Wit-Rusland

• Maatschappijleer
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

 A day of Education at 

"Het Noordik"

This workshop

• Introduction of our school
• Start of the day: Meeting
• Coaching hour
• Specializations 
• Triangular conversations
• Student council
• Special needs care
• Sports
• School parties
  

Introduction 

• The goal of this workshop
  
• Background of the students
• Years at our school
  

What were the teachers in the movie doing?

1. Tasting coffee
2. Developing learning materials
3. Answering their mail
4. Having their daily morning meeting

Starting a day: Morning meeting

• When: Started in 2016
• Who: Every teacher in his / her own team
• What: -Opening
                 -Announcements
                 -Questions
                 -Student discussions
• Why: -Fast news
               -Closer team
               -Continuous process 
  

What are the activities during "coaching hour"?

Coaching hour

• Who: Every teacher 
• When: Every day directly after morning meeting
• Where: Their own classroom, with their own teachers
• What: -Start of the day
                 -Making a plan for the day based on their priorities
• Why: More responsibility 
  

Specializations

• Class 1 & 2: -Subjects: From a lot to just a few subjects 
                            -End of class 2: Choosing their specialization
• Why: Preparing for "Profession Focused Education" in class 3/4
• What: 1. Service & Products (sports, design)
                 2. Healthcare (healthcare, cooking)
                 3. Economics (customer relations, accounting)
                 4. Building, Living & Interior (building, painting)
                 5. Producing, Installing & Energy (installation, electric technology)
  

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Who is supposed to lead the conversation in the "triangular conversation"?

1. The teacher
2. The parent
3. The student
4. All of them at once

Triangular conversations

• When: -First time class 1
                  -Questionnaire
  
• Why: -Student in charge
               -Teacher as a coach
  
• What: -Questionnaire at home
                 -Examples of questions
  

What does the student
council do?

Student council

• Who: -Students, 4 times a year
               -At their own initiative (choosing: own agenda, president, members)
  
• What: -Daily affairs (school parties, extra seats, christmas dinner)
                 -Suggestions changing rules
  

What room did we just see?

1. A normal classroom
2. Self study club
3. Special Needs Care
4. All of the above

Special needs care

• Why: -Diversity in background/home-environment of students
               -Most important task
               -Deliberation with multiple parties 
• What: -Social welbeing
                 -Extra help with educational needs
                 -Traning for exam fear
                 -And so forth
  

Why is the teacher in the video shouting continuously?

1. He had a bad night
2. He was hungry
3. His students have to use the best technique
4. He plays professional volleyball himself

Sports

• What: -Class 1/2
                 -Class 3/4
                 -Extra sporty students
                 -Extra activites 
  

Which school party did we just see?

1. Fright Night
2. Christmas party
3. Summer party
4. New Year eve's party

School parties

• Who: Students & teachers
  
• What: -3 every school year 
                 -Theme based (Fright Night, Christmas, Summer)
  
• Why: Getting acquainted in an informal way
  

What I have learned about a day of education at Noordik

Thank you for your attention