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Website for the recently relaunched Opening Minds curriculum model from the RSA

This looks interesting but haven't quite got to grips with how it might look in the classroom. I'd be interested in any examples.

Have a look at the videos in this series from Teachers TV, some of them used Opening Minds. http://www.teachers.tv/series/ks3-new-curriculum

Fascinating and practical post from Oliver. Interesting it ties in with the findings from talking to my year 7 form for purpos/ed - above everything else they wanted more choice in their curriculum.

I saw David Puttman talking about this film at a 'Curriculum Foundation' conference ( Mick Waters is just so inspiring!) We so need to address the issues raised!

Inspirational stuff.

Interesting post - about games in education, but actually about all learning experiences. My next big problem (wrong word?) is how to do this kind of stuff inside a school that's moving very slowly or not at all in this direction. I'm all for being disruptive, but what happens to those students who get taught by me in a student-centered, project based if they then move on to someone who has a more teacher centered approach the following year?

What happens to those students who get taught by me in a student-centered, project based if they then move on to someone who has a more teacher centered approach the following year? They either revert to being passive learners or they demand more from the next teacher who then has a choice.... Also, expectations from whole school need to be cranked up if slow in this regard. (However, I do understand why some schools are finding it hard to move on, it requires energy and drive to do this, things which are being drained from our schools and leaders because of so many pressures and anxieties) . As they say though, our students only get one shot at this ......

I love this as a way forward to an enquiry led curriculum

SOLO, which stands for Structure of Observed Learning Outcome, provides a systematic way of describing how a learner's performance grows in complexity when mastering many tasks. Suggested by @dougbelshaw as more relevant to 21st C schools than Bloom.

I think this could fit in with the Welsh curriculum quite nicely

Practical examples of getting the kind of immersion that Ewan was talking about in his article

Getting learners to co-construct as well. Immersion can lead to 'flow' which is total engagement or absorption which is fun and edifying.

Recently updated to include a full phonics section and some resources directed at KS2

has got to be the way forward