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IMedia- moving ICT forward.

Things have moved on a pace! We have got the go ahead to deliver the OCR iMedia qualiofication next year alongside OCR Nationals- nationals will be our "core" qualifcation and iMedia will be the option- I have checked with OCR and they are not aware of this not being an allowable combination.

We will be using multimedia fusion in order to deliver this. It will also give us a vehicle where we can cover more practical aspects of ICT.

The overall structure of the qualification can be viewed here.

Differentiation in ICT and DT

Next week we are having learning walks in our school. These walks will be focusing on differentiation.

Here are some simple ways of ensuring that differentiation is seen on these walks:

1. Have tasks that are specific to individual learning styles- VAK. Try this questionnaire.
2. Pair students up- so that bright students can share their understandings with those who have not found it quite so easy. This ensures learning is consolidated for the brighter student and they get a boost to their self esteem and the other student receives more instruction and time. This can be further ensured by the use of a seating plan.
3. Display differentiated work on the walls- what is level 4,5 or 6?
4. Have structured activities that allow students to achieve different outcomes.
5. Link learning to national curriculum levels and targets- this will allow students to individualise their learning.
6. Make sure that you have included differentiation and how it will be acvhieved in your planning.

If there are other ways of achieving differentiation in DT and ICT please leave comments on this blog and I will update the post.