What Makes a Good Program?

What should be in a program?

- Evidence that you have thought about the children in your class

- Evidence that your program reflects the school policy that in turn should reflect the community the school serves

- School mission statement

- School aims

- Student profile

- Student needs analysis. Include in this comments about special needs children

- Evidence of integration

- Rationale and aims for each KLA e.g. ‘This year I want the children to’

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Units of Work

-       Outcomes & foundation statements

-       Indicators relating to how the children may achieve the outcome

-       Duration

-       Teaching learning activities (the crux of your program)

-       Assessment strategies. Try to date these if possible (plan when you will do things)

-       Unit evaluation

-       A statement about how the unit integrates with other KLAs

Perspectives

-       Aboriginal education

-       Gifted and talented education

-       Student equity

Setting Out

 Try to keep your program simple. Integration saves you time. Worksheets should be in a resource folder. Keep photocopies to a minimum.

Happy programming! 

Toovey, J (2012)

Blooms Taxonomy

Bloom's taxonomy was originally created by Benjamin Bloom for cataloguing and organizing commonly occuring levels of intellectual within the classroom. Bloom identified six levels that have become known as Blooms Taxonomy. The levels of Bloom's taxonomy, from lowest to highest, are: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. It is vitally important that teachers teach students the lower order thinking skills whilst at the same time encouraging, teaching an challenging their students to also utilise the high order thinking skills as they develop the cognitive skills to do so. When students are evaluating and judging and using the higher order thinking skills they are more likely to retain information, perform better on standardized tests, and most importantly, achieve the ultimate goal of becoming lifelong learners. 

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Reference List

Waxler. A 2005. Article Alley. Cited 20.10.2012. URL: http://adamwaxler.articlealley.com/what-is-blooms-taxonomy-18775.html

Programming

Before you start developing a program, you need to assess a variety of issues to ensure the program is relevant to your class, school and ability. Below are a few information sheets and checklists to help you with this process.



Teacher Program Checklist

School Situational Analysis

Creating Individual Learning Plans

Helpful Websites:

Primary Programs Plus   


"Primary Programs Plus has been developed by experienced and well-qualified primary school teachers to provide other teachers with a total programming resource. Since 2001, we have successfully provided teachers with access to quality programs across all curriculum areas. We are proud of our reputation throughout Australia as a leading online provider of primary teaching programs that are both practical and relevant to your everyday teaching needs." (PPPlus, 2012)


Reference

PPPlus, (2012), Primary Program Plus; Primary Resources Developed By Teachers For Teachers, http://www.ppplus.com.au, accessed: 21.10.12

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