reflective+practice

=Reflective Practice=

reflection on writeboard use

reflection email 21/5/08 you wrote about the understanding our cultural experience changes how we see people and how we are teaching that one. It is a difficult understanding for years 3 and 4. The student's were able to identify how they are influenced by thing and what stereotypes were. We were very impressed by the responses we are receiving from the students. (trying to video as much as possible!)

This is what I feel the thread is at the moment: 1 - pictures of Australian people - what makes me think that. 2 - videos of people who have come to Australia - some of the students have done Y charts to respond to this (feelings and relating to the story) 3 - students drew pictures of what they thought an Australian was - put into groups to share, and then whole class responses. (very interesting!) 4 - Lay it on the line activity (Jane-Louise's Idea) - we gave the students statements about Australians, they needed to put themselves - agree, disagree, not sure, maybe. 5 - spoke about stereotypes - what they are, where they come from 6 - culture brainstorm - students did a hot potato activity writing statements about people from cultures within the room, shared (filmed), and students from that culture given opportunity to respond. This is where we are going: 7 - students research a culture - its traditions, then compare with another culture - what do they have in common? 8 - already writing plays about differences (not only cultural) 9 - presentations - different but the same - technology - imovie, garageband, powerpoint etc.

The ultimate VELS understanding that we want from the unit comes from civics and citizenship and is: "students demonstrate understanding of the contribution of people from the many culturally diverse groups that make up the Australian community. They describe symbols and emblems of national life in Australia and identify values related to symbols and national celebrations and commemorations."

start of term activity - reflected 6/6/08 media type="file" key="picture perspective-iPhone-cell.3gp"

6/6/08 reflection on suitcase responses. media type="file" key="cuclamsuitcasereflection-iPhone-cell.3gp"

6/6 - Cuc Lam's suitcase film This activity really made the students think. They enjoyed watching the film as it gave them a different form to find information from. They were able to identify as a group feelings it gave them. When they did the Y chart, there was a lot of talk about feelings, they even imagined what it would be like to come on a boat and the sounds they would hear. Some of the students even linked to the fact there was a war going on that made her leave. Some of the students volunteered their parent's stories about leaving Vietnam which was interesting for the rest of the class to hear.

16/7/08 Group Reflection - creating and sharing the treasure inquiry stage media type="file" key="reflection group-iPhone-cell.3gp"