2023 - Thrive 6 - School as knowledge creation organization

The structure of the school is predominately driven by learning and assessment. What would a school as a knowledge creation organisation looks like?

Term 1 - 3: Knowledge building with a concurrent, embedded assessment where evidence of knowledge building, its processes and outcomes were captured in technology that serves the dual purpose of formative and summative assessment. 

Term 4: Research and development of reviews of Term 1 and Term 3: Critical act for teachers in D&T in collaboration with students. That is, students have a stake in the design curriculum for the next year. 

This will result in cyclic improvement of curriculum and could redefine the role of instructional programme heads of departments (IPHODs).

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