Week 4: My iEARN Project Plan - Part 1

Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 23, 2009 3:17 am (3.3)
Dear Hassna,
Could you please clarify this statement?
"social and cultural knowledge which is in each subject in our curriculum in Oman and the moral side of daily life of the students"



Hasnaa_Al-hajri - Oct 23, 2009 7:58 pm (3.3.1)
Dear Abdesalam,
thanks for your replaying, It means that our curriculum include what is in our culture like introducing the type of handmade and clothes objects and the different social morals and custom. Also, the dood things that students must have like brotherhood, nobility, kindness, loyalty and honesty.


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 23, 2009 1:55 pm (7.2)
Name of the selected project: Public Places (there is no name of such project in the listed projects)
Content Area(s): sharing ideas how to look after and approve the condition of our various public places like bus stops, parks, picnic spots etc and creating awareness among the students to maintain such places for a better look and healthy use.  This not content are, What the subject you are teaching?


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 23, 2009 2:59 am (7.)
Clarification:
Content area refers to a broad designation of content knowledge that encompasses different disciplines, i.e. Science to Biology, or Language Arts to Composition.

Standards – A standard is an adaptable goal set at a challenging, but achievable level describing what should be known and what skills and abilities should be present and in which a framework can be developed to assist in reaching that goal.
Cognitive: of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes.

Social: It is seeking or enjoying the companionship of others; friendly; sociable; gregarious./ pertaining to, connected with, or suited to polite or fashionable society: a social event.


nawal.rash_alnassri - Oct 23, 2009 9:56 am (7.1)
@ Abdesalam@
Thanks for the clarification you made. That is really HELP.
In your good deeds, Insha Allah
Nawal


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 24, 2009 2:07 pm (7.1.1)
Dear Nawal,
Thanks for your comments and supplications.



Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 23, 2009 3:02 am (8.)
Abdesalam' Project Plan
• **Name of the selected project: Write on
• Content Area(s): English
• Grade/Age Level(s): Grade 12 (Second year Baccalaureate), age 15-18
• **Teacher and students’ goals:
• What are your goals for this project as an educator? 1- For this project, I would like to know the weakness and strengths in supervising a community, national and international project.
2- I want to know how to make my students as service-agents for our community, nation, and humankind.
3- I would like to add up a plus to my professional development
4- I would like to be successful to share and contribute successfully to other people’s change, in both knowledge and skills.
• What are your goals for your students? *United States educators: you must include how goals meet those of a differentiated classroom (see resources this week) I would like my students to understand the content of the syllabus. I would like to them to learn the skills of writing effortlessly and successfully. I want them “gain awareness of cross-cultural similarities and differences (In both terms of language (s) and cultures). I want them to extend their learning experience from EFL classroom to the outside world through activities such as the internet. I want them to correct the stereotypes they have about the other cultures…
• What knowledge will students acquire by engaging in this project? Student will learn effectively about their culture through the various treads of discussion in the forum. They will reinforce their understanding of the curriculum contents. They will have “access to information and further deepen their knowledge and learning insights. It also provides learners with the opportunity to know about interact with other cultures and experiences.
• What subject terms, principles and facts related to the curriculum will students learn through this project? First, Students will learn about issues related to education, youth interest and concerns, citizenship, sustainable development, brain drain, humor, women, governmental and non-governmental organizations. It will involve the syllabus themes and more according to the student’s needs. Second, students’ writing, reading, speaking skills will be enhanced throughout this project. Third, students’ self the other understanding will be amplified.
• What are your state, local, and/or national curriculum standards this project addresses? Include required technology standards if applicable 1- Learners will be able to use written language for a variety of purposes and with a variety of audience
2- Learners will be able to use range of writing skills and strategies in the writing purposes to compare a variety of writing tasks
3- Learners will be able to recognize and apply the cultural rhetorical aspects of different text types to write appropriately
4- Learners will be able to demonstrate project work skills to complete a variety of tasks effectively, individually or in groups.
5- Learners will be able to use the internet to


• ** Process Learning This refers to the skills and developmental gains, which a student will acquire by engaging in this project. You want to think about how this project addresses the following developmental domains.
• Aesthetic: How does the project integrate feelings? For example through the use of music and art: Students will support their ideas using pictures, sketches. Colors are also of good use for self-organization. They may sound effects, music while presenting their products or while creating video to share with other students around the world.
• Social: How will this project develop social skills? Based on the 5C of content standard, students will connect what they are learning to their social setting build good relationships and friendship, on which they will capitalize on to demonstrate features of good citizenship. The themes of the curriculum emphasize the connectivity to the community and nation. After all, students will build cultural relationships with other students around the world.
• Physical: Will this project involve physical development and environmental health? Student may need to visit local library or make interviews and surveys, which necessitate their intermingling with other people, specialists: doctors, engineers, factory managers… In addition, they may organize sport clubs to be more acquainted with their peers.
• Cognitive: Will this project have the ability to use one’s knowledge and experience to construct new ones such as being able to be a good information manager (research and analytical skills) certainly, through writing about their interests, ways of life, environment, concern, to name but a few topics, they will be knowledgeable. They will have the opportunity to rewrite about all these to communicate their opinions. They will make them more aware of their culture. They will be able to know about other cultures and settings.
• Language: Will this project include written and oral communication skills? Students are supposed to show their final projects, through the net, PowerPoint presentations, exhibitions for their peers (School magazine/ journal), school. They are representing a model for the future students in the next academic year. Therefore, written and oral communications are of imperative. Students may need translation from mother tongue into English if ever they make a survey in Arabic, French or Spanish to ilicit information from those who do not speak English.
• Affective: Will this project provide a sense of empowerment or other positive feelings for students? By the end, there will be a selection of the best piece of writing to be published in the school magazine, and distributed to the other school in the area to motivate more students and teachers to get involved in these projects for its non-deniable benefits. Student’s achievement will be recognized and rewarded to make feel proud of their work.

Abdesalam



tubi_naz - Oct 23, 2009 11:29 pm (8.1)
As always very comprehensive, all the best .By the thanks in helping out about content area


Kheira_Mezough - Oct 23, 2009 9:50 am (12.)
The Bullying Project
Name of the selected project: The Bullying Project

Content Area(s): Peace and Conflict resolution

Grade/Age Level(s): K-12-11

Teacher goals:

What are your goals for this project as an educator?
To create a safe learning environment full of respect, tolerance, positive attitude and team spirit through collaboration and cooperation.

Student goals:
• What are your goals for your students?
To teach them to deal with problem solving situations and develop different competencies

• What knowledge will students acquire by engaging in this project?
- Rights and duties
- Different existing bodies that protect children

• What subject terms, principles and facts related to the curriculum will students learn through this project?
- Terms: Violence – bullying – cyber bullying
- Principles: respect – love – tolerance – caring.
- Facts: we are not alone and we are all equal- a problem shared is a problem halved.

• What are your state, local, and/or national curriculum standards this project addresses? Include required technology standards if applicable

- Peace and Conflict Resolution.
- Movies, video clips and songs.

-- Process Learning

This refers to the skills and developmental gains, which a student will acquire by engaging in this project. You want to think about how this project addresses the following developmental domains.

Aesthetic: How does the project integrate feelings? For example with music and art
- Acrostic Poems
- Songs for Peace
- Posters and Digital photos

Social: How will this project develop social skills?
Students will be kind to each others; they will be more caring and will learn to communicate.

Physical: Will this project involve physical development and environmental health?
Students will learn that strength is not just in big bodies but wise minds and kind hearts.

Cognitive: Will this project have the ability to use one’s knowledge and experience to construct new ones such as being able to be a good information manager (research and analytical skills)
Survey making, interviewing.

Language: Will this project include written and oral communication skills?
Yes of course.

Affective: Will this project provide a sense of empowerment or other positive feelings for students?
Of course students will not feel alone, they will even feel safe and protected.

Kheira Mezough


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 23, 2009 1:30 pm (12.1)

1- Content Area(s): Peace and Conflict resolution: This is not a content area. A content area is the subject of teaching: English, Spanish, Islamic education, social studies, math, science, physics…

2- - “Peace and Conflict Resolution- Movies, video clips and songs” are not curriculum standards

3- - “Acrostic Poems - Songs for Peace - Posters and Digital photos” These are not skills.

4- Physical: Will this project involve physical development and environmental health? Involves movement and the body use to carry out any particular activities, as in sports

5- Cognitive: Will this project have the ability to use one’s knowledge and experience to construct new ones such as being able to be a good information manager (research and analytical skills)
Survey making, interviewing.

6- Language: Will this project include written and oral communication skills?
Yes of course. How is that?
Abdesalam



Kheira_Mezough - Oct 23, 2009 3:03 pm (12.1.1)
1- Content Area(s): Peace and Conflict resolution: This is not a content area. A content area is the subject of teaching: English, Spanish, Islamic education, social studies, math, science, physics…
• I am a teacher of English, so the content area is Certainly English but I thought the issue we deal with in the curriculum.

2- - “Peace and Conflict Resolution- Movies, video clips and songs” are not curriculum standards
• *I didn't mention movies, video clips and songs as curriculum standards, could you please read my plan again?

3- - “Acrostic Poems - Songs for Peace - Posters and Digital photos” These are not skills.
• **Aesthetic to integrate feelings through poems, music and photos

4- Physical: Will this project involve physical development and environmental health? Involves movement and the body use to carry out any particular activities, as in sports
• *** Sorry not necessarily, it says physical development, you know when someone is psychologically healthy, the body is well formed. This is what I mean particularly for bullying. Shall I involve my students in physical activities to defend themselves, or explain to them that though the body strength is important strength in mind is more important. We sometimes are afraid but courageous, while there are some people who show that they are so courageous that they take impossible challenges.

5- Cognitive: Will this project have the ability to use one’s knowledge and experience to construct new ones such as being able to be a good information manager (research and analytical skills)
Survey making, interviewing.
• **** It is not easy to decide about asking particular questions for such a topic.

6- Language: Will this project include written and oral communication skills?
Yes of course. How is that?
• ***** This is just the part 1 of the project plan. Be patient and you will see how, moreover I teach English, so if my students don't write and show extract from their oral skills how are they going to realize their projects.


Sheikha_Al-Ajmi - Oct 23, 2009 8:51 pm (12.1.1.1)

I agree with you Kheira, most of us here are English teachers, so the content area will definitely be English.
I hope you will enjoy conducting the project with your students.
Regards,
Sheikha.


Kheira_Mezough - Oct 24, 2009 12:51 am (12.1.1.1.1) Posts: 109
Thank you Sheikha,
Make sure that my project plan means a lot to me.
I couldn't go in more or further details because we sometimes don't meet all our planning.
Students have always impressed me with their innovations especially because they have a variety of topics.
I always expected the unexpected and predicted the unpredictable; one of the main objectives is to improve my students' English.
What I do believe is "Leading students to learning treasures, gives the teacher untold pleasures."
I don't mean that my project plan shouldn't be seriously completed, on the contrary I find the plan quite interesting, and may be Abdesalam has had a look at the way we plan our lessons and units in Algeria, so I might add it to my unit plan.
Kind Regards



Anup_Ghosh - Oct 23, 2009 10:03 am (13.)
My Country
My Country: culture and society; students all across the country will get to know one another write about their culture and society.
Grade level: 6-8; 11-13
Goals: 1) to collect, share information; to know about geography, history of an area where ss live and disseminate knowledge2) It is particularly important because our country has different cultures and regional verities. Languages are many with many types of dialects
3) to gain knowledge, express in English for all to understand
4) to teach how to gather information and analyze data at a very simple level
students'goal:1)to understand country
2)to know by doing
3)to develop factual writing
Students will learn History, Geography and English.
They will be responsible citizens. This project addresses social studies, in particular and English in general.
Aesthetic: This project integrates a feeling for country and people. Morally ss will be responsible and develop a oneness when they get to know others.
Social: Ss will develop interpersonal skills. They will be socially responsible for many projects.
Physical: Ss will move, undertake short tours, and come to know about the environment the different causes of pollution.
Cognitive: Firsthand knowledge will sharpen their powers to assimilate, collate and analyze, which, in turn, will develop their cognitive skills.
Language: SS will improve in terms of communicative skills and write better so far as information is concerned.
Affective: A sense of achievement and building of skill


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 23, 2009 1:45 pm (13.1)
Grade level: 6-8; 11-13: How is this: you do you teach in primary school: Grade 6? High junior: grade 8, then high school grade 11, But I do not know about Grade 13. Can you please identify grade 13?

3) “To gain knowledge, express in English for all to understand”
Could you specify this knowledge?

“Aesthetic: This project integrates a feeling for country and people. Morally ss will be responsible and develop a oneness when they get to know others.”

(Aesthetic is an underlying principle. It is a set of principles, or a view often manifested by outward appearances or style of behavior)
Abdesalam


tubi_naz - Oct 23, 2009 11:57 pm (13.1.1)
I think age is not the issue, in different countries we have different age criteria, for learners I think
"Every person is important, it doesn't matter whether you play the violin, the flute, the cello, or the drums; you are still the part of the orchestra"


Sheikha_Al-Ajmi - Oct 24, 2009 10:37 am (13.1.1.1)
Hey Tubi, I like the expressions you use each time you reply on your course-mates, they make you sound very wise
Regards,
Sheikha,
All the best with your project.



Anup_Ghosh - Oct 24, 2009 7:58 am (13.1.2)
Hello Abdesalam,
I feel honored by your questions. I mean age group by 11-13. I teach in a Higher Secondary school.
I have in mind the knowledge ss will gain and at the same time, they will be able to write what they learn in English.
As for your comment on 'Aesthetic', i am afraid I do not understand what you mean. Yes, aesthetic is a principle. On deeper kevel what is beautiful in all its aspect is aesthetic. Do you agree?
regards,
anup


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 24, 2009 2:00 pm (13.1.3.1)
Hi Anup,
I totally agree with you. As the free dictionary defines it:
Aesthetic is “The study of psychological aspects of beauty, especially with the components thereof as they relate to appearance." I am learning too much from your impressive questions and your friendly manner, which inspires the forum.


Ghayoor_Hussain - Oct 24, 2009 4:19 am (19.)
Hi Fellows Previously I selected public places for my project but my facilitator advised me to restrict my project work to those projects which are enlisted by iEARN so I have changed my plan and decided to make a project on Special Place. I hope my fellows will help me in my work.
Ghayoor Hussain
Islamabad


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 24, 2009 9:14 am (19.1)
Hi Hussain,
You can delete the first message; you do not like, then post a new one, instead.
I hope this will help


Zehra_Gheewala - Oct 25, 2009 1:16 pm (27.)
Special Places
Content areas: English language, Computers and Art.
Grade 6: Ages 11-12 years
Teacher Goals: To encourage students to notice and care for their environment.

Student Goals:
� To enhance intrapersonal skills
� To develop descriptive writing skills

Process Learning:
Students will be required either to photograph or to draw a picture of a place special to them. This will encourage appreciation of aesthetics in their environment.
Describing the spot to an unknown audience will encourage them to view it from a different point of view so that they will be able to express it in clear detail. This will enhance their awareness of a varied audience.
Students will consider their environment and will be forced to see the benefits of living in a positive one.
Viewing the world critically can help young learners play a positive role in the improvement of their environment. They will become conscious of the composition of subjects for photography.
Language will be enhanced when they attempt to express their ideas and thoughts for a wider audience.
Since the project is based on a place they consider special the entire expression must be positive as they are the best judges of their own personal preferences. This gives each child an opportunity to succeed and therefore feel positive about themselves.
Zehra


Abdesalam_Zouita - Oct 25, 2009 2:55 pm (27.1)
Wow Zehra,
Your contribution is to the point. I like it. You seem to have mastered all the components of the plan. You must have read all the previous emails.
I congratulate you on your effort.
Abdesalam