2. Key Changes (from the draft) * Treaty of Waitangi – more overt *Values - stronger focus on sustainablity *Te Reo/NZSL included as official languages (English as defacto official) * designing school curriculum rewritten *explicit statement about requirements * purpose & scope added *vision - connections to the land added * teaching as inquiry added to pedagogy
3. Definition of Terms Key competencies Are generic and needed by everyone across many life contexts to meet important challenges Specific competencies Are only needed in certain contexts. Cannot be used effectively without key competencies and vice versa
4. Key Competencies Knowledge, skills, attitudes and values cannot be separated Key competencies are interrelated and used together They are developed throughout life
5. Key Competencies The ways competencies are manifested will differ in different contexts Proficiency should be seen as the ability to combine and use competencies in increasingly complex contexts
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7. Process of learning new skills (Zimmerman & Kitsantas (1997) The learner is able to adapt the new skill to use it in new ways in response to new challenges The learner no longer has to rely directly on the model or the teacher because they have become proficient in the skill The learner tries the activity and receives feedback from the teacher as needed The skill is modeled so the learner gains a mental model Self-regulation Self-control Imitation Observation of the Teacher
24. Schools will need to… clarify what the competencies mean for their students show how well the students are currently showing them identify the conditions that will help or hinder development
