Personalising Learning in Open-Plan Schools (1st ed. 2015)

Synopsis

"How can widely acknowledged challenges facing regional secondary schools with high concentrations of low SES students, ineffectual curricula, and poor levels of student engagement, attendance, and wellbeing, be addressed? In this book we report on key outcomes of the Bendigo Education Plan that aimed to improve the academic attainment and wellbeing of 3000 regional secondary students. This Plan entailed rebuilding four Years 7-10 colleges, and developing a differentiated and personalised curriculum, with teachers team-teaching in open-plan settings. We analyse how and why teachers and students adapted to these new practices. We focus on both generic changes in the schools, around the use of ICTs and the organisation of the curriculum, and on specific approaches to teaching and learning in English, mathematics, science, social studies and studio arts. This book provides research-based guidelines on how the curriculum can be renewed and enacted effectively in these and like schools.In analysing a large-scale attempt to address the challenge of making learning personalised and meaningful for this cohort of students, our book addresses larger questions about quality secondary curriculum and successful teacher professional learning support."

Copyright:

2015

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9789463001939

Publisher:

SensePublishers

Date of Addition:

10/22/19

Copyrighted By:

N/A

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Education

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Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Vaughan Prain

Edited by:

Peter Cox

Edited by:

Craig Deed

Edited by:

Debra Edwards

Edited by:

Cathleen Farrelly

Edited by:

Mary Keeffe

Edited by:

Valerie Lovejoy

Edited by:

Lucy Mow

Edited by:

Peter Sellings

Edited by:

Bruce Waldrip