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