Are you a primary or secondary school educator looking to deepen your understanding of project-based learning, design thinking and inquiry with the goal of applying these principles to re-imagine curriculum and assessment?
Normally reserved for in-school professional learning, Future Anything is making our Enterprising Curriculum professional learning program available to a small number of educators in our very first online cohort-based experience.
Enterprising Curriculum Online
Over the course of nine weeks, participants will engage in weekly online workshops, designed to support you to re-design a chosen unit of curriculum in real-time so that it is curriculum (did someone say V9?) aligned, real world, relevant and engaging for students.
At the conclusion of the 9-week program, participants will have a fully resourced unit of curriculum, complete with curriculum aligned assessment instrument/s, entry and showcase events and an explicit framework embedded to build a chosen capability (think general capabilities or 21st Century Skills).
Professional Standards:
- 1.1 – 1.5: Know students & how they learn
- 2.1 – 2.6: Know the content & how to teach it
- 3.1 – 3.7: Plan for and implement effective teaching & learning
- 4.1 – 4.5: Create and maintain supportive & safe learning environments
- 5.1 – 5.4: Assess, provide feedback & report on student learning
- 6.1 – 6.4: Engage in professional learning
- 7.3 – 7.4: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents & the community
Enterprising Curriculum Online – Course Outline
Enterprising Curriculum Online starts on 5 September 2024 and runs every Thursday. All sessions take place live (via Zoom) from 4pm – 6pm AEST.
WEEK 1 (5 September) - Introduction, Mission & the Future of Work
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Reflection/Next steps
WEEK 2 (12 September) - Public products in an Enterprising Classroom
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
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WEEK 3 (3 October) - Defining the Driving Question
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
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WEEK 4 (10 October) - Sustained Inquiry into the Unit Objectives
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
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WEEK 5 (17 October) - Exploring The Beginning & the Unit Overview
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
Reflection/Next steps
WEEK 6 (24 October) - Examining Showcase Ideas & PBL In Action
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
Reflection/Next steps
WEEK 7 (31 October) - A toolkit for integrating Enterprising Capabilities
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
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WEEK 8 (7 November) - Finding Authenticity and bringing it all together
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
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WEEK 9 (14 November) - Reflection, Sharing & Feedback
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Key ‘exit’ takeaway
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Meet your Facilitator
Dan Dempsey is a highly experienced educator, forging a successful 20-year career in education and school leadership in both Australia and the United Kingdom, notably through a range of Principal and Deputy Principal roles across varied primary school contexts.
With a passion for building the capacity of schools, teams and systems to embed effective and innovative teaching, learning and assessment, Dan has developed significant experience providing professional learning, coaching and mentoring to teachers and leaders. Dan has a deep understanding of curriculum and pedagogy, with experience implementing and leading STEM initiatives, Project-Based Learning, inquiry and design thinking.
