EDUFUTURE August 2018 Best practices presentation Flaviana Fabozzi i Istituto comprensivo1 Modena

Our school starts from a context based on the knowledge of an industrial and suburban area where our institute is located.In this area the school stands for an educational and cultural reference point. Our institute supports the students' educational needs: 1200 a quite remarkable number of them are immigrants( 199 people foreign national and 136 born in Modena from foreign parents), moreover there is a significant minority with a social and cultural disadvantage( gypsies of different ethnic groups); while the other students need to improve their skills in order to face the complexity of the Knowledge Society. Our european projects aims are: promoting a life long learning, as an educational perspective for teachers,to invest in human resources, building a net of exchanges either in Italy and Europe; to put in practice linguistic and methodology teachers' skills (through CLIL and Drama), to implement ICT skills, and generally to improve creativity and expressivity in teaching. Our background

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My best practice is the CLIL approach during lab lessons

CLIL is a good experience both for teachers and students and we can’t never stop learning…

CLIL training and practice I am a primary school teacher and I started my CLIL training experience in 2014, and soon I seized the opportunity to offer different didactic methods for my pupils and a new challenging moments for me. CLIL training and practice

There are many definitions about CLIL, but the one that I prefer, is by David Marsh: «CLIL is an approach that may concern languages; intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills; preparation for internationalisation and improvement of education itself.» The last concept, according to me, is valid both for students and for teachers. WHAT IS CLIL

Hands on subjects for me and my pupils When I started my CLIL experience, I soon realized that, during this kind of lessons, students’ thinking and their learning skills are integrated.This approach can involve many methodologies from both subject and learning teaching, so it presents new challenges for me as a teacher, but also for my learners! Hands on subjects for me and my pupils

Some hands on- moments…

Pupils are at the same level during CLIL lessons (immigrants and mother tongue students)and they are eager to communicate and to learn. They work in groups and I changed my classroom , adapting in a suitable learning environment putting desks altogether to form islands. It is inclusive

For pupils is playful,and engaging.

Tailor- made materials and tests CLIL is a joy for students and teachers but it takes a lot of time, preparing, changing texts, etc. Tailor- made materials and tests

During these four years I noticed that classroom environment has improved, because my pupils reinforced their social skills through communication. But they also improved subject knowledge and language skills. Results