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Re: team work U2 year 11.<br><br>
I really enjoy team work projects but for team work to 'work' with
teenagers the majority should want to do the activities. This sometimes
needs some planning or giving some of the control to the students to
begin with, but if you let the class 'team' decide (which you can be
manipulated) ....the group takes ownership and there is not so much
rebellion. Projects that have worked in the past for me are: a
really funky stool (done in a production line style) Mirrors, boxes. I
would also like to do a big school project..... build a giant
contemporary sundial (as a monument of that classes time at school)<br>
Lots of ideas...so little time!!<br>
cheers<br>
John<br><br>
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1. RE: Re: team work U2 year 11. (Ian Daniels)<br><br>
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We have 16 students following Unit 2. We have set projects that will help
the department ie display units, different aspects of storage. The
students work in groups of 3. they are not overly happy with this unit,
they would prefer to work on something individual for themselves. <br>
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Ian Daniels <br>
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Kardinia International College<br>
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Subject: [Design and Technology] Re: team work U2 year 11.<br><br>
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Hello to all.<br><br>
I'd be interested to hear feedback in regard to success or otherwise
with<br>
the student design team work in Unit 2. Unfortunately I am at a
small<br>
school and my clientel, nine of them, are not all terribly motivated
to<br>
achieve in Design and Technology. In fact, out if the nine only one kid
is<br>
genuinly interested in the subject. I've put them in 3 teams; in one
team<br>
none of them wish to achieve; they are kept at school by their
family<br>
against their wishes. Team 2 has medium capacity, they'll do their work
if<br>
I insist hard enough and some of it is not too bad. Team 3; one kid
wants<br>
to achieve, one kid couldn't care less and the other just wants to
pass<br>
but is capable. The guy who wants to achieve feels he is being held
back<br>
by the rest of his team who can't get their act together. I advised him
to<br>
get into production independendly and that I may have to give him
extra<br>
credit considering he has done most of the work in his team. Are
other<br>
teachers/schools experiencing these sort of difficulties?<br><br>
(Not to mention that this class runs in conjunction with a small (2<br>
students) piggy back year 12 U3/4 class.)<br><br>
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Feed back appreciated.<br><br>
Frank Burgers<br>
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