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Challenge
The Relevance Challenge
The Technological Challenge
The Learning Challenge
The Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potential and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives as individuals, contributors to society and contributors to the economy and the environment.
The NI Curriculum
• Aim - To empower young people to develop their full potential
• Objectives - To enable each young person to develop as an;
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR TO SOCIETY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ECONOMY AND
ENVIRONMENT
Content Skills
Teaching Learning
DependenceIndependence/
Interdependence
Helplessness Mastery
Assessment of attainment
Assessment for learning
Emphasis moving from:
Changed Emphasis
Stages of thePrimary Curriculum
• Foundation Stage: Yrs 1 and 2
• Key Stage 1: Yrs 3 and 4
• Key Stage 2: Yrs 5,6 and 7
Areas Of Learning
• The Arts
• Language and Literacy
• Mathematics and Numeracy
• Personal Development
• Physical Education
• The World Around Us
• (Religion)
&
Being CreativeManaging Information
Thinking,Problem-Solving,Decision-Making
Working with Others
Self-Management
Working With OthersMake and sustain friendshipsDeal with and resolve conflict fairly and effectivelyAgreeing roles and responsibilities
Managing Information
Plan and set personal goals for behaviour or learningUse own and others’ ideas when class is preparing an assembly on an issue
Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision MakingExamine evidence, distinguish fact from opinion in relation to drugsDiscuss options, weigh up the pros and cons of a decision or actionMake links between cause and effect of actions with regard to lifestyle choices
Being CreativeLearn from and build on others’ experiences peers, parents and visitors to the school.Use all the senses to stimulate and contribute to ideas e.g. food tasting
Self ManagementManage strong feelingsPromote calm and optimistic states that promote the achievement of goals & facilitate learningPersist with tasks, recover from setbacks.
Encouraging each child to become personally, emotionally, socially and physically effective, to lead healthy, safe and fulfilled lives;
to become confident, independent and responsible citizens, making informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives’
What is Personal Development?
1. PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH1. PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH
Self esteem
Feelings and Emotions
Dispositions & attitudes
Health and Safety
2.MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL & GLOBAL 2.MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL & GLOBAL COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY
RelationshipsResponsibilitiesSimilarities and differencesApproaches to conflictCultural difference & diversity
Assessment for Learning:
Assessment for learning is the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide…
where the learners are in their learning,
where they need to go next, and
how best to get them there.
Assessment Reform Group, 1998
Assessment of & for Learning
Summative
Assessment
• after the learning…
• to prove learning…
• measuring learning…
• done to learners…
• widens the ability
range…
• Externally referenced
• Outcome focus
Formative Assessment• during the learning…• to improve learning…• growing learning…• done with learners…• narrows the ability range…
• Personally referenced• Process focus
Assessment requirements will focus on improving learning:
Advice on how to improve
Clear learning intentions
Success criteria agreed with pupils
Variety of approaches to learning
Self and peer assessment
Encouragement of risk
Learning through experience