Teaching for  the new curriculum

Purpose

Why plan and program?

Click play to watch the animation and listen to the voiceover. Text version (.pdf 370kB)

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Reflect on reasons for planning and programing. Where possible, discuss with colleagues.

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Complete Activity 2: Purpose (.pdf 116kB)

Indicative time: 20 minutes

What is this tab about?

This tab explores reasons for planning and programming.

You will need to click the button to start the animation. The animation begins as an equation with the sum total being quality learning experiences and outcomes for students. It explores local context, students learning needs and interests, what we want students to learn and how we want them to learn.

You may restart the animation at any time or use the slider to move through the slides.

The animation has a voice over which expands on the text in each section. You will notice that the voice over does not match the exact words on the screen. This is intended to stimulate discussion and give participants the chance to develop a deeper understanding of each section. This voice over may be muted if required.

A PDF version of this animation is provided for printing. Click ‘Text version’ at the top of this page.

Delivery

  1. Click to start the animation and stop whenever you like to discuss content. The “wheel” provides the opportunity for participants to engage with the four context areas and how they relate to planning and programming.

  2. Discuss each context in detail.

Completing the activity

This activity provides an opportunity for participants to work individually or as a group.

As a group activity, participants should reflect on their own programs first and complete the questions, then come together to discuss their ideas.