WORKPLACE CO-OPERATIVE PROJECT REPORT :: Education

employment CO-OPERATIVE PROJECT REPORTAs part of the Workplace Co-operative Project (WPCP) I was expected toparticipate in sixty hours worth of classroom witness and thisreport provides a summary of this time. Throughout the duration of theWPCP I unbroken a journal of my feelings and thoughts, which I makereference to in highlighting what I feel to be the key aspects of myplacement in the commentary. for the first time I provide a concise report of myparticipation in the Workplace Co-operative Project, stating the aims,approaches, methods and outcomes of my placement.AIMSThe aim of my placement was to introduce the Geography Department atLawnswood High School to the internet as a geographical resource,specifically to Locate and review topic based sites for classroom use lay down specific profit based exercises Display the benefits of the internet as a geographical resource forboth pupils and staffAPPROACHThe approach was deductive in nature, assuming that the Internet isindeed a valuable geographical resource and that achieving the aimsspecified above would prove this. My approach was also pragmaticalconsisting of a basic process of trial and error in studywebsites that could potentially be used as part of learning andprecept geography. Due to the nature of the WPCP the approach wasinteractive, meaning that I tackled the challenge of the aforementi onenessd(prenominal) aims by having continuous interaction with pupils andstaff.METHODI identified a series of useful topic based websites, which I exploredwith different succession groups in order to collect data on different topicsfor classroom projects. In addition I collated and reviewed aselection of sites that can be used in teaching and learning each andevery one of the twenty four units that make up the Key Stage 3syllabusIn respect to the second aim I created a number of worksheets thatasked pupils to explore the website of the Meteorological office.These can be seen in the attachment of the brin g of materials. The bulkof the method was to produce this pack that also displays the benefitsand methods of Internet use for younger students, older students andstaff, as well as application elements of each aim.OUTCOMESThe main outcome of my placement was the creation of a pack thatallows staff and students alike to make better use of the Internet. Itintroduces them to the idea of the Internet as a geographical resourceand demonstrates how easily it can be incorporated into classroomteaching and how essential it can be to various(a) elements of theeducation/learning system.In producing this pack and the work carried out at the school I feel Ihave successfully achieved the aims that were effected at the