Challenge

I am part of an organization that teaches underprivileged kids. In my country there is a stark difference  between private (paid) and government (free) schools. Private school children have access to the best  and greater facilities. The government schools sometimes lack basic necessities. What we do is provide  alternate education, which I not prescribed in the school syllabus. The problems that we observe are  children not focusing and they don’t relate.

Tool selection

To overcome this problem, I decided to go with the Visualisation tool. This was chosen because it is  observed that visual aids make children interested. Storytelling was also considered but it gets limiting,  considering different topics. Mind mapping can get a little complicated for children from ages 10-13, and  learning launch was not appropriate for an educational project.

Application

Animations, videos and tutorials along with picture charts and diagrams are the visual aids I chose.  Certain activities to make the sessions engaging were organized too. Children showed more interest and  awareness. For instance, for the climate change module we showed them videos and news pieces about  the Australian bush fires, and the reports about sporadic weather changes, they could relate to it  because they witnessed it in their region. It was effective to a certain level, a certain level because not  everyone was concentrating.

Insight

In order to educate children we must think like them, put ourselves in their shoes and see what interests  us. In this case, personally, it was my love for graphical explanations rather than textbook studying.

Approach

The changes that I would implement next time would be taking more time to see which method works  best out of all, and how could I make it more interactive.


Challenge I am part of an organization that teaches underprivileged kids . In my country there is a stark difference between private ( paid ) and government ( free ) schools . Private school children have access to the best and greater facilities . The government schools sometimes lack basic necessities . What we do is provide alternate education , which I not prescribed in the school syllabus . The problems that we observe are children not focusing and they do n’t relate . Tool selection To overcome this problem , I decided to go with the Visualisation tool . This was chosen because it is observed that visual aids make children interested . Storytelling was also considered but it gets limiting , considering different topics . Mind mapping can get a little complicated for children from ages 10 - 13 , and learning launch was not appropriate for an educational project . Application Animations , videos and tutorials along with picture charts and diagrams are the visual aids I chose . Certain activities to make the sessions engaging were organized too . Children showed more interest and awareness . For instance , for the climate change module we showed them videos and news pieces about the Australian bush fires , and the reports about sporadic weather changes , they could relate to it because they witnessed it in their region . It was effective to a certain level , a certain level because not everyone was concentrating . Insight In order to educate children we must think like them , put ourselves in their shoes and see what interests us . In this case , personally , it was my love for graphical explanations rather than textbook studying . Approach The changes that I would implement next time would be taking more time to see which method works best out of all , and how could I make it more interactive .