al bayan educational complex high school – university how to fill in the gap prepare students for...
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Al Bayan Educational Complex
High school – UniversityHow to fill in the gap
Prepare students for a smooth transition
Dr. Lorenza Innocenti
CAS coordinator
IB teacher English A2 and ToK
What students needSkills and Competencies
Help to find out personal learning style How to take notes Writing and reading skills Research skills Presentation skills Critical thinking Time management
What students needSkills and Competencies
Leadership skills Communication skills Public speaking Ability to connect knowledge domains Problem solving Analytical skills
What students needBehavioural Changes
Learn to avoid culture shock/culture clash
Academic Culture Don’t be excessive mark-oriented, work
for learning not for marks Different ways of learning Number of studying hours
What students needBehavioural Changes
Don’t procrastinate /psychology of procrastination
Punctuality Meet deadlines Planning
What teachers can do
Teaching/learning methodologies (Problem Based Learning, Debates)
Method of analysis Alternative evaluation strategies (Project
Based learning, portfolio) Building different teacher/students relation
(build trust and respect not fear)
Learning with pleasure (interesting material)
Survey students
PBL & DebateSkills/Competencies
Methods of analysis
Evaluation
Subject mastery
EI
Link knowledge domains
Creativity
Comprehensive Evaluation
Project-Based
learningPortfolio
What school can do
High school teachers are formed and used as “master learner” to teach university courses in summer programs
College students teach some lessons on their current topics
College students help high school students as mentor protégée pairs
College and high school teachers review academic performance of students
What school can do
School counselors meet/work/survey freshmen
High school and university teachers cooperate to identify critical subject matter knowledge, core concepts and pedagogical strategies and in summer programmes
What policy makers can do
A smooth transition
Al Bayan Educational Complex
Thank you