3.5 Učenje in ocenjevanje

Beanstalk, a Children’s Literature Charity in England, was founded in 1973. Working closely with partner schools, they recruit, train and support volunteers to provide reading support for children between ages 3 and 13
The volunteers work one-to-one with children (with each volunteer working with one to three children), coming to the school for three hours each week over the course of a school year. To help build the child’s confidence and create trust, they may read, play and talk with the children. The Beanstalk book box is an important resource with appropriate books and games
Volunteers are asked to make a commitment to work with children for a full school year. Over time, the volunteer and the child build a trusting relationship, and the volunteer is able to learn more about the challenges children experience as they are learning.
The Charity currently reaches approximately 11,000 children across England annually.

Cilj projekta Raising the Achievement of All Learners in Inclusive Education (RA) je bil zagotoviti dokaze o učinkovitih ukrepih za izboljševanje dosežkov ter krepitvi zmogljivosti šol in skupnosti za vključevanje in podporo vsem učencem.

Dannewerkschule Schleswig, Germany is a comprehensive lower secondary school offering grades 5-10, a quarter of which have a migratory background and learning German as a second language. The school aims to be a place of learning where students with different talents and personalities are welcome and can use a wide blend of learning environments and tools.

Essunga, a Swedish municipality, transformed the ranking of its schools from the bottom to the top of the national school league tables between 2007 to the top in 2010. Essunga has three elementary schools and one lower secondary school (grades 6-9). With 5,500 citizens, it is one of the smallest municipalities in the country. The increase in levels of achievement is attributed to a research-based approach of inclusive education. For years, the three elementary schools in Essunga had consistently experienced low educational levels. An increasing number of students were refugees or in “family placements”. In 2007, only 76% of students were eligible for upper secondary school and 20% of these were placed in special education classes. These results compelled political and school leaders and school staff to identify targeted measures to address these challenges. The municipality focused on interventions at school and in the local community to prevent school absence and increase attendance.

Cilj projekta E-EVALINTO je spodbujati vrstniško mentorstvo za zmanjšanje zgodnjega opuščanja šolanja med učenci migranti in priznati vrednost medkulturnosti ter razviti okvir IKT za ocenjevanje, upravljanje in razvoj dejavnosti v medkulturnem okolju. Projekt, ki ga financira program Erasmus+, se osredotoča na procese odločanja in prepoznavanje različnih vzorcev v analiziranih situacijah.

In the school year 2015/16 the Schulzentrum Ybbs (a school center consisting of three vocational upper secondary schools) introduced a concept called IndY, which involves that 20% of the teaching time is intended for individualized learning. IndY aims at improving students’ expertise, motivation, self-responsibility, self-management, collaborative skills, emotional intelligence and learning methods.

Filozofija šole v zvezi s poučevanjem in učenjem se osredotoča na aktivno razumevanje učnega procesa in sodelovanje v njem s strani učencev. Učni načrt šole temelji na načelih napredovanja in skladnosti.
„The Bridge“ je ena od ključnih inovativnih praks, ki se izvajajo v šolah. Vključuje inovacije na področju učnih načrtov za zagotavljanje spodbudnega in podpornega učnega okolja za učence, ki se pri 11 letih vpišejo v srednjo šolo. Poučevanje temelji na projektih, izvajajo pa ga skupine učiteljev z različnih področij učnega načrta, kar učencem omogoča, da sodelujejo z majhnim številom učiteljev in si prizadevajo za dosego jasno določenih in skladnih učnih ciljev. Pet načel, na katerih temelji praksa Bridge, so: dosežek, pripadnost, praznovanje, disciplina in obogatitev. Učencem je v celotnem obdobju šolanja in po njem omogočeno neodvisno učenje. Sistem nagrajevanja učencem omogoča, da pridobivajo točke za nagrade ob koncu leta.

The Joaquim Ruyra Elementary School is located in a disadvantaged suburban district of Barcelona. In the 2016-2017 school year, 92% students were immigrants representing 28 different nationalities (including Pakistan, Morocco, Georgia, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, the Philippines, China, Bangladesh, Senegal, and the USA) or from minority background (Romani). The school has a 40% mobility rate.  

National and international press have referred to the school as the miracle school as it had achieved academic outcomes above the average in the Catalan standardised tests, outperforming elite schools in the Catalonia region.

All classes in the school feature group work 40% to 60% of the time. The groups mix students of different abilities, genders and nationalities.  The small groups are designed to ensure that no one is left out, and students are encouraged to participate actively.  Each group is facilitated by an adult (e.g. a classroom assistants, a parent).  Psychologists and special education teachers may also work in the classrooms, and they support volunteer parents, teachers and the students.  The extra support and student interaction are considered as essential for supporting and reinforcing children’s learning. 

Manchester Communication Academy (MCA) works to improve outcomes for children, families and the community. This secondary academy opened in 2010 to serve one of the most disadvantaged inner-city neighbourhoods in England. From the outset, the academy’s sponsor, a large employer in the city, wanted the school to help to contribute to a vibrant and sustainable neighbourhood, and committed to addressing the many inter-related economic, social and physical challenges which characterise the neighbourhood. This mission has directly shaped the academy programme, which places equal importance on ‘teaching and learning’ and ‘social investment’. The school’s social investment department is a highly distinctive feature of its overall strategy for addressing the impacts of disadvantage on young people’s education and wider life chances.