St. Lawrence

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Cooking Culture
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• St. Lawrences Primary School, York
• Laura Calsela and James Foster

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Project Aims
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• To explore ways of motivating children who are
  disengaged from traditional education.
• To design a series of lessons based around
  cooking and culture.
• To work in partnership with local businesses.
• To develop practical teaching skills to
  compliment our degree.

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The Project
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• Year 6 class - 30 pupils.
• 5 lessons - small groups.
• Individual aims for each lesson.
• Ending with Come Dine With Me-style event at
  York College.

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Come Dine With Me at York College
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http//www.youtube.com/watch?vFvXZ-PO6hxE
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What We Learnt
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• The importance of group and collaborative
  learning and partnerships.
• Top-down model - teacher imparts wisdom to
  students vs. teacher and students learning
  together.
• Evaluation - continuous assessment of the
  project.
• Risk-assessment.
• Post-university?

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What We Learnt
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• Its not a script! Lesson Plans.
• Knowledge (facts, figures etc.) vs.
  self-motivation, engagement, interest and
  application.
• Post-university - primary education?
• Opportunity - probably wouldnt have done this
  otherwise.

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The Project and Our Degree
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• BA Language and Literature in Education.
• Modules - Informal Contexts of Education
  Alternative Forms of Education.
• From course handbook Encourage students to
  reflect critically on the aims and values of
  education in society.

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Contact Details
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• Laura Calsela lc639_at_york.ac.uk
• James Foster jf541_at_york.ac.uk