Global Partnership:
An International Science and
Mathematics Teaching Experience
for Pre-service Teachers
Protima Roy
DRURY
U N I V E R S I T Y
Teaching in India
Courses:
EDUC 490 (3 credit hours)
EDUC 690 (3 credit hours)
Course Objectives
Each student will:
1.) Become familiar with the
content and teaching
approaches for the subjects in
the secondary/elementary
curriculum, especially in the
areas of science and
mathematics.
2.) Be able to use a variety of
teaching and assessment
techniques to evaluate student
learning
3.) Be able to model various strategies of
teaching, including discussions, lecture,
cooperative learning, inquiry method, role
playing, simulations, and activities with math
manipulatives.
4.) Demonstrate the ability to write a lesson
plan utilizing:
(1) the different steps in the teaching act,
(2) cooperative learning
(3) Bloom’s Taxonomy, and
(4) alternative assessments.
5.) Understand and be able to help students
to understand the relationships between
people and their surroundings.
6.) Understand the contributions of the
different cultures with emphasis on the
importance of diversity as well as
appreciation of those traditions we hold in
common.
7.) Develop strategies to increase
awareness and perspectives of America’s
role in a global society.
8.) Be aware that the arts, math, and science
come from all cultures and from various periods
of history.
9.) Participate in teaching or teaching-related
activities at Hem Sheela Model School for at least
45 contract hours.
Course Requirements
1.) Students must attend all the orientation
meetings. Different speakers will give
presentation on various aspects of Indian cultures
and how to incorporate them in teaching.
2.) Prior to the trip, students will prepare 14
lesson plans. There will be lectures and
discussion on how to plan a lesson, how to
use different teaching and assessment
strategies. Various reading materials and
handouts will be given to the students.
3.) Students are expected to model
different student-centered constructivist
teaching strategies, as for example,
cooperative learning, hands-on inquiry,
mathematics activities with manipulatives,
etc.
4.) Students will visit different Indian
families, attend various cultural programs,
and visit places of historic importance.
5.) Different aspects of multicultural/global
education and their implications for Indian
students will be discussed. Lectures and
discussions will be led by Dr. Protima Roy.
Assessment
A letter grade will be assigned based on
the successful completion of the following
activities. Students are required to:
(a.) keep a daily journal consisting of
description of their observations and
experiences.
(b.) present at least 14 different lessons
which will be observed and evaluated.
(c.) submit a portfolio after their return,
consisting of a copy of each lesson with
reflection and pictures.
Hem Sheela Model School
Science Syllabus
Class-Preparatory
Month
Syllabus
December
Air, Water, Weather
Round About Book –
Air and water
1.The moon and stars
2.Safety
January
3.Transportation
System
Month
Class-I
December Safety and First
aid, Safety
habits
January
Our Universe:
The sun, the
moon and the
stars
Class-II
1.Rocks, soils and
minerals – kinds of
rocks
2.The human body
– exercise and
posture
1.The human body
– food for health
2.Safety and first
aid
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Class III
1. Safety and
first aid
2. Water and
weather
continued
Class IV
1. Teeth and
microbes
2. Safety first
Class V
1. Force, work
and energy
2. Safety and
first aid
Our Universe –
our earth and
its neighbors
Weather: the
changing
seasons
Food and
health
Mathematics Syllabus
Month
December
January
Preparatory
1. Addition and subtraction (facts through 18) 2. 151-175
numerals 3. 81-90 words
1. Class work: 176-200 numerals 2. 91-100 words
Class I
December
Cone, cylinder, sphere
January
Time, ordinal numbers
Class II
1. Fractions 2. Money – addition of money, word problems 3.
December Making a bill 4. Subtraction of money, word problems 5. Mental
math
January
1. Multiplication & division in money 2. Word problems 3. Measure
of time, telling time, word problems 4. Measures of length,
addition and subtraction of length, world problems, multiplication
and division in length 5. Measures of mass, addition and
subtraction of mass, word problems.
Month
Class III
December
Time measurement, measurement of length
January
Measure of length (cont.), measure of mass
Class IV
December
January
Multiplication and division (cont.), decimals, unitary
method
Perimeter, unitary method (cont.), measurement of length,
mass and volume
Class V
December
January
Quadrilaterals, Percentages
Profit & loss, volumes
Class VI
December
January
1. Profit and loss 2. Simple interest 3. Parallel lines
1. Triangles 2. Circle
The following topics were used by pre-service teachers for their lesson plans:
Science
Math
Fine Arts
Technology
Space Case (1)
Number sense (k)
Draw animals
Concept mapping
Rainbows (k)
Addition/ subtraction
(k)
Draw your
neighborhood
Programming
principles
Nutrition (2)
Time (1)
Daytime
weather
Constellations (3)
Fractions (2)
Print making
Germs (4)
Measuring (3)
Phases of moon
Newton’s First
Law (5)
Perimeter (4)
Nighttime
weather
Temperature/
Season (k)
Word problem (2)
Sound (1)
Elapsed time (3)
Water (k)
Multiplication (3)
Phases of the
moon (1)
Geometry (4)
Food and health
(2)
Rectangles (4)
Lesson plans continued:
Science
Math
Fossils (2)
Triangular pyramid (4)
Weather (3)
Quadrilaterals (5)
What causes tooth decay (4)
Profit or loss (5)
Healthy diet (5)
Record mathematical terms heard
in a story (6)
Primary/ secondary colors (1)
Average Value (5)
Circumference (7)
Angles in a circle (6)
Tangrams (6)
Concave and convex
quadrilaterals (7)
Volumes of various prisms (8)
Create a general formula for
angles formed by tangents and/or
Tentative Schedule for teaching at Hem Sheela Model School
January 6th
8:30-9:30
9:30-10:30
10:30-1130 12:00-1:00
Nina Kindergarten Math
Emillee Art
Nina Science
1st Grade
Art
Gina Math
Go home
2nd Grade
Gina Math
Nina Science
Emilee Art
4th Grade
Becca Math
6th Grade
7th Grade
Go home
Emilee - Art
Go home
Gina Science
3rd Grade
5th Grade
1:00-1:45
John - Art
John - Art
John - Art
Tanor - Art
Tanor - Art
Go home
Becca Math
Go home
John - Art
Becca Math
Becca Math
Nina Science
John Computer
January 7th
8:30-9:30
9:30-10:30 10:30-1130
12:00-1:00
Gina Kindergarten Science
John - Art
John - Art
Go home
1st Grade
John - Art
Nina Science
Tanor - Art
Go home
2nd Grade
Nina Science
Gina Math
Go home
3rd Grade
4th Grade
Nina - Math
Gina Science
Gina - Math
Nina Science
5th Grade
Becca Math
Go home
6th Grade
Emilee Art
Emilee Art
John Becca - Math Computer
Becca Math
Go home
7th Grade
1:00-1:45
John Computer
*2 hour elementary math workshop to follow classes presented by Dr. Belinda
Langham.
*1 hour secondary science workship to follow classes presented by Dr. Protima
Roy.
Drury students will:
1. Teach for 22 hours all together
2. Eat lunch with teachers, interact
and reflect (2-4pm) every day.
3. Spend 23 hours altogether for
discussions/interaction and
reflection.
4. Work with Drury faculty from 4-5pm
5. All HSMS teachers will go home at
4:00pm
Activities by Hem Sheela Model School
Students
The following comments were made by the
pre-service teachers from Drury University:
“I personally came away from this trip with a great
idea of the culture and the people within the
culture, specifically in the school setting.”
“I taught K-5 math and science. In each lesson I
taught, I tried to stress teaching strategies
different from the lecture method, which is the
main strategy the Indian teachers implemented
in their classrooms. My goal was to follow my
teaching philosophy which strongly emphasizes
social constructivism.”
“I was very
pleased with the
results of this
project. Unlike the
previous day’s
lessons, this
project allowed
the children to be
more creative.”
“ Nina had just completed a lesson on the phases of
the moon, so I attempted of build upon the
student’s newfound prior knowledge by asking
them to draw a picture of a nighttime weather
environment that illustrates on of the phases of
the moon that they had learned about from 9:30
– 10:30.”
“After spending only five days with these students,
I became quite attached to their polite, smiling
faces. In fact, I still catch myself thinking about
HSMS and its wonderful students and teachers.
Teaching in India provided amazing experiences
and lifelong memories.”
“Hem Sheela Model School is an immaculate and
extremely impressive place. The discipline is
amazing and the students are extremely driven
to succeed. They know that education is the key
to success and work very hard to achieve their
goals. Hem Sheela is an amazing school and
Drury is very lucky to have it as a sister school. It
will produce some brilliant minds.”
Kyle Robinson a premed major, spent six
months at Hem
Sheela teaching
biology.
“I was overwhelmed with raised hands during this
lesson, though not to ask for help. The raised
hands were an attempt to get my attention…the
children were so proud of their work that they
wanted to show me their newly created web
pages.”
“ Overall, Hem Sheela Model School made me think
that my change to an education major was the
right decision and the school made me think very
highly of the education system in India. Maybe
some day I will go back to HSMS to teach again.”
The faculty of HSMS appreciated these newer strategies
for teaching. Their evaluation of our project was very
positive. Some of their comments are as follows:
“The interaction among the students of Drury University, students of
Hem Sheela Model School, faculty members of Drury University,
and the teachers of HSMS has really been a very enriching
experience for me.”
“We teachers also learned many new methods of teaching.”
Visiting Scientists/Professors/Public
School Administrators & Teachers
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Dr. Johann Deisenhofer – Nobel Laureate in
Chemistry 1988
Dr. Kirsten Fisher Lindahl – Eminent Scientist
Dr. John E. Moore, Jr. – Drury University
Dr. Victor Agruso – Drury University
Dr. Ramona Agruso – Springfield Public School
Dr. Saibal Mitra – Univ. of Tulsa
Dr. Mahua Barari Mitra – Missouri State Univ.
Dr. Michael P. Doyle – Science Educator
Dr. Belinda Langham – Drury University
Mrs. Jennifer Robinson
“The children enjoyed
the cooperative
learning.”
“Application of daily life situation was really
praiseworthy. The Drury students were
enthusiastic and sincere in their work.”
“Hands-on activities helped the learners to
interact amongst themselves and learn
better. They also learnt to arrive at
conclusions by pairing and sharing.”
“Innovative techniques were used for teaching Math.”
“In art class, children were encouraged to use basic shapes for
drawing and pastel colors were given which children enjoyed.”
“Encouragement by the pre-service teachers helped the
children to come out of the initial hesitation.”
“We learned from them to use the stories that are related to
their day to day life in their science and math lessons.”
Teaching Schedule
January 2007
Erica Wunderlich (pre-service secondary
education major)
- Chemistry - 6th, 7th, 8th grade
Teacher Aides: Angela Birdwell, Daniel Kaufmann
II, Jesse Larbey, David McKay
Charity Atteberry (pre-service elementary
education major)
- Elementary Math & Science - 1st, 2nd, 3rd grade
Teacher Aides: Kara Barber, Samantha Dearmon,
Craig Dunseth
Elizabeth Hurford (pre-service elementary
education major)
- Elementary Math & Science Kindergarten – 5th grade
Teacher Aides: Brett Morris, Nicholas Grove,
Daniel Hughes
Dora Steinert (pre-service elementary
education major)
- Elementary Math & Science –
Kindergarten – 5th grade
Teacher Aides: Jared Durden, Michael Fuge,
Colby Grove, Amy Wei
Other Professionals:
Dr. Charles Taylor
Vice President, Academic Affairs and
Dean of Drury University
Mrs. Jan Johnston-Taylor
Elementary teacher in Springfield
Public Schools
Scientists interacting with Hem Sheela students