Youth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Program

Unit 8: Planning Responses to ProblemsIndividual• Students complete Student Resource 4: Who’s Calling the Shots?• Teacher provides discussion on personal control.ConnectionsAfL: Who’s Calling theShots? TemplateConsolidation and Connection> Helping students demonstrate what they have learned> Providing opportunities for consolidation and reflectionIndividual RAFT Assignments• The RAFT assignments are differentiated based on student intelligencepreferences. RAFT assignments can be done independently, or inpairs or groups in class or out of class. In all cases students require anunderstanding of the aspects of a RAFT topic, and rubrics need to besupplied for all topic possibilities.AfL: RAFT Task FormatsDifferentiated Instruction Teaching/Learning ExamplesRole Audience Format Topic1 Dear Abby Adult AdvicelettersWrite an advice column formulated on thetraditional “Dear Abby” column and createtypical scenarios in which a gamblingproblem is involved.2 YouthcounsellingadvisorAdultSnakesandLaddersCreate a life-size Snakes and Ladders matwith real-life situations on all spaces.3 StudentmentorAdult Game Create a game that uses all the processesof decision making in everyday situationsthat teens face.4 YouthworkerAdultBusinessletterUsing business-letter style, write a letterto the head of the finance committeechiefly responsible for the fundraising thatsupports your program. Request additionalfunds to provide ongoing decision-makingskillsactivities.Individual Metacognition• The 3 Rs of Reflection: Students use The 3 Rs of Reflection (Retell, Relate,Reflect) as a way for them to reflect on their learning prior to the next class.AfL: 3 Rs of ReflectionYouth Making Choices: Gambling Prevention Programwww.ProblemGambling.ca8.6