Chapter 6 Teaching Skills and Tools in Family Life Education Flashcards
FlEs must address the question…
what do people need to know about this topic?
who usually has formed opinions about topics we address and have real life experiences to support them?
our audiences
the best FLE info has the following elements
ideas are grounded in sound scholarship
ideas ring true, or fit with our values and instincts
ideas fit with and incorporate the knowledge, culture, expertise, and lived experiences of learners
ideas work in practice and real life
FLE programs must be grounded in the latest, quality _____
scholarship
the latest research is not simply the niftiest, trendiest ideas or based on a ____ _____
single study
the most reliable and valid ideas for an outreach audience are those that …
can be summarized from a wide array of well conducted studies
insistence upon a ______ ______ may likely be the single most important element that distinguishes professional FLEs from other persons committed to family strenghtening
scholarly base
ideas presented should be both _____ and _______
theoretically and empirically sound
principles are…
well tested and verified info that has been through a considerable amount of scientific research, involving more than one study or one researcher
FLEs should conduct a scholarly review to seek to identify the _____ ideas or principles
teachable
There is a ____ and ____ dimension to FLE about which many can agree, a sense of what is valuable or right and damaging or wrong for families
moral and ethical
ideas when taught will carry some ____ and ____
passion and conviction
FLEs must always be sensitive to …
how applicable that info is to the clientele
until recently the majority of research was conducted with who? therefore generalizing that info to other populations may not be appropriate
white, middle class samples
part of assessing the validity of an idea is to test it out in our …
own lives
what strategy works for everyone?
NONE!
formulating learning goals and objectives
knowledge - what do you want them to know? what is important?
caring - what changes do you want to see?
application - what behaviors do you want to change?
group discussions
invites active involvement in the learning process; allows learners to clarify their thinking through making comments and through listening to the comments of others
structure
linking
summarizing
answer questions
fish bowl
special adaptation of group discussion that provides the opportunity to learn empathy and understanding of another’s point of view
buzz groups
several small groups within the larger groups allow participants to discuss an issue among themselves
usually less than 5 min
someone summarizes group discussion
personal narrative
stories of life; grounds abstract principles in reality; stories have an emotional quality that reaches the heart of participants more quickly than didactic teaching can
skills training
help participants gain skills through social learning methods
describe skill model skill practice skill receive reinforcement and corrective feedback use skill in real life
family councils/ meeting
provide an opportunity for clarifying family responsibilities and expectations; can be used to set goals, distribute household work, resolve family problems and celebrate successes
schedule regular time talk about fun things too set and follow agenda come prepared set and follow rules limit to an hour and end positive
role playing
technique to use when FLEs want participants to see how people would act in a given situation
movie clips
students can identify or emphasize more easily with people in movies than they can with abstract concepts
educational videos
can enhance teaching or program objectives
what can be used as ice breakers?
music and pictures
books, plays, short stories
comic strips and cartoons
games
homework
something to work on between sessions
myth vs reality
correct mistaken perceptions about family issues
learning contracts
participants create their own objectives and then consider what they need to do to accomplish them
8 steps to creating a learning contract
where would I like to be?
what do I want to be able to do?
what will help me accomplish this objective?
how can I see evidence of my accomplishment?
who will validate my accomplishment?
review with FLE
carry out plan
evaluate learning
