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How Did Collaborative Planning and Learning work in your group?
During the course of this assignment, we held regular meetings where every person regularly attended each session. These meetings were based upon discussion sessions whereby:
- jobs were allocated
- there was talk of job accomplishment
- each person provided both positive and negative feedback
- problems were discussed
- helpful hints and ideas for improvements were suggested
- there was trading of resources between each member regarding information and their topic
On several occasions the group visited the school where we:
- set out our aims and objectives
- talked to different teachers regarding their current environmental education policies
- talked to the teachers regarding their ideas, knowledge and future plans for the sight
- talked to the children about their views and environmental awareness
- measured the area and location of prominent features
- sketched maps of the blocks
- discussed suitable activities for the size and geographical setting of the school
- recorded names of plants and trees in the adjacent blocks
- recorded video footage of the current geographical setting of the three blocks and some additional footage of the school grounds
The work distribution was set out so that each person had their own topic regarding an environmental issue for a set age group. These topics were:
1. Global Warming and Sun Smart Policy
2. Recycling and Waste Management
3. Habitat Awareness and Ecology
Each person was allocated a topic, and was responsible for the findings of information and costings based upon the decisions of the group with regards to what each area should contain. However during the course of this assignment each group member also contributed to each others by finding information and activities for each other.
Overall the group worked extremely well together. As a group there was lots of collaborative planing whereby everything was well thought out and discussed in detail before collectively we decided on an issue. It was here in these groups that our true natures came out in us individually whereby there were leaders, thinkers, workers and decision makers. It was interesting to note from week to week that these roles often changed between us whereby our thoughts and beliefs were often expressed with interest, and where other weeks where we just went with the flow.
On some occasions in the group , there was some minor disagreements with regards to decision making. These actions were just a result of different people viewing their opinions and expressing their beliefs in different ways. However when these small disagreements did arise, they were always settled quickly and quietly with input from other members of the group. However overall the group enjoyed working together and showed an eagerness to work together and get the work completed at ant early age.
Topic 1
Global Warming and Sun Smart Policy
Darryl Griffith's contribution to the program was as follows:
- The finding of information for a school Global Warming program
- research into the possibility if introducing a weather station into the school grounds- research of possible costings for a weather station
- presentation of the findings of his weather research
- resource list of other available resources
- activities including cross curriculum links
- What are the characteristic attributes of the site
- description of the sight- school Background
- school natural built and personal environments
- Attended all of meetings of the group
- Attended with the the whole group to the school on several occasions
- Helped each member of the group with the research and findings of general information and activities for the topics
Andrew Doyle's contribution to the program was as follows:
- The finding of information for a school sun smart policy
- research into the possibility if introducing a Sun Smart policy into the school grounds- presentation of the findings of his Sun Smart program
- included a teacher resource program for the school
- outlined the objectives, aims and activities for the different levels of the school
- organised the school to receive a sun smart kit
- organised a guest speaker to attend the school and talk about sun safety
- presented a resource list of other available resources
- activities including cross curriculum links
- visited the Qld Cancer Foundation
- spoke with Kate Hollindale and other members from slip slop slap
- How did collaborative planning and learning work in your group
- comments on the overall collaborative learning - planning process- an outline of the contributions made by each individual in the group.
- a letter of agreement that all workloads were amicably distributed
- Attended all of meetings of the group
- Attended with the the whole group to the school on several occasions
- Helped each member of the group with the research and findings of general information and activities for the topics
Topic 2
Recycling and Waste Management
Tracey Jankovic's contribution to the program was as follows:
- The finding of information for a school recycling and waste management program
- research into the possibility if introducing a compost bin and worm farm into the school grounds- presentation of the findings of her recycling and waste management program
- long term possible and objectives for here program
- presented a resource list of other available resources
- activities including cross curriculum links
- research of possible costings for a compost bin and worm farm
- contacted several recycling companies with regards to worms, composting and recycling
- What is your group going to make of the site?
- possible plans for the site in the future- justification for the specific features of the sight
- outlook into the activities designed for the natural, personal and social built environments
- Contacted the DPI regarding soil testing of the site
- Attended all of meetings of the group
- Attended with the the whole group to the school on several occasions
- Helped each member of the group with the research and findings of general information and activities for the topics
Topic 3
Habitat Awareness and Ecology
Lucinda Lambert's contributions to the program were as follows:
- The finding of information for a habitat awareness and ecology program
- research into the possibility of introducing a habitat awareness and ecology program- research of possible costings for a habitat and an ecology program
- resource list of other available resources
- presentation of the findings of her habitat awareness and ecology program
- activities including cross curriculum links
- the development of a nature trail in the school grounds
- the development of an adopt a tree program
- Presented the overall workings of our policy onto a web page
- in detail programmed all of our policies and constructed them as you see
- An overall planned and mapped areas of the sight
- The finding of plant names, locations, settings on site
- Visited local nurseries and landscape suppliers
- Attended all of meetings of the group
- Attended with the the whole group to the school on several occasions
- Helped each member of the group with the research and findings of general information and activities for the topics
Hannah Albion's contributions to the program were as follows:
- The finding of information for a habitat awareness and ecology program
- research into the possibility of introducing a habitat awareness and ecology program- research of possible costings for a habitat and an ecology program
- resource list of other available resources
- presentation of the findings of her habitat awareness and ecology program
- activities including cross curriculum links
- the development of a herb garden in the school grounds
- the development of the nature trail
- Presented the overall workings of our policy onto a web page
- in detail programmed all of our policies and constructed them as you see
- Provided a layout of suggested possible herb garden layouts
- The finding of plant names, locations, settings on site
- Visited local nurseries and landscape suppliers and herb gardens
- Attended all of meetings of the group
- Attended with the the whole group to the school on several occasions