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FET SUBJECT ORIENTATION. Western Cape Education Department PROVINCIAL AND EMDC WORKSHOPS. OUTCOMES Educators will demonstrate: an understanding of the generic design features of the NCS. an understanding of the alignment between GET and FET.
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FETSUBJECT ORIENTATION Western Cape Education Department PROVINCIAL AND EMDC WORKSHOPS
OUTCOMES • Educators will demonstrate: • an understanding of the generic design features of the NCS. • an understanding of the alignment between GET and FET. • an understanding of the impact of that the principles of the NCS will have on the teaching, learning and assessment of Geography. • an understanding of the outcomes for Geography. • the ability to identify the learning needs in terms of new content/skills and ICT for Geography.
PRINCIPLES AND VALUES UNDERPINNING THE NCS • Social transformation • Outcomes-based education • High knowledge and high skills • Integration and applied competence • Progression • Articulation and portability • Human rights, inclusivity, environmental and social justice • Valuing indigenous knowledge systems • Credibility, quality and efficiency
Critical Outcomes Key outcomes inspired by the Constitution. Includes core life values for learner. Learning Field A category that serves as a home for cognate subjects. Subject Defined as a specific body of knowledge and learning outcomes. Learning Outcomes A statement of intended result of learning and teaching Assessment standards Are criteria that collectively describe what a learner should know and be able to demonstrate at a specific grade. DESIGN FEATURES OF THE NCS
LEARNING FIELDS • Languages • Arts and Culture • Business, Commerce and Management Studies, and Services • Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology • Human and Social Studies and Languages • Physical, Mathematical, Computer, Life, and Agricultural Sciences
FURTHER EDUCATION AND TRAININGGrades 10-12 (General)National Curriculum Statement GEOGRAPHY
UNDERSTANDING THE SUBJECT STATEMENT • Definition • Purpose • Scope • Eucational and Career Links
Definition PHYSICAL PROCESSES PHYSICAL PROCESSES TIME PROCESSES - PHYSICAL - HUMAN SPATIAL PATTERNS SPACE
PURPOSE Recognise how values and attitudes influence and affect the environment To explain processes and spatial patterns Think more critically and creatively what it means to live sustainably Make well informed judgements Apply a range of geographical skills and techniques to issues in a rapidly changing world Make well informed judgements about changing environments and contexts
SCOPE LO 1 KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ASS LO 2 SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES CONTENT AND CONTEXT ASS LO 3: APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES ON PRACTICAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES ASS
LEARNING OUTCOMES GEOGRAPHICAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING LO 1 LO 2 THE APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING SKILLS ON PRACTICAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES LO 3
LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT STANDARDS
APPROACH • OUTCOMES-BASED • INTEGRATION: 3 OUTCOMES • VARIETY OF DATA: PRIMARY, SECONDARY; TERTIARY • GEOGRAPHICAL STUDY WITHIN CONTEXT • LEARNER CENTRERED, INTERACTIVE • INTEGRATION OF PHYISICAL AND HUMAN GEOGRAPHY • CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT • CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT • SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, VALUES AND ATTITUDES • CRITICAL THINKING AND APPLICATION • REGIONAL STUDIES AND THEMATIC STUDIES (SYSTEMATIC; SYSTEM; ISSUES-BASED APPROACH)
CONTEXT INTEGRATION BETWEEN HUMAN AND PHYSICAL COMPONENTS GRADE 10 GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE THE WORLD GRADE 11 CONTINENTAL PERSPECTIVE AFRICA GRADE 12 NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE SOUTH AFRICA
IMPORTANT SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES • ASKING QUESTIONS • ACQUIRING INFORMATION • ORGANISING INFORMATION • ANALYSING INFORMATION • ANSWERING QUESTIONS / • COMMUNICATING ANSWERS
POSSIBLE EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING MATERIAL TEXT BOOKS PRINTED MEDIA RADIO TELEVISION COMPUTER PROGRAMS INTERNET LINKS REFERENCE BOOKS
WHAT IS NEW - GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS • WHAT IS G.I.S? • - COMBINATION OF ELEMENTS TO STORE, RETRIEVE • MANIPULATE AND DISPLAY OF INFORMATION • - INCLUDES SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY E.G SATELLIET • IMAGES, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS AND COMPUTER- • BASED IMAGES • - INFORMATION PRESENTED IN DIFFERENT LAYERS • - LEARNERS SHOULD MAKE DECISIONS BASES • ANALYSIS OF DATA • - DIFFERENT PROJECTIONS MADE
GIS AND SKILLS MANAGEMENT Decision-making; Communicate findings WORKING WITH GIS Answer questions; Enhancing cognitive skills LEARNING ABOUT GIS Capturing data; Digitising data; cleansing data; organising data
EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER LINKS • Enable learners to examine personal, national and global affairs; acquire knowledge of the world. • Development of entrepreneurship based on his geographical knowledge and skills. • Aviation • Computer Studies • Geography -education • Eco-tourism • Geographical Information Systems • Cartography • Meteorology
IDENTIFYING OF ICT-NEEDS ICT-LINKS http://education.pwv.gov.za http://curriculum.wcape.school.za http//:www.archexplorer.com http://www.mweb.co.za http://www.microimages.co.za