Group+9

‍‍‍‍‍‍Discuss your group activity here.
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26/11
thanks for the info you emailed me today fiona, good start to our rationale. I send the first draft for the "role play" to natasha as well, I've encouraged her to make some changes and add some ideas. Just comfirming we are meeting at 3pm on sunday afternoon @CQU?? girls ?? wil we all be there? I could be 3:30pm at the latest.

shannon, tash and janita... do you have any links you can send me for our resources page??? you must have some, please forward them to me

maxineneale@bigpond.com

Maxine

**Thanks for the past few days...even though we dont use this format often, it does not mean that we are lacking communication skills...Talking face to face or phone is so much better...**
=== **After tonight I think we have it sorted... We all have a clear goal and one thing each to focus on. Having the image decided is great.. Liked the way we all listened to each other tonight. Am bringing in some stuff for the llittl people tomorrow for Shannon. Have already got statistics re multiculturism, some apprpriate activities..Just a suggestion ... if we come across a good site with a lesson plan or even reflective pose and story please note the link for the handout.. Good work girls..See you tomorrow at the lecture and then afterwards.** ===

Hi girls.
=== Hopefully after today we have a better idea where we are headed with our topic. Meeting tomorrow night at 7pm, ill be picking Janita up from work and we will be there about 7:15. I say we dont go home till we have resolved all the areas we have yet to fine tune!!! we all have many restrictions with work commitments, we need to make use of the time we have together. I have found some great Iimages on tag galaxy. I have made 2 x univeral picture collages, I will show tomorrow night, see what you think. I am just reviewing Qld mulitcultural policies and some related documents, these documents are very involved. I am working through them though. ===

when we were talking about lesson plans.... I found this below site that seem to cover all aspects of bringing multicultural concepts and ideas to the classroom...
====** This site explores the diversity of cultural backgrounds of the students in the class. Students then examine a range of cultural influences, explore what the term ‘multiculturalism’ means and how it has been interpreted in Australian Government policy. It has dozens of lesson plan ideas, this is a great site. **====

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 * see you tomorrow **


 * Maxine **

= //Good Evening Girls – Fiona, Natasha, Janita and Shannon – from Maxine – (I will be blue text),// = = = = //early days of group assignment...// =

//Well I feel I bit more informed after today’s tute session. I am really starting to understand the concepts, ideas and expected learning outcomes behind this course. I have started looking at some images of children, wow, I could sit here and do this all night, I am really enjoying looking at some beautiful pic’s of children- there is some much on the net to look at. I don’t like looking at stressful or sad photos of children… I keep thinking of the story and perhaps the situation behind it all. Still at a bit of a loss which theme or story my chosen pictures will encompass. I am enjoying the process of seeking and finding the material though.// //See you all tomorrow, also just confirming... our 1st meeting next Wednesday afternoon after our lesson, 3pm, can we all make it.?//

//In the meantime I found a quote that should ground you all, this quote made me think about what a great responsibility we all have as teachers (in training)… you may or may not of read this one…//

**//A frightening, but realistic conclusion…//** **I am the decisive element in my classroom. It's my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humour, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized… **

** Haim G. Ginott ** (1922–1973) was a school teacher in Israel, a child psychologist and   psychotherapist and a parent educator. Maxine Nice start Maxine. There is alot of information on these topics - don't get bogged down with it all. Stay focused on your assessment needs and what to chat to your group members about. I hope to see their comments on here soon. Don't forget to date your entries. Kathy 14/11/11


 * Ladies we chatted the other day and clarified your planning and presentation. Now it is time to get cracking, divide the jobs and move forward. You also nee to begin your group rationale.Please remember to date your contributions to the wiki.**
 * Kathy 25/11/11**