Friday 16th March 2007

Geography

Programme09.30 Introduction

10.00 Activity 1: Exploring the Learning Experience

11.00 Coffee

11.30 Activity 2: Exploring the Learning Experience: Debrief

12.00 Activity 3: beginning to consider approaches to planning

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Activity 4: Planning a Learning experience

14.30 Reflection and Next Steps

Aim:To build on prior learning in relation to the Revised Curriculum within the context of an Area of Learning

Learning Intentions:• To explore the learning experiences that

characterise the Revised Curriculum • To consider approaches to planning for

implementation

Leading Learning 1 November 2005

Leading Learning 2 April/May 2006

Suggested Whole School Development Day August 2006

Development Team Day 1 October 2006

Suggested Staff Development Day Halloween

Development Team Day 2 November/December 2006

Suggested Whole School Development Day December 2006/January 2007

Learning Areas Day 1

Out-centre based training day

Jan/Feb/Mar 2007

Curriculum AimCurriculum Aim The Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potentialThe Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potential and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives.and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives.

Curriculum ObjectivesCurriculum Objectives To develop the young person as an To develop the young person as an individualindividual

To develop the young person as a To develop the young person as a contributor to societycontributor to society

To develop the young person as a contributor To develop the young person as a contributor to the economy & environmentto the economy & environment

personal understandingpersonal understandingmutual understandingmutual understandingpersonal healthpersonal healthmoral charactermoral characterspiritual awarenessspiritual awareness

citizenshipcitizenshipcultural understandingcultural understandingmedia awarenessmedia awarenessethical awarenessethical awareness

employabilityemployabilityeconomic awarenesseconomic awarenesseducation for sustainable education for sustainable developmentdevelopment

KeyKeyElementsElements

Key Elements

Environment and Society Learning Area - Geography Strand

Curriculum AimCurriculum Aim The Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potentialThe Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potential and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives.and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives.

Curriculum ObjectivesCurriculum Objectives To develop the young person as an To develop the young person as an individualindividual

To develop the young person as a To develop the young person as a contributor to societycontributor to society

To develop the young person as a contributor To develop the young person as a contributor to the economy & environmentto the economy & environment

personal understandingpersonal understandingmutual understandingmutual understandingpersonal healthpersonal healthmoral charactermoral characterspiritual awarenessspiritual awareness

citizenshipcitizenshipcultural understandingcultural understandingmedia awarenessmedia awarenessethical awarenessethical awareness

employabilityemployabilityeconomic awarenesseconomic awarenesseducation for sustainable education for sustainable developmentdevelopment

KeyKeyElementsElements

Personal Personal DevelopmentDevelopment

Local & Global Local & Global CitizenshipCitizenship

EmployabilityEmployabilityHome EconomicsHome EconomicsLearning for Life Learning for Life and Workand Work

FORFOR

THROUGHTHROUGH

The The ArtsArts

English (And IrishIn Irish medium

schools) with Media Education

Environment Environment & Society& Society

Mathematics Mathematics with Financial with Financial

CapabilityCapability

Modern Modern LanguagesLanguages

Physical Physical EducationEducation

Science & Science & TechnologyTechnology

Religious Religious EducationEducation

Areas of Areas of LearningLearning

ACROSSACROSS

Attitudes and Attitudes and DispositionsDispositions

Personal responsibilityPersonal responsibility concern for othersconcern for others commitment-determination – resourcefulness commitment-determination – resourcefulness openness to new ideas openness to new ideas

Self-belief-optimism-pragmatismSelf-belief-optimism-pragmatism curiosity community spirit flexibility tolerance integrity-moral courage curiosity community spirit flexibility tolerance integrity-moral courage respect respect

Promoting/EncouragingPromoting/Encouraging

Learning Learning ExperiencesExperiences

Investigating & problem-solving linked to other curriculum areas relevant & enjoyable media rich skills integrated active & hands on offers choiceInvestigating & problem-solving linked to other curriculum areas relevant & enjoyable media rich skills integrated active & hands on offers choice

Challenging & engaging supportive environment culturally diverse positive reinforcement varied to suit learning style on-going reflection enquiry basedChallenging & engaging supportive environment culturally diverse positive reinforcement varied to suit learning style on-going reflection enquiry based

INFUSINGINFUSING

Cross-Curricular Skills Cross-Curricular Skills

Thinking Skills and Thinking Skills and Personal CapabilitiesPersonal Capabilities

Communication Using Mathematics Using ICT

Managing Information Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making Being Creative

Working with Others Self Management

Assessment for Assessment for LearningLearning

Clear learning Clear learning intentions intentions

shared with shared with pupilspupils

Taking risksTaking risksfor learningfor learning

Shared/negotiated Shared/negotiated success criteriasuccess criteria

Peer and Peer and selfself

assessmentassessment

IndividualIndividualtargettargetsettingsetting

Building a more Building a more open relationship open relationship between learner between learner

and teacherand teacher

Celebrate Celebrate success against success against agreed success agreed success

criteriacriteria

Advice on what Advice on what to improve and to improve and how to improve how to improve

itit

Peer and self Peer and self evaluation of evaluation of

learninglearning

Assessment Update

Communication, Using Mathematics and Using ICT are the 3 cross-curricular skills

2007-8 2008-9 2009-10

Year 8 Revised Curriculum statutory

Revised Curriculum statutory

Annual Pupil Profile statutory

Report on:•Learning Areas and LLW•Cross-curricular skills•Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities

Revised Curriculum statutory

Annual Pupil Profile statutory

Assess and report on:•Learning Areas and LLW•Cross-curricular skills•Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities

Year 9

Year 10

Activity 1

Living Map exercise

“Life on the North Coast”

Learning Intentions

We are learning to …

• Use and interpret OS 1:50 000 map

• Make decisions based on evidence

• Justify opinions and conclusions

Life on the North Coast

Each of the people on the sheet can be found on the map. Work in pairs and use the details written about them to decide where you think they are.

For each one give 4-figure grid reference and be prepared to explain your choice to the rest of the class.

Activity 1b

Where would you locate:• Café• Bird Watching Lookout• Shopping Centre

Cafe

Bird Watching Lookout

Shopping Centre

Match statement with location State your reasons Draw/record clues from the map

Great! You have identified a number of clues from the map which back up your opinion.

Remember to check if you have identified all the clues.

Good! You have found one clue to back up your opinion.

Remember to check if there are better clues or more clues.

Hard luck! You have tried to support your opinion.

Remember to check the key for clues to back up your opinion

Coffee

Activity 2 – Affective Response

What did it feel like to be a learner in this lesson?

Activity 2 cont’d

1. How effective was the lesson in meeting the Learning Intentions? Why? In what ways?

2. What opportunities for skills development did the lesson provide?

3. How did the specific methodologies used in the taught lesson contribute to meeting the learning Intentions and skills development?

Geography

&

Being CreativeManaging Information

Working with Others

Self Management

Thinking, Problem Solving Decision Making

Activity 3

Group Discussion:• Look at the unit of work in its entirety.

Consider where reference is made to the following:

• Key Elements

• Geographical Knowledge, Understanding,

Skills.

• Thinking Skills and Personal capabilities

Lunch

Key questions

• What is/should be the Knowledge in Geography?

• What do our pupils really need?

Key messagesWhat’s New? What’s Different?

• Flexibility

• Relevance

• Integrated

• Value based

• Action orientated

• Future focused

Activity 4

Planning a Learning Experience• In school groups review and discuss a unit you

currently teach in year 8, considering the Minimum Entitlement (A4) for Geography and the main features of the Revised Curriculum (Big Picture)

• What changes would you make?• Share the re-drafts with all groups.

Reflection and Next Steps• Where are we now?• How will we begin to take this forward?• How can we share good practice within

our dept?• How can we benefit from good practice

in other areas of the curriculum?

Aspire – schools /departments clarify their vision in relation to their chosen starting point

Audit – schools /departments review their provision in relation to what they currently do.

Action – schools/departments develop action plans in relation to their starting point.

Adapt – schools /departments review their year 8 provision against the new requirements.

4 A’s cycle of implementation!