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I m a g e s a n d O b j e c t sACTIVE METHODOLOGY TOOLKIT 5

RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING

What’s the story?RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING I m a g e s a n d O b j e c t sActive Methodology Toolkit 5

First published in 2014 by PERL - Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living. Hedmark University College, Hamar, Norwayhttp://www.perlprojects.org

ISBN 978-82-7671-922-2

is also part funded by the Department of Education and Skills, Ireland, as part of its contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014.

COPYRIGHT © 2014 WITH THE AUTHORS.Authors: Miriam O'DONOGHUE, CDETB Curriculum Development Unit, Dublin, IRELANDGregor TORKAR, Institution EGEA & Faculty of Education University of Ljubljana, SLOVENIAHelen MAGUIRE, Home Economics Department, St Angela’s College, Sligo, IRELAND Victoria W. THORESEN, Hedmark University College, Hamar, NORWAYNuno MELO, Lisbon Higher School of Education, PORTUGALLenka MUZICKOVA, Generation Europe, o. s., CZECH REPUBLIC

Design and layout:Veronika HROZINKOVA

Photographs: See back cover for acknowledgements.

Acknowledgments - PERL Work Group Members: Miriam O'DONOGHUEGregor TORKARHelen MAGUIRE Victoria W. THORESENNuno MELOLenka MUZICKOVAVija DISLERAIrena ZALIENSKIENE

Supported by:

With the support of the Erasmus Academic Networks of the European Union.

and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Storytelling as an Active Methodology

ACTIVITY 1: Tell Me YOUR Story and I’ll Tell You MINE

Responsible and Sustainable Living Prompt Cards

Sensory Activity Cards

ACTIVITY 5: Stories Beyond Borders

MDG Symbol Cards

MDG Linking Cards

ACTIVITY 6: Front Page News Story

Role Cards

Evaluating Stories

Bank of Images

References

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INTRODUCTION Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living

The Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living (PERL) is a network that assists individuals and communities to rethink and reorient the choices they make and the manner in which they live their lives in order to:

minimise the negative impacts of their actions on themselves, on others and on the environmentensure a more just distribution of resources andfoster sustainability.

“images and objects” toolkits

PERL has developed a series of images and objects toolkits that promote student-centred activities and active teaching methodologies which encourage students

and / or objects to help to teach responsible and sustainable ways of living in an interactive, practical and holistic way.

e focus of this toolkit: “What’s the story?”

to support the student-centered activities in the toolkit. By also including information on the MDGs and a related activity, the broader global context of responsible and sustainable living can be explored with students.

How to use the activities in the toolkit?Each

of photographs is provided to support the activities together with pre-prepared worksheets and resources which can be reproduced for classroom use. Some activities may require students to have a certain level of prior knowledge of responsible and sustainable living and the MDGs. While suggested themes and topics

and evaluation have also been included.4

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Education for Responsible and Sustainable LivingEducation is a major catalyst for human development. The goal of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is to empower individuals and communities to actively participate in shaping an ecologically sustainable, economically efficient and socially just environment, while remaining mindful of the interconnectedness between the local and global dimensions. One important element of ESD is education about sustainable lifestyles and a deeper, broader interpretation of sustainable lifestyles is responsible living.

Here the emphasis is not only on using knowledge and applying knowledge conscientiously for better personal quality of life without jeopardising that of others (present and future), but actually being proactive in bettering the quality of life of others directly or indirectly. In seeking to be responsible an appreciation of diverse viewpoints and ways of life, an awareness of the needs of others (all life forms) and a critical analysis of best use of resources are all fundamental for success.

For the purpose of this toolkit the focus is on education for responsible and sustainable living. In doing this it is also important to include the Millennium

populations so that there is a fairer distribution and use of the world’s resources.

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THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSThe Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that were established at the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000. All 189 United Nations member states and 23 international organisations committed to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015. Advances in education can play a decisive role in achieving the eight MDGs.

“Through accelerated action, the world can achieve the MDGs and generate momentum for an ambitious and inspiring post-2015 development framework. Now is the time to step up our efforts to build a more just, secure and sustainable future for all”

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations.

The United Nations continues to work concertedly with governments, civil society and other partners to build on the momentum generated by the MDGs and to create an ambitious, yet realistic, post-2015 development agenda.

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How does storytelling support learning?Learning through storytelling is entertaining and enlightening, and can be used with students of all ages to explore sustainability concepts, attitudes and behaviours.

are valued and necessary ingredients in our rethinking of a common future and the purpose of responsible and sustainable everyday life decisions. Storytelling also provides important indigenous knowledge and can be a strategy for understanding and exploring other ways of knowing (Gough & Sharpley, 2005).

Storytelling is the transmission of events into words. It can be supported with images and other new forms of media that create opportunities for people to express, consume and record stories. Images and objects are useful starting points in storytelling. They help to encourage, promote and evoke discussion (a picture paints a thousand words). Stories consist of certain events, characters and narrative points of view, which determine through whose perspective the story is being viewed. Storytelling takes a broad range of forms such as fairytales, folktales and legends. It has extended itself to represent history, personal narrative, political commentary, and evolving cultural norms. It is also widely used to address educational objectives (Birch & Heckler, 1996).

Stories can help to create connections

demands one to rethink the connection between humankind and nature, between the inner world of myth, spirituality, and imagination and the outer world

for a change in thinking. Nanson (2005) sees the potential of ecological storytelling and how it can bridge the gap and connect with people at an emotional level.

along with their familiar shapes and formulas, which make them more attractive, more memorable and more infectious for students than other forms of reporting and recording (Egan, 2005). “Stories extend your imagination to see the world from perspectives other than your own. When you hear someone’s own story, your

learning experiences, in relation to responsible and sustainable living, more interesting, engaging and meaningful.

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SHARE the story with another person.

TELL the story to a class group.

PRINT the story as an article in a newspaper or newsletter.

RECORD the story to share in video or audio format.

STEP 3

USE A FORMAL OR INFORMAL WAY TO SHARE THE STORY

CREATE a story that links to responsible and sustainable living by using the information from step 1.

STRUCTUREbeginnings (once upon a time…) and endings (…happily ever after, or not!).

STEP 2

EXPRESS THE CONTENT AS A STORY

WHO took this photo and why did they shoot it the way they

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DISCUSSthe importance of the photothe link to responsible and sustainable living.

REFLECT on the process that you have gone through in steps 1, 2 and 3.

EVALUATE the impact that this process has had on you.

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STEP 1STEP 4IDENTIFY WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THE IMAGE

HOW WELL DOES THE STORY REFLECT THE IMAGE?

CREATE A STORYSHARE THE STORY

EXAMINE THE IMAGE

REFLECT AND EVALUATE

STORY 1:

(Abdi Ali Farhan and James Phillip James)

Example of Story Making:TITLE:LOCATION: DATE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN: December 4th, 2013PHOTO TAKEN BY: Abdi Ali Farhan and James Phillip James, Strathmore University.

STORY 2:This picture from Kenya is a powerful image. Although, from a composition perspective, the viewer’s attention is only drawn to the traffic jam

such a small space within the overall image. Time is wasted here due to poor urban planning rather than the choices made by the individuals. How can

(anonymous)

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ACTIVIT Y 1: Tell Me YOUR Storyand I’ll Tell You MINE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

is prompted by selected images.

MATERIALS NEEDED

Large sheets of paperMarkersGlueRESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS (optional)

PREPARATION

HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKS

to responsible and sustainable living issues in the student’s everyday life.Invite the students to form pairs and to tell each other their story. Allow 3 minutes for each student to listen to the other person’s story without interrupting, except to check that they have really understood the story.Invite each pair to join up with another pair and to re-tell each of their stories within the group.

featuring a photograph more than once in the story.

Invite each group to present their story to the class and to discuss their ideas.

DIFFERENTIATIONTeachers can use the RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS to support students. For example, the prompt cards can be used to support spelling, introduce new vocabulary, help students when they get stuck, help students focus on areas / themes related to responsible and sustainable living, give clues to vocabulary that might be included in a story and to provide inspiration and ideas when creating stories.THE PROMPT CARDSon that theme. In addition, students could be challenged to see how many of the words on their prompt card they could manage to include in their story. ROLE CARDS

EXTENSION ACTIVITYIt is also an interesting educational experience if the teacher provides all students with the same image. Each student individually creates a story around

around the same image.

EVALUATION / REFLECTIONStudents:

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Further evaluation tools and activities can be found at the end of the toolkit.

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CONSUMPTION

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Key Word Prompts

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ACTIVITY 2: The “Sense” of the Story

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

MATERIALS NEEDED

SENSORY ACTIVITY CARDSFlip chart pages and markersPens and paperSticky tack

PREPARATION

Photocopy the SENSORY ACTIVITY CARDS from the next page and cut as directed along the broken lines.Select and make copies of one photograph for each group. All groups should receive the same photograph.

HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKSStage 1

Divide the class into groups with approximately four students per group.SENSORY ACTIVITY CARD

marker.Each group is invited to read the instructions on their SENSORY ACTIVITY CARD carefully and then write the story of their photograph from that perspective

Stage 2

Each group then rewrites or edits their own story to include perspectives that they feel will enhance their story and improve its relevance and link to responsible and sustainable living.

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ACTIVIT Y 3: The Secret Story of an Everyday ObjectLEARNING OBJECTIVESThis activity focuses on a re-examination of everyday objects / products and the global impact they may have. Student groups engage in inquiry based learning to investigate, appraise and evaluate an assigned object / product to help develop deeper understanding and systems thinking related to sustainable and responsible living.

MATERIALS NEEDEDObjects (products) that students are familiar with (e.g. chocolate, a mobile phone, shoes) or photographs of objects (see examples of images in this toolkit)A set of questions for each object. Examples of questions are provided or the teacher can formulate their own questions.PensWorld map or a globe (optional)

PREPARATION

HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKS

Provide each group with an object / product or an image of an object / product and a set of questions. Invite each group to look at their object / product and research answers to their set of questions. Students can brainstorm possible answers or look for answers on the internet and should record each answer on the worksheet template.

DIFFERENTIATIONQuestions can be selected / written and graded according to the ability and interests of students.

(e.g. a mobile phone, a toaster ). ROLE CARDS

EXTENSION ACTIVITY


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ACTIVITY 4: Whose Story is This?LEARNING OBJECTIVES

images related to responsible / sustainable living with the stories which have been formulated to describe them.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

by PERL www.perlprojects.com) Pens and paper Sticky tackRESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS

PREPARATION: Gather required materials. Select and prepare photographs for use.

HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKS: Stage 1:

Show the students one example of a photograph and invite them to describe what they see in the photograph in relation to responsible and sustainable

Distribute a photograph (face-down) to each student. Instruct them not to show it to their peers.

of their image in relation to responsible and sustainable living. Collect all of the images and descriptions from the students.

Stage 2: Attach the students’ images to a whiteboard with sticky tack. Number each image. Explain to the class that each of the descriptions written by students will be read out randomly. As descriptions are being read out students are asked to guess which of the numbered images is being described and to record their choice on a sheet of paper. When all descriptions have been read out and matched to a photograph review the students’ answers.

DIFFERENTIATIONTo support step 3, students can use the RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS provided earlier in the toolkit.


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ACTIVIT Y 5: Stories Beyond BordersLEARNING OBJECTIVES

of a globalised world. Students work with symbols, images and stories to demonstrate a commitment to responsible and sustainable living topics and to learn about progress made in relation to the achievement of MDGs.

MATERIALS NEEDEDSeveral sets of MDG SYMBOL CARDSOne set of MDG LINKING CARDS

blue, dark blue, purple, red, brown.Sticky tackPaper, pencilRESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDSA set of photographs

PREPARATION

Photocopy the MDG symbols onto lightweight card and cut out to make MDG SYMBOL CARDS. One full set of cards is required for each group. For extra durability laminate the cards.Photocopy the MDG LINKING CARDS pages onto lightweight card and cut into individual cards. Only one full set of sixteen cards is required for the whole class. For extra durability laminate the cards.

HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKSStage 1:

The teacher divides the students into groups and gives each group a set of MDG SYMBOL CARDS. The students are invited to study the symbols and brainstorm what they think each symbol represents.

MDG LINKING CARDS. Each Linking card contains a statement that links to one of the MDG SYMBOL CARDS LINKING CARDS in a pile face down on a table.

LINKING CARDSare divided as evenly as possible between the groups.

LINKING CARDS they have received with the MDG SYMBOL CARDS.

challenging etc.

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MDGsStudents are invited as a group to label the photographs to say which MDG or MDGcoloured paper that matched the MDG and attaching it to the photograph.Students continue until they have labeled all of the photographs.The teacher selects a few of the photographs that have a lot of pieces of paper attached to them or many different colours attached and engages

DIFFERENTIATION MDG LINKING CARDS by inviting them to keep a WORDBANK and GLOSSARY

throughout the activity.ROLE CARDS

EXTENSION ACTIVITY

given a copy of the RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS and their task is to make a story on half an A4 page that connects the photographs with at least ten words from the PROMPT CARDS.

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ahead of schedule.

In developing regions, the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day fell from 47 per cent in 1990 to 22 per cent in 2010.

About 700 million fewer people lived in conditions of extreme poverty in 2010 than in 1990.

THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY HAS BEEN HALVED AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL.

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Over the last 21 years, more than 2.1 billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources.

reached 89 per cent in 2010, up from 76 per cent in 1990.

growth.

OVER 2 BILLION PEOPLE GAINED ACCESS TO IMPROVED SOURCES OF DRINKING WATER.

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Between 2000 and 2010, mortality rates from malaria fell by more than 25 per cent globally.

An estimated 1.1 million deaths from malaria were averted over this period.

Death rates from tuberculosis at the global level and in several regions are likely to be halved by 2015, compared to 1990 levels.

Between 1995 and 2011, a cumulative total of 51 million tuberculosis patients were successfully treated, saving 20 million lives.

REMARKABLE GAINS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA AND TUBERCULOSIS.

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Between 2000 and 2010, over 200 million slum dwellers

the 100 million MDG target.

Many countries across all regions have shown remarkable progress in reducing the proportion of urban slum dwellers.

THE PROPORTION OF SLUM DWELLERS IN THE CITIES AND METROPOLISES OF THE DEVELOPING WORLD IS DECLINING.

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countries stood at 3.1 per cent in 2011, down from nearly 12 per cent in 2000.

The duty-free market access of developing countries also improved in 2011, reaching 80 per cent of their exports.

The exports of least developed countries benefitted the most.

A LOW DEBT BURDEN AND AN IMPROVED CLIMATE FOR TRADE ARE LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

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regions decreased from 23.2 per cent in 1990–1992 to 14.9 per cent in 2010–2012.

Given reinvigorated efforts, the target of halving the

to be within reach.

Still, one in eight people in the world today remain chronically undernourished.

THE HUNGER REDUCTION TARGET IS WITHIN REACH.


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accelerating, and emissions today are more than 46 per cent higher than 1990 level.

Forests continue to be lost at an alarming rate. Over

yields.

More of the earth’s land and marine areas are now under protection, but birds, mammals and other species are heading for extinction at an ever faster rate, with declines in both populations and distribution.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IS UNDER SEVERE THREAT, DEMANDING A NEW LEVEL OF GLOBAL COOPERATION.

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by 41 per cent—from 87 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990 to 51 in 2011.

Despite this enormous accomplishment, more rapid progress is needed to meet the 2015 target of a two-thirds reduction in child deaths. Increasingly, child deaths are concentrated

BIG GAINS HAVE BEEN MADE IN CHILD SURVIVAL, BUT MORE MUST BE DONE TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS TO THE YOUNGEST GENERATION.

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Globally, the maternal mortality ratio declined by 47 per cent over the last two decades, from 400 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births to 210 between 1990 and 2010. Meeting the MDG target of reducing the ratio by three quarters will require accelerated interventions and stronger political backing for women and children.

MOST MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE, BUT PROGRESS IN THIS AREA IS FALLING SHORT.

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While new HIV infections are declining, an estimated 34 million people were living with HIV at the end of 2011.

for all who need it by 2010 was missed, but is reachable by 2015 if current trends continue.

knowledge of the virus and how to avoid transmission remains unacceptably low.

ACCESS TO ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HIV PREVENTION MUST EXPAND.

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Between 2000 and 2011, the number of children out of school declined by almost half—from 102 million to 57 million.

However, progress in reducing the number of children out of school has slowed considerably over time.

Stalled progress means that the world is unlikely to meet the target of universal primary education by 2015.

TOO MANY CHILDREN ARE STILL DENIED THEIR RIGHT TO PRIMARY EDUCATION.

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From 1990 to 2011, 1.9 billion people gained access

Despite these accomplishments, more rapid progress is needed to meet the MDG target.

Stopping open defecation and instituting the right policies are key in meeting the MGD target.

GAINS IN SANITATION ARE IMPRESSIVE—BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

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In 2012, net aid disbursements from developed to developing countries totalled $126 billion.

This represents a 4 per cent drop in real terms compared to 2011, which itself was 2 per cent below 2010 levels.

countries fell by 13 per cent, to about $26 billion.

THERE IS LESS AID MONEY OVERALL, WITH THE POOREST COUNTRIES MOST ADVERSELY AFFECTED.

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In 2011, only 53 per cent of deliveries in rural areas were attended by skilled health personnel, versus 84 per cent of them in urban areas.

Eighty-three per cent of the population without access to an improved drinking water source live in rural communities.

RURAL-URBAN GAPS PERSIST—ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AND TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER ARE ONLY TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS.

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Children and adolescents from the poorest households are at least three times more likely to be out of school than children from the richest households.

Girls are more likely to be out of school than boys among both primary and lower secondary age groups, even for girls living in the richest households.

THE POOREST CHILDREN ARE MOST LIKELY TO BE OUT OF SCHOOL.

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Whether in the public or private sphere, from the highest levels of government decision-making to households, women continue to be denied equal opportunity with men to participate in decisions that affect their lives.

GENDER-BASED INEQUALITIES IN DECISION-MAKING POWER PERSIST.

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ACTIVIT Y 6: Front Page News StoryLEARNING OBJECTIVES

through the assessment and critique of pertinent images and assigned themes.

MATERIALS NEEDEDA set of photographs (have a minimum of one per student but more is desirable to facilitate choice). Photographs can be provided by the teacher but students can also be invited, ahead of this activity, to take photographs themselves and submit them to the teacher as a contribution to this activityPens and paper or IT equipment to support writing of newspaper article / short storyRESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS (Optional)

PREPARATION

HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKSInform the students that the class is being invited to become journalists to produce a special edition newspaper on responsible and sustainable living.Invite each student to look at the photographs that have been laid out and select a photograph that they feel links to the theme which could be used on one of the newspaper pages as part of an article / story designed to create awareness about an aspect of responsible and sustainable living.Divide the students into groups of approximately four and invite each member of the group to share their photographs with each other and explain what motivated them to select the photograph for the newspaper article / story.Explain to the students that as a group they will now need to:

select just one photograph for the group write a caption for the photographwrite a short article / story to accompany the photograph

aspect of the theme. The article / story might for example: tell a good news story, highlight a need for change, provide a warning, or report on a catastrophe.

While students are listening to each others articles / stories they should consider which article / story should be selected to go on the front page

Invite the groups to complete the activity by assembling the newspaper containing all of their articles as either a hard copy newspaper or an electronic newspaper.

DIFFERENTIATIONRESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS found earlier in the toolkit can be used to support writing by providing prompts and words that can be used in the article.Teachers can also use the RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING PROMPT CARDS to challenge students to write on a particular theme. ROLE CARDS


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activity and provide an opportunity to practice these tasks and roles. Role cards also help to provide structure and order to the work of a group by keeping everyone on task.

MATERIALS NEEDEDOne set of ROLE CARDS for each group.

PREPARATION

together into sets when tidying up at the end of a class or preparing for the next class.Alternatively you can design your own role cards.

HOW THE ACTIVITY WORKSAs part of any activity involving group work and discussion the teacher can decide that ROLE CARDS will be used.

Divide students into groups of six. Distribute one full set of ROLE CARDS to each group. Place the ROLE CARDS face down in the middle of the table and invite each member of the group to take one ROLE CARD. Give the students one minute to read their ROLE CARD. Invite questions on the roles and provide any clarity that is needed. Students are then asked to follow the role on their card throughout the activity which is being undertaken.

IF A GROUP IS MADE UP OF LESS THAN SIX STUDENTS THE FOLLOWING APPROACHES CAN BE USEDA student can have more than one ROLE CARD e.g. the roles of reader and time keeper or recorder and presenter could be carried out by the same student.

OTHER APPROACHES TO USING ROLE CARDSInstead of inviting students to take a ROLE CARD from the pile of cards that are face down in the middle of the table, the teacher can give ROLE CARDS

ROLE CARDS can be laid out face up on the table so that students can see the roles and select the one that they would like to carry out. It can be useful to see which roles students gravitate towards.Students can be invited to identify other roles that could be added and make these cards to add to the set.Students can be invited to critique the roles and identify any additional information that should be on the role cards.Students can be invited to identify any roles that they feel should be removed from the set of role cards.


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REFERENCES Egan, K. An Imaginative Approach to Teaching. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005. Gough, A., Sharpley, B. Educating for a sustainable future: A national environmental education statement for Australian schools. Carlton South, Vic: Curriculum Corporation for the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2005.

Rethinking Curriculum Studies: A Radical approach. London: Croom Helm, 1981.Nanson, A. Storytelling and Ecology: Reconnecting People and Nature through Oral Narrative. Pontypridd: University of Glamorgan Press, 2005.

United Nations Millennium Development Goals. http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/ (2. 2. 2014)

PHOTOGRAPHSGregor Torkar (page Front cover- FC, 5, 7, 29, 31, 33, 35, 39, 43, 55), Hugo Agostinho (FC, 41, 45, 47, 49, 51, 57), Nuno Melo (FC, 35, 37, 41, 51), Lenka Muzickova (FC, 29, 37, 43, 53), Helen Maguire (45, 47), Sacha Irene de Raaf (FC, 39, 55), Abdi Ali Farhan and James Phillip James (9), Stephen Lawless (57), Ana Teodoro (53), Vija Dislera (FC, 33).

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