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AberdeenshireCurriculum for Excellence
Seminar
Peter Eavers
Area Adviser
Learning and Teaching Scotland
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education”Mark Twain
'Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting the different results'
Albert Einstein
Revolution by Evolution
• Not 5-14 V CfE but 5-14 CfE
• Building on best practice
• Transformational change - hearts and minds
• The journey not just the finish lines
Teachers are key…to successful implementation of A Curriculum for Excellence. The quality of learning and teaching in every classroom – and the inspiration, challenge and enjoyment which can come from teachers’ enthusiasm and commitment – will be critical to achieving our aspirations for all young people.
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Definition of the Curriculum
• The ethos and life of the school
• Curriculum areas and subjects
• Interdisciplinary projects and studies
• Opportunities for personal achievement
Cross-cutting themes
• Citizenship
• Enterprise
• Creativity
• Sustainable development
Links with other key developments
• Journey to Excellence
• HGI0S 3 QI 2.1 Learners’ experiences
• Leadership QI 9.3 Developing people & partnerships
Key developments 2007-08
• Publication of Skills Strategy: Skills for Scotland• Phased publication of draft Learning outcomes
and experiences• Curriculum architecture• Consultation on SCQF levels 4 & 5• Recognition of achievement• Roll-out of GLOW
...solve problems
...plan and organise
...work with others
...think critically & creatively
...use initiative
...lead ...to learn
...take risks
The ability
to
The Scottish Government, Edinburgh 2007
Skills for Scotland – A Lifelong Skills Strategy
What is Active Learning?“active learning, in which students solve
problems, answer questions, formulate questions of their own, discuss, explain, debate, or brainstorm during class, and
cooperative learning, in which students work in teams on problems and projects under conditions that assure both positive interdependence and individual accountability.”
Richard Felder
What is Active Learning?any strategy "that involves students in doing
things and thinking about the things they are doing“ Bonwell, C. & Eison, J.
Not the sole preserve of Early Years
Active participation in learning rather than pupils simply being active
Why Active Learning?“Learning requires the active, constructive
involvement of the learner” Stella Vosniadou
"Learning is not a spectator sport… [Students] must talk about what they are learning, write reflectively about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves“
Chickering & Gamson
Why Active Learning?“Children develop a stronger sense of self-worth
when they are able to talk about their learning”
“Pupils are more likely to be engaged with schooling when they are consulted and their views treated with respect.”
10 Principles of Effective Teaching and Learning
‘Principles into Practice – A teacher’s guide to research evidence on teaching and learning’ June 2007 Teaching and Learning Research Programme
What about HMIe?The learning process must involve active
engagement with learning experiences to be successful
Learners should be actively involved in their own learning and development
Journey to Excellence
What about HMIe?Active learning should involve a range of
different experiences, which should together make learners think
Active learning includes debating and challenging the ideas of peers and teachers
Journey to Excellence
So what might excellence look like?
A wide range of approaches to learning and teaching
Clear explanation of new topics and skills
Learners often explain information, ideas, processes and skills to teachers and peers
So what might excellence look like?
Younger children involved in “hands on” learning
Open questioning approaches invite learners’ own opinions
Learning is delivered personally to individual pupils and groups according to their needs, rather than being textbook based
Journey to Excellence
Focus on the Whole Child
Literacy
Numeracy
Aspects of Health and Well-being
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Implications for my professional practice
• pedagogy: developing our practice• learning outcomes and experiences:
reading and sharing• contexts for learning: full range• glow: first steps
Implications for my professional practice
• Making the best use of CPD time
• “Leaders provide staff development which has a central focus on learning, teaching and meeting needs and their impact on pupils’ achievement. Staff learning is collaborative & collegiate, and led by valued and respected practitioners”(Dimension 4 Leading Learning, : Improving Scottish Education 2006)
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4 CapacitiesSuccessful Learners
Use literacy and numeracy Link and apply different kinds
of learning in new situations Learn independently and as
part of a group
Responsible Citizens Make informed choices and
decisions Develop informed, ethical
views
Confident Individuals Relate to others and manage
themselves Assess risk and make
informed decisions
Effective Contributors Work in partnerships and in
teams Apply critical thinking Communicate in different ways
and in different settings
“The curriculum needs to include space for learning beyond subject boundaries, so that learners can make connections between different areas of learning. Through interdisciplinary activities of this kind, young people can develop their organisational skills, creativity, teamwork and the ability to apply their learning in new and challenging contexts.”
A Curriculum for Excellence: Progress and Proposals
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Building the Curriculum 1
“ All teachers have responsibility for promoting the development of numeracy. With an increased emphasis upon numeracy for all children and young people, teachers will need to plan to revisit and consolidate numeracy skills throughout schooling.”
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Social Studies Outcome
“I can source the different ways in which organisations can raise money and pay for goods and services in order to communicate the advantages and disadvantages of the main methods”
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Some related numeracy outcomes
I can work collaboratively, making appropriate use of technology, to source and analyse information presented in a range of ways, interpret what it conveys………
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Some related numeracy outcomes
I can use the terms profit and loss in buying and selling activities and can make simple calculations for this
I can source, compare and contrast different financial products, services and contracts and explain which offer best value to me
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“They fully demonstrate the links with previous learning across the curriculum and real-life situations and make new learning meaningful” (Journey to Excellence)
“Timetabling supports progression within curricular areas and links between areas of learning.” (HGIOS 3)
“Teachers develop learners’ literacy and numeracy skills appropriate to the curriculum area.” (HGIOS 3)
Approaches to Learning and Teaching
• Allow for choice
• Encourage independence
• Give children ownership
• Encourage children to explain their thinking
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Approaches to Learning and Teaching
• Provide meaningful, relevant contexts,
including the world of work
• Help children to make connections
• Embed principles of AifL
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Cuckoos Swallows
Ostriches
Engaging with ALL
How do we build the capacity to fly?
How do we use and continue to feed the
enthusiasm?
How do we involve and support?
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“This boy shows great originality
which must be curbed at all
costs”
Sir Peter Ustinov
Curriculum for Excellence 2007
www.curriculumforexcellencescotland.gov.uk