Caught between Identification and External Perceptions: What Constitutes “School”?
Working Group Report
Every school must project a good image of itself and develop an appealing educational concept with which both teachers and students can identify. But how does a school’s image emerge and who is responsible for it? Why do schools find themselves in a tug of war between identification and external perceptions? Does this problem affect all schools in Berlin? We discussed these and other questions on the basis of two practical reports.
Meral El from the Jewish Museum Berlin led the working group with contributions from
- Heinrich Meise of the Refik Veseli Secondary School, Berlin
- Markus Schega of the Nürtingen Elementary School, Berlin
- Dr. Michael Senn, director of the after-school center of the Nürtingen Elementary School, Berlin
- Friedhelm Botsch, Hermann Hesse School, Berlin
Markus Schega: How Good Is a School?
The question of school quality can only be answered using objective criteria and is generally a well-researched topic. The regular reports of the School Inspection Authority in Berlin are based on current school research and provide useful data for these evaluations. Easy-to-read versions of the reports are published on the Internet. Using the inspection report about the Nürtingen Elementary School, Markus Schega demonstrated which areas the inspection authority examines and – with an eye toward the conference topic – questioned whether inclusion, diversity, and difference were adequately addressed.
Friedhelm Botsch: What Constitutes a Good School?
- Teachers who see their profession as a vocation
- Mutual respect
- Students and teachers who listen to and learn from one another
- Tolerance
- The rejection of all forms of racism, antisemitism, and homophobia
- A willingness to take responsibility
- Small classes or study groups (15–20 students)
- Sufficient spatial and material resources
- School buildings that reflect appreciation for young people
Contact
Dr. Diana Dressel
Head of Education Department
T +49 (0)30 259 93 515
d.dressel@jmberlin.de
Conference Documentation: Schools and Museums Conference Working Groups (19)
-
Schools and Museums Conference Working Groups
-
Raising Awareness of Diversity
Working Group Report, group with Dr. Czarina Wilpert (Eine Welt der Vielfalt e. V.) and Grit Gottschalk (Ernst-Schering-Schule, Berlin), moderator: Meral El (Jewish Museum Berlin)
-
A Three-Perspective Approach
Bringing Together an Interculturally Aware School, a Diversity-Focused Museum, and Anti-Discrimination Education, panel with Zahide Doğaç, Ibrahim Gülnar and Leontine Meijer-van Mensch, moderator: Dr. Rosa Fava
-
Language across the Curriculum
Report on a Working Group by Lilo Martens
-
Learning to Talk about Racist Discrimination
Report on a Working Group by Toan Nguyen
-
Exhibitions are Created by Museums, Right? On the Varied Significance of Exhibitions for Schools
Working Group Report, group with Petra Zwaka, Silvia Linnenbürger and Jutta Dücker, moderator: Dr. Diana Dressel
-
Diversity through Participation: How Student Participation Can Help Schools Manage Diversity Effectively
Working Group Report, group with Karin Schreibeis and Sandra Christall, moderator: Andrea Blaneck
-
Learning about History in a Multiethnic Society
Working Group Report, with inputs by Dr. Elke Gryglewski (Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz, Berlin), Selman Erkovan (educational consultant, Berlin) and Fabian Schnedler (Jewish Museum Berlin), moderator: Ulrike Wagner (University of Leipzig)
-
Diversity in Literature for Young People
Working Group Report, impulses by André Barth (Ernst-Schering-Oberschule, Berlin), Ulrich Hipler (B.-Traven-Oberschule, Berlin) and Nina Wilkens (Jewish Museum Berlin)
-
How Can Political Leaders and Society Support Intercultural Awareness at Schools?
Report on a Panel Discussion with Özcan Mutlu, Evelin Lubig-Fohsel, André Barth and Dr. Diana Dressel, moderator: Dr. Nkechi Madubuko
Video
13 Oct 2014 -
Fond of Difference and Critical of Discrimination: The Challenges Facing Educational Institutions in a Multiethnic Society
Report on a Talk by Professor Paul Mecheril (Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg), followed by a discussion led by Dr. Anja Durdel (German Children and Youth Foundation)
Video
14 Oct 2014 -
Opportunities, Challenges, and Approaches to Successful Collaboration between Schools and Museums
Report on the World Café, moderator: Jutta Weimar
-
“We want to change things – but only with the help of others!”
Working Group Report, input by Andrea Blaneck, moderator: Marlous Behrendt (both: Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung, Berlin)
-
Caught between Identification and External Perceptions: What Constitutes “School”?
Working Group Report, inputs by Heinrich Meise (Refik-Veseli-Sekundarschule, Berlin), Markus Schega and Dr. Michael Senn (Nürtingen Grundschule, Berlin), and Friedhelm Botsch (Hermann-Hesse-Schule, Berlin), moderator: Meral El (Jewish Museum Berlin)
-
Educational Theater: Methods and Approaches for Educators in Schools and Museums
Working Group Report, group with Laura Söllner, Anja Scheffer, Heidemarie Link and Eva Albert , moderator: Dr. Diana Dressel
-
Working with Biographies to Increase Cultural Awareness
Working Group Report, group with Franziska Bogdanov, Beate Klammt, Rainer Brieske and Michael Merbitz, moderator: Sarah Hiron
-
Film as a Method in Anti-Discrimination Education
Working Group Report, group with Gunnar Meyer and Vera March-Berg, moderator: Fabian Schnedler
-
Marginalized Biographies: Using the Life Stories of Jews, Roma, and Sinti in Educational Work
Working Group Report, group with Steffen Jost and Katharina Obens, moderator: Ulrike Wagner (University of Leipzig)
-
Antisemitism in Social Media
Working Group Report, group with Gabriele Rohmann and Martin Gegenheimer (Archiv der Jugendkulturen e. V., Berlin), André Barth (Ernst-Schering-Oberschule, Berlin) and Martina Brandes-Parow (B.-Traven-Oberschule, Berlin), moderator: Jutta Weimar
-
Schools and Museums in a Society Shaped by Migration
Reflections on the Conference, moderators: Dr. Anja Durdel (Deutsche Kinder- und Jugendstiftung) and Tanja Petersen (Jewish Museum Berlin)