BIG IDEAS

AUTHENTIC QUESTION
Key question to be explored throughout study.

CONTEXT

IMMERSION

Recalling prior knowledge – basic facts, terms,   concepts, answers
Explicit teaching to build a knowledge base of key understandings

Introducing and modelling skills and strategies for use throughout the learning pathway

DECIDING

Identifying further questions related to the Authentic Question – narrowing focus areas, selecting areas of interest, as an individual, group or class

FINDING OUT

Researching answers to subsidiary questions with teacher proving facilitation/ support

PROCESSING AND ORGANISING INFORMATION

Demonstrating understanding of facts by organising, translating, interpreting, comparing, giving descriptions and stating main ideas

PRODUCING NEW KNOWLEDGE

Compiling information in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions to create new knowledge/understanding

PRESENTING NEW KNOWLEDGE/ UNDERSTANDINGS

Sharing new knowledge and understandings using a range of learning areas

AUTHENTIC TASK

“Process IS now the content.  The core of our curriculum must focus on such processes as thinking, learning to learn, knowledge production, metacognition, transference of knowledge, decision making, creativity, and group problem solving and knowing how to behave when correct answers are not readily apparent.  These ARE the subject matters of instruction.”                                                                 A Costa 2005