Modules

Exploring the Modules of Community and Diversity
There are 4 modules in the Community and Diversity unit. Each module builds on the previous one and brings students towards achieving the Culminating Task.

Task 1 (large group): Look at the Big Picture
Resources needed : Big Picture: []
 * Take a look at the Big Picture together to gain sense of what is in store for the rest of the unit.

Task 2 (small groups): Explore the Modules Jigsaw
Resources Needed: Guiding questions, binder with IEYM 4 Unit


 * Use the following guiding questions to direct your group in exploring your unit. Create a poster, slide show (e.g. PowerPoint), concept map, model, play, poem, song, etc. to show what your group feels are the essential understandings that you learned about the module. Be creative and have fun! You will be asked to present your creation and share your knowledge.


 * **Guiding Questions:**
 * 1) Give an overview of the Module and its Learning Experiences
 * 2) Which Ongoing Learning Experiences (OLEs) will my students need to be familiar with in order to work in this module?
 * 3) Which Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) will my students need to be familiar with to work in this module?
 * 4) What learning centres are used in this module? Consider how do the activities in each centre support leaning across the curricula?
 * 5) How do the activities connect to the learning experiences?
 * 6) What learning tasks are my students doing in this module?
 * 7) What are tips or suggestions for doing the unit at times when I don't have access to computers?
 * 8) As a teacher, what do I need to have ready/prepare in order to use this module?
 * 9) What assessment strategies will I use in this module?
 * 10) How does this module prepare students to do the culminating task for the unit?
 * 11) Do I need to know anything else?
 * 12) Is there any other information to share about this module?

[|songza.fm] - any 60 mhz music activates the learning centers in the brain. E.g. Baroque, nature sounds, waves, etc.
 * Music and Learning**