… Section Européenne in English : our experience

Main steps :

- What is Section Européenne ?

- English language

- 3 weeks in an English secondary school (Manchester)

- Writing a short essay

Our subjects :

History & Geography, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry,Life and earth

sciences, Physical Education

… 3 weeks in Manchester

Observations :

- classes

- school

- staff room

- “local” trainees

Teaching :

Individual explanations during the classFew minutesFull class

Climate for learning

… The clash of civilizations !

You are fun!

Celebrate your achievement !

Smashing!

Well done!

Expect more from yourself!

Flabbergasting!

You brighten

my day!

… The clash of civilizations !

Climate for learning

The background :

Advice, tools given to teachers :- 101 ways to praise a child

- 101 ways to show kids you care- Rewards

Many benefits but also… many drawbacks!

… The clash of civilizations !

Streaming students by abilities

… New methods for us to discover !

Organizing a lesson

Starter (Games / quiz)

Main activity (diary / report / songs / poems)

Plenary(Games / quiz)

… Examples

Physics

French system

Insists on the scientific and research aspects

English system

Presents the economicalAnd industrial aspects of

the topic

A different content

… Examples

Physics

French system

«Démarche d’investigation»

« Sommative » assessment

English system

Not as crucial

Formative assessment

A different approach

… Examples

Maths

French system

Activity

Formal presentation

Assessment

DefinitionsProoves

Theorems

English system

Problem

Right and efficient methods

Success

GCSE

… Examples

Maths

French system

Focused on a formal approach

English system

Focused on methods and competences, « know how »

… Exit

Linguistic aspects of the training gradually vanish into the background

We became much more interested in professional exchanges, teaching practises

IT HAS OPENED OUR MINDS !