Srini's Presentation

We belong to group 3 -High school section group. Our facilitator for this presentation was Mrs.Dharma Kannan and i'am sure everyone of us know about the organization skills of MsKannan. Tables and chairs were arranged before all the participants arrived. Presentation began exactly at 1.35. Srini walked with a tape recorder and some photocopied papers.

Srini's presentation was about the Ist DOD programme for this academic year 05-06. He had accompanied students of grade 9D to Bandipur-a wild life sanctuary. The students had different activities for 4 different days. On one such Ram and Srini decided to raise some questions related to civic problems. Objective of this discussion was to sensitize students to local concerns in the area of personal development. Students were made to listen to an audio tape where the speaker spoke about some civic problems. with this as a scenario srini posed two key questions to the group

1. How could I carry on with further activity to consolidate learning?
2.Do life skills need to be assessed? Is so, what tools could be used?

We were then given 5 minutes to raise clarifying questions to be more clear about the whole scenario

1. Where was the recording of the tape done? did the students interview/it was a pre planned recording?--Plan was given before recording
2. How was student's reaction during the discussion?- Students were emotionally involved in the discussion
3.What were the activities for three different days- watch wild life, trekking/physical activities/ discussion
4. What was the focus of discussion?-Civic problems

Next was the participant discussion

This session gave lot of inputs to srini to take back to implement for next DOD programme. Mahesh's suggestions were more valid as he deals with a similar subject and he also accompanies the SUPW students where he is more often faces the civic problems and also some of the life skills. Ms.Kannan also facilitated with suggestions on what kind of life skills has to be assessed. The discussion continued as life skills is something that cannot be graded and is a long term process.

some of the suggestions given by the group were to bring a problem to the students and see if it has bought about any changes in the analysis of the problem, To look at current issues for the discussion, To raise key/challenging questions for the topic of discussion, To discuss problems that could have arrised in a place like bandipur(Civic problems), Make students practically see the civic problems and bring about solutions for the same,Blogging, Integrate it with other lessons, and there on.....