1ST CHALLENGEThe way we did it in Estonia

WE WENT OUTSIDE … IT WAS COLD!But we still found some material to work with …The most popular trees were pines, spruces, oaks, and birches.

P.S. Very important! These hands belong to Eva-Liisa, Cedric, Kim, and Berit.

WE STARTED WORKING …

AND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT NUMEROUS LESSONS …

AND CONTINUED SOME MORE …

AND THESE WERE THE OUTCOMES!

INFORMATIVE AND INVENTIVE

SOME HAPPY PUPILS

NOW TO THE RESULTS …We got feedback from 30 pupils and 3 teachers.

Not all the kids were highly motivated, but the overall evaluation to the challenge was „good“.

We had 7 teams, 5 teams worked well, 2 had little motivation.

Some teams weren’t able to finish in time, they are not involved in the statistics.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SIDES- +The weather/season great group atmosphereNo leader in the group positivityLittle interest in the task generating ideas

Mobile phones – doing everything besides the task

vsfinding accurate information

SELF-EVALUATION

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HIGHEST AND LOWEST The highest at an average of 8,2 were: 1. I have paid attention to the teacher's instructions.6. I have listened carefully to the contributions of each of my group mates.7. I have helped my group mates when they have needed it.

The lowest at an average of 7,5 was: 2.- I have searched different sources to get the information.

COMMENTS FROM THE KIDSWhat really worked in the group?Writing, group-work, searching for information, using the phone. „We had a really good team, we worked together as a team and I think it really worked out.“

Which difficulties did you find?Finding and writing poems. „The poem was a really hard thing to do, none of us we’re really good with it, so i think that was really hard.“

How did you solve them?Discussion, argumentations. Asking help from each other.

COMMENTS VOL2What would have happened if you'd done it differently?The outcome would have been „tidier“.

What have you learnt?New things about trees. How to do teamwork, how to respect my team and my mates more.

In which other occasions can you use the same positive strategies?In groupwork activities, competitions, an English tournament, in science and natural science lessons.

TEAMWORK CO-EVALUATION

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HIGHEST AND LOWESTThe highest at an average of 8,2 was: 7. We have helped each other before asking the teacher for help.

The lowest at an average of 6,7 was:6. We have fulfilled each one with the functions that we have been assigned in the cooperative role.

COMMENTS FROM THE KIDSWhat did we like most about working as a team?We got to know each other a bit better, and we really had fun with it. We could draw. The team worked well, we got a lot of ideas from each other.

What has been the hardest part of working as a team?Everything was easier with a team, we could work with others.

STUDENT OBSERVATION CHECKLIST. GROUP MANAGEMENT Respect level: EXCELLENT: 40% (12/30) GOOD: 27% (8/30) ACCEPTABLE: 20% (6/30) IMPROVE: 13% (4/30) Praising: EXCELLENT: 43% (13/30) GOOD: 20% (6/30) ACCEPTABLE: 20% (6/30) IMPROVE: 17% (5/30)

GROUP MANAGEMENT VOL2 Cooperating: EXCELLENT: 43% (13/30) GOOD: 20% (6/30) ACCEPTABLE: 17% (5/30) IMPROVE: 20% (6/30) Sharing: EXCELLENT: 40% (12/30) GOOD: 23% (7/30) ACCEPTABLE: 20% (6/30) IMPROVE: 17% (5/30)

GROUP MANAGEMENT VOL3 Coaching: EXCELLENT: 30% (9/30) GOOD: 43% (13/30) ACCEPTABLE: 13% (4/30) IMPROVE: 13% (4/30) Noise level: EXCELLENT: 47% (14/30) GOOD: 20% (6/30) ACCEPTABLE: 13% (4/30) IMPROVE: 20% (6/30)

GROUP MANAGEMENT VOL4 Role respect: EXCELLENT: 47% (14/30) GOOD: 27% (8/30) ACCEPTABLE: 20% (6/30) IMPROVE: 13% (4/30)

ACHIEVEMENTS Attitude toward learning: EXCELLENT: 43% (13/30) GOOD: 23% (7/30) ACCEPTABLE: 17% (5/30) IMPROVE: 17% (5/30) Task accuracy: EXCELLENT: 37% (11/30) GOOD: 33% (10/30) ACCEPTABLE: 13% (4/30) IMPROVE: 17% (5/30)

ACHIEVEMENTS Knowledge acquired: EXCELLENT: 33% (10/30) GOOD: 37% (11/30) ACCEPTABLE: 13% (4/30) IMPROVE: 17% (5/30) Skills acquired: EXCELLENT: 40% (12/30) GOOD: 30% (9/30) ACCEPTABLE: 13% (4/30) IMPROVE: 17% (5/30)

TEACHER’S SELF-EVALUATIONWe got feedback from 3 teachers.The overall feedback for all the aspects of the challenge was „good“ (60-80%)

Point out the most positive aspects:Working as a group, dividing roles, and taking charge.

Point out the most difficult aspects:Provoking interest when it comes to the theoretical part. Helping children to search for information and work with the gathered data.

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