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Wynyard High School’s Curriculum
What is it that we most want students to leave Wynyard High School with?
• Literacy and numeracy skills that will allow engagement in continued learning and participation in the real world.
• A sense of identity and connection to our community and the world beyond.
• Independent learning skills
Knowing number
Using number
My place in
Wynyard
My place in the world
LiteracyBasic
communication skills
Purpose driven
communication
Numeracy InquiryProblem solving
strategies
Trans-disciplinary problem solving
Identity Dependent Learners
Independent Learners
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10
Overarching long-term outcomes for students at Wynyard High School
Throughlines
Our Curriculum and the TCFThe curriculum at Wynyard High School reflects the Tasmanian CurriculumFramework. This requires that students study in seven areas:
with ICT (information communication technology) and thinking embedded in allseven of these areas.
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T a s m a n ia n C u r r ic u lu m
H e a l th &W e llb e in g
V o c a t io n a l a n dA p p l ie d
L e a r n in g
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How is the Curriculum Organised?
Wynyard High School’s curriculum is organised aroundthree groupings of subjects, Focussed Learning, AppliedLearning and Personal Learning.
• Focussed learning includes Literacy, Numeracyand ICT.
• Applied learning includes Science, Society and Historyand Health and Wellbeing.
• Personal Learning includes areas of study chosen by students depending on their interests and their plans for future learning and/or employment. The courses offered cover the full range of curriculum areas.
Where is the Tasmanian Curriculum available for my Child at WHS?
Tasmanian Curriculum Area
Junior Focussed Learning(8 x75 min lessons per
week)
Junior Applied
Learning(8x75 min
lessons per week)
Junior Personal Learning(4x75 min
lessons per week)
Senior Focussed Learning(6x75 min
lessons per week)
Senior Applied
Learning(8x75 min
lessons per week)
Senior Personal Learning(6x75 min
lessons per week)
Compulsory for all students
Optional Compulsory for all
studentsOptional
1Arts
2English-Literacy (LOTE)
3Health and Wellbeing
4Mathematics-Numeracy
5Society and History
6Science
7Vocational & Applied Learning
Real Game Pathways
planning 8
ICT 9
Thinking
Examples of Learning UnitsIdentity
Health and Well Being Applied Learning
7 Personal relationships
Self esteem
Team building
Communication
Bullying
Empathy
Conflict resolution Cyber bullying
My place in WynyardMy community – aspects of Wynyard
8 Community projects in class size
groups with teacher supervision.
e.g. cleaning up the river walking track
How can we make a difference?
9 Setting an emotional, a physical and a social goal
Self esteem
Sexuality
Being AustralianDemography of Australia;
Indigenous culture and multiculturalism
My response to multiculturalism?
Democratic values and processes, citizenship
Justice: systems of government, levels of government, making laws, policing
10 My place in the worldRelationship between Australia and Asia
Community: How can I build social capital? Individual and small group community based projects that can be local or global in nature
My place in the World
Numeracy
Focussed Learning
7/8 Knowing Number
Review 4 operations (with whole numbers, decimals and fractions)
Place value and building an understanding of place value when multiplying and dividing by 10
Order of operations
Equivalent fractions and equivalence of fractions and decimals
Mental computation modules 5 and 6
Locate integers (including negative integers) fractions and decimals on a number line
Ratio and proportion
9/
10
Earning money: wages, salary, casual, commission
Percentage discount, profit/loss, calculations of GST and tax using a tax table,.
Spending, borrowing and investing money:
Concept and calculation of interest
Hire purchase
Pro and cons of credit cards
Using Number
Examples of Learning Units
Samples of documented units
Personal Learning
Personal Learning
Personal Learning
Traineeship and Apprenticeship Pathway Program (TAPP)
This course isavailable to grade 10Students who wish toparticipate in relevantPolytechnic vocationallyfocussed courses and aWork Placement. Itencompasses the majorTCF subjects, includingLiteracy, Numeracy,Science and Society andHistory, plus a personallearning choice.
Additional Learning SupportStudent learning at Wynyard High School is
further supported by:
• A whole school literacy plan
• A whole school numeracy plan
• A flexible learning area which provides support for a full range of students by addressing specific learning needs of individuals. E.g. Life skills, social skills, literacy and numeracy support, extension programs such as CELO.
Assessment Assessment of learning is made against the 15 stages described in theTasmanian Curriculum Framework.
At Wynyard High School we recognise the importance of formativeassessment to improving students’ learning. • Documenting learning sequences in terms of skills, knowledge and
problem solving allows us to clarify and share what we want students to be able to do.
• Identifying learning strategies assists in developing effective classroom discussions, activities and tasks.
• Evidence of learning from these activities can guide students and teachers on what to do next to move learning forward.
Importantly, we recognise that the learning strategies identified in our unitsummaries need to be adapted to meet student needs.
That is, while we value clarity around curriculum, there is a need for fluidityand evolution.
Acknowledgements
Seaton, Andrew. Key Abilities Modelhttp://www.andrewseaton.com.au/reform.htm
Erickson,H.Lynn 2002. Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction: Teaching beyond the facts. Corwin Press, Inc.
Murdoch, K., and Hornsby, D. 1997. Planning Curriculum Connections: Whole-school Planning for Integrated Curriculum. Armadale, Australia: Eleanor Curtain.
William, Dylan. 2009. Assessment for learning: why, what and how? Institute of Education, University of London.