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Learning Experiences
Beginning Lesson: Week 1
Curriculum Links Student Activities ICT Resources Teacer !otes General Capabilities Literacy ICT capability Critical and creative thinking Personal and social capability Introduction Students will view the YouTube video of the thee! song of the unit " Give #e Love $Give #e Peace %n &arth'! George (arrison )*+, Students will use -ordle to answer the .uestion -hat do you think are the key essages of the song/! Propting and guidance fro the teacher will incorporate recoendations concerning the identification of iportant words0phrases or eotions conveyed by the usic1 -ork will be printed and responses shared aongst students in pair discussions1 2uring this tie3 the teacher will peruse student work and onitor discussions1 4ody The students will be introduced to the unit5s -eebly site1 The teacher will highlight the different eleents of the website6 proble3 student pages and the safe3 legal and ethical pages1 The teacher will divide students into groups of three or four1 Groups will be constructed of students with differing abilities1 The teacher will assist students to construct a -iki page for their group1 7fter perusing and considering the proble3 each student will be re.uired to write out the proble stateent in their own words1 &ach student will post their work to the group5s -iki page1 YouTube $http600www1youtube1 co0watch/ v87LGS*ylIl9' -ordle -eebly -iki Proble:based learning is student:centred; therefore3 work is student:driven1 Teacher5s roles6 propting3 guidance3 clarifying1 Scaffolding the students in critical thinking helps the to develop as self:copetent learners1 The teacher will lead students through an e<aination of the criteria for the unit1 Conclusion &ach group will discuss the individual rewritten proble stateents and decide on the one which the group will use1 This will be scaffolded using 2e 4ono5s Thinking (ats; students will be re.uired to use the Thinking (ats to =ustify their choice1 >or hoework3 each group will be re.uired to observe and consider the rewritten proble stateents of the other groups and provide feedback as to the .uality of the stateent1 This will be scaffolded using 2e 4ono5s Thinking (ats; students will be re.uired to use the Thinking (ats to =ustify their choice1 "iddle Lesson: Week # Curriculum Links Student Activities ICT Resources Teacer !otes General Capabilities Literacy ICT capability Critical and creative thinking Personal and social capability Introduction &ach group eber will be re.uired to construct a ?oki which briefly describes the progress the students believe they have ade so far in the unit1 To coplete this task3 students will coplete the stateent I believe we are @ in the learning because @! ?okis will be uploaded to the group5s -iki page1 4ody Groups continue researching inforation and aterial for their solution to the proble1 To aid the ac.uisition of valuable and appropriate inforation and aterial3 2e 4ono5s Thinking (ats will be utilised by students1 2uring this stage3 the teacher will peruse and onitor group work3 providing propts and guidance where ?oki -iki Aewspaper Clipping Proble:based learning is student: centred; therefore3 work is student: driven1 Teacher5s roles6 propting3 guidance3 clarifying1 Scaffolding the students in critical thinking helps the to develop as self: copetent learners1 necessary1 7t regular intervals3 students will be asked to asseble in their groups to share and evaluate their progress1 To guide such coents and the evaluation process3 scaffolded .uestions will be provided6 $usti%& why this inforation is relevant or iportant1 Compare this new inforation to prior inforation1 Summarise what the inforation is saying1 Critici'e the inforation6 what is wrong with it/ Explain how this inforation relates to the proble1 Conclusion &ach group constructs a Aewspaper clipping $http600www1fodey1co0generators0newspaper0snippet1asp ' which ranks : fro ost to least iportant " the value of the research undertaken during the lesson1 -ork is uploaded to the group5s -iki page1 >or hoework3 each student ust e<aine the newspaper clipping of another group and post a coent which considers the siilarities and differences between their group5s work and the other1 End Lesson: Week ( Curriculum Links Student Activities ICT Resources Teacer !otes General Capabilities 2uring this lesson3 students will be presenting their solutions to their peers3 the teacher and3 iportantly3 the Principal1 The ode of presentation will be decided by each group1 Students will receive feedback fro the Principal3 teacher and other groups1 >eedback will consider the learning goals for the unit6 $Student Choice for Presentation' Proble:based learning is student:centred; therefore3 work is student:driven1 Teacher5s roles6 propting3 guidance3 clarifying1 Scaffolding the students in critical thinking helps the to develop as self:copetent learners1 2escribing the iportance of celebrating peace Identifying usic and songs which represent and reinforce the ideology of peace Persuading an authentic audience to agree with the choices of usician0band and usic >or the benefit of the students3 these .uestions will be considered using 2e 4ono5s Thinking (ats1 7dditionally3 each group will have the opportunity to discuss what went well and what didn5t during the unit1 This can be used by the teacher to consider the planning and ipleentation of other proble: based learning units1