GRADUATE PROGRAM SCHOOL OF E -EDUCATION
ADULT DEVELOPMENT & COLLABORATIVE LEARNING210ADC106
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ACTION PLAN
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Introduction
This work is presented to document a Best practice of
using Educational Bags in RAK government schools. We
as a group are going to present the subject, outcomes,
rules, community, division of labor which helped to produce
the best practice as considered
Introduction
To document this best practice case study, Engstrom’s
triangle was used as a framework to organize and analyze
the work done.
Engstrom’s triangle “ is a useful tool for identifying the
deep seated contradictions that give rise to surface level
dis-coordination and conflict”. (Engeström's Expansive
Triangle ,2006)
Project Summary
The educational bag is a set of methods, tools and educational activities that
serve the educational situation and supports the curriculum through classroom
activities and descriptive. These instruments are saved in an orderly and
appropriate bag which is easy to carry and transport between the classroom,
and the focus of the bag to provide aids for the teacher during the teaching
process within the framework of the educational situation in the classroom,
which aims mainly to find practical solutions necessary for teaching the material
better and more enjoyable, it also enhance the realistic environment for
students to learn by providing active interaction in the classroom and outside.
Engstrom Triangle
Instruments
Object/outcomes
Division of LaborCommunityRules
Subject
Subject
The subject in this project is mainly students, the team of the school teachers
as well as the principle.
Main
Outcomes
These school educational bags contains different resources for the teachers to use for
different subjects which can help in finding practical solution to save time and effort and
serve the educational system. It also helps in the development of methods of teaching
and enrich the curriculum in line with what the students life. to develop the skills of
exploration, research and self-learning, which is one of the pillars of modern learning.
Meet the need of the schools to fill the gap in the production of educational media that
you need in general curriculum, and curriculum developer in particular. Reduce pressure
on the laboratory school and the school library and technology room. Easy access to
hardware, tools and educational materials that serve a number of classroom activities
Main
Rules
The time has been set in order to finish a descent number of materials as possible in a
specific time frame. Each year tools are produced by individual efforts within the school
community in the different subjects taught.
The success of these kits was measured by the interactions created among the students
and level of involvement as well. It encouraged students to work in groups in the
affective way possible to meet the outcome of a certain lesson.
It filled the lack of educational materials as well as solved the problem of being provided
by these tools from the main city since the school is located in an oral area.
Students’ contribution to be part of displaying those kits in the various exhibitions and
educational gathering is a good measurement tool especially after getting thanking letters
from the sponsors.
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Rules
In addition the educational kits was praised by number of the school visitors such as the
minister of education, Sharjah Eductional zone’s manager, RAK educational zone’s
manager, principles of government and private schools inside and outside the emirates
and the academic accreditation members.
Moreover this project saved a great deal of the school ‘s budget by providing the teachers
with the tools they need. Not to forget the skills that those tools enriches such as
exploration, assortment, assembling, perception and derivation
Main
Instruments
Tools (instruments): methodical and appropriate bag easy to carry and transport
between the classroom, and the focus of the bag to provide aids for the teacher
(working papers Enrichment and remedial - Transparencies - CD - videos -
Cards - Photos and means of real - Models small - samples).
Main
Community
Teachers have a share goal that is all teachers have a school educational bags that
contain different resources and help and serve the education process. They work as
different groups depend on their major and skills. Examples of this groups are :
The Mathematics group.
The Science Group.
The Arabic language Group.
The Islamic study Grope.
The Social study group.
The Technical support
Main
Division of Labor
Each group start by extracting the goals and aims of each curriculum, then agree on the best method to
achieve this goals by either a ( working papers Enrichment and remedial - Transparencies - CD - videos
- Cards - Photos and means of real - Models small – samples)
Then each member of the group choose mean that Consistent with the personal skill or ask for help from
other teachers or the technical support team. And then evaluate the outcome by analyzing the result of a
questionnaire done by teachers and students, as well as a general Supervision of a supervisor of each
subjects.
The technical support team is the basic of each group because they help members of the group to
assemble their work , In addition of the assistant of the members in search of sources. And also the
further plans of e-educational bags that will be put out as an internet source of every teacher within the
UAE curriculum so this group transfer the tools and work plan of each group to e-Aid.
Main
Summary
To sum up, for this action plan the activity of designing, developing,
implementing and evaluating of the Educational Bag is actually a system whole
in the sense that all elements have a relationship to other elements. In which
The relation between subject(teachers, learners, administrators) and the object
(finding practical solution to save time and effort and serve the educational
system for the schools to fill the gap in the production of educational media that
are needed in general curriculum, and curriculum developer in particular is
mediated by tools (or instruments) which are working papers Enrichment and
remedial - Transparencies - CD - videos - Cards - Photos and means of real -
Models small – samples.
The relationship between subject and community ( which are different subjects’
groups is mediated by rules (norms or constraints) regulating the use of time
and production of the bags , and that between object and community is
mediated by division of labor which is how to find the best method and divide
the work between the working groups.
Each of the mediating elements is historically formed and opened to further
development. Ever since an activity is formed, the corresponding mediating
elements are continuously reconstructed. This development is driven by
different contradictions; it is not a smooth and linear process but uneven and
discontinuous one.
An activity has an active subject (an individual or collective), who understands
the object (motive) of the activity. However, not all participants (community)
involved in an activity necessarily understand the motive of the activity in which
they are participating or even recognize the existence of one.
As the contradictions (structural tensions) of an activity system are aggravated
over a period of time, some individual participants begin to question and
deviate from its established norms. (Engeström's Expansive
Triangle ,2006)
References
Engeström's Expansive Triangle, 2006.
http://yunnchyi.blogspot.com/2006/08/engestrms-expansive-triangle.html
Appendices
Educational Bags in the classrooms
Participation in Gulf Educational Supplements and Services Fear GESS 2009
The minister of Education and Youth of Qatar in his visiting of the School section in GUESS