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8 tips on choosing craft teaching projects
I could have called this 'Give me today's craft lesson 'cos I'm all
thought out!'
How many of us have grabbed some craft project from a magazine with not
enough time to practice it? I know I'm guilty and I suffered for
it. I suffered and so did the learners. It showed that I didn't
respect the learning experience. I owed it to them to understand the
project well enough to share it.
So now I don’t do that. I'm still in a hurry but I read things
through carefully to make the right choice.
Here are a few tips on what to do if you are caught short and need to
grab at something…
1. Read it through carefully and completely, start to finish
2. Read it again! Have they explained everything clearly? Could
you understand it enough to share it?
3. Does it seem like the right level for your group? What could
you change about it to make it fit?
4. What kind of samples would you need to make to support the project?
5. How could you break it down so that you can lead it in class?
6. Do you have the time to do what you need before hand - i.e. gather
materials?
7. Is there enough time in your allotted session to do it justice or
would you be better off looking for something else?
8. Finally, are you using the project as a time-filler or as a learning
project? It will affect your choice and how you present it.
They're simple steps I know but if you don't apply them you could come
a cropper in class. Having made the mistake early on in my teaching, I
don't do that anymore.
Try to gather projects from a reliable source. If you do you'll
become familiar with their layout and step-by-step instructions. When
things are presented in a similar style you know you'll find them
easier to follow.
You may also begin to expect a certain standard. You should have
confidence that most things your chosen company produces will 'do the
job'. In the long run it should mean minimal effort on your part.
After all, that's the job of decent craft instructions. To save
you time and energy.
Don't always be in a rush to grab the first project that looks vaguely
appropriate. Read it through first to see if it fits with what
you need.
Sometimes, it can actually be worthwhile spending more time than you
might like in checking out new companies that come on the scene to see
if their way of doing things suits you.
Once you build up familiarity with layouts you could find that your
craft programme has many more possibilities.
Don't limit yourself to a particular visual formula, just because you
always have done. Sometimes, something new can have greater
possibilities, for you and your learners.
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Geraldine Jozefiak is passionate about
crafts and their place in
education. Be part of raising standards in teaching and learning
by offering the best possible creative opportunities.
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