tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post2511689196222469230..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Key competencies - the heart of the curriculum?Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-70383089529247818232008-06-24T12:09:00.000+12:002008-06-24T12:09:00.000+12:00I agree that the KC’s must never become an add on ...I agree that the KC’s must never become an add on “tick box” but when it comes to the senior school levels 1 – 3 I see the emphasis placed on assessments hindering the teaching of the KC’s. In year’s 9 and 10 the KC’s can be integrated much more readily. In the senior school we structure the work and lessons we teach to fit around the assessments. The way I see it now the KC’s will be taught/integrated as secondary to the outcomes expected by the NCEA system.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643011057633869398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-90006570795253091182008-06-24T11:42:00.000+12:002008-06-24T11:42:00.000+12:00Doesn't IB lend itself to the integration of the k...Doesn't IB lend itself to the integration of the key competencies? Cambridge is another matter - relying on low level thinking skills mostly. But IB is possibly OK. The KCs must NEVER become a tick box - planning should begin with the KCs at the forefront. And I am sure creative teachers can, and probably already do, use them as starting points when working through Achievement/Unit Standards- they are a skill and a pedagogy all in one.emoticonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516178437204571678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-12122430519454670832008-06-24T06:53:00.000+12:002008-06-24T06:53:00.000+12:00With some schools dropping NCEA in favor of IB and...With some schools dropping NCEA in favor of IB and Cambridge how will they “teach” the Key Competencies? How will the Key Competencies be assessed or will the KC just be a “tick box” as part of our lesson prep?<BR/><BR/>The New Curriculum says very little about the KC’s in the senior school… actually just one paragraph!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643011057633869398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-60363001967376817872008-06-21T17:27:00.000+12:002008-06-21T17:27:00.000+12:00I would hope secondary schools would resist pushin...I would hope secondary schools would resist pushing NCEA down into years 9 and 10 and in these years develop contextual studies( integrating learning areas as is possible). It would seem, after year 10, a good idea to develop whole tasks that integrate standards /units that are necessary for students to demonstrate success by a performance, a demonstration, an exhibition, or even an exam.<BR/><BR/>All the above would aslo involve appropriate 'key comptencies'.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-6503497038718408982008-06-21T09:18:00.000+12:002008-06-21T09:18:00.000+12:00Already some secondary schools are dropping Achiev...Already some secondary schools are dropping Achievement and Unit Standards in the senior school to make way for the new curriculum. This is the path secondary schools must follow- assess less and teach more. Students don't need the hundreds of credits that they accumulate. Perhaps we could drop Level One altogether.emoticonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516178437204571678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-53654024710630633012008-06-20T19:38:00.000+12:002008-06-20T19:38:00.000+12:00HiThe New Curriculum with the emphasis on the “new...Hi<BR/><BR/>The New Curriculum with the emphasis on the “new” key competencies is, on paper, a good thing. Primary and intermediate schools will be able to apply and use the “new” system. Unfortunately I don’t see high schools successfully adapting to the new system as long as the emphasis in high schools is on assessment. Being assessment driven makes it near impossible to successfully teach the new key competencies!Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17643011057633869398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-12177811470142907222008-05-07T15:45:00.000+12:002008-05-07T15:45:00.000+12:00Thanks for your comment Helen.The 'answer' is eith...Thanks for your comment Helen.<BR/><BR/>The 'answer' is either both or neither!<BR/><BR/>Creative teachers should be always thinking about creating the conditions to develop, or amplify, their students talents and love of learning. Students as 'creators of their own meaning' as it says in the 'new' NZ Curriculum.<BR/><BR/>Pedagogy allows such learning to happen and key competencies are a means to an end - developing active talented learners.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-39626177301375598372008-05-06T21:11:00.000+12:002008-05-06T21:11:00.000+12:00Pedagogies too are central - Bruce, where do we st...Pedagogies too are central - Bruce, where do we start when planning a unit of work- competencies or pedagogies?<BR/><BR/>Helenemoticonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516178437204571678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-87890369023514886322008-04-10T11:29:00.000+12:002008-04-10T11:29:00.000+12:00Traditional schools possibly will never change - t...Traditional schools possibly will never change - too much past prestige for them to lose. Thankfully there are a growing number of innovative secondary schools trying out exciting things - time is on their side.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-77756626059195475522008-04-10T11:25:00.000+12:002008-04-10T11:25:00.000+12:00If students could retain, and build on , 'a love o...If students could retain, and build on , 'a love of learning, self discovery,perserverance and tools for exploring their complex social world', throughout their time at school then we wouldn't have any school failures. Where, or when, are they lost?<BR/><BR/>We need creative passionate teacher at all levels. Or, better still, teams of creative teachers working together.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-17194436984635001072008-04-10T03:33:00.000+12:002008-04-10T03:33:00.000+12:00I appreciate the eloquent expression of what I fac...I appreciate the eloquent expression of what I face every day as a passionate classroom teacher. I work with 5 year olds, students just entering this institution where they will spend the next 13 years. I hope that in the brief 185 days I have my students I instill in them a love for learning, self-discovery, perseverance and tools for navigating their complex social worlds. My job is immense; fortunately, my passion for my role helps fuel my efforts.TEMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10256583731138811839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-28533647144799629352008-04-09T17:48:00.000+12:002008-04-09T17:48:00.000+12:00Do you really think traditional secondary schools ...Do you really think traditional secondary schools will really change?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com