Personalising Learning in Open-plan Schools

Prain, Vaughan (Editor)/ Cox, Peter (Editor)/ Deed, Craig (Editor)

ISBN 10: 9463001921 / ISBN 13: 9789463001922

Published by Sense Pub, 2015

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256 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.63 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Personalising Learning in Open-plan Schools
• Publisher: Sense Pub
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9463001921
• ISBN 13: 9789463001922
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.54 kilograms

About this title

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.

About the Author

Peter Cox was an Inspector in exams and assessment at Centrex, Harrogate. During his time there he was responsible for training recruit assessors, designing recruit assessment exercises and ensuring the assessment process was adopted nationally by all police forces. He also served as a police officer for 27 years and holds a Certificate of Education.