AFA - Education Quick Guide

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This is not intended to be complete guide; it is more just a set o points to start you thinking

about your education work critically.

Planning

As with most things this is the most important stage: i you get this right then the rest will hopeully ollow.So, beore you even think about making PowerPoint presentation, designing a poster or setting oot in a

classroom make sure you can answer these questions:

• What is the aim o your programme/lesson/resource? You should be able to state this clearly andsimply without using many words.

• Who are you targeting? Think about age and actors that would aect background knowledge.

• What are the learning outcomes? This is oten expressed as – “Ater……people should…….” E.g.

Ater participating in this class students should be able to demonstrate ways to avoid dog bites.

• What method will you use? Will it be passive or interactive learning?

• What resources do you have available?

• How will you check i your teaching has been successul? What evidence o learning can you

collect? Are you testing knowledge, attitudes or skills?

Thinking about delivery

This will depend on your target, resources and aims.

Below is a list o some possible activities and styles (it is not exhaustive) with an example o how

they could be used and examples o the sort o points you should consider. There are many moreconsiderations but these will start you thinking.

One-o lesson in a schoolExample to teach 8-11 year olds how to avoid dog bites

Considerations will the message be orgotten as soon as you leave?how can you reinorce the message?

Series o lessons in a schoolExample to cover dierent aspects o humane education as part o Ethics lessons

Considerations how will you prevent boredom or complacency?

how many schools have schedule space to allow a series o classes?

Quick Guideto planning and delivering animal welare education activities

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Visit to an animal establishment

Example to guide a local Scout group around an animal rescue centreConsiderations is it possible visitors will be let to look at animals without any guidance ?

how will you ensure visitors come away with the right message?

Day(s) long activity camp

Example to hold a 2 day wilderness camp or 11-13 year oldConsiderations will participants pay to attend?

how will you ensure the animal welare ocus o the camp isn’t lost?

Vocational training

Example to train someone to be a vet nurseConsiderations how will you assess competency?

will you do the training or source an external course?

Training teachers

Example to train volunteers to teach at an ater-school clubConsiderations do you have someone with the necessary skills to be a trainer?

will you have any ollow up and continuing support ater the initial training?

Poster

Example to inorm shoppers o the inherent problems in actory arming and encouragethem to make humane choices

Considerations will people read the poster?how can you address any questions people may have?

Leafet

Example to explain to potential purchasers the issues surrounding arming bears or bile

Considerations how will you ensure it isn’t thrown away unread?how much text are people willing to read?

Lecture

Example to present a talk to university students on being a compassionate traveller

Considerations how can you encourage people to attend?what type o visual aids will you use?

Selling your plan

Once you have devised a good programme, resource or lesson, it is important to test it on a small groupo your target audience. Any eedback can be used to improve your material.

Ater the pilot, you can then start to extent the programme to reach more people. In many cases this willinvolve frst selling your idea to the relevant person or organisation. For example, it doesn’t matter how

well your primary school lesson is designed i schools don’t give you an opportunity to present it.



One possible way o selling your idea is to produce a proposal document. This document should includethese points :

• Some background o your organisation

• The reason or the event/programme/resource etc.

• A description o the event/programme/resource etc.

• The learning outcomes (i possible linking to points on the national curriculum, to increase interest

rom teachers)

• The evidence o learning

• The beneft o your event… etc. to the people you are selling to.

Following up

Once you have completed your, hopeully successul, project you will need to do some sort o ollow up

work. What this is and how much time it takes will depend on you and the type o project.

Below are a ew examples

A poster was displayed in a shopping centre

Quick ollow up Check poster, replace i damaged or deaced. Remove i time dated.Involved ollow up Conduct a questionnaire in the area to assess impact o poster

A class was given to 16 year-olds about animals in arming

Quick ollow up Thank school and invite eedback

Involved ollow up Send related activities ater a month, to measure retention o inormation.

Remember: this is only a quick guide; it is not intended to be comprehensive, i you need moreguidance, please contact us !

Our website www.animal-education.org has more inormation and a database oanimal welare education resources.



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