Introduction to PW

Skills of the 21st Century

Strong academic skills, thinking, reasoning, teamwork skills, and proficiency in using technology

Having knowledge alone is not enough these days.

Objectives of PW

Knowledge Application

Communication

Collaboration

Independent Learning

Deliverables

Preliminary ideas (by next PW lesson)

Group Proposal (in one month’s time)

More details in next lesson

Report

Oral presentation

Principles of Group-work

Listen

Openness

Verify

Empathise

LOVE others as you have been loved...

Steps for Preliminary Ideas document

Individual idea

generation (5 minutes)

Round-robin

sharing (within

groups) (5 minutes)

Discussion (20

minutes or more)

Research Decision making

Transcribe into

Preliminary ideas

document

In Class

Due next

lesson

Idea Generation

Consider the following:

Practicality

Logical reasons

Feasibility

Manageability

Accessibility of information

Ground rules for brainstorming

Focus on quantity of ideas

Withhold criticism

Welcome unusual ideas

Combine and improve ideas

Go brainstorm!