Translating Global Visions to Local Context


"How to connect to global visions"





Authentic Learning:

- Learning by doing not listening and observing
- Authentic learning is designed to connect students learning experiences to real life examples and complexities.
- Students need to make links between and across their learning.
- Learning shouldn't be compartmentalised as life isn't that way. Subjects should be seen as one and integrated.
- There are 10 design elements for authentic learning:
  1. Real life relevance
  2. Ill-defined problem
  3. Sustained investigation
  4. Multiple sources and perspectives
  5. Collaboration
  6. Reflection
  7. An interdisciplinary perspective
  8. Integrated assessment
  9. Polished products
  10. Multiple interpretations and outcomes
- Three goals of learning: Acquisition (apprehension), Making Meaning (comprehension), Transfer (application)
- Learning alongside students about something unknown models learning behaviours in a way that students do not usually see in traditional classrooms.



Leadership in Action:

- Relevance makes learning come alive
- Students learn skills they can apply in all areas of life
- Student achievement is measured in many different ways - not just standardised
- Students graduate prepared


Place-Based Education:

- Place-Based education is taking the learning outside of the classroom. It is based on ecosystems and the environment. Engagement in authentic science.
- Place-Based Education enhances - self-efficacy, enthusiasm for learning, critical thinking, and appreciation of nature.
- Look at things like school gardens, habitat restoration, biodiversity investigations, outdoor field trips.








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