All,
I was wondering if you'd mind helping me out on a school project. The project is writing instruction (and a teach-the-teacher instruction) for children to make jewelry. I have devised three different projects for different age-groups. The first thing we need to do is a needs analysis of the projects and of the learners (the children who would participate)
If you wouldn't mind posting here or emailing me your responses to the questions, it could help out a lot.
Below are the "interview" (one of the guys in the group wrote the questions which I am not totally sure will provide all of the thoughts we need for the needs analysis. If you have any additional comments or thoughts please add them!).
Thanks!!
Marisa2
===================== My team is doing a project for the class R521 (Instructional Design and Development Processes).
We are thinking of designing a 3hr Jewellery Making workshop for children/teenagers for the below mentioned age groups. As part of the project, we are now performing a Needs Analysis; to ensure that the stakeholders (learners, teachers, parents) are consulted, and establish the need for training, before proceeding with the design of the lessons.
Your expertice as an school teacher before will be very helpful to our analysis.....Once again a big thanks!
Target Age groups:
1) 4-7 year olds. Pony beads (these are large plastic colorful beads) on string. 20-25 minute session includes quickly showing one example at the beginning, teacher ties or helps the student to tie off the string at a length that will fit over their head and everyone sharing their work at the end.2) 8-12 year olds. Size 8 glass beads and porcelin/pewter/glass charms/focals, on memory wire. Instuctor starts the necklace off by bending back memory wire with pliers, then children add beads as desired. Instructor finishes the necklace off. 35-35 minute session includes showing some examples and talking briefly about the materials at the begining, and everyone showing their work at the end.
3) 13-16 year olds. Three projects include earrings, memory wire necklace (with dangle they make themselves or silver charms), and soft-flex necklace. Total session time around 1 1/2 hours, which includes three projects. Skills learned for earrings apply to memory wire necklace, and so on. Students use the tools themselves and are able to complete all of their own work, allowing them to make fine jewelry themselves in the future if deisred. A more advanced discussion of materials, including prices etc, is included.These are some questions that i would appreciate your advice:
1) As an elementary school teacher, do you think that promoting the creativity of children is important to their growth?2) Do you think that a workshop on jewellery making will help promote creativity in children?
3) Through your experience as a teacher, do you think that the children will be keen in such workshop? if so, do you thiink that instructions will be required for such workshop?4) Do you think that boys will enjoy such workshop?
5) Based on the age (developmental) groups stated above, do you think the kind of activity is appropriate?6) Finally......Any comments with regards to our training approach?
To assist you in understanding our workshop better, attached is a website that contain some pictures of the type of jewelleries that we will be teaching the children to make (it's a website of one of our team member and you are free to contact her if you are keen to purchase some of the products......free marketing;)