The Ministry of Education
Creation of a global individual through the curriculumThree strategic priorities of the ministry
Focus on the schools, Reform the Ministry, Involve the Ministry
Curriculum development process
DesignCulture
TraditionMarket
ImplementationMethods
Resourcesschedule
EvaluationContinuous
terminal
Environmental influencesPrincipal VP
Head of Dept
Teacher
Senior teacher
Academic VP
Dean
Form teacher
School Board
Parents
Six essential learning outcomesEight Core subject areas
English, Spanish, Maths, Science,Social studies,Vapa,Physical Education,Technology Education
Aesthetic expression
Technological competence
Citizenship
Communication
Problem solving
Personal development
Examining bodies Focus on CERTIFICATION High stakes testing
CXC Caribbean Examinations Council Forms four-fiveNCSE National Certificate Of
Secondary Education Forms 1-3, 4-5CAPE Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination Form 6NEC Form 5 (National Examinations
Council)
Evaluation and AssessmentTests, Standardised, Teacher made, CommercialMeasurementReliability,validityAssessmentGrades, scores, marks etc
EvaluationCertification
Technological competence Locate, adapt, create and share information using a variety of sources and technologies
LocateCreateAdapt
Rubric
Locate information
Adapt information
Share information
1 2 3 4 5
efficient
capable
willing slow unable
Communication—Present information and instructions clearly, logically, concisely and accurately for a variety of audiences
Safety rules• Hard hat • Steel boots
All personnel• No smoking
Hours
• 6 am to 6pm
Problem solvingAcquire, process and interpret information critically to make informed decisions
Acquire, process, interpret
Critical decision making
copper sulphur gold
metal Solid metal
Which is a good conductor of electricity? Design an experiment to prove which is the best conductor?
What are the processing and interpretation skills required to accomplish such an assignment?
Challenges of the teaching Learning environment Teaching Environment
Research base for world of work—Technological competence
Hands –on experience for WOW—technological competence
Critical thinking experiences—communication and personal development competences.
Learning Environment
Capacity for linkages /integration among subject areas---Multi disciplinary /thematic Communication and Problem solving competences
Timing/informed research for practicum periods---data driven---personal development competence.
Relationships among industry and education---citizenship and esthetic expression.
Linguistic/Interpersonal
•Mathematical/spatialTeacher-student
conference reportsPeer group reports—
poster displa yCooperative learning
projectsDocumentation of
projects –community service
Written descriptions of investigations
Reading skills checklists
Rough notes from computations
Brainteasers solved-samples
Story board of science projects
Three dimensional mockups
Diagrams, flow charts, mind maps, sketches
Samples of visual-spatial puzzles solved.
Multiple intelligences---challenge of the teaching environment
Challenge of the learning environment-- Specialisations
Business subjects
SummaryCurriculum processCompetencesEvaluationInstruction