THE ACTIVITIES OF QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAMS

BY DIMEM

FEIGHT

THE PROJECT- FEIGHT( THE 8 SOLUTIONS FOR FIGHTING EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING IN VET) AIMS TO FIND WAYS TO REDUCE EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS.EACH PARTNER IN THE PROJECT HAS SOME DUTIES TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL.

WE WORK WITH 3 VET SCHOOLS IN OUR TOWN. THE NAMES OF THE SCHOOLS ARE:

1)DENIZYILDIZLARI TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL2)ASLAN CIMENTO TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL3)IMKB VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

WE HAD MEETINGS WITH ALL THESE SCHOOLS TO INFORM THEM ABOUT OUR PROJECT AND PROJECT ACTIVITIES. WE FORMED QUALITIY ASURANCE TEAMS IN EACH SCHOOL. WE TOLD THEM ABOUT THEIR DUTIES THROUGH THE PROJECT.

HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE ACTIVITIES THEY HAVE CARRIED OUT SO FAR:

DENIZYILDIZLARI TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

The topic of the lesson is ‘How to decrease energy consumption?’.The class consists of 24 students in the 9th grades .

• The teacher presents the topic and gives some information.

• The students discuss with the teacher what to do to reduce energy consumption.

• Then the teacher puts the students in groups of four taking into consideration their intelligence types. (tries to include different intelligence types in each group.)

• The teacher gives each group some colored pens/pencils and cardboards.

• She explains the activity to the groups.

• On the next step, each group has to prepare a poster with pictures and slogans on a topic of decreasing energy consumption.

• After they prepare their posters with contribution of the each member in the group, they create some chants for their posters.

• On the final step, the students present their posters with the chants they create in front of other group members and the teacher. The activity ends up when each group introduces their work.

The posters of the students are hanged on the notice boards at school so that the other students and teachers could see their work.

ASLAN CIMENTO TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Ten students in Printing/Design Department come together to design a business card for the manager of the zoo in the region.

•The topic of the activity is introduced to the students.•All students who are involved in the activity are taken

to the zoo whose manager would use the business card.•The students interview with the manager; learn his

needs, expectations and preferences about the card.•The students learn for what purpose he will use the

card.•The students learn more about the history of the zoo.

After the interview, the students take a trip in the zoo and spend some time around to feel the atmosphere and to understand what represents a zoo, what symbolizes a

zoo…

•On the following day, each student design a business card based on her/his observation and information that they get during their visit in the zoo.

•When they finish designing the business cards, they print them.

•The students and their teacher visit the manager of the zoo again to show their designs.

•The students’ success is very high and appreciated. The manager is satisfied with the result.

•From the beginning till the end, the teacher acts as an observer and supporter after showing the students how to design a card.

IMKB VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

The students are in Maintanence and Repair Department. The aim of the lesson is to show how to use piston systems.

•The participants take their places to use their personal computers.

•The teacher presents the topic and show the students how to draw circuit of piston system with the help of computer and projector.

• Each student follow the teacher’s instructions step by step and they try to reach to the same product that has been created by the teacher.

• They must make individual draws/paintings by using their computer.

• After drawing the piston circuit on their computer, the teacher goes to the magnetic board to practice the activity of the system again.

• This step helps the students to develop another point of view to the same topic.

•On the next step, each student gets the original piston system equipment and apply what they have learnt with the help of this equipment.

•The learners cooperate with each other to connect the pieces of piston system.

•After each student has finished connecting the pieces, they try to apply their product on the application board.

•If the system operates effectively, this means that the student has succeeded in using piston systems.

•All students apply their product and see the result.•If they are all succeeded, this means that the lesson

has reached its aim.

As you see in all these good practise examples, if the teacher presents the lesson in a good way and makes students involve in the lessons actively, the result is satisfying for both the teacher and the students. Learning by doing is the best way to learn!

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