Pedagogical approaches useful for teaching beyond the classroom by EUN Partnership aisbl

Cristina Frigo (from Italy)

2022-05-30 12:46:55 UTC

I sometimes use this method in Art: students work in group and they have to discover the way to create an handwork similar to the sample I gave them before. In group they have to explain the algorithm necessary to reach the aim. The picture is a pop up Easter card.

Cristina Frigo (from Italy)

2022-05-30 12:49:02 UTC

I think History subject is good for this approach: students examine the documents and discover the History.

Cristina Frigo (from Italy)

2022-05-30 12:53:57 UTC

I think outside the classroom students should work collaborating with peers. Coopeartive learning could be used.

Marina from Greece

mproumba — 2022-05-30 14:27:18 UTC

Once, I introduce 7 tile game to the kids. I had already made 7 wooden tiles so we played the game. After this I asked students to play the game with 5 stones. So they had to find 5 stones from they yard and build them on top of each other. They found many obstacles on their effort. They had to search for the right stones and solve the puzzle which stone had to put first. They made many wrong efforts before they find their solution.

Marina from Greece

mproumba — 2022-05-30 14:30:25 UTC

I think another suitable padagogical approach for museums is activity theory from Engestrom.

Ksenija, Croatia

Ksenija — 2022-05-30 14:53:42 UTC

Recently we went on a trip and cultural heritage was the topic. so many new things, so many questions, and hopefully learned stuff.

Sema OĞUZER / TÜRKİYE

sematopcu81 — 2022-05-30 16:10:23 UTC

With stem studies at the pre-school level, we realize problem-based learning with my students. We work by finding solutions to the problem with plans based on the 5E model.

Serap Dolgunyürek/Türkiye

serapdolgunyurek — 2022-05-30 16:10:34 UTC

I have used inquiry-based learning many times. But as an example, we were going to do a water wall activity and the students were divided into groups. They came with little research and did their work in small groups with the materials they brought from their homes. They moved to the design phase after research and discussion. It was very effective work.

Serap Dolgunyürek/Türkiye

serapdolgunyurek — 2022-05-30 16:13:25 UTC

Maybe we can add learning in nature and historical places to other approaches.

Sema OĞUZER / TÜRKİYE

sematopcu81 — 2022-05-30 16:19:40 UTC

It's a learning style I often use in my classroom. I try to encourage children to question by doing philosophy studies at the preschool level. For example, I read Leo Lionin's pezzetino book to children and give them the opportunity to question.

Sema OĞUZER /TÜRKİYE

sematopcu81 — 2022-05-30 16:49:58 UTC

I take care to frequently use out-of-class learning, active learning, collaborative learning and project-based learning approaches.

Alexandra, Portugal

2022-05-30 16:52:04 UTC

Another interesting approach is using cooperative learning strategies. My favourite is Jigsaw. The students are motivated, interested in learning and being able to explain their learning to others and everyone is accountable.

Lorenzo B. - Italy

2022-05-30 17:14:29 UTC

I used the PBL technique in a course with logic, calculation and coding with LEGO. Starting from a given problem, the students in a cooperating group had to find their own solution using the bricks available. Very engaging and fun.

Özlem Sağlam, Turkey

2022-05-30 17:24:53 UTC

We have been doing collaborative learning, especially while and after etwinning projects. Students teach others something new. They may prepare a video tutorial or instructions, and others follow those instructions or explanations and learn a new skill/game etc. This way, they learnt mind games like different types of sudoku, and coding for example.

Klavdija, Slovenija

2022-05-30 19:09:09 UTC

When we meet an animal on a walk, we look at it. Students can touch it and take a closer look at it. They always have a lot of questions. They know how to answer some questions. To the other they find the answers in the books when we return to school.

Seher ŞEREF -TURKEY

2022-05-30 20:29:55 UTC

I use different pedagogies in my activities. I give more space to problem-based learning. Because I encourage my students to be active in research, observation, data collection, application and evaluation. It helps them learn more easily. What does a seed need to grow? How to set up an electrical circuit? Finding states of matter, studies of warm-cold colors,We work based on the problem step by step like

Fatma Handan AKPINAR/TURKEY

2022-05-31 06:58:20 UTC

I pay more attention to using inquiry-based education in children. For example, I want them to prepare an original presentation or logo on a subject in Informatics classes. For this, I give time to exchange ideas and research.

Tamara, Croatia

2022-05-31 06:58:28 UTC

I use PBL when I do problem solving unit in my Computer Science classes. Students get a real-life problem that they need to solve and they offer different solutions. They solve them using different techniques and to make it easier, they disintegrate the problem into smaller steps. We start with small problems such as making pancakes and then move on to bigger ones such as making a house.

Aurora, Slovenia

stepbystep_ka1 — 2022-05-31 07:17:11 UTC

I love to ask questions and make them look for a solution, like in PBL. I love to use anything based in coopeartive learning. We have to teach them how to work on groups, less individuality (a lot of them don't have brothers so they don't learn that at home).

Bianca Gutierrez

2022-05-31 07:59:14 UTC

When I taught the topic 'Float or Sink' in Pre-Primary, I gave each of my students a few random items but each student had a different selection of random items so that no two students were the same. e.g. straws, twigs, elastic bands, paper, plastic cup, sponge, fabric, wire, pebbles. And I gave them the problem situation.
I told them that the plastic doll is my favourite doll and it has fallen into the water . I asked them to build something using the items I gave them to see if they could help my doll survive in the bucket of water because she can't swim.
It was fascinating to see what they created and then we tested their creations and categorised the items that were helpful to build something to float on water and vice versa.

Kristina, Croatia

kiki_baska — 2022-05-31 11:24:11 UTC

I work in the library, and every year I read with my students The Little Water Sprite. We always explore how the newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, old name: Triturus vulgaris) looks in nature, and we compare the characteristics the author took from the real animal, and the human characteristics he added to it. We research from encyclopedias, unfortunately not from a natural habitat or some terrarium.

Kristina, Croatia

kiki_baska — 2022-05-31 11:36:52 UTC

Because I work in a library, I often do research from encyclopedias with students. It has also proven to be an effective way of learning.

Kristina, Croatia

kiki_baska — 2022-05-31 11:40:58 UTC

Although I have not used it in practice, PBL must be a great way to learn. When we pose a problem to students, and they come up with and find solutions, they develop creativity, ingenuity, cooperation, combining ...
If the presentation of the solution of the problem in front of the audience is also incorporated, the presentation skills are developed, and all the work is done more seriously and responsibly.

Antonella, Italy

2022-05-31 12:03:26 UTC

I teach in primary school, the phase of reality is more important because children are in the concrete phase. we went to the buterflies's house to see the life cycle from the cartepillar to the butterfy. First they study in the classroom and draw the life cycle, then they go to the butterflies's house to see in the reality the event. It's more exaciting so they study with more attention.

Eleni, Greece (We recognize the benefits of any form of life)

elenikioroglou456 — 2022-05-31 13:50:19 UTC

I plan to deal with Problem-based Learning these days. The question I will ask the students is: "Are earthworms useful and beneficial? If so, why?"
We will first pick up some earthworms from the school yard. Then we will create an artificial environment inside a glass jar. There we will place layers of soil and excess. Finally we will place the earthworms that we collected in the jar. We will throw dry leaves on top. We will cover the jar with a dark cloth and leave the jar in a dark place, so that the worms think they are on the ground. After a few days, we will pick up the dark cloth and notice the changes we will see on the walls of the glass jar. We will record our observations and draw our own conclusions. Finally we will answer, if they are useful and beneficial and why. We will free our friends where we found them to return back to earth.

Fatima, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2022-06-01 06:03:45 UTC

Working on the circumference and area of the circle with the students, PBL was called "Circles in the Grain".Students will apply their skills to make their own crop circle designs. They will construct their own design and must include instruction for creating it.

Sofia Greece

2022-06-01 07:53:50 UTC

I am a kindergarten teacher. I am trying to give my students real life problems and make them find the solution. Recently we have approached a theme about recycling. The question was "What have to do with all this carbage we produce?"

Afroditi, Greece

afkatsigi — 2022-06-01 13:59:20 UTC

Recently, we have worked on answering the question on what are the features of the green spaces around the school. So we visited them to make our survey. We created maps, we took photos and wrote down characteristics that define their condition. Students evaluated them based on some criteria posed by themselves. Finally, they wrote a letter making suggestions to the municipal authority to improve these green places. It was really a meaningful experience for children.

Afroditi, Greece

afkatsigi — 2022-06-01 14:10:01 UTC

We visited a mediterranean garden where students observed mediterranean plants to discover their special features with emphasis on the adaptation mechanisms of plants to the Mediterranean climate characteristics. Afterwards, students’ groups share the results of their inquiry and made information-based posters of characteristic mediterranean trees and trees.

Penelope Greece

Pen_Gog — 2022-06-01 14:24:42 UTC

As a preschool teacher I value and try to promote the thinking process in my class. I believe that children today don't really know how to use their brains and they don't trust themselves in doing so. So I am always trying to implement activities based on problem based learning. By doing so the students have got used to think on the problems and trying to find out solutions. In most cases the solutions are unique and innovative.

Service Learning

antomakena — 2022-06-01 17:21:23 UTC

I think also service learning could be a good idea to use; to start from something to enrich your territory for example....

Duca Ludmila

dludmilaa30 — 2022-06-01 17:39:47 UTC

They are art teachers and use creative activities. Let's decorate, arrange, reuse.

NIKOLAOS MPAKOS

2022-06-01 23:21:36 UTC

Being a teacher of mathematics means (among others) that you have a lot of opportunities and offered learning topics to use PBL. I usually deploy this learning strategy at the very introductory parts of a new one. I encourage, guide and feedback my students to activate their previous knowledge, their creativity and ingenuity in order to find the solution of an appropriate problem. By cooperating with each other, arguing in a pure mathematical way and preparing the presentation of their solution, empower and expand their mathematical abilities and their responsibility during the learning process.

NIKOLAOS MPAKOS

2022-06-01 23:59:30 UTC

I use the enquiry-based learning approach when I have completed a paragraph, a module or a topic in Mathematics. When students have reached a satisfactory level of comprehension and fluency on a mathematical notion and/or process, Ι assign them inquiry-based tasks which is strongly suggested to be edited and accomplished even away from their own class, therefore in school’s IT laboratory or in school’s Library or even at their homes, in a blended learning style of teaching and learning. According to their knowledge acquired during each current learning session, students are asked to become researchers and expand their learning repertoire from a teacher-focused one to an active, energetic and constructivistic oriented one.

Concha- Spain

concharms — 2022-06-02 07:50:26 UTC

Our learning aproach is PBL, for example, when planting our veggy garden. Students work colaboratively and learn about, science, math, art. They start researching which plants they want to seed and which are apropiate for our weather conditions, what kind of care is needed, even the design of the field,what budget we have to choose what materials and tools we can purchase... it's an engaging project and pupils love to work on it.

Seçil Uçum /Turkey

lovelytutor39 — 2022-06-02 11:00:19 UTC

Together with my students, we searched for sustainable solutions and we set up a green place in our school's garden, where we first decided on the organic seeds we would use, and then our students provided the seeds. Information about vegetables was gathered, a fence was made from bamboo around the garden, and explanations were prepared. My students worked in groups. A group of students hoeed the soil, and a group of students sowed and watered the seeds. A group of students did research and made a video on how to cultivate for a sustainable environment. Above all, they understood the importance of agriculture and growing vegetables very well.

Design thinking /Marisa Badini- Italy)

openroadsmb — 2022-06-02 13:59:30 UTC

The Design Thinking approach can work outdoor, as well. I think having students in groups and using the Design Thinking process can support different activities that we can do outside the classroom . I also use this approach for language and content implementation with CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). We made CLIL Art activities outdoor (land Art) using English. We also practised Storytelling, creating a collaborative story in English, set in the green area of our school . At the end we role played it and Design Thinking was a good roadmap.

Iro, GR

ialampei — 2022-06-03 07:59:05 UTC

Bin Auditors at School: Students investigate the bins throughout the school premises (where they are? What types of materials they sort? How they are used? Mistakes in using them) and then to suggest how the waste management at school can be improved.

Ana Correia, Guarda, Portugal

2022-06-03 09:16:28 UTC

In one of the projects I developed with an English class for elementary students they were asked to find out how ecofriendly their school is.
Steps:
1. Each group was assigned a different school area (toilets, library, canteen, playground, and so on);
2. they discussed ideas to anticipate problems, challenges, good practices they might need to look for;
3. they explored the assigned area and confirmed ideas or found new ones;
4. they gathered to organize a presentation about the problems, solutions and good practices they could identify
5. they presented them to class and to the school board.

Ana Correia, Guarda, Portugal

2022-06-03 09:32:54 UTC

In one of my English classes for elementary students we have a migrant student who is not yet familiar with the city. As we are working on "city places" students were asked to find creative ways to introduce her to the city.
Steps:
1. students went to the playground to sketch a city plan of the buildings surrounding school. Our girl drew the ones she was already familiar with;
2. starting with the girl's drawing, sts confronted the sketches and came up with a final, more complete drawing while filling in the gaps on her drawing and explaining her each element added
The next steps are:
3. students will organize in groups to decide how they will help her have a more clear view of the city: they will decide which buildings/places around school may be of interest, how to present it to her, and how to organize any possible school trip to that building
4. our girl will go around groups to tell them which buildings/places might be of interest to her, which ones she is already familiar with and so on...

Ana Correia, Guarda, Portugal

2022-06-03 09:34:56 UTC

Although I've never worked with this pedagogical approach, CLIL seems rather interesting to me!

Seda Göçhan-Türkiye

sedagochan75 — 2022-06-03 13:13:49 UTC

Growing aromatic plants in our school garden is inquiry-based learning. First, we did a literature study on aromatic plants grown in Istanbul. Then we organized a trip to the botanical garden. During this trip, they learned about aromatic plants in Istanbul. The students chose the aromatic plant they wanted to grow in the school garden. In the lesson, they brought a leaf of the plant and drew a picture of it. These were displayed on the board. They planted their plants by preparing the school garden for planting. They searched the characteristics of each plant and uploaded the information to the QR code. They erected a wooden sign at the location of each aromatic plant. Visitors to the garden got information about the aromatic plant by reading the qr code.

Seda Göçhan-Türkiye

sedagochan75 — 2022-06-03 13:18:53 UTC

I teach students how to use tinkercad. Then I have them research the causes and effects of wildfires. I would like them to find a system that will notify and extinguish forest fires as soon as possible and implement it with tinkercad. Finally, they make a presentation in class.

Seda Göçhan-Türkiye

sedagochan75 — 2022-06-03 13:22:16 UTC

I make them wonder about the subject with a short questionnaire (Menti, Slido). I make them learn by doing museum and field trips. When we return to school, we review what we have learned with a game.

SÜMEYYE YEŞİLTEPE - İSTANBUL

dindersi5258 — 2022-06-03 15:45:28 UTC

i work with my students Menti

SÜMEYYE YEŞİLTEPE - İSTANBUL

dindersi5258 — 2022-06-03 15:51:23 UTC

I listen instrumental songs in the class. So that it touches their souls and they give your opinion.

SÜMEYYE YEŞİLTEPE - İSTANBUL

dindersi5258 — 2022-06-03 15:53:46 UTC

I teach coding so they open different windows

Kristina, Slovenija

kristina_locniskar — 2022-06-03 16:26:06 UTC

PROBLEM: How to put an overhanging scale in balance?
1. We went out to the school playground and we observed the overhanging swing = seesaw.
2. They experimented with how to put it in balance when they sit on it.
3. Then I gave my students (7 y.o.) blocks and sticks and first they had to build an overhanging scale.
4. Then they had to use blocks to put them on the overhanging scale and put it in balance.

Kristina, Slovenija

kristina_locniskar — 2022-06-03 16:35:59 UTC

MATH diagrams for CLASSIFICATION
1. I took the students for a walk and gave them a task to pick up 3 items during the walk.
2. Then they classified themselves in different ways (boys/girls, caps/no caps etc.)
3. Then they picked up one of the items and looked at it and then they had to classify it according to the given instruction = natural/not natural (or green/not green, hard/soft etc.)

Aileen, Croatia

osvezica1 — 2022-06-03 17:58:45 UTC

Mostly I like to use collaboration among students to encourage them to work in teams, pool their skills and knowledge to solve new problems.

Darija, Croatia

darija_klepec75 — 2022-06-04 09:11:59 UTC

I engaged my students in a task called The Museum of Us. They had to choose an object they like/are attached to/represents them... and prepare a talk about it. The instruction for a talk was pretty clear - it had to include the language we were working on at that time, for example they were told to include two comparatives, two superlatives, at least three other adjectives (positive form), three verbs in present perfect, one if clause...and present their objects while answering a few given questions, for example Why did you choose that object? How did you get it? When do you use it....
They brought their objects to school (or photos if the things were too big) and presented them to others. We even put up a stall in the school yard for others to see. Two classes were involved that were given different language tasks /problems to include in their presentations. It was fun.
Once it was an online project (during pandemic time) - the rules were the same only that they sent me the photo and the recorded talk (they mostly used vocaroo) and then I assembled their work in the book creator and shared the link so they could see and hear what they did.

Stavroula L, Greece

pde4424 — 2022-06-04 09:37:44 UTC

With our partners in Cyprus, we discussed about recycling and we created our oun recycled paper.

Cvetanka P.,N.Macedonia

2022-06-04 10:48:54 UTC

I often use the research in teaching especially in Natural Sciences and I always use the opportunity to leave the classroom even in the school yard to collect materials.

Magdalena, Bulgaria

2022-06-04 13:11:57 UTC

In winter we researched the temperature outdoors and indoors. Kids had to give their ideas :
" what we have to do to return the snow in winter"

Magdalena,Bulgaria

2022-06-04 13:37:20 UTC

The last activity was yesterday. We found a dragonfly in the yard. It was interesting for kids to discover the position of insects' eyes.
We discuss the knowledge we take from insects to make cars safer /mirrors/.

Magdalena, Bulgaria

2022-06-04 13:44:04 UTC

I often connect objects we see with story telling. For example " What does the oldest tree say to the youngest tree" or "What the mother cloud says to her kids"

Ana Certã, Portugal

anacerta1 — 2022-06-04 16:14:31 UTC

I often use inquiry-based learning with my students. One of the examples that I can share here is the project that we put into practice, this school year, Environmental Education in Project Work and in which the students started from research and then, in groups, elaborate works in digital format that were later presented to all school classes. The students went to another school where, in person, they presented their work to older students and generated a moment of debate in which some learned from each other, without the intervention of the teachers. These works were also presented via videoconference to students from other schools. Students build their learning.

Cornelia Alina Moţ

corneliamot79 — 2022-06-04 16:15:57 UTC

Usually we do outdoor activities in Natural Science classes, we gather materials for our research.

Ana Certã, Portugal

anacerta1 — 2022-06-04 16:22:47 UTC

Since the population at my school is so heterogeneous, students have the opportunity to learn a lot about each other's cultures. To make this learning effective, moments are provided when families go to school, and together with their children they share their traditions, dances, music, gastronomy... These have been very enriching moments for everyone. And students are very happy to see their parents at school participating and sharing something with their peers.

Canan KANYILMAZ DELEBE

canankanyilmazdelebe — 2022-06-04 18:08:12 UTC

We recycled our papers and created en earth day chart for them together with my students

Canan KANYILMAZ DELEBE

canankanyilmazdelebe — 2022-06-04 18:15:15 UTC

I wanted my students to create a terrarium and explain the steps of process .It was so creative activity for them and they enjoyed so much

Canan KANYILMAZ DELEBE

canankanyilmazdelebe — 2022-06-04 18:19:59 UTC

My students created Brian storming maps about our subjects by using digital tools .At the end of each unit we used dijital tools and shared them the instagram account of school.

Alessandra , ITALY

2022-06-04 19:04:20 UTC

I often use the PBL methodology in mathematics through the presentation of realistic but incomplete problems. This ensures that the pupils, divided into groups, are personally activated (if appropriately stimulated)
in finding the necessary information. Desirable this
take place collaboratively, so that they can discuss between
them to solve the problem faced.

Müzeyyen,Türkiye

muzeyyenmiray55 — 2022-06-04 22:18:10 UTC

Öğrencilerimle farklı materyaller kullanarak bu materyalleri öğrenim sürecine katmaya çalışıyoruz. Doğada topladığımız yaprak, dal, taşlarla hem resim hem de matematik alanında çalışmalar yaptık.

Joaquim, Portugal

2022-06-05 19:31:02 UTC

In the first classes of the school year, in the 7th grade classes, we went to the schoolyard to observe and reference the position of the sun at sunrise, at noon and at sunset. The data and photos collected will be treated in the classroom when sun orientation and relative location are taught.

Joaquim, Portugal

2022-06-05 19:33:33 UTC

Following the activity abroad, through a guided questionnaire, the knowledge of students (schoolchildren and family members) is capitalized for teaching the alternative names of the cardinal points.

Joaquim, Mota

2022-06-05 19:36:12 UTC

In direct articulation with the Portuguese subject, I ask students to choose some of the new words learned (which everyone launches in a word cloud in the Mentimeter app) and to try to create some simple rhymes with them.

Anica-Maria, România

tanaseanicamaria2015 — 2022-06-05 19:39:09 UTC

Students solved math problems, finding the area of the sports field, the area of the bench, the area of the door, etc.

Anica-Maria, România

tanaseanicamaria2015 — 2022-06-05 19:41:47 UTC

The students observed the flight of birds, built paper airplanes and experienced the flight.

Anica-Maria, România

tanaseanicamaria2015 — 2022-06-05 19:43:31 UTC

The students drew on a map the school and the yard of the future, as they wish.

Nagehan,Turkey

nagehanguder — 2022-06-06 12:12:04 UTC

As a language teacher, I have used inquiry-based learning approach inside the classroom to help my students speak in target language. I brought a few materials to the class and guided my students to ask questions about them. I wanted them to discuss what they are used for and why we need them in our daily lives.

Antonella, Italy

2022-06-06 13:00:58 UTC

In my school we prepared pupils for bee day. They saw a film, Bee movie, and then they draw their remarks. After discuss in calssroom we invited a beekeeper that he went in the schoolyard with many jar of honey and with the honeycomb. Children had a awsone break with bread and honey while the beekeeper explaned to them the natural process of the honey and the bee world. Then they prepared gadget for other schoolmates.

Tanja, Croatia

tanja_paris010 — 2022-06-06 14:30:31 UTC

Query-based learning is often used in 7th and 8th grade physics classes. Honestly, I have been teaching content very rarely outside the classroom for the last 3 years of the classroom. Before the crown, we went outside and researched friction on different surfaces in 7th grade or movement in 8th grade. This school year, students determined their walking speed in the city, recorded tabular data, analyzed data, drew s-t graphs and v-t graphs of motion.

Nurcan,Türkiye

nurcanbuyu075 — 2022-06-06 17:02:45 UTC

they have found solutions to transformable energy sources

Nurcan,Türkiye

nurcanbuyu075 — 2022-06-06 17:06:58 UTC

We used blackcurrant water as a separator to study the pH value of the waters in nature with our students.We examined the change in waters by adding certain amounts to the waters taken from different regions.

Nurcan,Türkiye

nurcanbuyu075 — 2022-06-06 17:08:46 UTC

we used minecraft, codable, codeorg and various augmented reality applications using game-based learning methods.

Antonella Z. Italy

antomakena — 2022-06-06 20:55:05 UTC

We organized a botanical treasure hunt. The children prepared sheet with dihcotomic keys to be used to analyze leaves. Then each tree has a small piece of paper with a number on it; the children of the rest of the school were divided into teams and they have to follow the order of number they had on their personal team sheet. After discovering the first two names they come back to check whether the answer is right before going on.

Tamara, Croatia

2022-06-07 09:55:20 UTC

When we celebrate European Day of Languages I often motivate my students to explore other European countries online. They learn a couple of phrases in other languages, draw flags of the countries they study and present some basic information about the countries.

Duca Ludmila

ducala2020 — 2022-06-07 11:46:25 UTC

The problem may be: The message of contemporary art.

Duca Ludmila

ducala2020 — 2022-06-07 11:48:47 UTC

The research topic may be: The study of color as an emotional element of the paper.

Pedro Pereira, Portugal

2022-06-07 16:28:54 UTC

Problem: Trees around Bay
The students think about different Trees types and they caractherits to be best fitted to plant around a estuary bay near out school

Alina, Romania

u_alina81 — 2022-06-07 18:55:22 UTC

I used inquiry-based learning with my kindergarten students and studied spring flowers ... I went out in the kindergarten yard and photographed the flowers weekly, I noticed their evolution

Oana Lungu (Romania)

oanytha28 — 2022-06-08 06:24:18 UTC

Before the pandemic, we went out more often to study nature with our children. Ex: Why does a plant need to grow? I launch the question and the children discuss, document themselves and at the end we find the solution. We usually start studying at the beginning of the week and during the week she researches both in kindergarten and at home.

Lungu Oana (Romania)

oanytha28 — 2022-06-08 06:28:40 UTC

The research based on the survey I do in class is done this way. EX .: Little environmentalists. The children receive a sheet with a questionnaire to which they must find the answers in the walks and study in the yard of her kindergarten. At the end we talked about what they found out.

Györgyi, Hungary

2022-06-08 07:56:09 UTC

I asked students (17-year-olds) inside the classroom to do a survey on their hobbies and present their results at the end of the lesson. They worked in groups. They created a questionnaire together, asked each other and transferred the data into different charts. They had short presentations at the end of the lesson. They used grammar, maths, communication and they enjoyed the lesson. I think they could do a similar survey outside, they could mingle with other students at school.

Györgyi, Hungary

2022-06-08 07:59:48 UTC

We went to the playground with primary school pupils. We learnt about playground objects and plants. We found beetles as well. They made maps of these things and labelled them in English.

Györgyi, Hungary

2022-06-08 08:03:01 UTC

Making posters (digital or paper based) is a preferred activity in my classes. Children like arts and crafts, they use their imagination. They also like cooking in our kitchen at school. They get/ download the recipe in English or watch a cooking programme. Then they work in groups and make the cake or pizza. Of course, they eat their "products".

Sanja, Croatia

sa_sp — 2022-06-09 15:37:00 UTC

Last week I did a collaborative activity as an English teacher with my colleague who teaches chemistry. We did one of those murder mystery games and the students had to solve a case of murder. They each got a role as a character in the story and they had to speak English to come up with a strategy and discover a murderer among themselves. Then they had to use samples from the crime scene we created and analyze them in the chemistry lab to prove their claims. Needles to say, students had so much fun and we encouraged learning based on a problem.

Sanja, Croatia

sa_sp — 2022-06-09 15:40:04 UTC

Project based learning is similar to these two approaches, the only difference is that students create a final product or at least an idea that would solve a problem. They also have to ask questions, do research, collaborate and they learn by doing. I have used it many times and it takes a while to get the hang of it on both sides, teacher's and students' but it's totally worth it.

Jana, Germany

JTokaryk — 2022-06-09 18:24:55 UTC

In my French and English classes, I like to do eTwinning projects. This year, we have done a multilingual podcast project. Kids have decided on different topics and recorded podcast in the foreign languages they learn or speak for some other reason. That has lead them to explore a variety of languages and listen to them just for fun. They also found that e. g. Polish and Romanian speakers live all over Europe and have started to appreciate linguistic variety.

Margarita- Ca- US

2022-06-09 21:31:32 UTC

STEAM approach, using Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. It includes inquiry and problem solving, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration.

Margarita-Ca- US

2022-06-09 21:42:45 UTC

In March, after studying Simple Machines, students need to design and build a trap to catch a Leprechaun using at least 4 of the 6 simple machines. Then they make an oral presentation/demo of how it works and a class discussion about its efficiency. We try to make the presentations outside as much as possible.

Leander, Germany

2022-06-10 06:34:48 UTC

As an environmental educator in a national park I mainly used inquiry-based learning for school children coming from big cities that had not much experience in nature. For example we took samples of water plants and aquatic organisms and identified these and researched what these species may indicate about the quality of the water and the health of the ecosystem.

Ana Santos, Portugal

2022-06-10 11:21:40 UTC

During this year I challenged my 8th grade students to explore an experiment related to "Light" and present it to the class. It was quite worthful.

Aglaia Mantzana, Greece

mantzanaaglaia — 2022-06-10 13:52:56 UTC

We completed an activity in the school's garden according to which students formed groups and were asked to find the vegetable described.

Joana, Portugal

joanacovas — 2022-06-12 15:20:55 UTC

In my classroom we use a lot game-based learning like learning to code and several escape room that engage them to study more. We also make big draws, with all the class effort about how climate is changing and our environment, they search, they discuss and they draw it. it's really inspiring to see their final works.

Adriana Bujag, Moldova

2022-06-13 10:21:13 UTC

I used inquiry-based learning in Science lessons. The students had thermometers and a sheet with observations on nature and weather. They had to record the data in the tab fields for a week. We then compared these data with students from other countries participating in the eTwinning project.

Adriana Bujag, Moldova

2022-06-13 10:28:19 UTC

I instructed the students to outline their sole with a pencil, then cut out their sole. The students with their soles cut out went out in the school yard. On the grassy plot, each one put the cut-out sole, marked the place, then counted the strands of grass crushed by his sole. Each student was very responsible and correct in counting. Grouping in teams, they had the task of doubling each number obtained and collecting the products. This is how they understood the impact of destroying grass by human footprints.

PBL: We learn from Holocaust! Stop bullying!

corina_v1978 — 2022-06-13 15:22:34 UTC

Holocaust commemoration at the Aiud Technological High School.
Evil is when the few good people decide to do nothing! The students were informed about what the Holocaust is, who the victims were, where the concentration camps were, what the consequences were. They watched the film "La vita e bella", which sensitized them and helped them understand the historical period and how important human rights are. We must say NO to violence, racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism! Let's learn to be better and more tolerant!
Music:Ghostly War (Pop Song), Musician:TrackSonix, Source:vfine

Ece/Turkey

ecebozdogan — 2022-06-13 17:44:32 UTC

ın 6th grade currıculum (saving the planet unit)We planted flowers in our school garden. We wrote slogans about the environment on our t-shirts.

Iolanda, Romania

sztrelenczukiolanda — 2022-06-14 06:39:20 UTC

I teach English so I mostly use this method especially when we learn about the differences between certain English tenses. Students study the material and explain the uses to their peers. They have to give examples and answer questions/

Eleni, Greece

elenikioroglou456 — 2022-06-14 13:32:13 UTC

I used mixed learning last school year, in distance education. The activity was related to the language lesson. I instructed my 2nd graders to research and collect tongue twisters, riddles, poems, and children's songs about animals. They had to upload their material to a collaborative padlet. After all the students' material was organized in a presentation application (genially)
https://view.genial.ly/5fdcff2600fb560d0351278b/interactive-content-sth-xwra-twn-xaroymenwn-paidiwn

This year I did with the kindergardeners an inquiry based research about the lack of water. A puppet giraffe came to class and she was nery thirsty. She told to children that in Kenya, her home, there is no much water. She needed help and we started a research about the subject. The inquiry was "Why in Kenya there is not much water? Could the water run out?". We did team work and through videos, photos, discussions and experiments we answered the question.

2022-06-14 17:45:26 UTC

SOFIA, GREECE

ELEONORA,ROMANIA

eleonoraburnete — 2022-06-15 15:17:58 UTC

I am physics teacher and I use in class quizizz. My students love this platform. We have a project etwinning,, Water and environment, health of llife. I had an online meeting with partners in Spain and I played a game about pollution.

ELEONORA, ROMANIA

eleonoraburnete — 2022-06-15 15:21:01 UTC

at the end of the semester each student receives a topic and does research
the presentation method is power point or movie

ELEONORA , ROMANIA

eleonoraburnete — 2022-06-15 15:24:53 UTC

Lemias, Turkey

lemiasert — 2022-06-15 17:44:45 UTC

Making use of the school garden facilitates the enrichment of foreign language vocabulary. We also took advantage of this opportunity for plants.

Vesile /Turkey

usluvesile3 — 2022-06-15 21:18:32 UTC

Game based learning,Project based learning,Experiential learning

Maria Lopes

2022-06-16 19:22:24 UTC

Develop the ability to solve problems using spaces outside the classroom, a bed to sow aromatic herbs. It was necessary to seal the space to avoid spoiling the plantation. The task allowed us to explore and apply the notions of area and perimeter.

Maria Lopes

2022-06-16 20:32:23 UTC

Pedagogical initiatives programmed in natural environments, with the involvement of other educational partners in the community, allow the development of skills that are transversal to formal learning. The students had the opportunity to get to know the environment (history, fauna, flora). It increases the responsibility of working as a team and following guidelines to reach the end.

Minerva, México

2022-06-16 21:24:28 UTC

A group of my students developed an online magazine and they did some research on Feminism. The resulting piece was very interesting, since they provided ideas on how to make their classmates aware of the problems women face at school, at work and as members of a society. They also offered some interesting insight on ways to have a more equal ground to both men and women.

Minerva, México

2022-06-16 21:30:32 UTC

Another group of my students developed another article for the online magazine and they did some research on the best places to visit in México. The resulting piece was very interesting, they picked the best places to visit around some Mexican typical celebrations: Independence Day and The Day of the Dead. They investigated about booking hotels and restaurants, the prices, suvenirs, etc.

Minerva, México

2022-06-16 21:36:53 UTC

I developed the online magazine as a Project-Based Learning, since the final product was producing the different magazines to be posted on a Wix page.
I would say that my students used either the Problem-based learning as well as the Inquiry-Based learning approaches to developed their online magazines.

Tatjana, Estonia. Every year we analyze our school environment and try to solve one of its problems. One year my students created a leisure space where they could relax during breaks, another year they bought 30 pairs of indoor shoes for students who never had them (due to different reasons). The local government financed their projects. I always ask students how to make our lessons more attractive and they propose great things (games, musical pauses, yoga etc).

2022-06-17 09:27:21 UTC

Cvetanka,N.Macedonia

2022-06-17 18:54:03 UTC

Problem-based learning (PBL) is a student-centered pedagogy in which students learn about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem found in trigger material.Water filter was pbl activity in our class.

Cvetanka ,N.Macedonia

2022-06-17 19:04:39 UTC

When realizing extracurricular activities with a multiethnic character, I applied this approach to make students closely aware of the peculiarities of the facilities.

Ida, Croatia

2022-06-17 20:38:56 UTC

We explore whether the land is fertile. Pupils in the school garden give suggestions on how to examine the fertility of the land. After a satisfactory answer, the experiment is approached.

Ida, Croatia

2022-06-17 20:43:33 UTC

Students ask questions about the soil: how old it is, what it consists of, what kind of soil it has, is it poisonous ... They try to find answers in different ways: some read encyclopedias in the schoolyard, some ask questions to students and teachers, to parents when they come for them.

Ida, Croatia

2022-06-17 20:44:23 UTC

Gamification!

Marina, Croatia

marina_svelec5 — 2022-06-17 21:02:19 UTC

My students had to answer the question: Can we grow chestnuts in the school garden? They searched the literature and collected the necessary data, and in the school garden they conducted testing of soil properties and quality, monitored air temperature and rainfall. They concluded that the garden would be suitable for growing chestnuts. I hope we plant it one day.

Marina, Croatia

marina_svelec5 — 2022-06-17 21:04:30 UTC

In the creek next to the school, we examined water quality and hardness, transparency, flow rate, and living beings in the creek according to the worksheets I designed for the conducted research.

Marina, Croatia

marina_svelec5 — 2022-06-17 21:05:48 UTC

Discovery learning, gamification, project learning.

ruqaya-jordan

thesmurfsteamt — 2022-06-18 19:51:54 UTC

A video has been shown about the world's water problem.

Questions were put to the students.
The students researched the water situation in Jordan.
They concluded that Jordan is one of the ten poorest countries in the world in terms of water.
They put solutions to get rid of this problem.

Raffaella - Italy

raffaturbi1 — 2022-06-19 09:52:13 UTC

Students are required to search for information about monuments of our town
Students present their knowledge when walking all around the town
Students ask new questions about what they see and then search for the answers together

Pre-school inquiries

2022-06-20 13:49:35 UTC

In the school yard we were able to analyze sand versus concrete; we made an experiment called "sink or float?" in order to find out the behaviour of natural elements in water and the reason for sinking and floating.
It was very engaging for young children.

Maria, Greece

mmmioannidou — 2022-06-20 14:41:19 UTC

We tried to find ways to tackle the problem of marine pollution and we suggested solutions.

Maria, Greece

mmmioannidou — 2022-06-20 14:44:01 UTC

We visited the cave of our area. We explored it and located the places where fossils were found. We classified the photos of the fossils based on their type. We worked in groups.

Gina Mouselimi, Greece

actgreenetwinning — 2022-06-20 15:42:49 UTC

Collaborative learning, constructivist etc

Isabel Quirino, Portugal

2022-06-20 18:49:19 UTC

Project-based learning. A group of VET students designed a pedagogical activity to primary children using what they have learn in their course (VET Children Care) and having in mind what children must learn.

https://www.sulinformacao.pt/2018/05/dia-de-aulas-ao-ar-livre-junta-criancas-e-jovens-do-agrupamento-antonio-aleixo-na-ria-de-alvor-fotogaleria/

Mirela

klaricmi — 2022-06-20 19:59:54 UTC

I used it for media class - we were learnign about marketing and the impact of the media on the way we act.

Aydan BOZKURT/Türkiye-İzmir

bozkurt83aydan1 — 2022-06-20 21:13:50 UTC

Our project was to identify the factors that pollute the nature and find solutions. we came across the concepts of water footprint carbon footprint microplastic. water footprint in nature, carbon footprint, we searched for solutions to reduce our use of microplastics and carried out various activities to protect nature.

Aikaterini (Cathy) Sideri

2022-06-21 15:31:39 UTC

We created an Etwinning project titled "Tech explorers", during which we had to solve some riddles put by our partners in order to proceed with the procedure. In return, our partners had to "investigate" the situation to go on with the project.

Gabriela Borza, Romania

2022-06-21 17:49:43 UTC

We used PBL in a lesson on units for length. In the schoolyard they measured the length of trees, thickness, length of fence and other items. There were children writing down all the measurements, Comparisons, estimations, inferences were made. They looked for solutions to design a gate in a given space.

Vasilescu Ana-Maria /ROMANIA

2022-06-21 17:51:04 UTC

Experiential learning we applied for a math class, using materials from nature students repeated the multiplication table.

Vasilescu Ana-Maria/ROMANIA

2022-06-21 17:53:38 UTC

Inquiry-based learning we applied in geography class, after teaching the near horizon and cardinal points, we went to the schoolyard and discussed observing the near horizon, made a game where they had to run after the given cardinal point, then from nature materials we made the wind dew.

Gabriela Borza, Romani

2022-06-21 17:54:03 UTC

One activity carried out through the survey was about waste. Each child looked around their house for rubbish, with the task of seeking information about the degradation of that rubbish over time and its polluting effect. Solutions were sought through debate.

Lemias, Turkey

lemiasert — 2022-06-21 19:07:53 UTC

I have used inquiry-based approaches a lot. Why? Finding an answer to the question provided motivation in students.

Hafize,Turkey

dogaseverler2020 — 2022-06-21 22:06:26 UTC

Story based learning

Öznur cura/Turkey

2022-06-22 10:27:45 UTC

Leaf examination can be done outside the classroom. sounds can be heard.

Nermin from Türkiye

nrmnyvz8 — 2022-06-22 11:15:03 UTC

I often use PBL. It encourages my students to think and find solutions using their creativity.

Monica Babes

2022-06-24 08:44:48 UTC

I used discovery learning, gamification.

Maria Rosaria, Italy

2022-06-26 07:41:27 UTC

I used the survey approach following a project promoted by ESA. The result was amazing, the pupils were very enthusiastic.

Meryem from Turkey

erasmusss — 2022-06-27 08:40:41 UTC

I give a problem or situation to my students when I teaching foreign language. Then my students think and try to give some answers in English because I think students need a necessity to use a foreign language.

Necla Akdoğan Türkiye

2022-06-28 05:25:36 UTC

story based learning

Ioan-Dumitru B.

2022-06-28 16:16:28 UTC

I used a problem based learning about the environement.

Monica Arotaritei

arotariteimonica — 2022-06-28 21:45:21 UTC

Personally I have used gamification- Scratch and story based learning.

Flavia Giardini

2023-03-31 17:35:33 UTC

Story based to learning

Luca, Italy

2023-03-31 17:37:37 UTC

We used a problem-based learning in chemistry about environmental problems.

Valerio

2023-03-31 17:37:49 UTC

The problem is the environment around us

Daniele Petritola

2023-03-31 17:42:23 UTC

Something to keep children attention span high is to let them talk about their interests

Chiara

2023-03-31 17:57:12 UTC

Storie base on learning

Gioele

2023-03-31 17:58:40 UTC

in my opinion, nowadays social networks are the most powerful mean as a pedagogical approaches