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
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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
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-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
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' 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