Chapter 5: Individual and Group Activities to Uncover the Facts.
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| Title: | Chapter 5: Individual and Group Activities to Uncover the Facts. |
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| Authors: | Tonks, Douglas |
| Source: | Teaching AIDS. 1997, p67-95. 29p. |
| Subject Terms: | *AIDS education, *AIDS prevention, *Teacher-student communication, *Group work in education, AIDS awareness, HIV infections |
| Abstract: | This article outlines some activities that teachers may choose to utilize in reaching their students with the information about HIV infection. Because a unit of comprehensive AIDS education breaks new ground in at least some areas, teachers and students may both initially be somewhat uncomfortable. It is important, however, to make sure that students are actively engaged in the presentation from the word go. To help overcome possible uneasiness or awkwardness, teachers can establish a few ground rules at the beginning of the unit. These ground rules are: 1. Respect Others. 2. Everything in Our Discussion Should Remain Confidential. 3. Every Question and Comment Is Helpful. 4. Students Should Never Interrupt Others. 5. All Disagreement Must Be Polite. 6. Everyone Has the Right Not to Answer a Question. 7. We Will Not Seek Personal Information from Each Other. Even after more than ten years as a national concern, HIV and AIDS are still regarded by many people as a distant problem, something that happens to others. An important concept to establish as early as possible is that AIDS often strikes much closer to home than we expect. One of the most obvious methods of presenting new material to students in interesting ways is through the use of various types of media. Videotape, film, overhead projectors, bulletin boards, and other vehicles for allowing students to see as well as hear about AIDS can prove quite effective in the beginning stages of the AIDS unit. Many teachers have discovered that they have more success in engaging their students in new material if they employ activities that allow students to work together. Insights provided by other students can bring a new level of understanding to the material. One instructional method for groups that has resulted in success in teaching about HIV and AIDS is cooperative learning, in which students help each other uncover relevant facts and information. |
| Database: | Education Research Complete |
| Abstract: | This article outlines some activities that teachers may choose to utilize in reaching their students with the information about HIV infection. Because a unit of comprehensive AIDS education breaks new ground in at least some areas, teachers and students may both initially be somewhat uncomfortable. It is important, however, to make sure that students are actively engaged in the presentation from the word go. To help overcome possible uneasiness or awkwardness, teachers can establish a few ground rules at the beginning of the unit. These ground rules are: 1. Respect Others. 2. Everything in Our Discussion Should Remain Confidential. 3. Every Question and Comment Is Helpful. 4. Students Should Never Interrupt Others. 5. All Disagreement Must Be Polite. 6. Everyone Has the Right Not to Answer a Question. 7. We Will Not Seek Personal Information from Each Other. Even after more than ten years as a national concern, HIV and AIDS are still regarded by many people as a distant problem, something that happens to others. An important concept to establish as early as possible is that AIDS often strikes much closer to home than we expect. One of the most obvious methods of presenting new material to students in interesting ways is through the use of various types of media. Videotape, film, overhead projectors, bulletin boards, and other vehicles for allowing students to see as well as hear about AIDS can prove quite effective in the beginning stages of the AIDS unit. Many teachers have discovered that they have more success in engaging their students in new material if they employ activities that allow students to work together. Insights provided by other students can bring a new level of understanding to the material. One instructional method for groups that has resulted in success in teaching about HIV and AIDS is cooperative learning, in which students help each other uncover relevant facts and information. |
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| ISBN: | 9780415908757 |
