Creating young leaders and team workers
Say who?
IntroductionWhy is it important?• core competence for students and workers• easier to adjust to society and market
requirements
Is everyone a natural-born leader?
And a team worker?but everyone should at least try
Why?• easier to get along with people.• learn individual and shared
responsibility• better organization• boost their self-confidence• learn respecting others• c’est la vie
How to teach it?
Group work• pick a boss• ‘talk to
your boss’
Project method• pupil-led
approach• every child
has a unique role in the group
Individual presentations• child preparing alone• assistants are crucial• examples: art class,
favourite book, being a teacher
How did it work in Spain?Kids’ project
Failure
Why?
Lack of organization
How did it work in Spain?
Individual presentations
art lessonassistants!
being a teacher
How did it work in Spain?Choosing bosses
Problems:• the boss doesn’t know what their role is• not everyone in the group is working • the boss is distributing the materials or
delegating tasks only to their friends in the group, leaving some kids aside
• children are copying from each other• quarrels
Teacher: Look, Edu is not working, why?Curro: He doesn’t want to.T: Did he say why?C: No.T: Did you ask him?C: No.T: Do you think you could do it? Go and ask him, maybe he has a problem you can help him with.C: Ok.
How did it work in Poland?
Choosing bosses A thrilling success!
Teacher: Look, Ania is not working. Why is she not working?Filip: I don´t know.T: Did you tell her what to do?F: Yes.T: What did you say?F: To work.T: Maybe she doesn´t know what to do. What do you want her to do exactly? Draw? Cut? F: Draw.T: What do you want her to draw?
How did it work in Poland?
Project method
Not as thrilling…
• the topic was too broad• questions were handed too late• parents didn’t follow the directions
How did it work in Poland?Individual presentations
your favourite book
vocabulary box
a very serious teacher with laptop
Any questions?
Thank you and good luck!!!