[Advisory] primary curriculum re development
Ray Tolley
rjt@maximise-ict.co.uk
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RE: 'Would love to see a little more direct guidance about ICT as a primary
curriculum subject'.
Please forgive me if this sounds a bit arrogant but isn't it time we stopped
thinking about ICT as a subject? (Except possibly as a GCSE or A-level
'subject'.) Surely we are past the stage of observing a dialogue between two
pupils and questioning whether to write it down word by word? No we would
quickly grab a voice recorder. If we wanted to document a dance sequence or
gymnastic activity, would we write about it or grab a video-camera? If a
child asks a difficult question in a Geography lesson do we say 'Don't worry
me now.' Or do we say 'Sorry I don't know, but why not Ask Jeeves'?
Surely, by now all teachers should be capable of identifying where, in their
own personal teaching plans, they might best use ICT tools? Yes I know that
this needs planning, batteries charged, just in case... etc. But this is
what teachers do. We make sure that the resources are readily available and
encourage appropriate use as and when the need arises.
Ray Tolley FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD
ICT Education Consultant
Maximise ICT Ltd
P: <http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/>
http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/
B: <http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/>
http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/
W: <http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm>
http://www.maximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm
Winner of the IMS 'Leadership Regional Award 2009'
From: advisory-admin@talk.naace.org [mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org]
On Behalf Of Barbara Davies
Sent: 02 November 2009 15:25
To: 'Walker, Yvonne'; 'NAACE Advisory (E-mail)'
Subject: RE: [Advisory] primary curriculum re development
The difficulties you are finding are not unfamiliar to me...
We are beginning to look at the programmes of learning which have come from
the review of the primary curriculum to provide guidance about where ICT
might be embedded, with a hope that whatever is developed now might still be
usable in a few years time. Also trying to ensure that the ICT learned is
useful to the pupils learning in other subjects.
Would love to see a little more direct guidance about ICT as a primary
curriculum subject, particularly with regard to learning outcomes for pupils
- perhaps even APP statements?
Barbara
Barbara Davies
ICT Consultant
The Hucclecote Centre
Churchdown Lane
Hucclecote
Gloucestershire GL3 3QN
Tel: 01452 527310
Fax: 01452 427258
Mobile: 07771 794405
From: advisory-admin@talk.naace.org [mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org]
On Behalf Of Walker, Yvonne
Sent: 30 October 2009 08:35
To: NAACE Advisory (E-mail)
Subject: [Advisory] primary curriculum re development
I am working with a number of schools to help them re develop their
curriculum. I am finding a number of difficulties:
1) Recently qualified teachers are unable to develop their curriculum in
terms of topics as they have been trained around the QCA
2) Longer serving teachers are happier to engage with topics but are less
confident about teaching the complete NC (especially when it comes to ICT!)
Personally, I think we need to go right back to why we are educating
children in the first place and that is to give them the necessary skills
and knowledge to access the 21st century world of work successfully. But,
that in itself is a real problem because most teachers have been in
education all their lives and just want to stick with what they know.
My approach to this is to encourage schools to think about work related
learning and to develop their curriculum around this. However this is a
really big shift for most primary schools. Anybody got any comments / ideas
/ case studies that would help me with this?
Thanks
Yvonne Walker
Primary ICT Consultant
North East Lincolnshire
Tel: 01472 323273
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>RE: ‘</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Would love to see a little more =
direct
guidance about ICT as a primary curriculum subject’. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Please forgive me if this sounds a bit arrogant but =
isn’t
it time we stopped thinking about ICT as a subject? (Except possibly as =
a GCSE
or A-level ‘subject’.) Surely we are past the stage of =
observing a
dialogue between two pupils and questioning whether to write it down =
word by word?
No we would quickly grab a voice recorder. If we wanted to =
document a
dance sequence or gymnastic activity, would we write about it or grab a
video-camera? If a child asks a difficult question in a Geography =
lesson
do we say ‘Don’t worry me now.’ Or do we say =
‘Sorry
I don’t know, but why not Ask Jeeves’? Surely, by now =
all
teachers should be capable of identifying where, in their own personal =
teaching
plans, they might best use ICT tools? Yes I know that this needs =
planning,
batteries charged, just in case... etc. But this is what teachers
do. We make sure that the resources are readily available and =
encourage
appropriate use as and when the need arises.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#1F497D'>Ray Tolley FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD<br>
ICT Education Consultant<br>
Maximise ICT Ltd<br>
P: </span><span =
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color:#1F497D'><a =
href=3D"http://raytolley.v2efolioworld.mnscu.edu/"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://raytol=
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color:#1F497D'>B: </span><span =
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color:#1F497D'><a href=3D"http://www.efoliointheuk.blogspot.com/"><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.ef=
oliointheuk.blogspot.com/</span></a></span><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'=
><br>
W: </span><span =
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color:#1F497D'><a =
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.ma=
ximise-ict.co.uk/eFolio-01.htm</span></a></span><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'=
><br>
</span><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#C00000'>Winner of the IMS 'Leadership Regional Award =
2009'</span><span
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"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> advisory-admin@talk.naace.org
[mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Barbara =
Davies<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 November 2009 15:25<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Walker, Yvonne'; 'NAACE Advisory (E-mail)'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [Advisory] primary curriculum re =
development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>The difficulties you are finding are not unfamiliar to
me…..<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>We are beginning to look at the programmes of learning =
which
have come from the review of the primary curriculum to provide guidance =
about where
ICT might be embedded, with a hope that whatever is developed now might =
still
be usable in a few years time. Also trying to ensure that the ICT =
learned is
useful to the pupils learning in other subjects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Would love to see a little more direct guidance about ICT =
as a
primary curriculum subject, particularly with regard to learning =
outcomes for
pupils – perhaps even APP statements? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Barbara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#76923C'>Barbara Davies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#76923C'>ICT Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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color:#76923C'>The Hucclecote Centre<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:advisory-admin@talk.naace.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Walker, =
Yvonne<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 30 October 2009 08:35<br>
<b>To:</b> NAACE Advisory (E-mail)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Advisory] primary curriculum re =
development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:black'>I am working with a =
number of
schools to help them re develop their curriculum. I am finding a number =
of
difficulties: <br>
1) Recently qualified teachers are unable to develop their curriculum in =
terms
of topics as they have been trained around the QCA <br>
2) Longer serving teachers are happier to engage with topics but are =
less
confident about teaching the complete NC (especially when it comes to =
ICT!) <br>
Personally, I think we need to go right back to why we are educating =
children
in the first place and that is to give them the necessary skills and =
knowledge
to access the 21st century world of work successfully. But, that in =
itself is a
real problem because most teachers have been in education all their =
lives and
just want to stick with what they know. <br>
My approach to this is to encourage schools to think about work related
learning and to develop their curriculum around this. However this is a =
really
big shift for most primary schools. Anybody got any comments / ideas / =
case
studies that would help me with this?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><em><b><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Yvonne
Walker</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>Primary ICT Consultant<br>
North East Lincolnshire<br>
Tel: 01472 323273<o:p></o:p></p>
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