Sam

Hi this is Sam. I've just come back into education after a loooonnng break and am really looking forward to being here. Our staff at Parkside have all already committed to participate in the training over the next 12 months which is why I'm here. So no selling needed on my part :-)

How do world-wide unexplained events or phenomena connect us as people? Why do they interest and intrigue us? How do we deal with them?
 * What real-world connections are you considering? **

Ask students to explore in depth unexplained phenomenon and present a case (plausible?) for its existence. Use group analysis/feedback to explore theories and hypotheses.
 * What would be the role of the student? **

Are we alone?
 * What project scenario are you considering? **

I'm thinking about using this topic because I think it will challenge students' thinking primarily because there are no accepted answers - therefore hopefully there will be no pre-conceived assumptions and that may stimulate lots of discussion, hypothesis and testing of theories based on information/data gathering.

Monday 17th August Found the day tiring. There is some great learning here - I wish there was more time to reflect, discuss and synthesise my thoughts. I do understand the need for haste - that's because we are trying to cram much more than 40 hours learning into 40 hours. To do this justice I cannot see how I will cover this in 40 hours with my staff, nor would I want to. I think that probably 60 hours is going to be more like it to cover it deeply and give it the due consideration & attention it deserves. And I don't think anyone will begrudge giving up that amount of time especially given it will be spread over 12 months. Thanks Steve for taking us through it.