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Rönnbyskolan. A small school with big possibilities. Rönnbyskolan. Headmasters Annelie Aleson and Tobias Åsell Public school About 500 pupils at the whole school, 201 pupils in year 6-9 1999 the first senior level-class started Teachers in three teams, in team 3 there are 18 teachers
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Rönnbyskolan A small school with bigpossibilities
Rönnbyskolan • Headmasters Annelie Aleson and Tobias Åsell • Public school • About 500 pupils at the whole school, 201 pupils in year 6-9 • 1999 the first senior level-class started • Teachers in three teams, in team 3 there are 18 teachers • 3,5 remedial teachers • Parentalboard
WHY we work in themes? • We want to create an unified approach - outside of school, the world is not divided into different subjects. • Our pupils have a real influence over their learning when it comes to content and method. • We interlink theory and practice. • We train the pupils in different social situations. We encourage them to seek knowledge outside school. • We observe a long-term development among pupils when it comes to seeking information, review it critically and report their newly acquired knowledge, using different forms of expression. • These elements, we believe, lead to more goals being achieved. • The pupils are more motivated to learn. Learning is more fun.
FUTURE? Society of knowledge social skills cooperation independent initiative responsible LIFELONG LEARNING Communication
The beginning of a theme. It can be a play, pictures or workshops. We try to provoke the pupils.
Theme - walk through Main thread Provocation Pupils and teachers discuss Evaluation of the provocation Learning (teachers and pupils) Project work ___ ______
Brainstorming in the classroom • Whathave the pupilsexperienced? We talk abouttheirthoughts and questions. • What has arousedtheircuriosity? Whatdotheywant to learnmoreabout.
The main thread – the work in different subjects • The content of our teaching is based on the pupils’ wishes within the given theme, but it is of course related to the goals in the curriculum, the course plans and the national education plan! • To ensure that the purpose of the work is as clear as possible, we hand out documents about the goals in the different subjects.
Goals in Swedish.We describe the goals from the curriculum and how the pupils will achieve them.
Projectwork/study • The purpose is that the pupils, based on their interests, should have a possibility to deepen their knowledge by doing a special project. • We break the normal timetable and let the pupils work with one chosen project. Normally for two weeks half the days. • The pupils in years 6-11 work in workshops in mixed groups. The teachers that work with the after school activities are very much involved in the workshops The pupils are also trained to • assume responsibility • conduct study visits and interviews • use new techniques for presentation • cooperate with other pupils, both their classmates and others.
TheachersPlanning Background Questions for discussion The start Documentation Projectstudy Presentation/report The Final Theme suggestions- Your own research Presentation of different ideas Wedecide Main goals Subjectgroups
Project work Main thread Presentation The Final evaluations
Frequently asked questions (FAQ’s) • We try to work with smaller groups of pupils • We offer help with homeworks one afternoon a week after school • We offer school during holidays for those pupils who needs extra help • From year 6 the pupils can choose to study languages such as German, French and Spanish • The pupils who needs extra help to reach their goals in English and/or Swedish can choose to study those subjects togehter with their ordinary lessons in English and Swedish.
