management of english language in schools - curriculum leaders

8/9/2019 Management of English Language in Schools - Curriculum Leaders

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Lets Introduce Ourselves

Think of an action thatdescribes your name


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Ice-breaking Activity

What do you see?(Activity Sheet)


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CURRICULUM LEADERSPrincipals as Curriculum Leaders:

New Perspectives for the 21st Century

(Stacey Marlow and Norman Minehira)

Information age - more important than ever for

principals to have a strong understanding of

curriculumto help them effectively leadschools.


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CURRICULUM LEADERS (cont.)

Erlandson and Witters-Churchill (1990)

Dual focus on the principalship and schoolimprovement

The need for principals to excel atcompetencies related to curriculum andinstruction.


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THINK FOR A MOMENT

As a school leader, what isyour role where EnglishLanguage is concerned?

(Stick-ons)


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PRINCIPALS MUST

Understand the various aspects of curriculumdevelopment and implementation.

Be informed of current trends in instruction.

Understand the relationship between curriculumand assessment.

Know how to provide appropriate staff

developmentto support teachers inimplementing curriculum and instruction change.


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PRINCIPALS MUST

Be able to provide adequate resources to teachersfor curriculum implementation.

Be able to communicate effectivelywith parentsso the schools curricular and instructional

programs are relevant, understood and supportedby the community.

Be able to incorporate all of these activities andunderstandings in a coherent plan that

ultimately leads to improved student

learning.


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Lets discuss the curriculum

What do we knowabout the curriculum?


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CONCEPTS OF CURRICULUM The Official curriculum, which is documented.

The Operational curriculum, which is implemented

in classrooms. The Hidden curriculum, which includes the

unwritten norms and expectations of the school, bothsocial and academic.

The Co-curriculum, which includes all of theexperiences engaged in by students and teachers,before, during, and after the regular school day.


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POLICIES, TRENDS AND INNOVATIONSMBMMBI

Transformasi Kurikulum (KSSR)Student-centredness

Edutainment / Learning throughFun

Native Speakers Programme


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STUDENT-CENTREDNESSThe teacher plans to facilitate

the best learning outcome forstudents

It is a two-way process

Allow students to think andquestion


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CURRENT TRENDSContextualism familiar to the

child

Constructivism build from whatthe child knows (lot of

scalfoldings)Multiple Intelligences every child

is different


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EDUTAINMENT / LEARNING THROUGH FUN

Think of your own

children. What do theylike to do generally?


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EDUTAINMENT / LEARNING THROUGH FUN To a child, play is an enjoyable, voluntary ,

purposeful and spontaneously chosen activity.

Through fun and play children learn a set of skillssuch as

social skills

creativity

physical skills

problem solving

imagination

new language


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YOUR ROLEBe able to incorporate all of theseactivities and understandings in a

coherent plan that ultimately

leads to improved student

learning.

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