tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927364549462510617.post2206517847811135974..comments2024-03-27T20:14:48.669+13:00Comments on Christchurch Connected Educators: Day 16 - Making connections across learning areas - messy and engaging.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8927364549462510617.post-6867891264394469392016-10-23T13:44:30.865+13:002016-10-23T13:44:30.865+13:00Great post Pauline. I have also been doing the Min...Great post Pauline. I have also been doing the MindLab PostGrad Cert. I teach at secondary school level, so I have the same issue with one hour blocks, too short and fragmented. I teach the Technology curriculum in a range of areas (digital, product design and textiles) but there are so many cross-overs between these and almost every other subject. I want to be part of transdisciplinary learning experiences at secondary school, and my next steps are to inquire into how to make this happen in my context. Yes there is a lot riding on the teacher and their willingness to let go some of the control, and not have a full term of planning. We need different structures to the traditional for planning to make sure we cover what is required. But do we also need to rethink - what is required? Do we have to cover every subject every day/week/term or can we look at it more holistically over a longer time frame? Is it breadth or depth that we are after? Are we assessing subject knowledge, thinking process, dispositions? So many questions! Which really come down to - what is the purpose of education? What do parents/whanau think it is? What do students think it is? I love the idea of collaborating creatively with others to construct new knowledge, the issue I have is figuring out how best to do this so that it still fits within the requirements for NCEA. Things are changing though to recognise this need! P.S. Love the school/life paint visual! cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056926590980079579noreply@blogger.com