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 5efficient

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