Learning Areas Levels Objectives Software Description

1. Life Science/Biology • Ages 15-16 • To organise work on the school’s intranet to enable students to have easy access to tasks, to link resources and activities and to state outcomes for students. • To encourage excitement for and knowledge of local ecology. To increase knowledge about global warming. To introduce skills of argumentation and critical analysis of webpages. • Macromedia: Contribute. Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Microsoft Internet Explorer. Learning Areas Levels Objectives Software Description All work is linked in tables on the the schools Intranet.As an introduction to Ecology students visited a National Garden and created a Powerpoint presentation on biomes studied. As an introduction to cycles in Nature they research aspects of global warming and its effects and were introduced to argumentation skills and critical analysis of webpages in the context of Ecology Author Documents Cheryl Douglas, Bishops, Cape Town South Africa.

2. Teacher Planning and Management Click the documents below to help you understand the context of this exemplary learning project: Background & Planning: A synopsis of the origin and objectives of the learning project, including the manner in which the project was planned and managed. Classroom Images: Images of the classroom to give you a better feeling for how the project was implemented. Documents

3. Work Samples, Teacher and Student Reflection Click the documents below to see work samples and reflections from the teachers and students: Student Work Samples: Examples of student work generated through participation in this learning project. Teacher Reflection: Thoughts and reflective comments from the teachers involved, including advice for future implementations. Student Perspective: Comments on how the students perceived the learning that occurred. Documents

4. Teaching Resources Click the documents below to view the teaching resources used in the teaching of this learning project: Student Project Overview: An overview of required tasks. See ‘Scaffolding Biowork’ in”Work samples and Reflections’ for student tasks Other Teaching Resources: The Intranet sites contain links to Powerpoints that we bought from Biozone (www.thebiozone.com) and a large number of internet sites which cannot be linked to this document because their size. The link below shows the term planner for teachers Documents

5. Assessment and Standards Click the documents below to see the assessment rubrics and standards cover in this learning project: Assessment Rubrics: Examples of assessment rubrics provided to students showing how the project was assessed. See ‘Scaffolding Biowork’ in”Work samples and Reflections’ for student tasks and rubrics Mapping the Standards: Mapping this project’s learning objectives against curriculum standards. National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS): Performance indicators for technology-literate students. Documents