About the Learning Path

  • Summary:

    The project is focust on creativity of the students in building a village with previous searching, planning and with presentation afterward.   Children are working in teams, they must do some searches, learn about architectury of the building, planning, do some scaches and then "build! a village in minecraft game. All of procedure must be documented and afterward presented. 

    Target group: students from 14 to 16 years old

    Proposed methodology: Project-based approaches

    Subjects: It is cross-curricular between art, math, geometry and english

    Time frame: 4-6 weeks

    Technology: internet, minecraft - game, publishing software, camera, 

  • Ideas behind the potential use of the learning path:

  • The added value to the learner experience

    • providing a meaningful context for students  to learn concepts and skills;
    • making learning fun and enjoyable;
    • encouraging students  to explore and discover together and on their own;
    • allowing students  to extend what they are learning;

  • The proposed teaching methodology: It is a project based learning which develops colaborative problem solving skills, leadership skills, critical thinking, creativity, higher order thinking. The project based learning encourages student self-direction. They have to build the knowledge gained in different areas/subjects and their own skills from the game. 

  • Which lesson topic would be most suited to this methodology?

    English: developing speaking, writing and presentation skills

    Art: developing drawing and sketching, imagination, creativity, architecture, logical thinking, searching for informations

    Math: proportions, scaling, combinations, geometry

    ICT: creative thinking, documentation, presentation skills, photography, gaining informations, graphic skills, 

  • What opportunities for collaboration will there be?

    Students works in groups of 3-5 students and everyone of them has a role. They learn shared responsibility. They decide who will lead which part of project and everyone must cooperate in every part of project.

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