This document outlines the implementation of the New Zealand curriculum and the importance of key competencies in education. It emphasizes collaborative planning, integrating learning across areas, and using assessments to enhance student learning and engagement. Additionally, it highlights students' feedback on how self-management and key competencies contribute to their future success.

1. Playing with the Key Competencies Lisa Morresey and Anne Gardiner Fairfield Intermediate School Eastern Arterial Learning Community

2. Our Learning To plan using the Key Competencies. Success Criteria: Develop a deeper knowledge of the Key Competencies; Plan using a collaborative process; Use Assessment for Learning principles, as part of the planning process.

3. Not on the Test …. http:// www.notonthetest.com /

4. The New Zealand Curriculum Implementation of the New Curriculum 1992 Curriculum Stock take 2002 Recommendations Clarifying principles and values; Clarifying how schools are intended to implement intent of document; Restructuring essential skills and attitudes into the key competencies; Ensuring achievement objectives are clear, appropriate and future focused; Strong emphasis on excellence and improved outcomes for students.

5. The New Zealand Curriculum Draft for Consultation, 2006 Emphasised Importance of effective teaching and learning Encouraged home school partnerships Increased the profile and status of second language learning Importance of making stronger connections between what goes on in schools, needs of communities, societies and employers It aimed to make the curriculum more manageable for teachers by clarifying expectations.

7. The Vision

8. The New Zealand Curriculum

9. The New Zealand Curriculum identifies five key competencies: Thinking Using language, symbols and texts Managing self Relating to others Participating and contributing The Key Competencies

11. Key Competencies “ The key competencies are both the end and the means. They are the focus for learning – and they enable learning. They are the capabilities that young people need for growing, working, and participating in their communities and society.” Pg 38, The New Zealand Curriculum , Ministry of Education, 2007,

12. Key Competencies Read pages 12-13 Highlight key words for each key competency

13. The Worlds Fastest Indian View the following snippet. What key competencies was Burt Munroe displaying?

15. The Integrated Curriculum “ Making Connections: Students need to be able to integrate new learning with what they already understand. When teachers deliberately build on what their students know, they maximise the use of learning time, anticipate students’ learning needs and avoid unnecessary duplication of content. Teachers can help students to make connections across learning areas as well as make connections to home practises and to the wider world.” Pg 24, Effective Pedagogy, NZC, Draft for Consultation, 2006

16. Values, key competencies and learning areas “ In practice, the Key Competencies are most often used in combination.” “ Schools need to consider how each of these aspects of the curriculum will be promoted and developed in teaching and learning.” “ Schools may, for example decide to organise their curriculum around one of these three aspects (values, key competencies, or learning areas) and deliberately weave the other two through their programmes.” Pp 37-38, The New Zealand Curriculum, Ministry of Education 2007

17. Collaborative Planning Task: Syndicates Collaborative plan Key Competency Integrated across learning areas Include an aspect of e learning (might want to present the Key Competency in action?) Build up to Science Week

18. The Planning Process Now you choose one key competency based upon your: Student learning needs Learning opportunities/events next term Interests

19. Learning Goals and Criteria - What is the big learning? - What might the criteria look like? (What do we have to know and do to ..?) - Why is it important to learn this?

21. WE ARE LEARNING TO MANAGE SELF HOW WILL WE MANAGE OURSELVES IN ROOM …? By becoming a responsible Class Member/Camp Participant What do we have to know and do to…? Details/Specifics Know ourselves and each other Rights and responsibilities School/Class Rules/Basic Rights Expectations Book Presentation Charts Personal Goals FFI Goal Setting Setting high standards for oneself Know when to seek assistance

22. Criteria Co-Constructed with Students We are Learning to Manage Self What do we have to know and do to…? Details/Specifics Know myself Strengths, weaknesses Knowing my class mates Strengths, weaknesses, interests, background Expectations Display Charts – learning, behaviour, book work, uniform, and communication Goal Setting SMART Goals Achievement Reflect on my own achievement

23. Expectations Chart Our Expectations for Learning Always stay on task! Be organised. If a job needs to be done then do it – show initiative. Work within time frames and time limits. Engage in learning conversations. If you need help – ask others. Know what work I need to do. We all contribute independently to help the team work together. Face challenges – take risks. Make mistakes and learn from them.

24. Expectations Chart Our Expectations for Communication Active Listening – Eye contact, proximity, body language Focus – Think about the task or conversation Engaged – Are you with me? Feedback – from me, my classmates and my teacher. No hands up in group discussion. We need to TRUST each other.

25. Learning Areas “ While the learning areas are presented as distinct, this should not limit the ways in which schools structure the learning areas offered to students. All learning should make use of the natural connections that exist between learning areas to the values and key competencies.” Pg 16, The New Zealand Curriculum , Ministry of Education, 2007,

26. Learning Areas Brainstorm: What might this learning look like in relevant Learning Areas? (Natural links only)

27. Now think about… Learning Activities Achievement Objectives and SLO’s

28. Assessment Throughout the unit, teachers formally assessed the students against the achievement objectives – in the focused learning areas. We also used peer and self assessment to reflect on their learning within the Key Competency.

30. Assessment and the Key Competencies “ With appropriate teacher guidance and feedback, all students should develop strategies for self monitoring and collaborative evaluation of their performance in relation to suitable criteria. Self Assessments might involve students examining and discussing various kinds of evidence, making judgements about their progress and setting further goals.” Page 38 The New Zealand Curriculum 2007

31. Examples of Students’ Self and Peer Assessments

35. Peer Assessment We are learning to manage ourselves in order to help the group. What did ……………………… do in order to help the group complete the task? What would you suggest as a goal to work on next time so that they may contribute more to the group effort? My Thoughts:

36. Assessment Plan your assessment/reflection tasks.

37. Your Planning Key Competency Focus – Big Learning, Learning Intention and Criteria Learning Areas - AO’s/SLO’s Learning Activities - Skills, knowledge, process, Thinking Strategy, E learning (ICT) Assessment

38. Digital Camera Blooms Question Starters Graphic Organisers To ask appropriate questions Investigating in science To ask questions in a simple investigation Assessment E learning Thinking Strategies Knowledge Skills AO’s/ SLO’s

39. Sharing What did you plan? How did it go?

40. Student Voice about Key Competency Learning “ We won’t forget this. We will use it for jobs and our future.” Rosemary “ When you self manage it is more fun at school. It is easier for our teachers and us and for others. “ Rhianna “ I used to think school was a waste of time.” Cayman

41. Our Last Thoughts Our School Curriculum is Dynamic Evolving Driven by learners needs “ This curriculum gives schools the flexibility to actively involve students in what they learn, how it is taught and how the learning is assessed, and it invites schools to embrace the challenge of designing relevant and meaningful learning programmes that will motivate and engage all students.” Hon. Steven Maharey Minister of Education 2007