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ASPIRE Teachers’ Toolkit

Never Stand Still

YEAR 3

Session Aims• Buildself-esteembyhavingstudentsreflectuponthethingstheyaregoodat• Encouragestudentstothinkaboutjobstheymightliketodowhentheygrowup• PromotestudentunderstandingofHigherEducationasapathwaytofuturecareers

Session OverviewStudentslearnaboutthecareerjourneystakenbyaselectionofstaffmembers.TheylistentothestoryWhen I Grow Up byAlYankovicandreflectuponcurrentandfuturejobopportunities,makingthelinkwithuniversitystudy.Studentsthentakepartinadress-upactivity,guessingwhichcareereachcostumerepresents.Thesessionconcludeswithstudentscreatingjob-relatedshadowpuppets.

• ACELA1476 Understand that successful cooperation with others depends on shared use of social conventions,includingturn-takingpatterns,andformsofaddressthatvaryaccordingtothedegreeofformalityinsocialsituations

• ACELT1596 Drawconnectionsbetweenpersonalexperiencesand theworldsof texts,andshare responseswithothers

• ACELY1792Useinteractionskills,includingactivelisteningbehavioursandcommunicateinaclear,coherentmannerusingavarietyofeverydayandlearnedvocabularyandappropriatetone,pace,pitchandvolume

• ACADRM031 Explore ideas and narrative structures through roles and situations and use empathy in their ownimprovisationsanddeviseddrama

• ACAVAM111 Usematerials,techniquesandprocessestoexplorevisualconventionswhenmakingartworks

Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions

• EN2-1A Communicatesinarangeofinformalandformalcontextsbyadoptingarangeofrolesingroup,classroom,schoolandcommunitycontexts

• EN2-10C Thinks imaginatively,creativelyandinterpretivelyabout information, ideasandtextswhenrespondingtoandcomposingtexts

• INS2.3 Makespositivecontributionsingroupactivities• VAS2.2 Usestheformstosuggestthequalitiesofsubjectmatter

NSW Syllabus Outcomes

• ABCD1.1 Buildapositiveself-conceptwhilediscoveringitsinfluenceonyourselfandothers• ABCD4.1 Discoverlifelonglearninganditscontributiontolifeandwork• ABCD5.1 Understandthenatureofcareerinformation

ABCD Framework Competencies

When I Grow UpLength of Session:1hourand45minutes

YEAR 3

Intellectual Quality

DeepKnowledge

DeepUnderstanding

ProblematicKnowledge

Higher-OrderThinking Metalanguage Substantive

Communication

Quality Learning

Environment

ExplicitQualityCriteria Engagement High

Expectations Social Support Students’Self-Regulation

StudentDirection

Significance BackgroundKnowledge

CulturalKnowledge

KnowledgeIntegration Inclusivity Connectedness Narrative

Quality Teaching Focus Elements

Part One - 15 minutesActivities Resources

•Explainthattoday’ssessionwillexaminesomeoftheskillsneededfordifferentjobs.Itwillalsofocusonthejourneysthatpeoplecantaketoachievetheircareergoals.Initiateadiscussionaboutskills,careersandeducation.Youmayliketoask:

»Whatdoyouthinkyouarereallygoodat?»Whatdoyouthinkyouwouldliketodowhenyougrowup?»Doyourememberwhatauniversityis?

•Narratetheeducationalstoryofthreestaffmembers.Startatpre-schoolandprogressthroughtothemostrecenteducational qualification obtained. You may wish to use the My Journey template. Do not reveal which adultcorrespondstoeachstory.Askstudentstoguesswhichstaffmembermatcheseachstory.

•Inaddition,youmaywishtoaskeachstaffmembertosubmitaphotographofthemselveswhentheywereatschoolandhavestudentsguesswhichphotographmatcheseachstaffmember.

•Ifpossible,haveeachstaffmemberpresentintheroomtocommentonthejourneytheyhavefollowedtowardstheircurrentrole.

•MyJourneytemplate

•Threestaffmemberstoattendthissegment(ifpossible)

Part Two - 15 minutesActivities Resources

•Engagestudentsinashortconversationaboutjobs.Youmaywishtoask:»Whatdoyouthinkwouldbeagreatjobtohaveinthefuture?»Whatwouldbeyouridealjob?»Whatfeatureswouldyouridealjobhave?Forexample,interesting,fun,outdoorsorindoors,well-paidetc.

•ReadWhen I Grow UpbyAlYankovictothestudents.ThenseekstudentfeedbackandreactionstoBilly’scareerchoices.Reflectuponthenumerouspossibilitiesavailableatpresentandnewjobsthatmayexistinfuture.

•When I Grow UpbyAlYankovic

Session OutlineYEAR 3

Part Three - 30 minutesActivities Resources

•Thisactivitymayberuninvariousways.Referto‘OptionA’and‘OptionB’.Theideaistohavestudentsdressupinjob-relatedcostumesandhavetherestoftheclassquestionthemandguesswhichjobtheircostumerepresents.Encourageparticipationandactivelistening.Questionsmayinclude:

»Doyouworkoutsideorinside?»Doyouneedtogotouniversitytodoyourjob?»Dowehaveoneofthesepeopleinourtown/suburb?»Wouldyouhavetomoveawayfromhometodothisjob?»Doyouworkinanoffice?»Doyoulookafterpeople?»Doyoulookafteranimals?

•Discussthevariousrolesandresponsibilitiesofsomeonewhodoeseachjob.Youmaywishtointroducetheterm‘Bachelorof…’toexplaintheconceptofgoingtouniversitytotrainforcertaincareers.

•OptionA»Select4-5studentsandhavethemdressupincostumesyouhavesourcedfromaroundyourhomeorschool.Forideas,refertotheCostumeSuggestionslist.

•OptionB»Organiseaclassdress-updayandtellstudentstodressinajob-relatedcostumebutkeeptheirjobasecretfromtherestoftheclass.

•CostumeSuggestionslist

Part Four - 45 minutesActivities Resources

•Tellstudentstothinkaboutajobtheymightenjoydoingandcreateashadowpuppetcharacterrepresentingthatcareer.Tohelpinspirestudents,youmayliketoshowthemimagesofpeoplecarryingoutthejobstheyhaveindicatedtheyareinterestedin.

•Givestudentssomecardboardandaskthemtodrawanoutlineofthemselvescarryingoutthejobtheylikethemost.Emphasisethattheoutlineisessentialanditisunimportanttodrawdetailsontotheirimagebecauseonlytheshadowwillbevisible.Oncestudentshavecutouttheircardboardimage,itshouldbeattachedtoapaddle-popstickorruler.

•Afterstudentshavecreatedtheshadowpuppets,youmaywishtoputonashow.Askotherstudentstoguesswhatcareereachpuppetrepresents.Youmayalsowantstudentstopresentthepuppetsasanassemblyiteminfrontoftheschool.Ascreencanbecreatedveryeasilyusingathinpieceofpaperormaterialwithalightshiningthroughit.

•Cardboard

•Scissors

•Pencils

•Rulersorpaddle-popsticks

•Athinpieceofmaterialorpaper

•Alamportorch

•Refertothefollowinglinkforinspiration:http://www.kidspot.com.au/kids-activities-and-games/Nursery-rhymes+15/Make-a-shadow-puppet-theatre+12594.htm