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GRADE 12 MoE CHANGES

GRADE 12 MoE CHANGES. Ministry of Education Grade 12 Assessment and Examinations Susie Recsei ADEC English Curriculum Consultant. Welcome. Principals English Teachers of Grade 12 Zone English Supervisors Operators Government Schools - ADEC Private Schools Adult Education Schools

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GRADE 12 MoE CHANGES

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  1. GRADE 12 MoE CHANGES Ministry of Education Grade 12 Assessment and Examinations Susie Recsei ADEC English Curriculum Consultant Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  2. Welcome • Principals • English Teachers of Grade 12 • Zone English Supervisors • Operators • Government Schools - ADEC • Private Schools • Adult Education Schools • Family Development Schools Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  3. The Lion and the Gazelle In the eyes of the lion, The Gazelle’s weakness was seen. And the eyes of the Gazelle Found the lion’s strength… “In the Lion’s Eye “ by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  4. The Lion or the Gazelle ? • Who is the Gazelle? • Who is the Lion? • How do they support each other? Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  5. The Support Document • 1. Key Messages • 2. Mark Distribution • 3. Electronic Mark Submission • 4. Continuous Assessment • 5. Examination Specifications • 6. Examination Skills • 7. Examination Examples • 8. Rubrics • 9. Principals as Curriculum Leaders • Students’ information • Parents information • Students’ futures • 10. Unit Outlines examples • 11. Communication Contents Contents continued Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  6. Key Messages of Change Pg 3 • MOE requirements • On Location text book is only 1 resource • A different teaching style will make the difference to student success • Practice versus revision • CEPA is NOT compulsory Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  7. Weightings Pg 4 and 5 Each semester EXAM 50% : CA 50% Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  8. Changed Weighting Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  9. Electronic Marks Pg 6 + 7 • 2x per semester • Evidence of all tasks performed MUST be retained by teachers for each student • A mark book MUST be kept • Enter marks on the top line • Bottom line (raw marks) is calculated by the computer Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  10. Continuious Assessment Pg 8 + 29 • Possible tasks Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  11. Portfolio Pg 9 and 30 • Developing skills for a successful future • Self and peer reflection • Goal setting • Independent learner • Community service • Showing progress of learning Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  12. Project Pg 10 + 31 • Developing skills for a successful future • Working together • Creative thinking • Problem solving • Time management • Team responsibility • Research Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  13. Changed Exam Specifications Pg 11 Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  14. New Examination Skills Pg 12 • What do they look like? • What teaching and learning needs to take place to prepare students? Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  15. Examination Examples Pg 13 • Mock exams will be available on the MOE website • www.moe.gov.ae • go to the assessment link – student mock exams Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  16. Rubrics Pg 24 Example: Speaking – provides reasons Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  17. Support Pg 27 Principals Students Parents Teachers Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  18. Principals as Curriculum Leaders Pg 27 • Principals and Operators as partners • Be positive and enthusiastic about the change • Visit classrooms with enthusiasm for the different learning • Publicly support Grade 12 teachers • with class visits • with students • with parents Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  19. Principals support teachers • Help teachers retain their different teaching style • Trust the process • Work as a positive partnership • Principal • Parents • Teachers • Operator Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  20. Principals support parents, students, teachers Pg 28 • Inform students of reasons for the change • Support parents in understanding the change • Involve the Grade 12 teachers in communication with students and parents • Encourage the Grade 12 teachers in their teaching practice Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  21. Parents supporting students Pg 33 Principals Students Parents Teachers Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  22. Preparing for the future - A Change Pg 34 + 35 Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  23. Teachers supporting students Teachers and Operators work cooperatively to: • offer varied learning experiences • offer wide reading on the themes • develop reading strategies to be better readers and writers • provide opportunities to practice reading, writing, listening, speaking Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  24. The text book is only 1 resource Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  25. Different teaching style student success • Students exchanging ideas • Students working collaboratively • Students working on different activities using different resources in the same class • Learning related to the real world • Teacher as group facilitator • A range of teaching experiences in and outside the classroom • Grammar, vocabulary and language structures taught in context Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  26. DIFFERENT CLASSROOM GROUPINGS Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  27. Revision versus practice • Limit revision – maximize class time • Practice don’t memorize • Practice don’t revise • There are no facts to revise • Practice skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  28. Your choices • Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past • Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  29. Unit examples Pg 36 -41 • Supporting a change in teaching and learning Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  30. Communication change- your next step Pg 42 • For further clarification: • PPP and Model Schools • Contact Operator personnel in your school • Advisers, Cluster Managers, PMA’s • Private and Adult Schools • Contact your Zone Supervisors Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  31. Communication step #2 • When further/new information comes to hand • the above contact groups will advise you Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  32. Key messages • 1. MOE requirements • 2. On Location text book is only 1 resource • 3. The different teaching style by Grade 12 teachers will make the difference to student success • 4. Practice versus revision • 5. CEPA is NOT compulsory Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  33. Working towards success for students Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  34. Reflection • Student reflection • The Lion or Gazelle • If we are to work together to help our Grade 12 students how far will you cast your net? Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

  35. With thanks • Kariman Al Jallad, English Supervisor Abu Dhabi Education Zone • Jamila Al-Hassani, English Supervisor Al Ain Education Zone • Ghada Mahmoud Suleiman, English Supervisor Al Gharbia Education Zone • Margaret Atkinson, PPP Contract Manager English Susie Recsei English Curriculum Consultant

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