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Guitar Hero – Cluster Transition Project

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Authors Ollie Bray, Musselburgh Grammar School, East Lothian, Scotland

To improve the process of transition for pupils moving from primary to secondary school, and develop relationships among cluster staff, parents and pupils

Objectives

Guitar Hero, Spreadsheet, Graphic Software, Audio/Video RecordingSoftware

Description The project utilised game-based learning as a context for learning within 6 cluster primary schools, concluding in an innovative transition event involving activities using Guitar Hero. On transfer to secondary school the pupils continued their use of the game as a context for learning.

Learning Areas Language, Creative Arts, Drama, Numeracy, ICT

Levels P7 – S1 (ages 12-13)

Games Based Learning, Transitions, Battle of Bands, Guitar HeroKeywords

Project Overview

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Teacher Planning and Management

Background and Planning

Classroom Images

Click the documents below to help you understand the context of this exemplary learning project:

Background & Planning: The project was planned in 5 stages:

Stage One Training the Staff

Stage Two Using Guitar Hero in primary curriculum (P7)

Stage Three Transition event for primaries at Musselburgh GS

Stage Four Initial work in the secondary to use Guitar Hero to communicate back to primary schools

Stage Five Scaling the project up to be authority-wide

Classroom Images:

In addition to the two images in the document below, an external link is provided to a larger set of images.

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MindMapProject Management

Project Blog




Teaching Resources

Click the documents below to view the teaching resources used in the teaching of this learning project:

Student Project Overview: The curriculum planning documents below illustrate the range of activities with which the primary pupils engaged in the period Easter – June. The picture links show some of the outcomes of pupil work and helps to understand the activities in which pupils engaged through the medium of the Guitar Hero 3 game.

Pupils also were provided with resources to support them in their use of other hardware (computers, audio and video recorders, digital cameras) and software (graphic design, audio & video editing, spreadsheet, email

Microsoft Office Training Resources

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Images on PicasaImages on Flikr

Sample Curr Plans Burgh PS Stoneyhill PS




Assessment and Standards

Click the documents below to see the assessment rubrics and standards cover in this learning project:

Assessment Rubrics: Examples of assessment rubrics provided to students showing how the project was assessed are shown in the Standards documents below

Mapping the Standards: The project’s learning objectives are mapped against the Scottish curriculum standards as set out in Curriculum for Excellence

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Map to CFE

Technologies Standards

Expressive Arts Standards

Health & Wellbeing Standards




Project Evaluation and Extension

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An evaluation of the project was carried out by the team. This included a survey of the pupils who had taken part, and some video interviews. The video interviews made use of a mobile video booth developed by the Microsoft PIL project.

The survey outcomes are reported in the document below, and links to a sample interview are also given.

The project has now been extended to all secondary/primary clusters in the East Lothian Authority. A presentation form a recent training event can be found on slideshare.

The project team are also working with 4 other Local Authorities in Scotland, with schools in London and in Dorset, and with schools in Australia and Hong Kong.

Evaluation Report Video Links Press coverage

Ollie’s Blog




Teacher and School Information

Musselburgh Cluster Schools involved in the project:

• Musselburgh Grammar School – Ollie Bray (Project leader)

• Wallyford Primatry School – Stacey Betteridge

• Whitecraig Primary School – Jenny MacNair

• Campie Primary School – Steven Wood, Tessa Collins and Alicia MacFarlane

• Stoneyhill PS – Jill Craig and Julie Naismith

• Musselburgh Burgh – Sarah Robson

• Pinkie St. Peters – Richard Wilson

For further information about the project please contact:

Ollie BrayDepute Head TeacherMusselburgh Grammar School

www.olliebray.com

[email protected]