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06 MTF3What tasks can we use to ensure a facilitative approach to content?ObjectiveTo raise participants awareness of a range of methods and tasks that can be used, andwhere they fall on the Directive – Facilitative continuum.Time45 minutesMaterialsDirective-Facilitative continuum; HO 06 MTF3.1 - Task typesTask & OrganisationInput for task: participants own perceptions3.1 (5 minutes – plenary) Elicit from participants and record as manytraining/facilitation methods as possible (e.g. lecture/presentation; role play; groupactivities; demonstration; plenary discussion; case studies etc. List these onflipchart.3.2 (5 minutes – groups) Ask participants to identify where these methods fall on theirdisplayed Directive – Facilitative continuum (from MTF1) and to write them belowthe continuum line.3.3 (5 minutes – plenary) When they have completed the task above explain that forthe purpose of this course we are more concerned with those that fall in the middleand moving towards the ‘facilitative’ end of the continuum. Introduce the concept oftasks as a means of introducing participants to ‘content’ in a more facilitative way.Give participants HO 06 MTF3.1 which shows a range of task types.3.4 (10 minutes – 5 groups) Ask participants to identify how they could use each tasktype to introduce and develop understanding of ‘content’ in a workshop for G1 to 4teachers on developing students’ skills in a particular area, e.g. writing,multiplication. Give them an example to illustrate e.g. we could ask teachers torank a set of activities from those which most require reading for understanding tothose which require only visual matching.Give each group a different set of tasks types to look at Group 1 - (brainstorm,rank, sequence); Group 2 - (classify, select, reflect); Group 3 - (compare, arrange,evaluate); Group 4 - (match, map, design); Group 5 - (adapt, create, predict);OutputList of possible task types for each activityFeedback(10 minutes – walkaround display) Groups browse the findings and add their owncomments and ideas to others sheets.65 Jamaica All Age Schools Project: Facilitator Training for School Based Resource Teachers