Tatjana Pešić Ilijaš

IZVJEŠTAJ S  TEACHING  ASSIGNMENTA  U  ISTITUTU  COMPRENSIVO

G. BERTACCHI – SCUOLA PRIMARIA – BUSTO ARSIZIO - ITALY

                       (24. veljače do 28. veljače, 2025. godine)

Zovem se Tatjana Pešić Ilijaš i radim u Osnovnoj školi Pantovčak u Zagrebu kao diplomirana učiteljica razredne nastave. Imam 38 godina radnog iskustva u učiteljskom zvanju. U školi vodim i Dramsku grupu te s učenicima pripremam priredbe za sve značajne datume i prigode.

U sklopu projekta „Inquiry Learning“ bila sam na Teaching assignmentu u Istitutu Comprensivo G. Bertacchi, Scuola Primaria u gradu Busto Arsizio. Suradnja i moj dolazak u školu dogovoren je tijekom školske godine, a rezultat je kontakta koje su ostvarile kolegice iz moje škole, koje su u prethodnom projektu, u toj školi bile na
job shadowingu.

Željela sam ponoviti iskustvo oblika usavršavanja teaching assignmenta jer on donosi profesionalno zadovoljstvo nakon postignutih ishoda te iz svoje dugogodišnje prakse u radu u nastavi, uvidjeti koliko uspješno mogu prenijeti sadržaje učenicima u drugoj školi, u drugoj državi. Dodatni je izazov bio što sam cjelokupno predavanje i radionice vodila na talijanskom jeziku kojim vladam. Isto tako uvijek je dragocjeno usporediti i izmijeniti iskustva s europskim kolegama o radu s djecom s posebnim potrebama jer u svojoj praksi imam i ta iskustva.

Tema Projekta „Inquiry learning“ vrlo je zahvalna, a susjedne države, Hrvatsku i Italiju svakako povezuju zajedničke ekološke akcije što je i bila tema jedne od mojih radionica. U radu sa svojim učenicima puno aktivnosti provodim na temu razvoja socijalnih vještina te razvoja samopouzdanja pa sam za ovaj teaching assignment pripremila radionice kojima je to cilj. Bilo je izvrsno vidjeti kako su djeca bila motivirana, aktivna tijekom rada i kako vlada ugodno ozračje u razrednim odjelima u kojima sam održala planiranu nastavu.

ISHODI:

             - Upoznati glavni grad Hrvatske, Zagreb i na interaktivan način zapamtiti
              zanimljivosti

-        Naučiti koje su zaštićene životinjske vrste u Jadranskom moru, ciklus njihovog života i način prehrane

-        Spoznati koji su postupci ispravni za vlastito sudjelovanje u zaštiti životinjskih vrsta; osvijestiti važnost ekoloških akcija

-        Razvoj socijalnih vještina kod učenika i upućivanje na pozitivne misli i komunikaciju s vršnjacima

-        Utjecaj na razvoj emocionalne inteligencije na način da učenici prepoznaju svoje potrebe i osjećaje te ih znaju izraziti

-        Prepoznavanje situacije i osjećaje koje u njima izazivaju ugodu ili neugodu

-        Naučiti kako je potrebno uvažavati osjećaje drugih ljudi

-        Prihvaćati i poštivati različitosti među učenicima

My name is Tatjana Pešić Ilijaš and I work at the Pantovčak Primary School in Zagreb as a graduated primary teacher. I have 38 years of work experience in the teaching profession. I also lead the Drama Group at the school and prepare performances with students for all important dates and occasions at the school.

As part of the "Inquiry learning" project, I was on a Teaching assignment at the Istituto Comprensivo G. Bertacchi, Scuola Primaria in the city of Busto Arsizio. The cooperation and my arrival at the school were arranged during the school year and are the result of contacts made by colleagues from my school, who were job shadowing at that school in the previous project.

I wanted to repeat the experience of the teaching assignment form of training because it brings professional satisfaction after the achieved results and from my many years of teaching practice, to see how successfully I can convey the content to students in another school, in another country. An additional challenge was that I led the entire lecture and workshops in Italian, which I speak. It is also always valuable to compare and exchange experiences with European colleagues about working with children with special needs, because I also have these experiences in my own practice.

The topic of the Project "Inquiry learning" is very rewarding, and the neighboring countries, Croatia and Italy, are certainly connected by joint ecological actions, which was the topic of one of my workshops. In my work with my students, I carry out a lot of activities on the topic of developing social skills and self-confidence, so for this teaching assignment I prepared workshops with this goal. It was great to see how motivated and active the children were during their work, and how there was a pleasant atmosphere in the classrooms where I held the planned lessons.

OUTCOMES:

- Get to know the capital of Croatia, Zagreb, and memorize interesting    facts in an    interactive way

- Learn which animal species are protected in the Adriatic Sea, their life cycle

- Learn what actions are correct for one's own participation in the protection of animal species; raise awareness of the importance of ecological actions

- Develop social skills in students and encourage positive thoughts and communication with peers

- Influence the development of emotional intelligence in a way that students recognize their needs and feelings and know how to express them

- Recognize situations and feelings that cause them pleasure or discomfort

- Learn how to respect other people's feelings

- Accept and respect differences among students

1. dan – Ponedjeljak, 24.2.2025.

Moj prvi radni dan u školi započeo je u 12.15 h kada sam se upoznala s kolegicom Ceciliom Grossoni i njenim 4. A razredom. Započeli smo sa slobodnim vremenom kojeg oni imaju između prijepodnevne i popodnevne nastave, za vrijeme kojeg imaju ručak i slobodne igre na školskom igralištu. Bila je to prilika da upoznam učenike, a s kolegicom već izmijenim iskustva i započnemo rad. Razgovarale smo o njihovoj organizaciji cjelodnevne nastave. Kolegica Cecilia predaje Talijanski jezik, Engleski jezik i Likovnu kulturu u dva četvrta razreda.

Nakon slobodnog vremena, po već ranije dogovoreno rasporedu,  u 4. A sam održala prezentaciju o Zagrebu, a nakon toga kviz. Učenici su, tijekom moje prezentacije, upoznali naš glavni grad te nakon toga imali priliku pokazati koliko su zapamtili. Bili su vrlo zainteresirani, a samu su prezentaciju pratili vrlo pozorno te imali niz pitanja. Nakon tih aktivnosti, s učenicima sam odigrala igru „Atomi“ koja je odlično prihvaćena jer su svi učenici bili angažirani i morali surađivati kako bi se ostvario cilj igre. Nakon igre smo analizirali kako smo ostvarili cilj i spoznaja je bila kako je važno razvijati međusobnu suradnju i zajedništvo u igri. Učenici su bili vrlo aktivni, a dojmovi, koje su poslije izrazili, bili su vrlo pozitivni. S učenicima sam provela i radionicu za razvoj samopouzdanja „Što drugi misle o meni? - To sam ja!“.

Day 1 – Monday, February 24, 2025.

My first working day at school began at 12.15 pm when I met my colleague Cecilia Grossoni and her 4th A class. We started with the free time they have between morning and afternoon classes, during which they have lunch and free games on the school playground. It was an opportunity to get to know the students, and to exchange experiences with my colleague and start working. We talked about their organization of full-day classes. My colleague Cecilia teaches Italian, English and Art in two fourth grades. After free time, according to the previously agreed schedule, I gave a presentation about Zagreb in 4th A, followed by a quiz. During my presentation, the students got to know our capital city and then had the opportunity to show how much they remembered. They were very interested, and they followed the presentation very carefully and had several questions. After these activities, I played the game “Atoms” with the students, which was very well received because all the students were engaged and had to cooperate to achieve the goal of the game. After the game, we analyzed how we achieved the goal and realized how important it is to develop cooperation and togetherness in the game. The students were very active, and the impressions they expressed afterwards were very positive. I also conducted a workshop with the students to develop self-confidence "What do others think of me? - That's me!".

2. dan – Utorak, 25.2.2025.

Drugi radni dan započeo je u 10.15 h i taj sam dan bila u drugom četvrtom razredu kojem predaje kolegica Cecilica. U dogovoru s kolegicom i u 4. B razredu sam održala prezentaciju o Zagrebu te provela kviz. Učenici tog razreda jednako su pozitivno reagirali na prezentaciju, bili vrlo zainteresirani i željeli postavljati mnoga pitanja. U veselom i radnom ozračju prošao je i taj sat. Nakon toga imali sam radionicu za razvoj samopouzdanja – „Što drugi misle o meni? - To sam ja!“. Učenici su kao uvodnu aktivnost imali vježbe opuštanja, a zatim igru za stvaranje pozitivnog ozračja i zajedništva (osjećaj – pokret - ime). Glavna je aktivnost bila da, nakon što se analiziraju koje su dobre, a koje loše osobine, učenici na papiru na kojem je ogledalo napišu svoje ime te rečenicu : To sam ja...

Upute su bile da smo u krugu, te da na moj znak koji je kratko brojanje: 1, 2, 3 ... učeniku s desna svatko doda svoj papir. To se ponavlja dok svi učenici ne napišu svakom učeniku po jednu lijepu osobinu. Naglasila sam da moraju istaknuti lijepu osobinu, onu koja im je najvažnija kod te osobe.

Učenici su vrlo ozbiljno prihvatili zadatak, izveli ga do kraja, a zatim vrlo pažljivo i emotivno čitali što su im vršnjaci napisali. Bilo je vidljivo kako se stvorio osjećaj zadovoljstva kada su vidjeli sve dobre osobine koje se odnose na njih.

Nakon nastave, družila sam se s učenicima i učiteljicama i tijekom pauze za ručak te slobodnog vremena.

Day 2 – Tuesday, February 25, 2025

The second working day began at 10:15 a.m. and that day I was in the second fourth grade taught by my colleague Cecilia. In agreement with my colleague, I also gave a presentation about Zagreb in the 4th B grade and conducted a quiz. The students in that class reacted equally positively to the presentation, were very interested and wanted to ask many questions. The class passed in a cheerful and working atmosphere. After that, I had a workshop for developing self-confidence – “What do others think of me? - That's me!”. As an introductory activity, the students had relaxation exercises, and then a game to create a positive atmosphere and togetherness (feeling - movement - name). The main activity was that, after analyzing which qualities were good and which were bad, the students wrote their names and the sentence on the paper with the mirror on it: This is me...

The instructions were that we were in a circle, and that on my signal, which was a short count: 1, 2, 3 ... everyone should give their paper to the student on the right. This was repeated until all the students had written one nice quality for each student. I emphasized that they had to highlight the nice quality, the one that was most important to them in that person.

The students took the task very seriously, completed it to the end, and then read very carefully and emotionally what their peers had written. It was obvious how they felt a sense of satisfaction when they saw all the good qualities that applied to them.

After class, I socialized with the students and teachers during lunch breaks and free time.

3. dan – Srijeda, 26.2.2025.

Treći radni dan započeo je već prvim satom u 8.15 h te sam dva sata bila s učenicima 4. b razreda, a tema je bila radionica za razvoj socijalnih vještina „Memento prijateljstva“. Uvodna je aktivnost bila igra s kockom na kojoj su bili napisani osjećaji: ljutnja, sram, tuga, sreća, strah, zabrinutost. Sjeli smo u krug i zadatak je bio, da svatko od učenika, baci kocku, a osjećaj koji mu se okrenuo, prikaže pokretom, riječju ili uzvikom. Bilo je vrlo zanimljivo vidjeti kako učenici savjesno i uživljeno realiziraju zadatak. Na ploči napisani osjećaji, bili su podijeljeni u dvije skupine: ugodne emocije i neugodne emocije te je uslijedila rasprava u kojoj se analiziralo kako su sve te emocije prisutne i kako se s njima nosimo. Učenici su aktivno sudjelovali u raspravi i iznosili vlastite primjere.

Toga sam dana s učenicima i kolegicom Ceciliom obišla i školu te vidjela njihov prostor i učionice za rad s djecom s posebnim potrebama, knjižnicu, laboratorij, učionicu za likovnu kulturu, glazbeni kulturu te za tjelesni. Škola je opremljena i električnom rampom za invalide za kretanje po katovima. U školi je u tijeku Projekt u miru te su hodnici i učionice prigodno obilježene likovnim radovima, zajedničkim plakatima i porukama o važnosti mira.

Day 3 – Wednesday, February 26, 2025

The third working day started with the first class at 8:15 a.m. and I was with the students of grade 4b for two hours, and the topic was the workshop for the development of social skills "Memento of friendship". The introductory activity was a game with dice on which feelings were written: anger, shame, sadness, happiness, fear, worry. We sat in a circle and the task was for each student to roll the dice and show the feeling that came up with a movement, word or exclamation. It was very interesting to see how the students conscientiously and enthusiastically completed the task. The feelings written on the board were divided into two groups: pleasant emotions and unpleasant emotions, and a discussion followed in which they analyzed how all these emotions are present and how we deal with them. The students actively participated in the discussion and presented their own examples.

That day, I toured the school with the students and my colleague Cecilia and saw their space and classrooms for working with children with special needs, the library, the laboratory, the classroom for art, music and physical education. The school is also equipped with an electric ramp for the disabled to move around the floors. The school is currently running a Project in Peace, and the hallways and classrooms are marked with art works, joint posters and messages about the importance of peace.

4. dan – Četvrtak, 27.2.2025.

I četvrti radni dan započela sam u 8:15 h, a na redu je bila radionica „Život morskih kornjača u Jadranskom moru – zaštićene životinje“ koja je uključivala prezentaciju i video-materijal. U uvodu smo na zemljovidu promatrali susjedne države Hrvatsku i Italiju te prirodnu granicu koju čini Jadransko more. Naše susjedne zemlje partneri su u ekološkim akcijama, a jedna od njih se odnosi na zaštićene životinjske vrste u Jadranskom moru. Tijekom prezentacije učenici su upoznali koje vrste morskih kornjača žive u Jadranskom moru, njihovu građu i prilagodbu, životni ciklus i razmnožavanje te opasnosti kojima su izložene. Učenici su spoznali i kojim vlastitim postupcima i djelovanjem mogu doprinijeti zaštiti ugrožene životinjske vrste. Učenici su s pozornošću pratili pripremljene sadržaje, bili vrlo zainteresirani, a pokazali i koliko znaju o toj temi. Aktivno su sudjelovali mnogobrojnim pitanjima, posebno nakon prikazanog video materijala koji sam pripremila u suradnji s Hrvatskim prirodoslovnim muzejom.  Završna aktivnost bila je nastavni listić na kojem je trebalo složiti pravilnim redoslijedom životni ciklus morske kornjače.Nakon provedene nastave, upoznala sam se s ravnateljicom škole prof. Graziom Magazzu, zahvalila joj dobrodošlici u školi i izrazila svoje zadovoljstvo tako lijepom suradnjom.

Day 4 – Thursday, February 27, 2025

I started the fourth working day at 8:15 a.m., and the next workshop was “The Life of Sea Turtles in the Adriatic Sea – Protected Animals,” which included a presentation and video material. In the introduction, we looked at the neighboring countries of Croatia and Italy on the map and the natural border formed by the Adriatic Sea. Our neighboring countries are partners in environmental actions, one of which relates to protected animal species in the Adriatic Sea. During the presentation, the students learned about the species of sea turtles that live in the Adriatic Sea, their structure and adaptation, life cycle and reproduction, and the dangers they are exposed to. The students also learned about the actions and actions they can take to protect endangered animal species. The students followed the prepared content with attention, were very interested, and showed how much they know about the topic. They actively participated with numerous questions, especially after the video material that I prepared in cooperation with the Croatian Museum of Natural History. The final activity was a worksheet on which the life cycle of a sea turtle had to be arranged in the correct order.

After the lesson, I met the school principal, prof. Grazia Magazzu, thanked her for welcoming me to the school, and expressed my satisfaction with such a wonderful collaboration.

5. dan - Petak, 28.2.2025.

Posljednji radni dan počeo je u popodnevnoj smjeni, u 14.15 h. Održala sam dva nastavna sata: Radionicu za razvoj socijalnih vještina „Poštujemo svoje osjećaje i osjećaje drugih“ i likovnu radionicu, nastavno na jučerašnje predavanje o morskim kornjačama. S učenicima 4. B sam ponovila igru „Atomi“ koja im je tijekom tjedna bila jedna od najdražih te vježbe za opuštanje, a središnja aktivnost uključivala je izražavanje vlastitih doživljaja i povezivanje s osjećajima kao i načine kako postupamo u situacijama kada se nosimo s neugodnim osjećajima i tko nam može pomoći. Učenici su rado iznosili svoja razmišljanja, a navodili niz svojih primjera i načine kako postupaju kada im je potrebna pomoć u svladavanju neugodnih emocija. Zaključili smo na kraju kako je važno poštivati svoje osjećaje i osjećaje drugih ljudi. Na likovnoj su radionici nacrtali, prema opisu, morsku kornjaču, a na taj smo način i ponovili građu tijela kornjače. Učenicima je bilo i zanimljivo čuti nazive dijelova tijela na hrvatskom jeziku.

Nakon nastave, vrlo emotivno sam se pozdravila s učenicima i kolegicama. Zahvalila sam im na dobrodošlici i rekla kako mi je radni tjedan kod njih bilo jako lijepo iskustvo te da sam uživala u druženju i radu. Učenicima sam uputila veliku pohvalu za aktivnost, a kolegicama na suradnji. Učenici su tada i meni zahvalili na svim prezentacijama i aktivnostima tijekom tjedna te izrazili veliko zadovoljstvo što su u tome sudjelovali. Rekli su mi kako su puno toga naučili i to na zabavan način i da ću im nedostajati. Pozvala sam kolegice da u sklopu svog Projekta dođu u našu školu na job shadowing ili teaching assignment jer se nadam da ćemo nastaviti ovako uspješnu suradnju.

Day 5 - Friday, February 28, 2025

The last working day began in the afternoon shift, at 2:15 p.m. I held two classes: a workshop for the development of social skills "We respect our feelings and the feelings of others" and an art workshop, following yesterday's lecture on sea turtles. With the students of 4. B, I repeated the game "Atoms", which was one of their favorites during the week, and relaxation exercises, and the central activity included expressing our own experiences and connecting with feelings, as well as ways to act in situations when we deal with unpleasant feelings and who can help us. The students were happy to express their thoughts and gave several of their own examples and ways to act when they need help in overcoming unpleasant emotions. We concluded that it is important to respect our own feelings and the feelings of other people. At the art workshop, they drew a sea turtle according to the description, and in this way, we repeated the structure of the turtle's body. It was also interesting for the students to hear the names of the body parts in Croatian.

After class, I said goodbye to the students and colleagues in a very emotional way. I thanked them for the welcome and said that my working week with them had been a very nice experience and that I had enjoyed the company and work. I highly praised the students for their activity, and my colleagues for their cooperation. The students then thanked me for all the presentations and activities during the week and expressed great satisfaction that they had participated in it. They told me that they learned a lot in a fun way and that they would miss me. I invited my colleagues to come to our school for a job shadowing or teaching assignment as part of their Project because I hope that we will continue this successful collaboration.

Tatjana Pešić Ilijaš – Teaching Assignment u projektu „Inquiry Learning“

U sklopu projekta „Inquiry Learning“ bila sam na Teaching assignmentu u Istitutu Comprensivo G. Bertacchi, Scuola Primaria u gradu Busto Arsizio od 24. veljače do 28. veljače, 2025. godine. Bio je to nastavak suradnje sa osnovnom školom iz zemlje partnera Italije budući da su moje kolegice, godinu prije, u toj školi bile na job shadowingu.

Kao način sudjelovanja u Projektu ponovno sam odabrala teaching assignment.
Prethodno iskustvo bilo je također u Italiji, u osnovnoj školi. Kako vladam talijanskim jezikom, bila je to prilika za daljnje razvijanje  jezične kompetencije na stranom jeziku, a kako sam svojim dugogodišnjim učiteljskim stažem stekla puno iskustava u radu s djecom, bila je to prava motivacija, ali i izazov pokazati učiteljske vještine u novoj sredini. Nastavu sam održala s učenicima 4. a i 4. b razreda, tijekom rada s učenicima komunicirala na talijanskom jeziku, a s kolegicama na talijanskom i engleskom jeziku.

Održala sam 10 nastavnih sati. Prezentaciju o našem glavnom gradu i kviz održala su u oba razredna odjela, kao i radionicu za razvoj samopouzdanja „Što drugi misle o meni? – To sam ja!“. Održala sam radionicu „Life of European Sea Turtle“ i nastavno na tu temu i likovnu radionicu crtanja i oblikovanja morske kornjače. Provela sam i radionicu za razvoj socijalnih vještina „Poštujem svoje osjećaje i osjećaje drugih“ te radionicu na temu „Memento prijateljstva“.

Teme su u cijelosti obuhvatile ishode Projekta i bila je to primjena sadržaja kroz praktične radove.  Učenici su motivirano i aktivno sudjelovali u svim oblicima rada koje sam pripremila i provela na satovima. S učenicima sam ostvarila vrlo uspješnu interakciju. U osvrtu na moj rad, i moji su domaćini istaknuli kako sam uspješno motivirala učenike.

Učiteljica domaćin bila mi je Cecilia Grossoni, a ravnateljica Istituta prof. Grazia Magazzu, i drugi učitelji i učiteljice iz škole, uz srdačnu dobrodošlicu, u kojoj je vrlo pozitivno ozračje, pružili su mi priliku za međusobnu suradnju, razmjenu iskustava o radu i zajedničko druženje tijekom radnog tjedna. Uočila sam i njihov stručan i human individualizirani pristup učenicima s posebnim potrebama kojih je znatan broj u školi.

Moja ocjena za sudjelovanju u projektu u obliku rada Teaching Assignment-a.

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Tatjana Pešić Ilijaš – Teaching Assignment in the “Inquiry Learning” Project

As part of the “Inquiry Learning” project, I was on a Teaching Assignment at the Istituto Comprensivo G. Bertacchi, Scuola Primaria in the city of Busto Arsizio from February 24 to February 28, 2025. It was a continuation of cooperation with an elementary school from the partner country of Italy, since my colleagues had been on job shadowing at that school the year before.

As a way of participating in the Project, I chose a teaching assignment again.

My previous experience was also in Italy, in an elementary school. Since I speak Italian, it was an opportunity to further develop my language competence in a foreign language, and since I have gained a lot of experience in working with children through my many years of teaching experience, it was a real motivation, but also a challenge to show my teaching skills in a new environment. I taught with students in grades 4.A and 4. B, and while working with students, I communicated in Italian, and with colleagues in Italian and English.

I held 10 teaching hours. A presentation about our capital city and a quiz were held in both classes, as well as a self-confidence development workshop "What do others think of me? - That's me!". I held the workshop "Life of European Sea Turtle" and taught on that topic and the art workshop of drawing and shaping a sea turtle. I also conducted a workshop for the development of social skills "I respect my feelings and the feelings of others" and a workshop on the topic "Memento of friendship".

The topics fully covered the outcomes of the Project, and it was the application of the content through practical work. The students were motivated and actively participated in all forms of work that I prepared and conducted in the lessons. I achieved very successful interaction with the students. In reviewing my work, my hosts also emphasized how successfully I motivated the students.

My host teacher was Cecilia Grossoni, and the director of the Institute was Prof. Grazia Magazzu, and other teachers from the school, with a warm welcome, in which there is a very positive atmosphere, gave me the opportunity to cooperate with each other, exchange work experiences and socialize together during the working week. I also noticed their professional and humane individualized approach to students with special needs, of which there are a significant number at the school.

My grade for participation in the Project in the form of a Teaching Assignment.

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