The+Nights+Watch+Teacher+Advice

The Night's Watch Home Page

Subject: Teacher Advice

Introduction : This exercise can in many ways produce authentic learning outcomes. This process can be used to develop not only students understanding of technology ,but it can also be used to incorporate many other curriculum learning outcomes. Through taking a novel and transcribing it into a play, students can begin to understand the different strategies that are applicable in this type of work.

Resources: By tying together the many different resources that has been described in the other pages, teachers can begin to compile a database that they can give to other teachers when they want to do the same project. Teachers can incorporate this activity to tie in with current curriculum outcomes, such as multiculturalism, environmental and social issues. They could also use the data base compiled here as a basis for when they do this assignment with their own classes.

Other Curriculum: Considering the books that are outlined in the curriculum specifically for this grade, the process of using technology as a learning tool can be easily related to other curriculum outcomes. Using technology in the classroom can be easily used as a cross-curriculum tool,covering many outcomes in a single project. Resulting in a authentic task with quality educational outcomes. However, using the book "Flowers For Algernon", the teacher can begin to teach the children that bigotry and degradation of a student based on their mental capacity only makes the victim feel cast out by the people they have to be involved with every day.

Parental Consent: Before a student can be broadcast in any way, the teacher must first seek parental consent, by getting the parent to sign a waiver form. This, then gives the educator permission to use the child's image on a web page, or any other media based outlet. This is strongly advised, as, that way the teacher will avoid any possible legal consequences.

Time Frame : The process can be lengthened and shortened to fit a particular term or period of learning. It can also be used as a tool to unite cross curriculum activities and outcomes.