Secondary School Vaterstetten, GluckstraßeSupporting low achieving pupils

1. Conception

2. Resources Learning facilities Instruction materials and

methods Human resources

3. Projects 4. Optional subjects5. Practical training6. Whole day classes

Supporting low achieving pupils

1. Conception• „Lebensraum Schule“• Our school - a space for all

children to grow and learn

where a child can experience its strength and learn to get along with its weakness

where aims, rules and required skills are transparent

where children take an active part in school affairs

where parents and experts help to learn and understand

Supporting low achieving pupils

2. Resources

Learning facilities Classrooms Niches Special rooms Equipment Outdoor Practical training

Supporting low achieving pupils

2. Resources Learning facilities

Classroom management

Posters on the walls help to memorize themes and topics. Dictionaries and encyclopaedia help to find answers.

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Classroom management

The seating arrangement – Students with difficulties to concentrate are seated in a way to protect them from getting to much impulses by their comrades.

2. Resources Learning facilities

Students seated in the U can watch each other. The students in the front row can't.

view

board

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2. Resources Learning facilities

Niches to learnThe classroom isn‘t everything. There are places sometimes just corners where children can do their work alone or together with partners around the school.

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Lernwerkstatt

In the „Lernwerkstatt“ there is a lot of material for all grades. It helps students to learn individually on topics, to close gaps and help to understand.

2. Resources Learning facilities

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Special roomsFor the practical training there are special rooms like the kitchen, the computer room and the workshop.

2. Resources Learning facilities

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2. Resources Learning facilities

Outdoor

Visiting museums and experts at their working place help to get a better understanding of the context.

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2. Resources Learning facilities

Outdoor

Visiting firms to get an idea of what a certain profession has to cope with.

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2. Resources Learning facilities

Practical Training

Working with experts to learn about their profession at first hand…

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2. Resources Learning facilities

…and create s.th. for the schools benefit.

They made it: a closet for their classroom.

…a tippi for the backyard.

…new tiles for the school toilett.

Practical Training

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Wochenarbeitsplan für die Woche vom 16.10. bis 20.10. 2006

Lege diesen Plan in Dein Aufgabenheft. Diese Arbeiten sollst Du in der Wochenplanstunde erledigen. Überprüfe Deine Hefte, ob Du alle Verbesserungen erledigt hast! Hast Du an einem Tag gefehlt? Dann frage, was Du nacharbeiten kannst! Nimm dir für jedes Fach 15 Minuten Zeit!

1. Mathe

Übungsrunde für die Lernzielkontrolle am Freitag Buch S. 18 und 19

2. Deutsch Lektüre

Lies jeden Tag in Deiner Lektüre. Schreibe einen Satz aus dem Buch in dein Übungsheft. Der Satz muss Nomen (Namenwörter) und Adjektive (Eigenschaftswörter) enthalten. Unterstreiche in Deinem Satz die Nomen blau und die Adjektive grün.

3. Englisch

Übe die Englischvokabeln so, dass du die Bedeutung der Wörter kennst, sie aussprechen und richtig schreiben kannst. Übe auch die Sätze im Grammatikheft.

4. Freiarbeit Deutsch: Buch Seite 49 "Auf Schatzsuche" Trage den Text in das Deutsch-Übungsheft ein! Mathematik: Setze die Übungen des Wochenplanes fort! Benutze auch die Logico- und Spectrakarten. Trage dann im Heft ein, was Du bearbeitet hast!

Weekly learning plans

Students get their individualized learning plan. During the week there is special time to work on the topics. The intention is to close gaps and to have time to learn with special material.

e.g. 5th grade

2. Resources Instruction materials and methods

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Weekly learning plans

The plan lists pages of an exercise book to work on, work sheets or special materials as well as topics to repeat.

Wochenplan für die Woche vom 09.10. bis 13.10.06 Bearbeite deinen Wochenplan gründlich! Alle Arbeiten musst du bis Freitag, den 10.10.03 fertig haben!!!

1. Mathe

Kannst du das Einmaleins noch? Übe täglich 5 Minuten mit der Liste!

täglich

AB

Dezimalbrüche Das Bild wird nur dann richtig, wenn die Lösungen richtig sind!

Freitag

2. Deutsch AB

Lies den Text mehrmals, auch einmal laut! Beantworte die Fragen zum Text sorgsam!

Freitag

Einmaleinskopfrechentraining! Nimm die Zeit, wie lange du für die Aufgaben brauchst! 7 x 8 6 x 3 4 x 14 2 x 15 3 x 14 36 : 4 9 x 8 9 x 3 6 x 14 2 x 16 3 x 15 42 : 6 12 x 8 12 x 3 7 x 14 2 x 17 3 x 16 56 : 4 15 : 5 32 : 4 8 x 14 2 x 18 3 x 17 81 : 3 36 : 12 18 : 6 9 x 14 2 x 19 3 x 18 102 : 12 Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa

erledigen bis

Am Freitag muss spätestens der Rücklauf zettel in Sachen Duden da sein!!!

e.g. 7th grade

2. Resources Instruction materials and methods

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2. Resources Instruction materials and methods

teaching how to learn -• make the students aware of how learning is

working and why a method will help them to learn better

• especially helping to visualize the subject, using the capacity of both brain hemispheres (brain gym, using pictures, colours, rhyme and rhythm, relaxing methods…)

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organizing the work•homework, weekly working plans and open learning situations with different demands according to the abilities•basic exercises to help to close the gap•using concrete material to explain •getting information to a topic from several directions (history, art, German…)•individual tasks, individual time-frames•time for repetition again and again •using the time during open situations to help and instruct the low- achievers individually•no archiving of used work sheets to spare this time for learning

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Supporting the success•writing with a pencil to make corrections easier,

if the student wants to•give the opportunity to try out and realize what is

right and what is wrong•avoiding mistakes by offering help•emphasize the success•don’t mark to high a mistake

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•using exercise books without lines (after removing the line paper the entry looks good even the student isn’t able to write in lines accurately)

2. Resources Instruction materials and methods

•Let the students copying pictures instead of clueing a copy into the exercise book. That supports the

eye-hand-coordination.

Supporting the success

2. ResourcesHuman Resources

staff (teachers, prospective teachers, facility manager, caretaker)

parentsstudents probantsexternal expertsEverybody is doing his best to

support our students.

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Supporting low achieving pupils

3. ProjectsAssociated classes

Being responsible for younger children have a strong influence on the students. In the work with the associated classes they took up the responsibility for the younger one during meetings at school or during excursions. The younger one often adore the older students strengthening their self-confidence.

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3. Projects

Art

Art is a very important part to develop ones personality. The low achiever often show a big talent in arts but often don‘t value it. We help them to use and show their talent not only during lessons but also during projects.

•creating a logogram for our school

•give our wastepaper-baskets a better shape

•designing the school inside and outside

•designing the school during the seasons

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3. ProjectsBehaviour

Throughout the year there are special lessons where all grades get mixed to learn how to

behave in special situations: e.g. …when I have to enter an office

…when I have to ask for s.th.

…on the table / in the restaurant

…in confrontation with the other gender

…in an embarrassing situation

What will my image be in public if I behave like…?

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3. ProjectsPresentation

To learn to present oneself

•in the class by presenting the conclusion of a group work or a paper

•in front of the parents of ones class at special meetings

•in front of other classes and visitors as we call it “wir zeigens euch” (we show it to you)

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4. Optional subjects

Special lessons offer the opportunity to show other abilities as usually necessary:

•taking photos or making a film

•gardening and planting

•driving a mono-cycle or dancing

•using the workshop to create a work-piece of one’s own ideas

•organizing events for the other pupils (cinema, bowling, ice-skating…)

•running

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5. Practical trainingThroughout the year especially the upper grades (7 to 9) get a practical training for several days. The students choose what kind of business they want to explore. They themselves have to make contact to firms. Of course if necessary teachers help to find a place for the training.

There is also the possibility to volunteer for more practical training during holidays or after school.

The students can show what they are up to in the chosen business. Making a good impression these practical trainings often help to get an apprenticeship in spite of bad marks.

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6. Whole day classes

Since two years we can offer classes with lessons till afternoon. Here there is much more time to help children with learning deficiencies

•to close the gaps

•to develop their individuality

•to realise where the strength is

•to accept the weakness