Arts cell plans for Term 2

·         The most important issue at this point for the group is to have time to do curriculum designing (especially for subjects such as the Electives that are new)

·         We would like to have a Monday or two to work on it (on our own) and then bring it back to the group for discussion

·         As part of this we feel strongly about figuring out “How to write a rubric”. We need to get the learners involved and feel that simple is always better when assessing. Without knowing exactly what we are assessing,  no lesson plans will be successful.

·         We also feel that there should be a central space available (like the z-drive) where teachers can share resource sites.

·         Visiting other classes (outside of our subjects) and Johannesburg IEB schools - Theme based: we will pick one of the following themes to observe during these visits (video taped):

                                                               i.      Classroom management

                                                             ii.      Differentiation in the class

                                                            iii.      Assessment

                                                           iv.      Social curriculum (Values, Bullying, etc)

                                                             v.      Mentoring (Therese and her team are well into a solid programme)

                                                           vi.      Etc.

·         We will then take this theme into our own classes, video tape it and discuss with the group the following week.

·         We can also have various lesson focuses, such as IT in our lessons. Christine can come to the group and do a workshop with us on how to use the Ipad in class, etc.

·         The group can go to one of the various Creativity Conferences around the country, such as the Groot Marico or Klein Cariba ones. They are usually during school holidays and will benefit us around creativity in the classroom.