Participating in this amazing project gave me the chance to interact with my fellow teacher colleagues to create a collaborative project. Teachers usually work on their own and prepare their materials individually. However, today’s teaching system is changing and it demands a higher collaborations between work colleagues. In the future, we may need to work in Project-based schools, we may  be required to use a CRLL approach or help other teachers with CLIL within our high school. Therefore, this collaborative project has given me the chance to work as a team.

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Regarding the project, Amanda proposed the topic of Joan of Arc and I thought it was a perfect topic for our future students, adults who already know something about Joan of Arc and using the English language as a tool communicate, they were able to learn even more. It was especially interesting to observe how much students were involved in the lesson and how this interest helped them forget they were speaking in English, a language they do not feel comfortable with. Amanda’s role as a guiding teacher did not overwhelm them and allowed them to express their opinions whenever they considered necessary. Being able to observe a class from the outside also gave me a new perspective towards my future lessons, which I hope they will be as entertaining as this one was.

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I must admit I was reluctant at first to the idea of the EdPuzzle as I thought the video was too difficult for our students. However, Amanda’s scaffolding helped them throughout the activity. At the end, students were able to complete the timeline on their own and give some insights about Joan of Arc’s role in the 100-year war and her influence in our society.