Curriculum

// What we want for our young people //
 * Greendale **** School **** - ICT **
 * Vision **

· who will be creative, energetic, and enterprising · who will seize the opportunities offered by new knowledge and technologies to secure a sustainable social, cultural, economic, and environmental future for our country · who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Māori and Pākehā recognise each other as full Treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring · who, in their school years, will continue to develop the values, knowledge, and competencies that will enable them to live full and satisfying lives · who will be confident, connected, actively involved, and lifelong learners. · Positive in their own identity Motivated and reliable Resourceful Enterprising and entrepreneurial Resilient ConnectedAble to relate well to others Effective users of communication tools Connected to the land and environment Members of communities International citizens · Participants in a range of life contexts Contributors to the well-being of New Zealand – social, cultural, economic, and environmental ·                Literate and numerate Critical and creative thinkers Active seekers, users, and creators of knowledge Informed decision makers · **// “confident, connected, creative, actively involved, and lifelong learners //**** .” ** · **// Who “confidently use ICT //**// (including, where appropriate, assistive technologies) // · // to access and // · // provide information // · // communicate with others. // NZ Curriculum //Key Competencies// 2008 //We want the children to be able to// · Use a range of information retrieval and information processing technologies confidently and competently. Identify, locate, gather, store, and retrieve, process information from a range of sources. · Organise, analyse, synthesize, evaluate and use information. · Present and share information clearly, logically, concisely and accurately. · Be responsive and adaptive to future changes in ICT. · Develop skills of discrimination and critical analysis in relation to media, and to aural and visual messages from other sources. · Be discerning I.e. be able to identify, describe and interpret different points of view, distinguish fact from fiction and argue a case clearly, logically and convincingly. Historically the world has gone through a number of revolutionary cycles. The evolution of the wheel and the development of the printing press were important, and no doubt the reader has heard of the agricultural and industrial revolutions. The world, and in particular education, is currently experiencing another revolution that has its roots in the development of the internet some years ago. What is happening is that there is a fundamental shift in the way that learning and teaching are occurring and for the first time in history there are instances where the pupil knows more than the adult. One example is programming a cell phone. (How would you go on the latest iPhone?)
 * //To improve learner achievement in an innovative education sector, fully connected and supported by the smart use of ICT//. NZ Govt** //ICT Strategy// 2008
 * Our vision is for young people: **
 * Confident **
 * Actively involved **
 * Lifelong learners **
 * //That students are;//**
 * ICT and the Learning Revolution**

The New Zealand government has an overarching ICT strategy that extends to all New Zealanders and all Government Departments. The revised //New Zealand Curriculum// aims to address some of the issues raised above, and is generally regarded by experts as being a world leader. The information enclosed on the cover page is part of the Greendale School strategy to be responsive to this situation.

School can only do so much, and it is important that parents take the time to discuss and debate matters with their children about what is important and why? The development of “family rules” will help put some boundaries in place and help the school to “//Develop skills of discrimination and critical analysis in relation to media, and to aural and visual messages from other sources. Be discerning. I.e. be able to identify, describe and interpret different points of view and distinguish fact from fiction and argue a case clearly, logically and convincingly”// Conversely children may have the opportunity to practice a number of important skills ( Word, email, spreadsheets, Google, desktop publishing etc ) that they can use at school and beyond.