Range
of Adventure and Simulation Tasks
The
tasks below will enable you to make a judgement about the activity
level you wish to support with your training.
Novice
Task:
Decide
on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.
Decide
on the adventure or simulation to be used in relation to the current
theme or topic.
Assess
the adventure or simulation in relation to the ages and abilities
of the pupils.
Prepare
focused task sheets for pupils to use.
Prepare
recording sheets for pupils to use.
Introduce
the chosen adventure or simulation to the pupils, explaining clearly
the overall aim and objectives of the package.
Provide
opportunities for pupils to use a chosen adventure or simulation
that supports the current theme or topic.
Learning
Outcomes for the Teacher
- assessing
software effectively
- preparing
focused tasks effectively
- understanding
the nature of adventures and simulations
Resources
- adventure
or simulation program
- computer
- printer
- ideas
and differentiated, focused pupil worksheets
 Prior
to Commencing the Novice Task...
Intermediate
Task:
Decide
on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.
Decide
on the adventure or simulation to be used in relation to the current
theme or topic.
Assess
the adventure or simulation in relation to the ages and abilities
of the pupils.
Extract
and save resources from the adventure or simulation for pupils
to use.
Prepare
focused task sheets for pupils to use.
Prepare
recording sheets for pupils to use.
Introduce
the chosen adventure or simulation to the pupils, explaining clearly
the overall aim and objectives of the package.
Provide
opportunities for pupils to use a chosen adventure or simulation
that supports the current theme or topic.
Provide
opportunities for pupils to use the extracted resources.
Learning
Outcomes for the Teacher
- assessing
software effectively
- preparing
focused tasks effectively
- understanding
the nature of adventures and simulations
- extracting,
saving and using resources from the program being used
Resources
- adventure
or simulation program
- computer
- printer
- ideas
and differentiated, focused pupil worksheets
- word
processor
Prior
to Commencing the Intermediate Task...
Advanced
Task:
Decide
on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.
Decide
on the adventure or simulation to be used in relation to the current
theme or topic.
Assess
the adventure or simulation in relation to the ages and abilities
of the pupils.
Extract
and save resources from the adventure or simulation for pupils
to use.
Prepare
focused task sheets for pupils to use.
Prepare
recording sheets for pupils to use.
Teach
pupils to extract, save and use resources relating to the adventure
or simulation.
Introduce
the chosen adventure or simulation to the pupils, explaining clearly
the overall aim and objectives of the package.
Provide
opportunities for pupils to use a chosen adventure or simulation
that supports the current theme or topic.
Provide
opportunities for pupils to extract, save and use resources
Learning
Outcomes for the Teacher
- assessing
software effectively
- preparing
focused tasks effectively
- understanding
the nature of adventures and simulations
- extracting,
saving and using resources from the package
- manipulating
extracted resources within a variety of software packages
Resources
- adventure
or simulation program
- computer
- printer
- ideas
and differentiated, focused pupil worksheets
- word
processor
Prior
to Commencing the Advanced Task...
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