gail dyer

To develop such a curriculum is neither difficult nor time consumming. The role of the teacher is of utmost importance; not as the fount of knowledge but as the listener, the guide, the facilitator, the skills’ expert. 

It is the teacher’s role to focus on students learning how to learn. Teachers have many skills that enable us to achieve this; the school is committed to supporting and providing all staff with any additional skills they may feel they need to achieve the goal of creating the path to the future.

How will learning be organised?

1. Routines

- housekeeping

- management

-  learning

-  thinking

2. Curriculum

- timeless, ie, things that don’t change eg. tables, area of a circle, history

- timely,ie, passions, interests, noticing what is happening in the world around us

3. Programming

- Scoping sheet

- Program matrix : learning styles mapped against thinking routines

- Backward mapping of short sharp authentic work elements

- Class Profile

- Teaching Philosophy

- Weekly shared evaluation

4. Teacher Professional learning

-  Study Group Support

- Personal Action Plans

- Thinking Routines

- Learning Styles

- GROWTH Program

- Thinker keys

- Technology

- Timely passions

- Collaboration / negotiation

5. Resources

- CSIRO Science Activities

- My place in the World         ES1          Personal

                                                   S1            Community

                                                   S2            National

                                                  S3             Global

- NEWS, BTN online,

- Mapping Progam, Google Earth, Google Maps etc.

- Sustainability Guides

- Mathematics

- Communication: English, CAPA, PD/H,

- Mathematics

AUTHENTIC LEARNING requires there is a PURPOSE For LEARNING.