Li Cheng Uk Government Primary School General Studies 2005-2006 Parent Workshop

1. Li Cheng Uk Government Primary School General Studies 2005-2006 Parent Workshop How to help your kids in project learning?

2. What is the "project learning"？

3. What is the "project learning"？ • It is a powerful learning and teaching approach to promote self-directed learning. • It helps pupils to integrate generic skills, knowledge and values in the learning of GS.

4. The characteristics of project learning • Unlike the classroom teaching, pupils are active constructors of knowledge. • Pupils have to raise questions, finds their own answers and look for the necessary information. • It is not necessary to seek for right answer in some situations, but rather seeking appropriate solutions to problems. • It encourages collaborative learning.

5. Project learning in action: • The three stages • Preparation Stage • 2. Implementation Stage • 3. Concluding Stage

6. 1.　Preparation Stage a. Idea Initiation by brain Storming

7. 1.　Preparation Stage (a) Choose a Topic

8. 1.　Preparation Stage (b) From Topic to Subtopic

9. 1.　Preparation Stage (c) Associate Subtopic with questions

10. 1.　Preparation Stage (d) Establish the Topic web

12. 1.　Preparation Stage (e) Planning on the inquiry process

14. Visit supermarket Search web sites of farms Read nutrition books

15. 2. Implementation Stages (a) Collect various types of information from books, newspapers, magazines, web sites, journals etc.

16. 2. Implementation Stages (b) Obtain further information by visit, interview, questionnaire etc

17. 2. Implementation Stages (c) Information processing: review and selection of information

18. 3. Concluding Stage (a) Analyze and consolidate information

19. 3. Concluding Stage (b) Come to a conclusion and reflect on the project

20. 3. Concluding Stage (c) Present, share and reflect on the outcome of the project

22. Pupils' role • Decide the topic • Raise questions • Find their own answers • Prepare their report

23. Teacher's role • Set clear learning aims and objectives with pupils. • Provide guidelines to enhance pupils’ understanding of the topic • Give guidance to pupils when they prepare their reports and oral presentations • Helps pupils to develop different generic skills being targeted in a particular project

24. Parents' role • Support? • When? • How? • To what extent?

25. Parents' role • Stimulate idea • Support throughout the project • Explore the sources of information • Facilitate the decision making of your kids • Give feedback and respond positively • Be your kid’s project proofreader

26. Do you understand the project learning？ • Project learning is NOT: • Just a Collection of Information • Cut and paste of picture, web, and words • Pupils just wait for the teachers’ instruction

27. Do you understand the project learning？ • Project Learning is: • Equally important in Process & Outcome • Productive outcomes • Self-directed Learning • The process of Collaborative learning • Apply the existing knowledge to learn new knowledge

28. Thank You!