Week 02 Jigsaw Resources Ub DBackwards Mapping Resources

Week 02 Jigsaw Resources -Ub. D/Backwards Mapping Resources - Project Based Learning Resources - Interactive Teaching Resources - Critical Thinking Resources - Creative Thinking Resources

Ub. D/Backwards Mapping Resources The end goal of Ub. D is to obtain an enduring knowledge of the subject. That is, a deep understanding of the core of the subject which stays with the student after they finish their studies. Learning is based around “Big Ideas”, which can include information from several topics within a syllabus. One idea of Ub. D is that ‘educators are coaches of understanding, not mere purveyors of content’ Ub. D itself is not a prescriptive method, more of an overall philosophy for learning.

Ub. D/Backwards Mapping Resources Working backwards to achieve a pre-set learning • • • outcome. Teachers can implement Ub. D in their classroom by following these steps. Identification of learning outcomes Planning and designing assessment strategies Creation of instructional activities to support intended learning Gathering results from the assessment to plan future learning Critical reflection on learning and assessment process

Project Based Learning Resources Students learn content and skills through the creation of projects Focuses on long-term projects Students’ organise their own work and manage their own time Emphasis on student collaboration or individual artefact construction Students have choice in what they will work on Actively engages student learning

Project Based Learning Resources Students can learn the software development cycle through implementation of it in a project Already required in both preliminary and HSC syllabus for “Developing Software Solutions” and “Developing A Solution Package”

Interactive Teaching Resources “Interactive teaching is giving students something to do, getting back what they have done, and then assimilating it yourself, so that you can decide what would be best to do next. What actually exists in the brains of your students. This is the "summative" aspect. The second reason is "formative", where the teacher aims through the assigned task to direct students' mental processing along an appropriate path in "concept-space". The third is "motivational". Learning is hard work, and an injection of motivation at the right moment can make all the difference. “ Dr. Louis Abrahamson

Interactive Teaching Resources Students are engaged in the lessons when they are monitoring their own learning. Students learn a lot by talking to each other because it give them the opportunity to organise their own thoughts Students are more engaged when they are moving around Meaningful learning increases engagement Interactive Teaching Methods @Edith Cowan University

Critical Thinking Resources Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It includes the ability to engage in reflective and independent thinking. Someone with critical thinking skills is able to do the following : understand the logical connections between ideas identify, construct and evaluate arguments detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning solve problems systematically identify the relevance and importance of ideas reflect on the justification of one’s own beliefs and values

Critical Thinking Resources It is necessary in the syllabus as only through constantly questioning and critically thinking can we find answers to: • what if? • how could? • what does this mean for…? Also it's necessary in student’s: • reading • note making • assignment writing • tutorial presentations

Creative Thinking Resources It is the process we use when we come up with a new idea A process such as brainstorming or lateral thinking which improves your ability to be creative and look at problems in a fresh new way A state of mind that generates new ideas to you Becoming illogical and flexible

Creative Thinking Resources Brainstorming Lateral thinking B. A. R – bigger, add, remove/replace Written stimulus Visual stimulus Random websites Computer programs Action planning: who, what, when, why & how?