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Introduction to the Riverside ApproachRiverside Approach
‘Where common sense is common practice’
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Great Schools all over the world are an attempt to answer the big questions ……
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Are schools a
‘preparation for life’ or an
‘integral’ part of life?
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What is the meaning of ‘childhood ?’
Are schools for ‘instruction’ or for ‘education’
And finally….
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How can children ‘shape’ their future?
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Riverside began with the same questions…
We would like to share how we have explored them to develop an approach where children and their potentials became the centre of the programme
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The Riverside approach is already being implemented in 6 other schools (4000 students in all) and it is now being used as a framework of excellence for low income schools in the country.
Can it be replicated?
Amrit Vidyalaya, Kalol | TGES, Rajkot | Sant Kabir, Baroda | TGES, Ahmedabad | Tejas Vidyalaya, Baroda | TGES, Jamnagar
Success to Significance
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There are 33 components of the Riverside model
Processes
Behaviours
WhatWhatWhyWhy HowHow
Foundation
Framework
Content
Assessment
1 2 3
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WhyWhy
Foundation
Framework
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The Student as the primary stakeholder forms the foundation of the Riverside approach
Teachers
Parents
StudentCommunity
Why
Foundation
1
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What does this mean?
This becomes a lens against which all decisions on processes, behavior, content, assessment are aligned
Why
Foundation
1
Learning becomes visibleShift from “teacher told me” to “I am doing it”
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WhyFramework
1
AWARE ENABLE EMPOWER
Complex to Simpler(Revealing / Uncovering)
Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3
Dependence to Independence(making visible strategies)
Independence to Interdependence(be the change)
The learning journey
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The new 3 ‘R’s’WhyFramework
1
Student Teacher Parent
Community
RelevanceThe ‘Why’ of what we do
RigorThe practice and honing of a skill as a craft
RelationshipsThe ‘Reciprocal’ partnerships
Nurturing and Celebrating Voice and Choice
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What do these mean?WhyFramework
1
Relevance
Relationships
Rigor
No longer teaching for the test – but learning for life
No mediocrity – no compromises
The strength of the team(enable and not label )
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HowHow
Processes
Behaviors
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ProcessesHow
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How does common sense become common practice?
Teachers
Parents
StudentCommunity
Choice and Voice
Revisit, Review, Refine
Be the Change
aProCh
Win Win
By your Students
Bridging the Gap
Audit
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What does this mean?
These processes ensure that the non-negotiable goals are visible and accessible to all stakeholders
Makes common sense – common practicesShift from “I am told to do” to “I am doing it”
ProcessesHow
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How
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Choice and Voice
Revisit, Review, Refine
Be the Change
By your Students
PlannerIncorporates learnings from MI, TfU, Blooms Taxonomy, Differentiated instruction
Active ResearchDocumenting to learnPedagogical Question - adolescenceWalls as second skin
ProjectsDisparity is a realityCitizenship projects
Time to LearnTime tableReflectionHumility in Practice
Common SenseCommon Sense Common PracticeCommon Practice
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How
2Common SenseCommon Sense Common PracticeCommon Practice
InitiativesCity as my playground – a nostalgia for the future
Parent/School PartnershipsWe cant do this without you
Win Win Professional DevelopmentMaximise my potential to maximise student potential ( 45 days of PD)
aProCh
Bridging the Gap
Audit Asset TestsQuality feedback
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Behaviours
How
2The behaviors that create a culture of common sense
Collegial
Abundance Mentality
Peer and Public Scrutiny
Buddy Interaction
Teachers
Parents
StudentCommunity
Closing the Loop
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What does this mean?
How the non-tangibles are given expression
The glue that binds a programme Shift from “I am told to do” to “I am doing it”
BehavioursHow
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How
2Non-tangibleNon-tangible ExpressionExpression
Outside Comfort ZoneNon-scripting and application of understanding
SharingThis is not the last great idea you will have
Teacher CommunityDialogue driven around the practice and student concerns
Building CommunityNo talent is of value unless shared
Collegial
Abundance Mentality
Peer and Public Scrutiny
Buddy Interaction
Now and not laterApplaud, critique, resolve – now!
Closing the loop
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WhatWhat
Content
Assessment
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WhatContent
3 The Beacons that guide each Key Stage of development
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Student
Key Stage 3
Language Package
Intra / inter personal skills
Craftsmanship
Creative Thinking
Key Stage 1 – Journey to self awareness
Logical Thinking
Scientific Thinking
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BeaconBeacon Content ChoiceContent Choice (aware)
quality determines value bringing pride and self worth
self awareness that leads to knowledge of competencies -Inter personal leads to team work
Language Package
to make the complex world simpler
Craftsmanship
Inter – Intra personal skills
Creative Thinking
nurturing and celebrating curiosity which enables habits of mind ( risk taking, inquiring, research )
WhatContent
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BeaconBeacon Content Choice ( aware )
Logical thinking provides skills (sequencing, options, prioritizing ) to reach destination
Scientific thinking
attributing natural phenomena to reasoning by using the skill of observation - and not magic
WhatContent
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Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Student
Key Stage 3
Language Package
Intra / inter personal skills
Craftsmanship
Creative Thinking
Key Stage 2 – Dependence to Independence ( enable )
Logical /Mathematical Thinking
Scientific Thinking
Problem Solving
Citizenship
Adaptability – Digital Literacy
WhatContent
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BeaconBeacon Content Choice (enable)
providing strategies to traverse the journey from novice to proficiency
providing strategies that make ‘visible’ the journey of growth, be it social, physical, emotional or cognitive
Language Package
providing strategies to help traverse the journey from appreciation to enjoyment
Craftsmanship
Inter – Intra personal skills
Creative Thinking
providing strategies to nurture ‘thinking outside the box’ to address specific need/audience ( CoRT )
WhatContent
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BeaconBeacon Content Choice (enable)
Logical Mathematical thinking
providing strategies to understand causal relations in real world scenarios
Scientific thinking
providing strategies to develop the scientific temperament ( hypothesis to experimentation )
Problem Solvingproviding strategies to identify the problem as a ‘problem’ and solve the problem in the best possible manner
Adaptability – Digital Literacy
not being helpless ‘outside comfort zone’
WhatContent
3
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Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
Student
Key Stage 3
Language Package
Intra / inter personal skills
Craftsmanship
Creative Thinking
Key Stage 3 – Independence to Interdependence ( Be the Change )
Logical /Mathematical Thinking
Scientific Thinking
Problem Solving
Citizenship
Adaptability – Digital Literacy
WhatContent
3
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The beacons will ‘empower’ us to make the best choices keeping our ‘competencies’ to solve problems
and fashion products that are of value in one or more cultures!
Be the Change
Key Stage 3 – Independence to Interdependence ( empower )
WhatContent
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Assessment
Feedback and strategies to help the student become an empowered learner
Pre-Assessment
Peer Assessment
Self Assessment
Ongoing (formative and summative )
What
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Pre-Assessment
Ongoing
Formative
Checks the current level of readiness or interest in order to plan for appropriate instruction
A process of accumulating information about a student’s progress to help make instructional decisions that will improve his/her understandings and achievement levels.
A means to determine a student’s mastery and understanding of information, skills, concepts, or processes.
Ongoing
Summative
AssessmentWhat
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Peer Assessment
Self Assessment
Enables you to understand ‘WHAT’ is good work – thereby helping you to give and get constructive feedback
A process of looking at the rubrics and self directing your course of learning
AssessmentWhat
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Evidence File
Student Led Portfolio
Teacher Progress evaluation
Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3
Evidence File
Student Led Portfolio - Digital
Teacher Progress evaluation
First Exam cum Jury system – Grade 7
Self directed - Evidence File
Teacher Progress evaluation
Board Exam cum Jury system
AssessmentWhat
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How do we know the model works?
Data driven - ASSET
Global Recognition
School Design Award-designshare
Ashoka Fellowship for ‘Knock Out’ idea
Partnerships with IIM / NID
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Comparision with all schools : Comparision with top-10 schools
Winter 2007 Winter 2007
Class English Maths Science Students Class English Maths Science Students
3 146.34% 141.18% 131.82% 21 3 109.89% 112.34% 103.57% 21
4 133.08% 134.02% 128.89% 23 4 100.29% 105.56% 102.65% 23
5 138.99% 149.75% 133.33% 25 5 106.06% 113.86% 104.11% 25
6 138.30% 137.50% 127.01% 21 6 102.02% 107% 100.37% 21
7 123.93% 127.54% 124.12% 21 7 96.19% 102.33% 100.82% 21
Winter 2006 Winter 2006
Class English Maths Science Students Class English Maths Science Students
3 143.01% 136.25% 123.28% 25 3 109.92% 110.10% 99.57% 25
4 144.17% 140.71% 121.83% 25 4 111.25% 114.80% 100% 25
5 134.80% 145.02% 126.77% 19 5 107.55% 113.33% 112.05% 19
6 130.58% 138.07% 111.17% 13 6 100.80% 106.11% 93.09% 13
Asset Results
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Winter 2005 Winter 2005
Class English Maths Science Students Class English Maths Science Students
3 - 135.14% - 24 3 - 108.70% - 24
4 136.50% 129.48% 115.60% 14 4 112.19% 113.77% 105% 14
5 110.58% 113.19% 109.24% 12 5 91.01% 86.55% 90.54% 12
Winter 2004 Winter 2004
Class English Maths Science Students Class English Maths Science Students
3 - 127.84% - 12 3 - 110.71% - 12
4 70.14% 115.74% 100.88% 6 4 51.39% 84.44% 83.52% 6
Comparison with all schools : Comparison with top-10 schools
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Riverside believes that the purpose of education should be to make our children more competent and less helpless …..
If we can do this on a daily basis, they will emerge empowered with a sense of Well Being and therefore, succeed more and struggle less.
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Therefore we need to ask ourselves….
How do we make this
approach common practice for all children.
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Thank You
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