The class has finished the following stages of the Analysis of theme "Movement":
1. brainstorming on the theme of 'Movement', by writing down words or things related to 'Movement'
2. done up their mind mapping the theme from all the splash of words in the brainstorm (still encouraging them to keep on to explore by mapping out using different triggering topics like- "when things move is a nusiance" versus "when things DON'T move is a nuisance")
3. have completed surveying on some 10 (gave a guide number but not limiting though) Problem Situations: give them this format to state their problem. Background, The problems, Need Statement.
4. After having gone out on 2 Learning Journeys through Chong Pang City as well as through the School Compound, the pupils have collected several snapshots of situation that looks like a 'Movement' problem situation. I have required them to come up with 5 'Snapshot' problem, whereby they need to print out, paste and comment on these snapshots to come up with an alternate way of crafting Problem Situations.
Moving on well so far... new things that was tried:
- Linking brainstorming splashes of words to mindmapping,
- Aha! putting my new iPhone to good use to take picture of things written on the whiteboard where many times things created are not within the lesson plan, can be recorded and then shared.. like this blog post..,
- Design Learning Journey is not new but the term 'Design Learning Journey' itself is now Formalised for me, and
- 'Snapshot' Problem Situation.
That's where we are..so far..'Moving'..
Welcome on board! The ubiquity of image capturing devices, like what is found on the iPhone, is incredibly useful in recording ideas for development and reflection.
ReplyDeletePlease do link up with the pupils' understanding of what are the 'ingredients' necessary to score well. This exam recipe cannot be something opaque, it must be so transparent that ideally, pupils would be able to do an accurate self appraisal eventually.