Animal Detectives: Research and Leadership Club
Do you have an eager learner who loves to teach others about animals? Do you want to help build their confidence in their research and presentation skills? Give them the chance to shine in a leadership role in this student-led class!
Marie Arsenault Animal Science M.Ed
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1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekProjects
1-2 hours per week. Each learner will be required to present on ✨one✨ animal of their choice to the class.Progress Report
I am happy to let you know how your amazing learner did:)Class Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Beginner Level
Join at any time! Please refer to the class video to answer your questions on what is required and how to go about preparing for the presentation. If you have any further questions, please message me. Video and required worksheets are available upon registration. I will create a visually stunning photo slide to accompany your child's presentation as they teach the class. If they feel confident in creating their own power point or google docs, we can discuss that further and figure out what works, but it is not necessary, as I am happy to create the slides for each learner. Overview: Each week, your learner will chose one animal to teach the rest of the class about. The goal of this class is to get your animal detective comfortable with researching and presenting in a pressure free environment while building their ✨confidence✨ in their public speaking skills! This entire skill set will serve them well as they continue on in their educational journey! Some learners may take up 5 minutes, and others may require more. Each learner technically has 10 minutes they can use for their presentation, but there is no pressure to make it last that long, as I will always have an animal on the back burner to teach about if we have extra time left in class. Upon registering, a guideline will be attached to the course to help your animal detective know where to start, and what information to start digging up! It is then up to them how they wish to present this information once they have collected all of the facts! Essentially, the research should show basic facts about the animal (classification, size, lifespan, etc...), unique adaptations that allow it to survive in this world, its habitat and lifestyle, reproduction (does it lay eggs, or give live birth, breeding season, etc...), predators, human impact, conservation efforts, and lastly, the importance of the animal's role in the ecosystem. This is broken down into more simple terms in the guideline. To add additional ✨sparkle✨ to the presentation, everyone loves a tricky true or false question, as well as a couple of good trivia questions to conclude the presentation! Other learners will raise their hands when they have a question, and your learner can pause at a natural stopping point to take any questions as they wish. I am here to moderate and provide guided instruction, but it is your learner's turn to take the stage! I am also available for any questions your learner may have as they are preparing for their presentation. I will do my best to respond to messages in a timely manner! How it will go: The week before, each student needs to submit their animal by Wednesday on the class wall below the photo of the question marks, and I will need a photo of their notes by Saturday, so that I can create stunning visuals to accompany their work, and create any true or false, spot the imposter, and/or trivia slides that they want added. If they are creating an actual online presentation using power point or google docs, etc... then they can just let me know if there is a video they would like to show about their animal during their presentation, and I will review it and I will play it from my side when the time comes. This is very important. Students are welcome to draw the animal each student presents and show their drawings at the end of the presentation. November 5th - Individual Animal Presentations November 12th - Individual Animal Presentations November 19th - Individual Animal Presentations November 26th - Individual Animal Presentations December 3rd - Individual Animal Presentations December 10th - Individual Animal Presentations December 17th - Individual Animal Presentations December 24th - Individual Animal Presentations December 31st - Individual Animal Presentations January 7th - Individual Animal Presentations January 14th - Individual Animal Presentations January 21st - Individual Animal Presentations January 28th - Individual Animal Presentations February 4th - Individual Animal Presentations February 11th - Individual Animal Presentations February 18th - Individual Animal Presentations February 25th - Individual Animal Presentations March 4th - Individual Animal Presentations March 11th - Individual Animal Presentations March 18th - Individual Animal Presentations March 25th - Individual Animal Presentations April 1st - Individual Animal Presentations April 8th - Individual Animal Presentations April 15th - Individual Animal Presentations April 22nd - Individual Animal Presentations April 29th - Individual Animal Presentations I look forward to helping your amazing young learner grow their confidence in this community of animal lovers that we will create together!
Learning Goals
Learning goals: improve research skills, organize their research in a presentation, improve public speaking skills, develop confidence in a leadership capacity, learn alongside peers, and engage with like minded peers about similar interests.
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Learning Needs
Students are welcome to present however they wish! They can read their notes from the paper, they can put an online presentation together, whatever they prefer! We all learn differently, and I am here to support and help your child grow!
Pre-Requisites
Aside from the ability to read and write, all that is required is a willingness to speak and share with their peers about their favorite animals! They will acquire their research skills and presentation skills as they go.
Supply List
If your learner wishes to take notes on the other student's presentations, they can bring something to write with to class. If they wish to draw the animal their peer is teaching about, they can bring things to draw and color with as well and we can all show our drawings at the end!
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Joined April, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree from University of Prince Edward Island
I hold a Masters of Education Degree (available upon request) and I have been teaching for nearly 20 years! While I have experience teaching a range of subjects over the past two decades, Animal Science and English are my two top favorites, so I am very happy to be able to create a course that will combine both aspects! When you love what you do, it shines through, and learners of all ages learn best when it is something they are also passionate about! A love for animals can unite people all over the globe!
My love of animals began as many of ours did, through animal encyclopedias and National Geographic Magazines! As a child of the 80's, we didn't have the internet at our fingertips, but the classics such as Steve Irwin, David Attenborough, and the Kratt brothers were a staple in my household!
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Live Group Class
$20
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 14 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-6 learners per class
