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Introducing Stirling Council's 'Big task'
This video discusses Stirling Council's 'Big Task' about the mystery of the Mary Celeste. Pupils worked on this topic in groups and took a more active role in their learning by setting their own questions, researching their arguments and debating as teams to find an answer. Children stated that this was a more fun way to learn and that it helped them to achieve higher standards of work.
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Project aims
This video from Stirling Council talks about how learning in one school has focused across two or three curriculum areas. This school's learning is centred around developing the skills children will need for lifelong learning.
Involving children in planning
Angela Salgo, class teacher at Balfron Primary School, talks about engaging pupils in learning.
What parents think
This video interviews some parents and asks them what they think of Stirling Council's 'Big task' project on the Mary Celeste and what it has meant for their children's learning.
What the children learned
Parents talk about how they believe their children can learn more by contributing to class projects rather than just listening to a teacher. They also discuss some of the life skills that the children will take away from Stirling Council's 'Big Task' project.
What the children think
This video shows children talking about their experience participating in Stirling Council's 'Big Task' project. The pupils feel that they have learned more than they usually would using traditional 'chalk and talk' teaching methods.
What do you think?
A video showing some of the work from the 'Big Task' project by pupils from some of Stirling's schools.
Ownership of learning
Helen Sneddon, Education Support Officer, Stirling Council, talks about promoting ownership for learning.