Future Focused Learning
What is Future Focused Learning?
The future-focused principle
“The curriculum encourages students to look to the future by exploring such significant future-focused issues as sustainability, citizenship, enterprise, and globalisation.”
Future Focused Learning examples - click here - this link highlights specific examples of schools in NZ - such as Leamington School. There is reference made to the eLearning Planning Framework and the Future-Focused Learning Themes.
The Jargon of learning environments - MLE, ILE ??
Interesting article about the sometimes confusing terms given to 'collaborative' teaching and learning.
Check this out NOW - what are your thoughts???
Leamington School
December 2014 article in the Gazette - Leamington School
- Interesting points made regarding devices, use of learning progressions.
- Their journey to create the Leamington Learner involved all staff - used the key competencies, community surveys, research about 21st century learners and leadership strategies (such as the 20-mile march) to help create the notion of the Leamington Learner.
- 20 mile march emphasis the idea of consistent steady progress
- Ensure device choice (maybe even the use of devices in general) is driven by sound pedagogical reasoning.
Leadership Qualities
This page outlines the four educational leadership qualities that underpin leaders ability to lead within a school
Check out the four qualities of good leadership here
- Manaakitanga: Leading with moral purpose
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Pono: Having self-belief
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Ako: Being a learner
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Awhinatanga: Guiding and supporting