2010年1月25日月曜日
ザンビアでの授業
ラベル: Studyについて, ZAMBIAについて, 島本 史也
2010年1月20日水曜日
ザンビアより
1月6日、約24時間の移動を経てザンビアに到着しました!!
今は首都のルサカのlodgeにいます。これから一ヶ月はルサカでの研修になります。その間に、任地訪問やホームステイ、語学訓練を受ける予定です。そして2月10日より赴任開始となります。ドキドキです!
そういえば、シマも食べました!日本でシマを食べた時は、正直・・・ザンビアで食べていけない・・・と思ってたのですが、こっちで食べてみると、すごくおいしくてびっくりしました!これからモリモリたべて、どんどん太る予感がします!
そんな感じで毎日本当に新鮮で、楽しんでます!
そして、先日ザンプロ隊員が集合して、山田さんの送別会+歓迎会が開かれました!!山田さんは私の前任であり、ザンプロ参加のきっかけを頂いた方でもあって、私にとって、とても縁深い方なんです。今回の後任の引き継ぎに関しても本当にお世話になっています。山田さんや皆さんに久しぶりにお会いして、本当に皆さんお変わりなくお元気で、でもザンビアで再会していることに不思議な感覚がしました。そんな会の中、色々話を聞くうちに、ザンビア事情含め本当に色々なことが分かりました(笑)やっぱり、先輩隊員って先輩です(笑) すごいですね~、見習わなきゃなと。そこで食べた中華の鍋もおいしかったし、本当に楽しい会になりました。
そして山田さん、2年間本当にお疲れ様でした!山田さんの後をしっかり引き継いで、私もこれからの活動が本当に有意義にできるよう頑張ります。ありがとうございました。
ラベル: Generalなお話, ZAMBIAについて, 原田 朋枝
Baba and Iwasaki Lab Members Challenged to Think Deeper and Differently
The winter season is on, with without snow, Baba lad members had a different way of starting 2010 after ending 2009 with a `Bonenkai `party. This time the members together with members from Prof. Iwasaki lab had brave the cold weather in order to attend an International Workshop of Mathematics Education at the
The renown international presenters where Prof. Nerida. F. Ellerton and Prof M.A. (Ken) Clemets a couple from
All the papers were interesting and inspiring to the participants as they offered opportunity for members to think deeper and differently. Prof Ellerton and Prof.Clements from USA presented two papers entitled The 5-R Model for Improving Pre-Service Teachers` Competence and Confidence in mathematics and another Hidden Weakness Inherent in `Apparently Excellent ` Lesson Plans for Mathematics Classes. While noting that, all the papers presented during the entire period were interesting, I would like to reflect on paper entitled co- presented the Professors from USA entitled Hidden Weakness Inherent in `Apparently Excellent ` Lesson Plans for Mathematics Classes. In their paper whose aim was to make the participants reflect on the proposition that the new territory in Mathematics education hides dangers. They argued that associated with all so –called `progress` are hidden dangers and it often takes many years for such to be indentified, neutralized or worked upon to advantage.
Their presentation showed the historical development of mathematics from the 12 centaury to date. Related to Japanese history of Mathematics education, the lesson study which seemed to them to be a perfect example was worth analyzing and the following questions were raised for the researchers to seriously reflect on as a way of indentifying hidden dangers;
1.Has there been much research on the effectiveness of Lesson Study in which randomized trials have been used and if so has this research generated data that can be satisfactorily analysed, so that strong generalisation can be reached?
2.Is there much Cognitive emptying in Japanese mathematics classroom? At which levels, and how do you know?
3.To what extent did Japan participate in New Math? Did
4.How did Japanese education authorities react to the findings that many Japanese schoolchildren did not like mathematics? What happened on this matter during the first decade of the twenty-first century?
5.Can you think of any (hidden) weaknesses associated with the wide-scale application of Lesson Study that time and experience are now revealing?
This is indeed a challenge for all of us to think deeper and differently.
ラベル: Banda Benson, Studyについて
2010年1月7日木曜日
Happy New Year
From 31st of December it started very cold in Japan . I think it’s colder than last few years. Anyway, New Year Day in Japan it’s a kind of big festival. Most of the Japanese people go back to their home town and spend few days together with parents and meet with relatives. Most of the shops and super markets are closed in Higashi Hiroshima.
In Bangladesh we have this kind of festival but that is not in New Year. We called that Festival is EID, November. On the EID day we enjoy a lot.
ラベル: Generalなお話, Md.Asadzzaman