School+Cafeterias

= School Cafeterias Resource Development = This wiki page is the site of development of instructional resources that will enable teachers to engage students in STEPWISE-based lessons and activities relating to WISE issues associated with school cafeterias.
 * INTRODUCTION **

[in this space, we will describe the overall framework for the resource - which will, basically, be structured around the elements of the STEPWISE framework as they relate to a WISE issue (here, several issues associated with school cafeterias)]

** WISE ISSUES **
Here, we will provide teachers will sample overall descriptions of WISE issues relating to school cafeterias. These should be 'ready-to-use' by teachers as ways of introducing students to the issues. We also will encourage them, through ready-to-use activities we post here, to help students to identify some issues. We also will, eventually, encourage teachers to urge students to upload examples of WISE issues relating to school cafeterias here.

Aramark is the company that provides much of the food services to schools, and to OISE.

** WISE ACTIVISM **
Here, we will provide teachers with examples of activist projects that students could conduct, although we will aim to encourage students to make these decisions. We will attempt to provide examples of each of the types of activism we have identified (e.g., educating others, lobbying power-brokers, etc.). We also may, eventually, encourage students to upload examples of their activism relating to cafeterias here.

Here are some websites that have an orientation, to varying degrees, towards activism relating to cafeteria foods and beverages: Ontario 'Healthy Schools' ; Jamie Oliver School Dinners ;Menu of Choices, [|Eat Smart Schools]. We may be able to draw from these for our development of examples.

** STUDENTS' PROJECTS (Research) **
//** Primary Research **// Here, we will provide teachers with examples of primary research (e.g., experiments and correlational studies) that students could conduct as a way of investigating cafeteria issues. But, we will encourage teachers to encourage and enable students to conduct their own projects - which are to be student-directed and open-ended. Eventually, we also may encourage teachers to share students' project work here.

Here, we will provide teachers will examples of secondary research that students could conduct relating to cafeterias, such as internet searches. But, we will encourage teachers to encourage and enable students to conduct their own secondary research - which are to be student-directed and open-ended. Eventually, we may encourage teachers to share examples of students' research here.
 * // Secondary Research //**

** WISE PRODUCTS EDUCATION **
Here, we will provide teachers with teacher-led lessons (e.g., PowerPoint presentations, etc.) on topics in 'products' education relating to food and nutrition, etc. These should be mainly teacher-directed and closed-ended. All lessons, which will be in 'ready-to-use' form will be set in the context of WISE issues associated with cafeterias. We may, eventually, encourage teachers to share with us instructional resources that they have developed for WISE Products Education.
 * // Teacher-led Instruction //**

Here, we will provide teachers with ready-to-use student activities that students could conduct to give them 'practice' with concepts taught in the Teacher-led Instruction phase. These activities will be set within the context of WISE issues associated with school cafeterias. Eventually, we may encourage teachers to upload here examples of student activities that they have developed in this regard.
 * // Student Practice //**

** WISE SKILLS EDUCATION **
Here, we will provide teachers with lessons they can conduct that will introduce students to skills - such experiment design skills and letter-writing skills - they could use for Students' Projects and for WISE Activism. All lessons will be set in the context of WISE Issues relating to cafeterias. Eventually, we encourage teachers to upload here examples of lessons they have developed for these purposes.
 * // Teacher Modeling //**

Here, we will provide teachers with examples of student activities that would give students practice with skills that were modeled in the 'Teacher Modeling' phase, above. All student activities will be set in the context of WISE Issues relating to cafeterias. Eventually, we encourage teachers to upload here examples of student activities they have developed for these purposes. //**
 * // Student Practice