Margo Williamson Learning and Teaching Scotland Update on Curriculum for Excellence The Multidimensional Hyperspace Curriculum!

Update on Curriculum for Excellence

The Multidimensional Hyperspace Curriculum!

Currently available – making the best use of guidance Building the Curriculum 2 Building the Curriculum1 Progress and Proposals Values Purposes Principles Reflective Tool Kits www.ltscotland.org.uk/curriculumforexcellence/ resources/starterkits.asp Nov 2004 March 2006 Nov 2006 March 2007 August 2008 - Draft experiences and outcomes

Languages Maths Science Social Studies Expressive Arts HWB RME Technologies The Cubic Curriculum Numeracy Aspects of HWB Literacy Creativity Enterprise Citizenship Practising Problem solving Investigating Researching Collaborating Evaluating Expressing

Third level outcome Having carried out a variety of experiments I can recognise the significance of pH in everyday life and demonstrate ways to adjust levels appropriately

Having carried out a variety of experiments I can recognise the significance of pH in everyday life and demonstrate ways to adjust levels appropriately

Science Literacy Illustrating the Cubic Curriculum Collaborating

Expressive Arts Illustrating the Cubic Curriculum

Kings Park and the capacities

Chris McIlroy HMIE The link between advice and professional responsibility. The link to classroom learning and teaching.

The link between advice and professional responsibility.

The link to classroom learning and teaching.

Advice and professional responsibility: Science example, second level I can use my knowledge of food chains and webs to help plan, create and protect a wildlife area. I can observe or research a feature of space that I find fascinating and describe this to others.

I can use my knowledge of food chains and webs to help plan, create and protect a wildlife area.

I can observe or research a feature of space that I find fascinating and describe this to others.

Three minutes: shoulder partners What learning activities/ experiences would you organise to help children progress towards one of these outcomes? How might I assess progress?

What learning activities/ experiences would you organise to help children progress towards one of these outcomes?

How might I assess progress?

3 minute activity I can use my knowledge of food chains and webs to help plan, create and protect a wildlife area. I can observe or research a feature of space that I find fascinating and describe this to others. What learning activities/ experiences would you organise to help children progress towards one of these outcomes? How might I assess progress?

I can use my knowledge of food chains and webs to help plan, create and protect a wildlife area.

I can observe or research a feature of space that I find fascinating and describe this to others.

What learning activities/ experiences would you organise to help children progress towards one of these outcomes?

How might I assess progress?

Advice and professional responsibility: Numeracy example, first level I have investigated how whole numbers are constructed, can understand the importance of zero within the system and use my knowledge to explain the link between a digit, its place and its value.

I have investigated how whole numbers are constructed, can understand the importance of zero within the system and use my knowledge to explain the link between a digit, its place and its value.

Advice and professional responsibility: Numeracy example, second level Having discussed the variety of ways and range of media used to present data, I can interpret and draw conclusions from the information displayed, recognising that the presentation may be misleading.

Having discussed the variety of ways and range of media used to present data, I can interpret and draw conclusions from the information displayed, recognising that the presentation may be misleading.

Current good practice and CfE What can we build on? Good practice in learning and teaching will still be good practice CfE principles provide a way of examining, refreshing and reaffirming good practice A pre-school example …

What can we build on? Good practice in learning and teaching will still be good practice

CfE principles provide a way of examining, refreshing and reaffirming good practice

A pre-school example …

What does this mean for assessment? Am I clear about what learning is intended? How are the learners responding? What progress can I see? Where is support needed? What feedback should I give? Sharing the standard. Benchmarking progress.

Am I clear about what learning is intended?

How are the learners responding?

What progress can I see?

Where is support needed?

What feedback should I give?

Sharing the standard.

Benchmarking progress.

Back to the future Quality and improvement happen because of : Commitment to children Inspiration and enthusiasm Role models Thinking practitioners Hard work

Quality and improvement happen because of :

Commitment to children

Inspiration and enthusiasm

Role models

Thinking practitioners

Hard work

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