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Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum. Module 7 presentation. Why this module?. Teachers and teachers’ aides develop a shared understanding of the curriculum. How the New Zealand Curriculum relates to the classroom. The New Zealand Curriculum guides schools’ own curriculums

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Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

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  1. Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum Module 7 presentation

  2. Why this module? • Teachers and teachers’ aides develop a shared understanding of the curriculum. MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

  3. How the New Zealand Curriculum relates to the classroom MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum The New Zealand Curriculum guides schools’ own curriculums Teachers use it to shape their classroom curriculums School/classroom curriculums reflect their students and their communities.

  4. New Zealand Curriculum – overview The New Zealand Curriculum sets the direction for teaching and learning in English-medium schools. MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum The curriculum includes: a vision values principles key competencies learning areas.

  5. NZC – vision • The vision of the curriculum is all students are “confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners”. MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

  6. NZC – principles • What is important and desirable in a school’s curriculum • The educational experience students are entitled to. Inclusion is one of the principles in the New Zealand Curriculum. MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

  7. NZC – values • The values inspire communities to be supportive and strong. MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

  8. NZC – key competencies • The key competencies enable students to live, learn, work and contribute to their communities. • The five key competencies: • Thinking • Using language, symbols and texts • Managing self • Relating to others • Participating and contributing MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

  9. NZC – learning areas Access to learning in each learning area is important for all students MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum The eight learning areas are: arts English health and physical education (PE) learning languages mathematics and statistics science social sciences technology.

  10. NZC – for every student • “All New Zealand students…should experience a rich and balanced education that embraces the intent of the national curriculum.” (NZC, p. 37) MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

  11. Making the curriculum accessible MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum • To make curriculum accessible changes can be made to: • content • teaching and learning materials • the responses expected from students • Adaptations = changes to environments, materials and strategies • Differentiations = changes to content and expected responses to the curriculum.

  12. Curriculum – who does what? • Teachers – plan, develop, review the curriculum and make changes • Teachers’ aides – help implement the classroom programme. MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

  13. Next step? Download the workbook for this module at: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz/Our-work-together/Module-7 To find out more about Teachers and Teachers’ Aides Working Together and to access the other modules go to: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz MODULE 7: Understanding the New Zealand Curriculum

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