Originally created by: Michael Ball, Education Officer, Oct Adapted by D. Geene, C. Jackson, Education Officers, June 2007

A wise person stood in front of a group of people with a large empty jar. BEGINNING WITH A PARABLE ! Wordlessly he started to fill it.

He used rocks about 2cm in diameter. He then asked the people if the jar was full? They agreed that it was.

So he then poured a box of pebbles into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks. The people laughed.

He then took a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. “Now,” he said, “I want you to recognize that this is your life.”

“The rocks are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children – anything that is so important to you that if it were lost, you would be nearly destroyed. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, your vehicle. The sand is everything else. The small stuff.”

If you put the sand into the jar first, there is not enough room for all the pebbles and the rocks. The same goes for curriculum design. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important. CORE CONCEPTS Pay attention to the CORE CONCEPTS that are critical in the curriculum.

“To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you are going so that you better understand where you are now so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.” - Stephen Covey S even Habits of Highly Effective People THINK “BACKWARDS”

CORECONCEPTS

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS EXPECTATIONS CORECONCEPTS

SPECIFICEXPECTATIONS OVERALL CORECONCEPTS

CREATIVITY COMMUNICATION CULTURE CONNECTIONS CORE CONCEPTS in THE ARTS

Core Concept Creativity EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT

Core conceptRelated concepts Creativity  Aesthetic awareness  Problem solving and Solution seeking  Creative process  Critical Analysis process  Innovation EXAMPLE OF CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT Core concept Communication

Core conceptRelated concepts Communication  Manipulation of elements and forms to convey a thought, feeling, message or idea  Use of new media and technology to convey meaning  Meaning–making: construction and deconstruction of art works with a focus on communicating or analysing the meaning of the work CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT Core concept Culture

Core conceptRelated concepts Culture  Understanding of cultural traditions and innovations  Construction of personal and cultural identity CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CORE CONCEPT Core concept Connections

Core conceptRelated concepts Connections  Connects thinking and feeling  Connections between students  Connections across subjects  Connections to community CORE AND RELATED CONCEPTS

BLOOM’S TAXONOMY Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Understanding Knowledge

KNOWLEDGE Relate Tell Recall Match Define Remembers previously learned material, recalls facts, terms, basic concepts in the approximate form they were learned Name List Recognize Choose Label

COMPREHENSION Explain Rephrase Show Relate Identify Translates, comprehends, or interprets information based on prior learning Compare Describe Outline Organize Classify

APPLICATION Dramatize Restructure Simulate Translate Experiment Selects, transfers and uses data and principles in new situations or to solve new problems or tasks Apply Construct Model Use Practice

ANALYSIS Simplify Summarize Relate to Categorize Differentiate Distinguishes, classifies and relates the assumptions, hypothesis, evidence or structures of a statement or questions Analyze Diagram Classify Contrast Sequence

SYNTHESIS Elaborate Formulate Originate Solve Invent Originates, integrates and combines ideas into a product, plan or proposal that is new Compose Design Develop Propose Adapt

EVALUATION Defend Justify Prioritize Support Prove Appraises, assesses, or critiques on a basis of specific standards and criteria Judge Rank Rate Evaluate Recommend

The Bloom’s Balance Do They Know It? Can They Use It? Knowledge Comprehension Application, Analysis, Synthesis Evaluation