The Importance of Community: A Project Exploring Social Connections and Professional Roles

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Course name Instructor’s name Assignment due date Module 3: Project Planning Form Core Objectives 1. Describe what a community is from student’s perspective. 2. Provide examples of where they see a community. 3. Offer artistic examples of a community 4. Identify professional careers 5. Observe the social significance of a community Discussion [Name] Representation Investigation Display Phase I: Beginning a project Provide examples of what it means to be in a community. The students will provide examples of their experience of being in a community. They will tell the class if they feel part of certain communities at home and at school. Share the topic of the project with family members of the students and invite them to participate in the exercise. Describe to the families how the topic will impact learning in various core areas in the classroom. Use digital representations of the project topic and ask students how they relate with the descriptions of the community. The learners will identify different aspects of video and picture representations that show what it is to be in a community. Students will provide their own experience of a community and its significance to their life. They will show how being in a community in school and at home affects them (Clements & Sarama, 2016). Refer to children’s literature in the classroom to show the meaning and importance of a community. Phase II: Developing a project Ask students to describe the aspects of their community at home and at school. The students will answer questions on their experience of social interactions and the benefits communities provide. Visit the community park where students will observe families and people interacting with each other (Charlesworth & Lind, 2016). Visit the fire department to observe some roles of...