Didactic Analysis

P108 in the Permaculture Teachers Guide has a full class plan for this exercise.

Time needed: Best as a one-hour session, possibly longer. It can be flexible to fit the time available.

This activity can sit in different sessions. This is usually one of the first sessions on a PDC. Good to use to introduce principles and systems in a non-threatening way.

Preparation – A large sheet of paper folded in half with a list of elements listed on the left hand and right hand side of the sheet. It is good to have cartoon pictures of the elements as well as the text.

Cathrine Dolleris presented how to create a session plan on the 25th of September 2013 in Mas Franch. The session presents learning outcomes and planning of your session as a tool to become a more confident teacher.  Notes from the session are coming soon. A video from this session follows: 

Several Course Templates from Ecoherencia-Spain (PDF) including:

• Introduction to Permaculture
• Introduction to Urban Permaculture
• Interpretation and Soil Improvement

Participatory methodologies for implementing Permaculture and agroecology projects: session plan available here.

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mapa mental (Ecoherencia)

mapa mental (Ecoherencia)

Opening question: The teacher asks if the students know the ethics of permaculture, and if they can explain what they mean for them. Afterwards, the teacher summarises the main points, and can add some comments as appropriate. 

Group Task:

A 4-Day workshop, developed by Mihail Kossev 

Permaculture design is more than just gardening, but a process of creating community. This workshop aims to emphasize the culture in permaculture.