Storytelling experience word :2000 (Folio)
You will be planning a storytelling experience for preschool-aged children based on a nature-focused topic of learning, which integrates one philosophy and methodology from the unit. This assignment has three parts.
Part A: Analyse one nature philosophy from the unit (Approximately 600 words)
Choose one nature philosophy described in the unit (i.e. social ecology, ecofeminism, Indigenous perspectives, or posthumanism).
The following questions offer a guide for your analysis (but you are certainly not limited to these):
• What is the worldview (ontology) of this philosophy?
• What are some of the key concepts explored in this philosophy?
• How does it align with nature pedagogies?
• How does this influence your beliefs and actions concerning nature pedagogies?
Part B: Describe one nature methodology from the unit (Approximately 600 words)
Choose one nature methodology described in the unit (i.e. sensing ecologically, ecological narrative inquiry, multispecies ethnography, or material practices).
The following questions offer a guide for your analysis (but you are certainly not limited to these):
• How does this methodology align with your chosen philosophy?
• What are some of the key methods explored in this methodology?
• How does it align with nature pedagogies?
• How will it help you plan your storytelling experience?
Part C: Plan for your storytelling experience (Approximately 800 words)
Now consider how you will integrate the philosophy and methodology you have analysed into a storytelling experience.
Stories support understanding of key ideas that can evoke empathy for another perspective and raise ethical questions about animal welfare, caring for environments, or how species share (or don’t share) resources. Make sure your told story includes intentional teaching about your topic. For example, it may be about teaching children about the concept of water conservation, or extending what children and teachers already know about the life of birds.
Your storytelling experience from a nature-focused topic could:
• be fictional or factual (or a combination of both)
• retell a story idea from a published book or one you create with text and illustrations—remember, this is a 'telling a story' task, not a 'reading a story task'
• adapt the story to make it your own
• include songs, poetry, and props e.g. puppets, small figurines, story stones, or open-ended materials.
Use the following planning guide headings:
1. Description of the storytelling experience and choice of topic.
2. Describe how you will include the selected philosophy.
3. Describe how you will include the selected methodology.
4. Storytelling objectives—what do you want the children to do/learn/respond to?
5. The 'told story'. Copy the story, as you would tell it to the children. This will not be included in your final word count.
6. Process of telling the story with an introduction, prepared questions, teaching strategies, and conclusion.
Throughout your teaching and learning journey, you will be required to use the nationally approved learning frameworks (the Early Years Learning Framework or the Australian Curriculum) or the approved learning frameworks for your state or territory. To help you further build capability in this area, and to prepare you for placements, at Swinburne Online you may choose to use the nationally approved learning frameworks or the approved learning frameworks for your state or territory in your assignments. For further information specific to your assignments for this specific unit, please seek advice from your eLAs and/or your Unit Coordinator.
Supporting resources
The following resource will assist you with completing this assignment:
• Literacy Teaching ToolKit. StorytellingLinks to an external site. (Department of Education: State Government of Victoria, 2020).
• Megawombat storytelling - teaching demonstrationLinks to an external site. (State Government of Victoria, n.d.).
Assignment criteria:
1. Analysis and integration of one nature pedagogy philosophy.
2. Description and integration of one nature pedagogy methodology.
3. Plan for a storytelling experience.
4. English and academic expression.
Your work will be assessed using the following marking guide:
References
DET. (2020). Literacy Teaching ToolKit. Storytelling. (2020). Department of Education: State Government of Victoria. https://www.education.vic.gov.au/childhood/professionals/learning/ecliteracy/interactingwithothers/Pages/storytelling.aspx
State Government of Victoria. (n.d.). Megawombat storytelling - teaching demonstration. https://www.vic.gov.au/literacy-teaching-toolkit-early-childhood/videos/megawombat-storytelling