Looking+to+the+future


 * 1) Importance of Revised NZ curriculum - focus on personalised learning and more flexible learning - need for technology to support and assist in providing more meaningful and flexible learning experiences for students. Tertiary flexible - how does secondary fit into this in some way - modular courses, different timetabling structures, etc???

Darren's edit

 In 2006 the term ‘personalising learning’ was at the forefront of Ministry's ‘Lets talk about: Personalising Learning’.  The ideas within the document are aligned with the revised curriculum, but currently most schools struggle to implement these. They are restricted by structures that reflect 20th century needs.  The ability to 'personalise' learning is one of the real strengths of the VLN. The notion of learning 'anyplace, anytime, anywhere' is at the heart of what we offer
 * Revised curriculum puts the learner at the centre of curriculum
 * VLN also does this - allows students flexibility to choose courses that engage and interest them
 * VLN reinforces the core elements outlined in the curriculum. In terms of vision we want to see learners who are 'connected', 'actively involved' and 'lifelong learners'. We want to improve competencies such as 'managing self' and 'participating'. We want to develop a curriculum that embodies principles such as 'learning to learn' and 'community engagement' and we also want to foster values such 'innovation, inquiry and curiosity'. An environment such as the VLN allows students to develop their own learning pathways, to self-manage, to connect and collaborate with others will reinforce the core elements of the revised curriculum.

//I hope to add more Conor - still hoping to contribute something that you can use//
 * 1) Risk of duplication.'
 * 2) National framework?

also being provided are the 'out of school hours'
 * provision of Professional Learning opportunities [connecting teachers, the advisory service and experts in their fields
 * Music via the Canterbury School of Music to Rural schools [alongside the itinerant teachers of music model
 * meetings of sports coordinators, SPARC, coaches and players of various disciplines
 * Adult and Community Education opportunities
 * satellite schooling provision [proposal in development for WestNet - in practice through Westmount]