Unit 2 – Toolbox for students
Living Democracy » Textbooks » Educating for democracy » Part 3 – Tools for teaching and learning democracy and human rights » Unit 2 – Toolbox for students- 1. Introduction
Teachers who teach EDC/HRE classes can be perfect in their planning and lesson preparation. But despite the best preparation a lesson can...
- Tool 1: Worksheet for students to plan their learning schedules
I will set myself the following objective – for the next chapter/unit/today, etc: … I will tackle the following tasks today: …...
- Tool 2: Worksheet for students to reflect on their learning
What were my first learning activities? What were my next learning steps? When did I allow myself to have a break? How...
- Tool 3: Worksheet for students to reflect on their achievement
What have I learned? Have I actually made progress? Have I really understood what I have learned? Am I able to apply...
- Tool 4: Researching in libraries
In libraries you can find lots of information that you need when researching a topic. In order to be able to use...
- Tool 5: Researching on the Internet
You can find information about every imaginable subject on the Internet. You have to consider how you want to go about finding...
- Tool 6: Carrying out interviews and surveys
You can gather information about a topic when you question people about their knowledge of the subject or when you ask them...
- Tool 7: Interpreting images
Just like texts, pictures contain a lot of information. The following tips will help you to interpret and understand pictures. Discover information...
- Tool 8: Mind maps
A mind map helps you to organise your thoughts. This is what the term literally means. Mind maps can be useful in...
- Tool 9: Creating posters
A poster allows you to record your work and present it to your classmates. It is important that a poster is organised...
- Tool 10: Holding exhibitions
An exhibition helps groups of students to present their work so that others (the class or invited guests) can get an idea...
- Tool 11: Planning and giving presentations
You can make a speech to your classmates, your parents or other children in your school. In any case, you’ve got to...
- Tool 12: Preparing overhead transparencies or a PowerPoint presentation
PowerPoint presentations or overhead transparencies shown on an overhead projector are often used during presentations and the same rules apply to both....
- Tool 13: Writing newspaper articles
In order to inform others about your topic, you can try playing the role of a reporter and write an article for...
- Tool 14: Putting on performances
Acting out stories is a good way of reflecting human life. You can also create scenes using a picture, a piece of...
- Tool 15: Holding debates
A debate can help to make us aware of various opinions about a topic and to understand the advantages and disadvantages of...
