riverside framework

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Introduction to the Riverside ApproachRiverside Approach

‘Where common sense is common practice’

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Great Schools all over the world are an attempt to answer the big questions ……

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Are schools a

‘preparation for life’ or an

‘integral’ part of life?

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What is the meaning of ‘childhood ?’

Are schools for ‘instruction’ or for ‘education’

And finally….

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How can children ‘shape’ their future?

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Riverside began with the same questions…

We would like to share how we have explored them to develop an approach where children and their potentials became the centre of the programme

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The Riverside approach is already being implemented in 6 schools (4000 students in all) and it is now being used as a framework of excellence for low income schools in the country.

Can it be replicated?

Amrit Vidyalaya, Kalol | TGES, Rajkot | Sant Kabir, Baroda | TGES, Ahmedabad | Tejas Vidyalaya, Baroda | TGES, Jamnagar

Success to Significance

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There are 33 components of the Riverside model

ProcessesBehaviours

WhatWhatWhyWhy HowHowFoundationFramework

ContentAssessment

1 2 3

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WhyWhy

FoundationFramework

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The Student as the primary stakeholder forms the foundation of the Riverside approach

Teachers

Parents

StudentCommunity

WhyFoundation

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What does this mean?

This becomes a lens against which all decisions on processes, behavior, content, assessment are aligned

WhyFoundation

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Learning becomes visible

Shift from “teacher told me” to “I am doing it”

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WhyFramework

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AWARE ENABLE EMPOWER

Complex to Simple(Revealing / Uncovering)

Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3Dependence to Independence(making strategies visible)

Independence to Interdependence(be the change)

The learning journey

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The new 3 ‘R’s’WhyFramework

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Student Teacher Parent

Community

RelevanceThe ‘Why’ of what we do

RigorThe practice and honing of a skill as a craft

RelationshipsThe ‘Reciprocal’ partnerships

Nurturing and Celebrating Voice and Choice

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What do these mean?WhyFramework

1

Relevance

Relationships

Rigor

No longer teaching for the test – but learning for life

No mediocrity – no compromises

The strength of the team(enable and not label )

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HowHow

ProcessesBehaviors

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ProcessesHow

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How does common sense become common practice?

Teachers

Parents

StudentCommunity

Choice and Voice

Revisit, Review, Refine

Be the Change

aProCh

Win Win

By your Students

Bridging the Gap

Audit

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These processes ensure that the non-negotiable goals are visible and accessible to all stakeholders

Makes common sense – common practicesShift from “I am told to do” to “I make my

own choices”

ProcessesHow

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How

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Choice and Voice

Revisit, Review, Refine

Be the Change

By your Students

PlannerIncorporates learnings from MI, TfU, Blooms Taxonomy, Differentiated instruction

Active ResearchDocumenting to learnPedagogical Question -Adolescent learner

Walls as second skinProjectsDisparity is a realityCitizenship projects-Koshish

Time to LearnTime tableReflectionHumility in Practice

Common SenseCommon Sense Common PracticeCommon Practice

Processes

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How

2Common SenseCommon Sense Common PracticeCommon Practice

InitiativesCity as my playground – a nostalgia for the future

Parent/School PartnershipsWe cant do this without you

Win Win Professional DevelopmentMaximise my potential to maximise student potential ( 45 days of PD)

aProCh

Bridging the Gap

Audit Asset TestsQuality feedbackCIE acknowledgment

Processes

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Behaviours

How

2The behaviors that create a culture of common sense

Collegial

Abundance MentalityPeer and Public Scrutiny

Buddy Interaction

Teachers

Parents

StudentCommunity

Closing the Loop

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How the non-tangibles are given expression

The glue that binds a programme Shift from “I am told to do” to “I am

doing it”

BehavioursHow

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How

2Non-tangibleNon-tangible ExpressionExpression

Outside Comfort ZoneDe-scripting and application of understanding

SharingThis is not the last great idea you will have

Teacher CommunityDialogue driven around the practice and student concerns

Building CommunityNo talent is of value unless shared

Collegial

Abundance Mentality

Peer and Public Scrutiny

Buddy Interaction

Now and not laterApplaud, critique, resolve – now!

Closing the loop

Behaviours

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WhatWhat

ContentAssessment

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WhatContent

3 The Beacons that guide each Key Stage of development

Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

Student

Key Stage 3

Language Package

Intra / inter personal skillsCraftsmanship

Creative Thinking

Key Stage 1 – Journey to self awareness

Logical Thinking

Scientific Thinking

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BeaconBeacon Content ChoiceContent Choice (aware)

quality determines value bringing pride and self worth

self awareness that leads to knowledge of competencies -Inter personal leads to team work

Language Package

to make the complex world simpler

Craftsmanship

Inter – Intra personal skills

Creative Thinking

nurturing and celebrating curiosity which enables habits of mind ( risk taking, inquiring, research )

WhatContent

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BeaconBeacon Content Choice ( aware )

Logical thinking

provides skills (sequencing, options, prioritizing ) to reach destination

Scientific thinking

attributing natural phenomena to reasoning by using the skill of observation - and not magic

WhatContent

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Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

Student

Key Stage 3

Language Package


Creative Thinking

Key Stage 2 – Dependence to Independence

( enable )

Logical /Mathematical ThinkingScientific Thinking

Problem Solving

Citizenship

Adaptability – Digital Literacy

WhatContent

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BeaconBeacon Content Choice (enable)

providing strategies to traverse the journey from novice to proficiency

providing strategies that make ‘visible’ the journey of growth, be it social, physical, emotional or cognitive

Language Package

providing strategies to help traverse the journey from appreciation to enjoyment

Craftsmanship

Inter – Intra personal skills

Creative Thinking

providing strategies to nurture ‘thinking outside the box’ to address specific need/audience ( CoRT )

WhatContent

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BeaconBeacon Content Choice (enable)

Logical Mathematical thinking

providing strategies to understand causal relations in real world scenarios

Scientific thinking

providing strategies to develop the scientific temperament ( hypothesis to experimentation )

Problem Solving

providing strategies to identify the problem as a ‘problem’ and solve the problem in the best possible manner


not being helpless ‘outside comfort zone’

WhatContent

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Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

Student

Key Stage 3

Language Package


Creative Thinking

Key Stage 3 – Independence to Interdependence ( Be the Change )

Logical /Mathematical ThinkingScientific Thinking

Craftsmanship

Problem Solving

Citizenship


WhatContent

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The beacons will ‘empower’ us to make the best choices

keeping our ‘competencies’ to solve problems and fashion

products that are of value in one or more cultures!

Be the Change

Key Stage 3 – Independence to Interdependence ( empower )

WhatContent

3

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Assessment

Feedback and strategies to help the student become an empowered learner

Pre-Assessment

Peer Assessment

Self Assessment

Ongoing (formative and summative )

What

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Pre-Assessment

Ongoing

Formative

Checks the current level of readiness or interest in order to plan for appropriate instruction

A process of accumulating information about a student’s progress to help make instructional decisions that will improve his/her understandings and achievement levels.

A means to determine a student’s mastery and understanding of information, skills, concepts, or processes.

Ongoing

Summative

AssessmentWhat

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Peer Assessment

Self Assessment

Enables you to understand ‘WHAT’ is good work – thereby helping you to give and get constructive feedback

A process of looking at the rubrics and self directing your course of learning

AssessmentWhat

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Evidence File

Funderstanding

Student Led Portfolio

Teacher Progress evaluation

Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3

Evidence File

Bright Minds Shine

Student Led Portfolio - Digital


First Exam cum Jury system – Grade 7

Self directed - Evidence File


Board Exam cum Jury system

AssessmentWhat

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How do we know the model works?

Data driven - ASSET

Global RecognitionStanfordARK – BritainCreative Partnership-UKAkanksha

School Design Award-designshare

Ashoka Fellowship for ‘Knock Out’ idea

Partnerships with IIM / NID

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Comparison with all schools : Comparison with top-10 schools

Winter 2007 Winter 2007

Class English Maths Science Students Class English Maths Science Students

3 146.34% 141.18% 131.82% 21 3 109.89% 112.34% 103.57% 21

4 133.08% 134.02% 128.89% 23 4 100.29% 105.56% 102.65% 23

5 138.99% 149.75% 133.33% 25 5 106.06% 113.86% 104.11% 25

6 138.30% 137.50% 127.01% 21 6 102.02% 107% 100.37% 21

7 123.93% 127.54% 124.12% 21 7 96.19% 102.33% 100.82% 21



3 143.01% 136.25% 123.28% 25 3 109.92% 110.10% 99.57% 25

4 144.17% 140.71% 121.83% 25 4 111.25% 114.80% 100% 25

5 134.80% 145.02% 126.77% 19 5 107.55% 113.33% 112.05% 19

6 130.58% 138.07% 111.17% 13 6 100.80% 106.11% 93.09% 13

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3 - 135.14% - 24 3 - 108.70% - 24

4 136.50% 129.48% 115.60% 14 4 112.19% 113.77% 105% 14

5 110.58% 113.19% 109.24% 12 5 91.01% 86.55% 90.54% 12



3 - 127.84% - 12 3 - 110.71% - 12

4 70.14% 115.74% 100.88% 6 4 51.39% 84.44% 83.52% 6

Comparison with all schools : Comparison with top-10 schools

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2007-08

Kho kho ( girls ) - FIRST

Poems come alive - SECOND

Kho kho ( boys ) - FIRST

Collage making - SECOND

Recitation - SECOND Elocution - FIRST

Collage - SECONDWON The Girls Football InterSchool ( Under 14 )

Group B Activity

Kho kho - FIRST Collage making - SECOND

Elocution - FIRST Group dance - SECOND

Project presentation ( on citizenship ) - FIRST

Quiz - THIRD

Ad mad - FIRST JAM- THIRD

Quiz - THIRD

WON The Boys Football Interschool ( Under 11)

Inter School Results

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Riverside believes that the purpose of education should be to make our children more competent and less helpless …..

If we can do this on a daily basis, they will emerge empowered with a sense of Well Being and therefore, succeed more and struggle less.

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Therefore we need to ask ourselves….

How do we make this approach common practice for all children.

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