Leave them kids alone! - a short-film project based on peer coaching Contents AuthorsMette Hauch, Hellerup School, Denmark Martin Ryum, Hellerup School, Denmark Student relations, peer-to-peer, genre knowledge, film studies, film production/ editing, curriculum enhancement involving teachers from different subjects planning activities together. Organize small autonomous production teams with the objective to trust peer-to-peer. Expand social relations. We recognize the children as experts in IT and have children, who are super users that educate other children as well as teachers. Objectives DescriptionExpert groups of students teach each other in different aspects of analysis and editing (peer-to-peer). Small autonomous production teams draw a text and a film genre. One week to produce a 5 minute short film and create a teaching lesson in their specific genre. Learning Areas Danish, English, Film studies, ICT Levels Grades 8 and 9 (ages 14-15)Cross-curricular, peer-to-peer teaching, social relations, ensure accountability, virtual communication, student control/ teacher guidance and ownership. Keywords Project Overview

Leave them kids alone! - a short-film project based on peer coaching Contents A group of students went to a big Danish national park at 4am to shoot a scene for a western. They needed a sunrise and what do you do then? – you go and find one. There was no doubt about their commitment towards their own project. Case How do you make your students do homework at 4am in the morning? Ownership and trust creates dedication and responsibility

Leave them kids alone! - a short-film project based on peer coaching Contents Teacher Planning and Management ‘Leave them kids alone! – a short-film project ‘is a project based on the pedagogical thought that peers sharing knowledge is a valuable way to learn. The teacher role is that of facilitator and instead of managing students face to face we often guided the students through electronic communication (mobile phone) – as a “control tower” stationed at the school, while the students are being productive and creative in the field. Enhanced learning through deep engagement and understanding of curriculum - but also very importantly critical thinking and creativity as the students under proper guidance create their own learning experience – all very important skills in 21 st century learning! Click the documents below to help you understand the context of our learning project. Project description: A more detailed description of the project including week plan and goals. Images: Images showing different situations. Documents The teacher Outcome

Leave them kids alone! - a short-film project based on peer coaching Contents Teaching Resources Student production in the horror film/thriller genre More will be presented at the 2010 WWIEF in Cape Town Resource on video editing; Documents Storyboard template Windows Movie Maker, Windows Mobile, Windows, Power Point (Office), Word (Office), Excel (Office) and all the different applications the students integrated in their projects themselves Software Students final production

Leave them kids alone! - a short-film project based on peer coaching Contents Curriculum and assessment Demonstrate an analytical understanding for older and newer Danish and foreign literature and other forms of expression. Explain and apply different genres, production forms, telling techniques and technical equipment. Express themselves in pictures, sound and text in complex productions Make use of peer to peer coaching. Create teaching and evaluating materials such as Jeopardy, card games, dramatizations etc. The students evaluate the learning outcome from the 2 weeks of working with short-film and their specific genre by making evaluation games. This is not to check factual knowledge but to evaluate their mastery of key learning elements and Documents National curriculum Assessment Extensive goals Students making evaluation game

Leave them kids alone! - a short-film project based on peer coaching Contents Hellerup School is an open plan school. Hellerup School

Leave them kids alone! - a short-film project based on peer coaching Contents School info Hellerup School is a public school and as so meets the national curriculum set by the Danish Ministry of Education. Its a relatively new open plan school (2001). Only a few creative subjects have ordinary classrooms. Hellerup School is built on plurality, challenge, to wonder, self worth, joy, creativity, determination and development. And through the use of different strategies, a physical learning environment with a variety of work places, learners autonomy, individual plan of action for every children, inclusion of all children and an appreciatively approach towards the children. We educate children who meet the national curriculum but also master independent problem solving, critical thinking and creative responses in all areas and has developed the entire string of academic and social skills. We have flexible schedules based on the pedagogical focus and the subjects involved in specific projects and courses. Shooting the last scene in the woods…