‘Educating and entertaining’

1. ‘Educating and entertaining’ Stage 2 Child Studies – Group Activity

2. Group Activity:working together to achieve a common goal

3. Effective Team Work • PURPOSE – clear purpose and maintain focus on that outcome. • PROCESSES – Clear processes help the to team work efficiently and effectively. Timely meetings, agreed processes for how decisions are made and suitable processes for recording decisions are essential. • TRUST – Team members communicate well and trust each other to contributeto achieving the team’s intended purpose. • LEADERSHIP – A leader is needed to maintain focus on the purpose of the group and the task at hand. • The four components are inter-related. The absence of one component impacts on the effectiveness of the team.

4. What is the Group Activity? • As a group of 4-5, plan, develop, film and edit an episode of a ‘Play School’ type TV program. The activities included in the program should be educational and entertaining and cover a range of types of play as well as focus on different areas of child development. The programs will be shared with children either via You Tube or DVD.

5. Planning • Lets look back on the last 50 years of children’s TV • What defines children’s TV? (see the Children’s Television Standards 2009) • Needs to comply with CTS 6 Criteria of suitability for children • Needs to meet the 6 criteria of highly educational programming • Isn’t TV bad for kids? (Making good choices – television, learning and development) • What about 0-3 yr olds? (What the research says about TV 0-3)

6. Consider what you have learnt from your research • Health and wellbeing of children – meets CTS6 • Meets criteria for highly educational programming • Don’t aim at under 2 yrs

7. Decide and Prepare • Decide on the team roles; the theme, activities, • Write the group Action plan in class (using google docs) • Prepare the required materials and resources • Plan how it will be recorded and who will do it • Make sure everything is fully organised and in place for the filming.

8. Plan, present, record • Plan the theme • Prepare the activities • Write the script • Find the music • Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse • Film • Edit • Publish

9. Practical Evidence • Collect photographic evidence for the following criteria • PA1: Implementation of safe management practices and appropriate techniques, and generation and maintenance of quality control. • PA3: Selection and application of appropriate technology to prepare learning activities for children in a culturally diverse society.

10. Individual Evaluation • reflect on your performance - consider the decision making processes, your management processes and the final result. • consider possible improvements that could be made? What would they be?

11. Assessment Design Criteria: Problem Solving • P1 Identification and discussion of factors involved in problem-solving related to the health and well-being of children. • P2 Decision-making about problem-solving and implementation strategies. Practical Application • PA1 Implementation of safe management practices and appropriate techniques, and generation and maintenance of quality control. • PA3 Selection and application of appropriate technology to prepare learning activities for children in a culturally diverse society.

12. Assessment Design Criteria: Collaboration • C1 Initiative and leadership within the group, and active response to members of the group. • C2 Involvement in group activities and discussions to support the health and well-being of children. Evaluation • E1 Evaluation of the processes and outcomes of practical and group activities, including their own performance. • E2 Appraisal of the impact of technology on the health and well-being of children