I think it’s great to share resources, but I would be concerned about trying to introduce SD during a crisis. A simulation of an epidemic/pandemic in a classroom while the epidemic/pandemic is happening could have unintended consequences
on students in the classroom.
To be clear, I think simulations are terrific for policy analysis and practicing/anticipating what one might do in a crisis, but in the crisis itself, there needs to be some caution about can be gained versus what can cause harm in terms
of learning and general wellbeing.
With 9/11, one of the major issues that came up later in terms of mental health was the constant replaying of the videos. I would worry that simulating an epidemic or watching a video repeatedly might have similar effects.
In the hands of a caring teaching who had a strong sense of where their students might be at and who had already been introducing systems thinking/system dynamics, I could see ways that a conversation
might work in the classroom. But, that’s asking a lot of a teacher, especially right now, and if one doesn’t feel solid about systems thinking and hasn't used these tools with current students, I would suggest sticking with caring and checking in with
students and meeting them with where they are at vs. trying to introduce something new.
Peter
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Date: Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 9:39 PM
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Subject: CLE K-12 Discussion: Corona Virus resources
Dear K-12 SD enthusiasts,
As the COVID19 unfolds, with formal schooling disrupted in many places throughout the country, I have been thinking about how to help our students understand what is going on as to help them deal with the fear and panic that is all to rampant
at this point. Many of us are trying to figure out on-line lessons with meaning and purpose. I would love to hear from others about the resources they are looking at and what they are thinking about and doing with their students.
Here are a few that I have found or have had sent to me:
1. An overall SD approach and good summary, written by Tim Clancy a WPI graduate student in SD.
2. A simulation on Forio created by Jereon Struben
3. A model created by Tom Fiddaman for Bozeman (his hometown) that would be modifiable for other hometowns:
4. A good graphical lesson in exponential growth without a model.
5. Basic data about the Virus:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-cases/
6. In the spirit that we are all now playing a supply chain game similar to the Beer Game, here is a link on the CLE website that links to the Soda game, created for kids from the Beer Game. The models are in a very outdated version of
STELLA, but the lesson can give you the gist.
http://static.clexchange.org/ftp/documents/x-curricular/CC1995-05SodaGame.pdf.zip
7. Lastly, here is a simulation for the Infection Game from the Shape of Change for younger students:
The game itself can be found at http://static.clexchange.org/ftp/documents/x-curricular/CC2010-11Shape5InfectionGameSF.pdf
I would love to hear what others have found and what you are doing!
Take care,
Lees
Lees N. Stuntz
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