHERS’ GRIDS (1)

We would like to present you with a brief clip from a lesson and then look at evaluations from the teachers’ and the students’ perspectives. This illustrates the use of the grids, and how they can help teachers and students to support each other in creating lessons.

THE VIDEO FILE OF THE DEBATE SHOULD GO HERE

LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM AGAIN!

There were some important lessons to be learned by teachers and students alike at Auschwitz, and later, in a more relaxed way, in Wieliczka’s impressive salt mine.

We took some of the guides’ stories with a pinch of salt!

LÜBECK27/11/2010 – 03/12/2010

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WORKING (1)

1. Teachers:• observed a variety of CLIL lessons delivered by

their Lübeck colleagues• delivered lessons to classes of Lubeck students• reviewed progress to date• continued to plan the final event and the

products

TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WORKING (2)

2. Students:• discussed CLIL methodologies and the

results obtained in their schools• observed a variety of CLIL lessons • participated in a MUNOL debate on tobacco

and its consequences

Students observed and participated in CLIL lessons. Some of the visiting teachers delivered CLIL lessons to classes of

Lübeck students. Some enjoyed a presentation on Romania, while others experienced a geography lesson Scottish-style!

The debate for and against tobacco.

The Baltic sea.(In the UK, ‘baltic’ can be slang for ‘very cold’ - and it was!)

Meeting with the Mayor at the Town Hall.

Relaxing and playing funny games.

FRANKFURT27/02/2011 – 03/03/2011

The penultimate meeting.

Analysis of The Student Evaluation Sheets

The students analysed and summarised the student evaluation sheets, producing results for individual countries and also for the project as a whole. We then worked on the materials for this conference.

The students summarised their evaluations.

An opportunity for another CLIL lesson - physics.

A well-earned (and memorable) party.

….with music by the Clilers!!!!

THANK YOUFOR

YOUR ATTENTION