Seminar


 *  What do I do well? What skills do I have? How can I share my expertise through a seminar? **
 *  LI: to plan effectively and present a seminar to my class **

** -Visuals (legible) **
 * Learning Intention - To establish the expectations of this unit. **
 * **What would you expect to learn from listening to someone else’s seminar? **
 * **Y Chart – What do you think a good seminar would look, sound, feel like? **
 * **Length – minimum of 10 minutes - can be longer depending on the topic **
 * **Interesting ways of presenting ie: use of posters, whiteboard, computer presentation, audio, power point, props, drama, demonstration, song, poetry,game,model **
 * **Creating in front of the class, eg. science experiment, cooking, craft **
 * **Posture - this is a different form of presentation from the formal speech of Term 2. **
 *  Requirements: **
 *  -3 focus questions **
 * - Quiz **


 *  Possible topics to consider: **
 *  -ease of finding information **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> -appropriate **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> -personal knowledge of and interest in topic **


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Learning Intention:LI: to effectively plan my seminar **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> How do I research? **


 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Use a variety of information sources. **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Focus research. Dogs is too huge a subject. However, the feeding of corgis narrows the subject to manageable levels **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Primary and secondary sources are necessary **
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Sources can be **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> interviews, ****<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">books, internet, emails, surveys, prior knowledge,documentaries, DVDs,News, **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">3 focus questions are necessary **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Black/White hats – selecting relevant information **
 * **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Use graphic organisers to sort and organise information **


 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> Presentation **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Presentation: This is a talk rather than a speech - students will be informing/ explaining/modelling/demonstrating/persuading others to be as interested in the topic as they are **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Inform the class and teacher of their questions before they begin their presentation **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Make sure any posters etc are legible for the students sitting at the back of the room, and do not read from them; do not have a power point zooming in and out; speak in a clear voice; include the audience **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Prepare a quiz for students; can be a game, puzzle, set of questions **


 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Graphic organisers to sort information **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Finding information on the Internet **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Finding Keywords **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Multiple Intelligences **
 * **<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Use of appropriate technologies for presentations **