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)