PISA for Schools: Empowering teachers and school leaders through global conne...EduSkills OECD
Introduction presentation from the PISA for Schools webinar on 19 November 2020.
PISA for Schools: Empowering teachers and school leaders through global connections and international benchmarking
Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Rachel Sunderland and Ellen Birt from the Scottish Government at the GCES Conference on Governing Education in a Complex World during the first Workshop A on Participatory Governance in Brussels on 17 October.
Supporting schools with better human resource policiesEduSkills OECD
The staff working in schools are the most important resource for today’s education systems, both educationally and financially. This report aims to provide guidance for the design of human resource policies that strengthen, recognise and preserve the positive impact that teachers, school leaders and other school staff have on their students. It offers an in-depth analysis of how human resource policies can make the best use of available resources to create supportive working environments and build both individual and collective professional capacity in schools. This includes the design of entry requirements, career structures, salary schedules and working time arrangements to attract, retain and motivate high-quality staff; the effective and equitable matching of staff with schools through fair and transparent staff funding and recruitment; and informed investments in professional learning, from initial preparation to continuing development. Throughout its analysis, the report looks at implementation challenges and considers under which conditions human resource policy reforms are most likely to have the desired effects on schools and their staff. This report is the third in a series of thematic comparative reports bringing together findings from the OECD School Resources Review.
The Danish VET system and VET policy reform 2015 With a Focus on Participator...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Jørn Skovsgaard from the Danish Ministry of at the GCES Conference on Governing Education in a Complex World during the first Workshop A on Participatory Governance in Brussels on 17 October.
Schooling Redesigned - Towards Innovative Learning SystemsEduSkills OECD
What does redesigning schools and schooling through innovation mean in practice? How might it be brought about? These questions have inspired an influential international reflection on “Innovative Learning Environments” (ILE) led by the OECD. This reflection has already resulted in publications on core design principles and frameworks and on learning leadership. Now the focus extends from exceptional examples towards wider initiatives and system transformation. The report draws as core material on analyses of initiatives specially submitted by some 25 countries, regions and networks. It describes common strengths around a series of Cs: Culture change, Clarifying focus, Capacity creation, Collaboration & Co-operation, Communication technologies & platforms, and Change agents. It suggests that growing innovative learning at scale needs approaches rooted in the complexity of 21st century society and “learning eco-systems”. It argues that a flourishing middle level of change around networks and learning communities provides the platform on which broader transformation can be built.
This report is not a compendium of “best practices” but a succinct analysis presenting original concepts and approaches, illustrated by concrete cases from around the world. It will be especially useful for those designing, researching or engaging in educational change, whether in schools, policy, communities or wider networks.
How can curriculum reform contribute to educational recovery in Scotland and ...EduSkills OECD
The recovery of education systems from COVID-19 is vital to the future social and economic health of societies.
Based on their work during the pandemic, the OECD and Education International have jointly established ten principles to contribute to the debate about how education systems can recover and reach greater levels of quality and equity.
One aspect is about rethinking curriculum design and delivery.
Andreas Schleicher looks at what can be learnt from curriculum reform in Scotland and other countries in the context of the recovery.
Read the ten principles -- https://oe.cd/3DF
PISA for Schools: Empowering teachers and school leaders through global conne...EduSkills OECD
Introduction presentation from the PISA for Schools webinar on 19 November 2020.
PISA for Schools: Empowering teachers and school leaders through global connections and international benchmarking
Empowering teachers, parents and communities to achieve excellence and equity...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Rachel Sunderland and Ellen Birt from the Scottish Government at the GCES Conference on Governing Education in a Complex World during the first Workshop A on Participatory Governance in Brussels on 17 October.
Supporting schools with better human resource policiesEduSkills OECD
The staff working in schools are the most important resource for today’s education systems, both educationally and financially. This report aims to provide guidance for the design of human resource policies that strengthen, recognise and preserve the positive impact that teachers, school leaders and other school staff have on their students. It offers an in-depth analysis of how human resource policies can make the best use of available resources to create supportive working environments and build both individual and collective professional capacity in schools. This includes the design of entry requirements, career structures, salary schedules and working time arrangements to attract, retain and motivate high-quality staff; the effective and equitable matching of staff with schools through fair and transparent staff funding and recruitment; and informed investments in professional learning, from initial preparation to continuing development. Throughout its analysis, the report looks at implementation challenges and considers under which conditions human resource policy reforms are most likely to have the desired effects on schools and their staff. This report is the third in a series of thematic comparative reports bringing together findings from the OECD School Resources Review.
The Danish VET system and VET policy reform 2015 With a Focus on Participator...EduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Jørn Skovsgaard from the Danish Ministry of at the GCES Conference on Governing Education in a Complex World during the first Workshop A on Participatory Governance in Brussels on 17 October.
Schooling Redesigned - Towards Innovative Learning SystemsEduSkills OECD
What does redesigning schools and schooling through innovation mean in practice? How might it be brought about? These questions have inspired an influential international reflection on “Innovative Learning Environments” (ILE) led by the OECD. This reflection has already resulted in publications on core design principles and frameworks and on learning leadership. Now the focus extends from exceptional examples towards wider initiatives and system transformation. The report draws as core material on analyses of initiatives specially submitted by some 25 countries, regions and networks. It describes common strengths around a series of Cs: Culture change, Clarifying focus, Capacity creation, Collaboration & Co-operation, Communication technologies & platforms, and Change agents. It suggests that growing innovative learning at scale needs approaches rooted in the complexity of 21st century society and “learning eco-systems”. It argues that a flourishing middle level of change around networks and learning communities provides the platform on which broader transformation can be built.
This report is not a compendium of “best practices” but a succinct analysis presenting original concepts and approaches, illustrated by concrete cases from around the world. It will be especially useful for those designing, researching or engaging in educational change, whether in schools, policy, communities or wider networks.
How can curriculum reform contribute to educational recovery in Scotland and ...EduSkills OECD
The recovery of education systems from COVID-19 is vital to the future social and economic health of societies.
Based on their work during the pandemic, the OECD and Education International have jointly established ten principles to contribute to the debate about how education systems can recover and reach greater levels of quality and equity.
One aspect is about rethinking curriculum design and delivery.
Andreas Schleicher looks at what can be learnt from curriculum reform in Scotland and other countries in the context of the recovery.
Read the ten principles -- https://oe.cd/3DF
Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous StudentsEduSkills OECD
The OECD has just published a report on Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous Students in collaboration with provinces and territories in Canada, with New Zealand and with Queensland, Australia. The publication highlights examples of Indigenous students' success and how these successes have been achieved.
This presentation provides an overview of the Study and of its key findings.
During one-year terms of service, teams of Blue Engine Fellows—recent college graduates of all academic backgrounds—work to accelerate academic achievement in high-need public high schools. To apply, visit us online: http://www.blueengine.org/apply/
Let Schools Decide: The Norwegian approach to school improvementEduSkills OECD
Q & A Webinar | 27 January 2021
In 2017, the government of Norway introduced new measures to provide schools and municipalities with greater freedom to carry out systematic school improvement based on what the schools themselves believe needs to change. Hege Nilssen, Head of the Directorate for Education and Training in Norway, Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills, and the OECD’s Implementing Education Policies team discuss how this innovative model was designed and implemented, and what other countries can learn from it.
What does teaching look like? Launch of the Global Teaching InSights video studyEduSkills OECD
As education systems and schools around the world are being challenged in unprecedented ways, teachers are playing a central role in both supporting young people to navigate these difficult times and prepare them for the world ahead. But the true complexity of teaching is rarely seen and still little understood. What do we really mean by impactful, high-quality teaching? How does it actually drive learning and growth? What does all it mean in the context of COVID-19?
Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director of Education and Skills, discusses these issues and presents the findings of the Global Teaching InSights report, which looks at what practices teachers use to manage the classroom, provide social-emotional support, and deliver quality instruction. This new international study is unique in the type of evidence collected, using classroom videos from over 700 teachers across eight different countries and economies to understand the nuances of teaching, along with teaching materials, teachers’ and students’ views, and students tests in a pre-post design, all aimed at providing as detailed and rich a picture of teaching as possible.
Career readiness during COVID: How schools can help students enter the labour...EduSkills OECD
Young people today have never left education more ambitious and highly qualified, but even before the pandemic many struggled to find good work. The COVID-19 crisis has made it more urgent than ever for schools to help students prosper as they move through education and into the labour market.
Education systems can help all students compete more effectively in the labour market. Schools can do more to help young people become more attractive to employers, but the message is not getting through and new waves of austerity and employer retraction will create new barriers to effective action. International datasets can help to identify indicators among teenagers that are linked with employment outcomes. This presentation accompanies a webinar that introduces significant new OECD work designed to enable and encourage data-driven career guidance.
Watch the webinar here: https://oecdedutoday.com/oecd-education-webinars/#Previous
How can we support meaningful interactions in early childhood education and ...EduSkills OECD
Children’s learning, development and well-being are directly influenced by their daily interactions with other children, adults, their families and the environment. This interactive process is known as “process quality”, and leads to a key question – which policies set the best conditions for children to experience high-quality interactions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings? This report discusses five main policy levers and their effect on process quality, focusing particularly on curriculum and pedagogy, and workforce development. It presents indicators covering 26 countries and jurisdictions, 56 different curriculum frameworks, and more than 120 different types of ECEC settings.
The design of school learning environments can foster, or hinder, the teaching and learning of 21st century skills. By the time students complete their compulsory education, they will have spent many thousands of hours within school buildings. The same holds true for their teachers and school leaders who all too often are obliged to adapt to existing layouts in schools, rather than shape them actively.
The OECD School User Survey: Improving Learning Spaces Together gives voice to those who use schools on a daily basis. This unique OECD tool consists of three self-assessment questionnaires designed for students, teachers and school leaders. They can be used to collect and triangulate evidence on the actual use of learning spaces, as well as to solicit user perspectives.
Survey results can be used at the school level to support continuous improvement and the intelligent use or refurbishment of educational facilities. They can provide deeper insights into how physical learning environments shape teaching practices and affect students’ learning outcomes and well-being.
Our mission: To harness the power of service to advance educational equity and excellence in America.
During one-year terms of service, teams of Blue Engine Fellows (BETA's)—recent college graduates of all academic backgrounds—work to accelerate academic achievement in high-need public high schools. Our theory of change is rooted in evidence that increased academic rigor is the most effective way of helping students—especially those from low-income backgrounds—acquire the academic skills they will need to succeed in college and complete their degrees on time.
We celebrated our first year on the last day of school, June 28, 2011, with remarkable results. These pictures are a glimpse at the people, the supporters, and the BETA's behind Blue Engine.
Curriculum alignment and progression between early childhood education and ca...EduSkills OECD
Curriculum plays an important role in ensuring continuity and progression from early childhood education and care (ECEC) to primary education. The alignment of curricula and standards across these settings shapes children’s early experiences with education systems, with implications for children’s relationships and engagement in both ECEC and primary school, as well as longer-term learning and well-being outcomes. Governments can achieve curricular continuity in various ways, ranging from high-level alignment of goals across multiple curriculum documents to full integration of the curriculum into a single document that covers both ECEC and primary school. The broader contexts of education systems, such as organisation and governance, the training of staff and teachers who work in these settings, matter for curricular continuity – and an integrated curriculum alone does not guarantee a continuous experience for children.
What will education look like in the future?EduSkills OECD
Looking ahead and beyond the current pandemic, how do we envisage education changing? The events of the past year have accelerated our increasing familiarity and use of technology and online learning, making us wonder whether our education systems are keeping pace. What new possibilities does this present? And what are the challenges to some of the structures we have in place now, for example in higher education?
And crucially, how do we best prepare our young people for the future, while at the same time ensuring that we have the workforce we need?
This presentation was part of an interactive webinar, hosted by the OECD and Education and Employers, where we outlined four different scenarios describing what education might look like in the future, and then discussed what each might mean for students.
Accountablity and Trust in the Norwegian Education SystemEduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Frode Nyhamn of the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
at the GCES Conference on Trust and Education in The Hague on 7 December during the Workshop A on When trust breaks down.
This presentation was given by Mercedes Miguel at at the Public Conference “Innovation in education : What has changed in the classroom in the past
decade?”.
Measuring innovation in education and understanding how it works is essential to improve the quality of the education sector. Monitoring systematically how pedagogical practices evolve would considerably increase the international education knowledge base. We need to examine whether, and how, practices are changing within classrooms and educational organisations and how students use learning resources. We should know much more about how teachers change their professional development practices, how schools change their ways to relate to parents, and, more generally, to what extent change and innovation are linked to better educational outcomes. This would help policy makers to better target interventions and resources, and get quick feedback on whether reforms do change educational practices as expected. This would enable us to better understand the role of innovation in education.
Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous StudentsEduSkills OECD
The OECD has just published a report on Promising Practices in Supporting Success for Indigenous Students in collaboration with provinces and territories in Canada, with New Zealand and with Queensland, Australia. The publication highlights examples of Indigenous students' success and how these successes have been achieved.
This presentation provides an overview of the Study and of its key findings.
During one-year terms of service, teams of Blue Engine Fellows—recent college graduates of all academic backgrounds—work to accelerate academic achievement in high-need public high schools. To apply, visit us online: http://www.blueengine.org/apply/
Let Schools Decide: The Norwegian approach to school improvementEduSkills OECD
Q & A Webinar | 27 January 2021
In 2017, the government of Norway introduced new measures to provide schools and municipalities with greater freedom to carry out systematic school improvement based on what the schools themselves believe needs to change. Hege Nilssen, Head of the Directorate for Education and Training in Norway, Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for Education and Skills, and the OECD’s Implementing Education Policies team discuss how this innovative model was designed and implemented, and what other countries can learn from it.
What does teaching look like? Launch of the Global Teaching InSights video studyEduSkills OECD
As education systems and schools around the world are being challenged in unprecedented ways, teachers are playing a central role in both supporting young people to navigate these difficult times and prepare them for the world ahead. But the true complexity of teaching is rarely seen and still little understood. What do we really mean by impactful, high-quality teaching? How does it actually drive learning and growth? What does all it mean in the context of COVID-19?
Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director of Education and Skills, discusses these issues and presents the findings of the Global Teaching InSights report, which looks at what practices teachers use to manage the classroom, provide social-emotional support, and deliver quality instruction. This new international study is unique in the type of evidence collected, using classroom videos from over 700 teachers across eight different countries and economies to understand the nuances of teaching, along with teaching materials, teachers’ and students’ views, and students tests in a pre-post design, all aimed at providing as detailed and rich a picture of teaching as possible.
Career readiness during COVID: How schools can help students enter the labour...EduSkills OECD
Young people today have never left education more ambitious and highly qualified, but even before the pandemic many struggled to find good work. The COVID-19 crisis has made it more urgent than ever for schools to help students prosper as they move through education and into the labour market.
Education systems can help all students compete more effectively in the labour market. Schools can do more to help young people become more attractive to employers, but the message is not getting through and new waves of austerity and employer retraction will create new barriers to effective action. International datasets can help to identify indicators among teenagers that are linked with employment outcomes. This presentation accompanies a webinar that introduces significant new OECD work designed to enable and encourage data-driven career guidance.
Watch the webinar here: https://oecdedutoday.com/oecd-education-webinars/#Previous
How can we support meaningful interactions in early childhood education and ...EduSkills OECD
Children’s learning, development and well-being are directly influenced by their daily interactions with other children, adults, their families and the environment. This interactive process is known as “process quality”, and leads to a key question – which policies set the best conditions for children to experience high-quality interactions in early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings? This report discusses five main policy levers and their effect on process quality, focusing particularly on curriculum and pedagogy, and workforce development. It presents indicators covering 26 countries and jurisdictions, 56 different curriculum frameworks, and more than 120 different types of ECEC settings.
The design of school learning environments can foster, or hinder, the teaching and learning of 21st century skills. By the time students complete their compulsory education, they will have spent many thousands of hours within school buildings. The same holds true for their teachers and school leaders who all too often are obliged to adapt to existing layouts in schools, rather than shape them actively.
The OECD School User Survey: Improving Learning Spaces Together gives voice to those who use schools on a daily basis. This unique OECD tool consists of three self-assessment questionnaires designed for students, teachers and school leaders. They can be used to collect and triangulate evidence on the actual use of learning spaces, as well as to solicit user perspectives.
Survey results can be used at the school level to support continuous improvement and the intelligent use or refurbishment of educational facilities. They can provide deeper insights into how physical learning environments shape teaching practices and affect students’ learning outcomes and well-being.
Our mission: To harness the power of service to advance educational equity and excellence in America.
During one-year terms of service, teams of Blue Engine Fellows (BETA's)—recent college graduates of all academic backgrounds—work to accelerate academic achievement in high-need public high schools. Our theory of change is rooted in evidence that increased academic rigor is the most effective way of helping students—especially those from low-income backgrounds—acquire the academic skills they will need to succeed in college and complete their degrees on time.
We celebrated our first year on the last day of school, June 28, 2011, with remarkable results. These pictures are a glimpse at the people, the supporters, and the BETA's behind Blue Engine.
Curriculum alignment and progression between early childhood education and ca...EduSkills OECD
Curriculum plays an important role in ensuring continuity and progression from early childhood education and care (ECEC) to primary education. The alignment of curricula and standards across these settings shapes children’s early experiences with education systems, with implications for children’s relationships and engagement in both ECEC and primary school, as well as longer-term learning and well-being outcomes. Governments can achieve curricular continuity in various ways, ranging from high-level alignment of goals across multiple curriculum documents to full integration of the curriculum into a single document that covers both ECEC and primary school. The broader contexts of education systems, such as organisation and governance, the training of staff and teachers who work in these settings, matter for curricular continuity – and an integrated curriculum alone does not guarantee a continuous experience for children.
What will education look like in the future?EduSkills OECD
Looking ahead and beyond the current pandemic, how do we envisage education changing? The events of the past year have accelerated our increasing familiarity and use of technology and online learning, making us wonder whether our education systems are keeping pace. What new possibilities does this present? And what are the challenges to some of the structures we have in place now, for example in higher education?
And crucially, how do we best prepare our young people for the future, while at the same time ensuring that we have the workforce we need?
This presentation was part of an interactive webinar, hosted by the OECD and Education and Employers, where we outlined four different scenarios describing what education might look like in the future, and then discussed what each might mean for students.
Accountablity and Trust in the Norwegian Education SystemEduSkills OECD
This presentation was given by Frode Nyhamn of the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
at the GCES Conference on Trust and Education in The Hague on 7 December during the Workshop A on When trust breaks down.
This presentation was given by Mercedes Miguel at at the Public Conference “Innovation in education : What has changed in the classroom in the past
decade?”.
Measuring innovation in education and understanding how it works is essential to improve the quality of the education sector. Monitoring systematically how pedagogical practices evolve would considerably increase the international education knowledge base. We need to examine whether, and how, practices are changing within classrooms and educational organisations and how students use learning resources. We should know much more about how teachers change their professional development practices, how schools change their ways to relate to parents, and, more generally, to what extent change and innovation are linked to better educational outcomes. This would help policy makers to better target interventions and resources, and get quick feedback on whether reforms do change educational practices as expected. This would enable us to better understand the role of innovation in education.
Seizing the Agenda - Opening session, 12 november 2015Wholeeducation
Slides from Sir David Carter, Regional Schools Commissioner for South West England and Drs. Linda Kaser and Judy Halbert, Co-leaders, Network of Inquiry and Innovation in British Columbia
Tackling transitions in STEM - Janet De WildeHEA_Blogs
This presentation forms part of a workshop held as part of the HEA Enhancement Event 'Student transitions: journeying into, through and beyond higher education'. Further details: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events-conferences/event10248
The blog post that accompanies this presentation can be accessed via: https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/tackling-transition-stem
The growth of digital devices, digital reading, and online purchasing is opening up new opportunities for publishers around the world, and this is particularly true in the classroom environment. Shane Armstrong, Executive Vice President of Scholastic Corporation and President of International Growth Markets, will present an overview of Scholastic’s big plans for global educational publishing, especially in the core areas of math and reading. He’ll talk about new opportunities with assessment, how ancillary products support Scholastic’s goals, and how trade pubs can take advantage of an increasingly global (and increasingly digital) education market.
Normal Labour/ Stages of Labour/ Mechanism of LabourWasim Ak
Normal labor is also termed spontaneous labor, defined as the natural physiological process through which the fetus, placenta, and membranes are expelled from the uterus through the birth canal at term (37 to 42 weeks
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
A Strategic Approach: GenAI in EducationPeter Windle
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies such as Generative AI, Image Generators and Large Language Models have had a dramatic impact on teaching, learning and assessment over the past 18 months. The most immediate threat AI posed was to Academic Integrity with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) focusing their efforts on combating the use of GenAI in assessment. Guidelines were developed for staff and students, policies put in place too. Innovative educators have forged paths in the use of Generative AI for teaching, learning and assessments leading to pockets of transformation springing up across HEIs, often with little or no top-down guidance, support or direction.
This Gasta posits a strategic approach to integrating AI into HEIs to prepare staff, students and the curriculum for an evolving world and workplace. We will highlight the advantages of working with these technologies beyond the realm of teaching, learning and assessment by considering prompt engineering skills, industry impact, curriculum changes, and the need for staff upskilling. In contrast, not engaging strategically with Generative AI poses risks, including falling behind peers, missed opportunities and failing to ensure our graduates remain employable. The rapid evolution of AI technologies necessitates a proactive and strategic approach if we are to remain relevant.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
A workshop hosted by the South African Journal of Science aimed at postgraduate students and early career researchers with little or no experience in writing and publishing journal articles.
Synthetic Fiber Construction in lab .pptxPavel ( NSTU)
Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
10. • Reduce the prescriptive nature of curriculum
• Allow for flexibility and choice for teachers and student
• Respect inherent logic in disciplines while supporting interdisciplinary
learning.
• Enable teachers to be creative and innovative in their design of learning
experiences
Guiding Principles
11. • Core competencies provide the foundation for the curriculum
• All core competencies are now posted
• Created on a continuum (not by grade level)
Curriculum – Core Competencies
Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting
12.
13. How can we use curriculum changes to drive
other shifts in our schools?
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18. 18
System Assessments in BC
• Foundation skills assessments in grade
4 & 7
• Literacy and numeracy assessment in
high school
• None of this counts for marks or is
reflected on student report cards