Human Growth and Development

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Human Growth and Development

• Teaching Social Skills
• By Alex Robertson and Emily Wall

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The Unit in a Nutshell

• Students are given different scenarios that are
  somewhat common in everyday life.
• As a group, they take on the role of human
  being.
• They must make a decision based on the
  information given.
• They will then be given the outcome based on
  their decision.
• The outcome of their decision will be given and a
  discussion will follow.
• They will have an opportunity to change their
  decision if they feel they have made the wrong
  decision.

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Academic Content and Iste StandardsOther than
life lessons

• Active listening, focused questions
• Draw logical inferences from media
• Use appropriate tools to solve problems
• Research and evaluate accuracy, relevance,
  appropriateness, and bias of information sources
  concerning real world problems.
• Select and use appropriate tools and technology
  resources to accomplish a variety of tasks and
  solve problems.

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Diverse Learners

• Auditory A student is a designated reader for
  each group.
• Kinesthetic There will be movement when the
  scenarios are acted out for presentations.
• Communication Learners there will be many
  discussions where these students can talk it
  through.

• Visual Using Hyper studio the scenario and
  choices will be on the screen
• Hearing Impaired There is always an interpreter
  present.
• ESL With the help of the ESL teacher, the
  scenario will be translated into language of
  student.

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Critical Thinking

• The unit as a whole requires critical thinking
  skills
• Understanding the scenario
• Determining the best choice
• Predicting outcome of certain events
• Analyzing actions taken
• Reflecting on outcome
• Evaluate choices and decisions
• Apply new knowledge to future actions

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The Scenario

• You go into Finish Line at the Dayton Mall. The
  employees seem to ignore you. You are waiting to
  try on shoes and are carrying around one of the
  new Nikes for which you saved all your allowance.
  Still, no customer service. You are getting
  angry. There are plenty of people working who are
  just standing around doing nothing. What do you
  do?

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Your choices

• A. You throw the shoe down in the middle of the
  aisle and storm out of the store.
• B. You walk to the counter and politely say,
  Could someone help me try on a pair of shoes?
• C.You go up to the counter and proceed to cuss
  out the employees for ignoring you.
• D. You leave the store to find your brothers to
  come back with you to threaten the employees for
  disrespecting you like that.

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The Outcome of Your Choice

• You chose C.You go up to the counter and proceed
  to cuss out the employees for ignoring you.
• The outcome The employee proceeds to call
  security who comes immediately. You are taken to
  a back room where they question you and make you
  call home. The store employee is debating whether
  or not to press charges.

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The Next Step

• After choice and discussion, the students, in
  groups, will be required to use the internet to
  find similar situations and outcomes like the
  scenario they were given.
• In their groups, they will present their
  headline news and the real outcome.
• When each group has presented, the class will
  discuss and reflect on their own decisions and
  outcomes.

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Debriefing Questions

• How did you feel about the scenario? Is it a real
  life event for you?
• After you learned the consequence of your choice,
  would you choose differently next time?
• Did you have trouble choosing or did you know
  your decision immediately?
• Do you feel your actions will change or will you
  think before you act if ever put in this position?

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Classroom Management

• Group Students according to mixed ability levels
• Give expectations of working in groups
• Guidelines for discussion ( taking
  turns/listening)
• Cooperation Participation
• Group Progress, Staying on task (teacher
  monitored)

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The Rubric