mark patrick hederman. “junior cycle places students at the centre of the educational experience,...
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An education based on memory presumes that
the future will be more of the present…
Mark Patrick Hederman
“Junior cycle places students at the centre of the educational experience, enabling them to actively participate in their communities and in society and to be resourceful and confident learners in all aspects and stages of their lives.”
NCCA
Vision
School Self Evaluation – the process
Numeracy and Literacy – the strategy
Junior Cycle – the curriculum reform
‘Improving learning outcomes for students’
The road map
Whole School Approach to how we support learning in our school
What does the learning experience look like in our schools in Junior Cycle?
Focus on how children interact with or / & encounter their own learning.
Relevance to school context.(February – August 2014)
Beginning the journey…
A different lens in the classroom
The learning
experience
The classroom
AfL
Cooperative learning
Mixed Ability
Differentiation
Key Skills
Statements of learning
Literacy Numeracy Communicating Staying Well Managing Information and Thinking Managing Myself Being Creative Working with others
The Key Skills in our classrooms…
The pedagogical approach requires a specific relationship between teacher and learner in the educational experience.
Concentrate on development of skills v. absolute knowledge / content.
To what extent is each key skill evident in the teaching and learning that takes place in our classsrooms …?
Introducing and
embedding the
key skills
St. Louis Community School, Kiltimagh
Learning from each other…
NCCA developed courses available for schools
SPHE, CSPE, PE, Digital Media Literacy, Chinese, Programming/Coding, Artistic performance
Short Courses
Schools, perhaps with other schools, and others are free to develop their own short courses in accordance with the NCCA specifications
Schools adopt different approaches:◦ Portmarnock Community School◦ Ashbourne Community School
Short Courses
Where to start…•Review 1st year programme against the 24 SoL•Prepare for whole staff planning day (ADKAR)•Explore strategies to embed key skills in 1st year•Numeracy & Literacy •AfL & Differentiation •Support the early adopters – e.g. English
teachers and significant others on staff•Science, Business Studies & Gaeilge – Be
involved
Where to start…
•Build staff capacity – sharing good practice & CPD.•Timetable – agree subjects & SC.•Identify “other learning experiences”.•Agree how to provide for SPHE, PE, CSPE & ICT.•Provide positive messages to parents, staff &
students. •The language of Junior Cycle – JCSA e.g. conversations, displays.
www.juniorcycle.ie