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Teaching Teams that support an innovative curriculum. Andrew Stone and Jayne Heath. The ASMS. A public school that caters for years 10 – 12. Purpose designed open learning environment 360 students and 35 teaching staff. Platforms of Innovation at the ASMS. INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND
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Teaching Teams that support an innovative curriculum.Andrew Stone and Jayne Heath
The ASMS • A public school that caters for years 10 – 12. • Purpose designed open learning environment • 360 students and 35 teaching staff.
Platforms of Innovation at the ASMS INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING
Initial thoughts and objectives “Faculty must make the shift from being experts to being expert learners, for in the collaborative classroom, teachers and students join in a shared process of intellectual discovery” Wentworth and Davis (in Leavitt 2006) Action Research • Blurred classroom boundaries in Central Studies, with students approaching multiple teachers for targeted support • Extending the Central Studies concepts… • ‘How can we use team teaching to enhance learning outcomes for all students?’
Team Teaching at Stage 2. • Collaborative design and delivery • ‘two or more teachers combine classes and share instruction to provide enhanced opportunities and environments for students to learn’
What next? • Staged Teacher photo