Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Activism Unit Current Chapter

Mr. Serem /Ms Bawazir
Subject group and discipline
Digital Design
Unit title
Activism
MYP year
5
Unit duration (hrs)
30 hrs
Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Key concept
Related concept(s)
Global context
Communication
Adaptation/ Innovation
Fairness and Development
Statement of inquiry
Adaptation and innovation in communication contributes fair treatment and development within communities.
Inquiry questions
Factual      — What are the impacts of the different communication systems/tools?
Conceptual— How do communities express themselves using digital tools?
Debatable  —To what extent have digital communication tools enhanced fairness?
Objectives
Summative assessment
Objective A: Inquiring and analysing
Objective B: Developing ideas
Objective C: Creating a solution
Objective D: Evaluating
Outline of summative assessment task(s) including assessment criteria:
There are many social problems facing the residents of Mombasa. Students will develop a digital solution aimed at driving the leaders responsible to be fair, develop benefitial projects and act for the betterment of the residents. The effectiveness of the solution will be determined by different actions taken by the leaders.

Relationship between summative assessment task(s) and statement of inquiry:
Students will have deeper understanding of the role of digital communication tools in activism.
Approaches to learning (ATL)
Collaboration: Make fair and equitable decisions; Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas; Give and receive meaningful feedback; Advocate for one’s own rights and needs.
Communication: Give and receive meaningful feedback during presentations; Share ideas with multiple audiences using a variety of digital environments and media; Organize and depict information logically; Understand and use mathematical notation
Transfer: Compare conceptual understanding across multiple subject groups and disciplines.
Information Literacy Skills: Collect and analyse data to identify solutions and make informed decisions; Process data and report results.
Critical Thinking: Practice observing carefully in order to recognize problems; Gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument; Recognize unstated assumptions and bias;  Interpret data; Evaluate evidence and arguments;  Draw reasonable conclusions and generalizations
Creative Thinking: Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes.

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