Deforestation: What do Trees Mean to Me?

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General Assessment

Question	Response
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?	Mindmapping.
What important, related ideas/issues are not addressed in this resource?	Desertification is closely related to deforestation. History teaches us about deforestation. Government plays a big role in regulating forest harvesting. Big business plays a role in influencing governments. Western countries and big business harvest trees for reasons beyond need. Indigenous knowledge can offer valuable lessons in forest management. Old growth forests are essentially gone.
What important ideas are implied by the resource, but not taught explicitly?	Deforestation hurts life on the planet. Deforestation will hurt future generations the most.
To enhance this resource the following changes would be beneficial:	Between part one and two, ask students to research deforestation (or one specific aspect that arose from the mind map) in Canada and take the time to expand the mind map to integrate their new learning. Take a neighbourhood walk and discuss what it might have looked like/smelled like/sounded like pre-European settlement: What plant varieties would students expect to see in abundance? Find a prominent natural feature to focus on and have students sketch how it would have fit into the imagined history of the place. Watch a school approved video about Vietnam geography before the role play to set the scene or expand on the selection of role play cards to include many places around the world. Before the role play tell students which countries they represent so that they can learn about the geographical features of the place. Introduce an action component – grow native seedlings to offer to neighbours, explore some of the stewardship groups that exist locally, tour a local forestry station, find out which local retailers offer only sustainably harvested wood products and announce your findings to the parent population via school newsletter, etc.

Sustainability Education Principles

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Bias Minimization	Good	While not stated in this lesson, CHF fully explains their mandate and beliefs on their website.
Multiple Dimensions of Problems & Solutions	Good	The teacher notes help to explore all aspects of the issue, except for the moral and ethical. However, these issues will likely arise during the mind-map activity.
Respects Complexity	Good	It will be up to the teacher during the brainstorm to ensure complexity is explored and respected. The teacher notes do present a solid range of effects.
Action Experience	Poor/Not considered	This is not an aspect of the activity, although the lesson provides a good lead in.
Action Skills	Satisfactory	Students pay regard to root causes and symptoms of deforestation. They have an opportunity through the role-play to explore a single perspective. Different values are not well explored.
Empathy & Respect for Humans	Good	It will be up to the teacher during the brainstorm to ensure complexity is explored and respected. The teacher notes do present a solid range of effects.
Personal Affinity with Earth	Satisfactory	This is not an aspect of the activity. The activity, however, does deal with forests, so student awareness of the Earth is raised.
Locally-Focused	Satisfactory	This is not a direct aspect of the activity, but aspects of local experience will likely arise during student sharing and mind mapping.
Past, Present & Future	Satisfactory	The activity is rooted in the present. The future vision derived from the role-play perspective is one of hopelessness.

Pedagogical Approaches

Principle	Rating	Explanation
Open-Ended Instruction	Satisfactory	A combination of structured and guided inquiry.
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Learning	Good
Discovery Learning	Good
Values Clarification	Poor/Not considered	This is not an aspect of the activity unless the teacher wants it to be.
Differentiated Instruction	Satisfactory	Activities are verbal/auditory and require sustained focus.
Experiential Learning	Satisfactory
Cooperative Learning	Satisfactory	Students have an opportunity to role play in small groups.
Assessment & Evaluation	Very Good	A rubric to evaluate knowledge, thinking, communication and application is provided.
Peer Teaching	Satisfactory	Students have the opportunity to share knowledge in both parts of the activity.
Case Studies	Satisfactory	Case studies present a range of possibilities but are not local.
Locus of Control	Satisfactory	Student knowledge will direct the formation of the mind map/web.

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General Assessment

Sustainability Education Principles

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