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Overview of personalised learning

The principal and head of curriculum at Clifford Park Special School describe successes and challenges when using the Australian Curriculum to plan learning and teaching strategies for students with individual learning needs. This includes how teachers use the extended levels of the General Capabilities to plan for relevant and rigorous learning drawn from the age-equivalent learning area content.


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Australian Curriculum

Learning area

Geography

Year level

Year 8

Personalised learning

Teacher intention

Teachers use the Australian Curriculum to plan rigorous and dignified teaching and learning programs that are respectful of their students’ age.

Personalised learning

•    Draw from learning area content at different levels along the Foundation to Year 10 sequence to personalise the learning


•    Use the General Capabilities and/or Cross-curriculum priorities to adjust the learning focus and to personalise the learning


•    Align individual learning goals with age-equivalent content to personalise the learning

 

Questions for discussion

1. How might you lead colleagues in planning and delivering personalised teaching and learning programs that are respectful of student needs and age?

2. How do you stimulate and support professional dialogue in your school context?

3. What are the benefits of being involved with a professional network for yourself, your colleagues and your school?

Professional Standards for Teachers

Standard 6

Engage in professional learning

Focus area 6.3

Engage with colleagues and improve practice

Standard 7

Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community

Focus area 7.2

Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements

School details

Clifford Park Special School (Rob Street Campus)
Toowoomba QLD Australia

School type

Government

School sector

Special

School location

Provincial

School description

Clifford Park Special School in Toowoomba, Queensland, delivers educational programs to over 100 students aged from 12 to 18 years. Students at the school have individual learning needs.
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