history, curriculum change and research
AIMS:
- History of the National Curriculum
- Understanding professional identities and dual professionalism as CPD
- Researching changing pedagogy and content of your subject specialism area
- Guided study investigation into subject specific curricular history to inform assignment task
HIstory of the curriculum: education as social engineering
“[…] it shall be the duty of the local education authority for every area, so far as their powers extend, to contribute towards the spiritual, moral, mental and physical development of the community […]”.
R.A. Butler 1944 Education Act
establishment of the national curriculum: 'from butler to balls'
RANDOM KNOWLEDGE GENERATOR: WHAT IS THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM?
WANDER AROUND AND HAVE THREE BRIEF CONVERSATIONS BEFORE FEEDING BACK...
- DOES IT CONFIRM TO ANY MODELS?
- IS IT GUIDED BY ANY PARTICULAR IDEOLOGY AND/OR POLITICS?
WANDER AROUND AND HAVE THREE BRIEF CONVERSATIONS BEFORE FEEDING BACK...
Key dates...
Read through the article here. Are there any significant dates, legislation and developments which have bearing on education today?
changing curricula, changing roles: who are you?
Tonight I just wanna be somebody else, somebody new
Tonight I just wanna be something that I can say is true"
Spring King, 'Who Are You'
Teacher or Practitioner?
Draw a portrait of yourself that symbolises how you see your professional development and how you are right now. e.g...?
Stick your portrait on the TEACHER-PRACTITIONER TIMELINE!
Draw a portrait of yourself that symbolises how you see your professional development and how you are right now. e.g...?
- Are you a musician who teaches or a teacher who used to play music?
- Is your suject the most important thing to you or is teaching you main motivation?
- Do you still develop your subject skills? How?
Stick your portrait on the TEACHER-PRACTITIONER TIMELINE!
fe: a unique sector... The talking bit.
- Historically FE was as much about practioners who were brought into teach
- 'Technical Colleges' home of vocational learning
- Didn't need a teaching qualification to teach
- The IFL
- Currently more than one way and a range of QUALS...
- Evolving and dynamic sector
- Education and Training Foundation: upskilling the sector, action research and lobbying government
it's all about you...
CPD Think-pair-share:
- What do you currently do to stay on top of your subject area and knowledge?
- What could you do?
- Why is it important to keep up with your subject area?
- What are the advantages of being a 'subject specialist?'
CPD and D&D: duel career development
Supergroup task: CPD&D FLIP CHART MAP!
- Draw a career map with two strands: 1) teaching CPD 2) subject CPD
- Create a timeline/D&D style flow chart to show options and pathways you could take to develop either or both strands
- As your CPD&D map extends suggest career roles and goals these developments might lead to...
research task no.1
Focusing on ALO1...
Research changing pedagogy and curriculum content for your subject area. You could look for:
USE THE TEMPLATE TO SCAFFOLD YOUR RESEARCH
Start with a 1-MINUTE-PITCH
FINISH AT 2:30 WITH A GROUP DISCUSSION
FINAL PITCHES AT 2:45
- Demonstrate a deep and systematic knowledge of curriculum theories and principles within own subject specialist area
Research changing pedagogy and curriculum content for your subject area. You could look for:
- Main concepts
- Key theorists
- Changing subject focus and curriculum
USE THE TEMPLATE TO SCAFFOLD YOUR RESEARCH
Start with a 1-MINUTE-PITCH
FINISH AT 2:30 WITH A GROUP DISCUSSION
FINAL PITCHES AT 2:45