TheALARMMatrix

ALARMing NEWS!!! Issue # 1 Week 11 2020 ALARM Team

WhatisALARM?

TECHNOLOGYOnline GOOGLE CLASSROOM

PleasejointhenewALARM@WyndhamforStudentstoaccessinformationandassistanceinundertsandingverbsassociatedwithHSC

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ALARMstandsforAlearningandrespondingmatrix.

ALARMaimsto: • Decodeanddemystifythelanguageof

theHSC • Exploretheconnectedness(thedifferent

levelsofthinkingrequired)betweentherangeofHSCcoursesexperiencedbystudents.

'Finally!!Analarmthatdoesn'tinvolvecovid19'!!!!!

WelcometoourfirsteditionofALARMingNews!!!Anewchapterineducationhasrecentlycommenced.Thereisahugelearningcurvethatstudents,parentsandschoolstaffwillbeattemptingtonavigatetogether.Duetoourever-changingsituationsTheALARMteamhavedecidedtocreateALARMingNEWS,anewslettertoprovidestaffwithinformationaboutthebenefitsofembeddingALARMinyourteachingandlearning.Obviouslyourworldshavechangedmassivelyandweallfeelextremelyoverwhelmedwithhavingtogo‘online’!!!Ourstudentsarefeelingthisanxietyaswell.ALARMingNewswillbringyousomereminders,hintsandtipsonwhattheALARMmatrixstandsfor,waysyoucanembedALARMinonlinelearning,ALARMverbdefinitionsandsomeexamplesofliteracystrategiesthatareworkingatbothWyndhamandotherhighschools.Here’stoanexciting,challenging,eye-opening,careerdevelopingtimeofonlinelearningforboththeteacher&students!

DuetooureverchanginglandscapeandtheneedforALLstafftoteachstudentsthroughdigitalplatforms,sometipshavebeenincludedinthisnewsletter.YoucanstilluploadALARMscaffoldsandactivitiesthroughyourdigitalplatformofchoice.YoushouldalsologintotheALARMgoogleclassroomforregularupdatedresourcesthroughoutTerm2.PleaseseetheALARMgoogleclassroomcode

TheALARMstructuredthinkingframeworkfollowsthefollowinglevelsofthinking/understanding:

• Name&Describe• Describe• Explain• Analyse• CriticallyAnalyse• Evaluate• CriticallyEvaluate• Conceptualise&Appreciate

Thismatrixisanorganisationalstructuresystemtoassiststudentsinlearningandresponding

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ALARMVerbsNAMEANDDEFINE:thecomponentpartsthatshapesthetopic’smeaningandpurpose.Elementsofstudyorconsiderationinordertocommunicateandunderstandthematerialcontentthatshapesitsmeaningandpurpose.Herewelearnorareaskedtoseparatethetopicintoitscomponentpartsorareasofconsideration,toidentifyorlabelEACHpartandthentellthedefinitionofEACHpartoreventhewholetopic/processitself.Inotherwordsquestionscouldbeaskedaboutwhatisthewholeprocess.Whatareitsparts,itsstepsandstages,within,theprocessitself?OTHERWORDS/WAYSITMAYLOOK:Identify,name,state,list…

DESCRIBE:Whatarethefeatures/characteristics?Useexamples.OUTLINE:Generaloverview;brieflyindicatethemainfeaturesofOTHERWORDS/WAYSITMAYLOOK:Demonstrate-showbyexampleDistinguish–recogniseornote/indicateasbeingdistinctordifferentfromtonotethedifferencesbetweenExtract–chooserelevantand/orappropriatedetailsOutline–sketchingeneralterms;indicatethemainfeaturesofClassify–arrangeorincludeinclasses/categories

EXPLAIN:Relatecauseandeffect;maketherelationshipsbetweenthingsevident;providewhyand/orhow,whatisthepurpose/function?Whatisitsimpactoreffect?OTHERWORDS/WAYSITMAYLOOKLIKE:Apply,Explain,Account,What/How,Explainthesignificance,whatisthepurpose/function?Whatisitsimpactoreffect?Relatecause/effect,whyand/orhow?

ANALYSE:Identifycomponentsandtherelationshipamongthem,drawoutandrelateimplications.Howand/orwhytheintentionsarecarriedout,howdiditachieveitspurposeand/orimpact/effect?Whatistherelationshipbetweenthevariouscomponents?OTHERWORDSITMAYLOOKLIKE:Analyse,Examine,Interpret,Synthesise,Predict,How/Why

CRITICALLYANALYSE:Explainsthehowandwhyofthepositives/advantagesandnegatives/disadvantagesofthiseffect.Howandwhyisitbeneficial?(Thisisoftencompletedinconjunctionwithanalysis).OTHERWORDSITMAYLOOKLIKE:Compare,contrast,discuss,recommend

EVALUATE:Towhatextentiseachcomponentpart

successful,useful,andachieveitspurpose?Towhatextentistheimpact/effecteffectiveorvaluable?Towhatextenthasitcarriedoutitsfunctionorpurpose?Isitsuccessful,inrelationtosetcriteria?Byhowmuchdothepositivesoutweighthenegativesorviceversa?OTHERWORDSITMAYLOOKLIKE:construct,deduce,extrapolate,investigate,andpropose

ALARM – 7 Step Strategy for Success (Graphic from Kotara High school)

CRITICALLYEVALUATE:Thisestablishesthepriorityofsignificanceandjudgmentabouttherelativecomponents/featuresinthetopicconceptOTHERWORDSITMAYLOOKLIKE:Criticallyevaluate,assess,justify

CONCEPTUALISE&APPRECIATE:Thisestablishesadeepunderstanding&meaningofthetopicorconcept.Itestablishestheresponder’sopinionaboutthetopicandwhythelearner/responderhasthismeaning&deepunderstandingofsignificanceinthetopicorconcept.OTHERWORDSITMAYLOOKLIKE:Interpret,meaning,synthesise,appreciate,significance

KotaraHighSchoolhavebeenusingthesevenstepstrategyforsuccessadaptedfromMaxWoodsALARMmatrix.The7stepstrategyofsuccessusesquestionstoscaffoldstudentsunderstandingofatopic.Thisstrategylooksatthefollowing:

- Theimportanceofaskingtherightkindofproductivequestionsisasimportantasansweringthem

- Reflectandanalysewhenmakingdecisionsandsolvingproblems

- Self-directionincludesself-awarenessandself-regulation

Selfregulationisoneofthemostpowerfulinfluencesonlearning.Itisourabilitytotakecontroloverourattention,thedirectionofourthoughtsandbehaviours.

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Oneofthehardestpartofourjobsistogetthestudentstofocusattention,controldistractions,beorganized,rememberthecontentandbecreative,nottomentionthengettingthemtoexpressideasandthinkingonpaper.ThroughfollowingtheALARMmatrixand/orthe7stepsstrategyofsuccessweareassistingourstudentsinunderstandingthelanguagethatwillbethreadingthroughallKLA’sHSCexamquestions.ThroughembeddingthislanguageinourlessonswearesettingourstudentsuptobemoresuccessfulinassessmentandtheHSC.

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GOOGLECLASSROOM

Example activities you could do in your weekly study could include:

• Name & Define specific dot points • Group share a google doc with your

peers naming, describing and interpreting areas of your syllabus.

• Look at past HSC papers and use scaffolds in the google classroom outlining how to structure your responses.

ONLINE TIPS

Don’t forget to log into the NEW ALARM@WYNDHAM student google classroom.

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LogintotheALARM@Wyndhamstudentgoogleclassroom.Therearelotsofscaffolds/templatesuploadedthataregenericandcanbeusedacrossmostsubjectareas.Ifyouhaveawritingtaskorjustwantthemtorecallcertaintermsinthe

syllabus,lookatthesetemplatesandseeifyoucanalter/change/reworktosuityoursubjectarea.TheyrangefromName&DefineallthewaythroughtoEvaluate.