TEAMWORK: WEEKLY TASKS Presented by group 3 TABLE OF CONTENT
Defining problem steps
Weekly tasks activity
Correlation between the activity and the
didactic model Defining problem… • There isn’t a good atmosphere between the classmates • Not everyone feels comfortable in the classroom and with the classmates… DEFINING PROBLEM
A class forms a group. You can talk about
a group when there is a common goal or a common task that requires cooperation. DEFINING PROBLEM
In a positive group, group members are:
United and motivated to achieve group goals
Feeling co-responsible for their own group and they express this Showing respect for the personalities and opinions of other group members Willing to work together Authority figure DEFINING PROBLEM Social Joker worker A positive group has a beneficial impact on the learning and living Roles environment in the group. Appellant Organizer Students feel at ease and can be more themselves than in a negative group. Follower Scout Weekly tasks • The game is about creating a good group atmosphere and feeling safe around one another. • Through the tasks each student has to fulfill, they learn that they can count on each other and that they won’t be judged for who they are. WEEKLY TASKS
2 weeks at the 2 weeks at 2 weeks
beginning the middle at the end
The school year
Each time they play, the challenges/ tasks
change because they know each other better.
Before we start the game, we make some
ground rules about the wellbeing of the students. Then we hang them in the classroom so every student is reminded of them. WEEKLY TASKS Possible challenges/tasks:
Hug a friend Sing a song with Give a Give someone a
classmates compliment compliment about something they’re good at
Help a classmate Make or create Help someone of
out something for the class with someone something WEEKLY TASKS At the end of the first week we talk about what happened in that week. We have a group conversation about: • How did you experience this week? Did you have difficulties with someone? Did you make new friends? How do you look back on this week? ... • What happened on ………….the playground? Did you play together? What did you play? Were there tensions? How did you solve them? • … The teacher also has to be careful that everyone gets a chance to speak. Not only the ‘popular’ kids. And also not only the ‘popular’ kids who do their challenges/ tasks. Everyone needs to do it. Prototype • Describe the activity in correlation with the didactic model PROTOTYPE – LEARNING CONDITIONS
Focusing on the students.
Taking the different beliefs, experiences and interests into account when making our weekly challenges. Also mentioning about some ground rules and boundaries for each student. We agree that each student experiences certain things different, like hugging, and that it is normal because humans are different. PROTOTYPE – SETTINGS & GOALS
The weekly tasks will only be done
during school hours: classroom, playground.
Creating a good group atmosphere
and feeling safe around one another. Through the tasks each student has to fulfill, they learn that they can count on each other and that they won’t be judged for who they are. PROTOTYPE – CONTENT AND PROCESS
In relation to improving the group
atmosphere. Using challenging tasks where the students have to help, get to know,... other students in a positive way.
Mainly group discussions
WEEKLY TASKS
Assessing them at the end of the week.
Talking about the tasks and how they experienced it, how they liked/disliked it, etc. Making a scoreboard where the students can fill in if they did their task. Asking the students if they could guess the tasks of others and what they thought about the week and if there happened anything out of the ordinary for them. 5 FEEDBACK QUESTIONS 1. Are there other challenges we can put in the game? Other things we should be aware of? 2. Are there other important topics we can talk about to prevent exclusion and bullying? 3. Do you have other ideas of evaluating? 4. How can we keep track of the student besides the scoreboard? 5. Is a group discussion/conversation enough in terms of learning process?