1. GRADE 12 MoE CHANGES
Ministry of Education Grade 12 Assessment and Examinations
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2. Welcome Principals English Teachers of Grade 12
Zone English Supervisors
Operators
Government Schools - ADEC
Private Schools
Adult Education Schools
Family Development Schools
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3. The Lion and the Gazelle
In the eyes of the lion,
The Gazelle’s weakness was seen.
And the eyes of the Gazelle
Found the lion’s strength…
“In the Lion’s Eye “
by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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4. The Lion or the Gazelle ? Who is the Gazelle? Who is the Lion?
How do they support each other?
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5. The Support Document 8. Rubrics 9. Principals as Curriculum Leaders
1. Key Messages
2. Mark Distribution
3. Electronic Mark Submission
4. Continuous Assessment
5. Examination Specifications
6. Examination Skills
7. Examination Examples
8. Rubrics
9. Principals as Curriculum Leaders
Students’ information
Parents information
Students’ futures
10. Unit Outlines examples
11. Communication
Contents
Contents continued
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6. Key Messages of Change Pg 3
MOE requirements
On Location text book is only 1 resource
A different teaching style will make the difference to student success
Practice versus revision
CEPA is NOT compulsory
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7. Each semester EXAM 50% : CA 50% Weightings Pg 4 and 5
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8. Changed Weighting CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT Quizzes Writing Portfolio
Project
35%
15%
20%
30%
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9. Electronic Marks Pg 6 + 7 2x per semester
Evidence of all tasks performed MUST be retained by teachers for each student
A mark book MUST be kept
Enter marks on the top line
Bottom line (raw marks) is calculated by the computer
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10. Continuious Assessment Pg 8 + 29
Possible tasks
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11. Portfolio Pg 9 and 30 Developing skills for a successful future
Self and peer reflection
Goal setting
Independent learner
Community service
Showing progress of learning
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12. Project Pg 10 + 31 Developing skills for a successful future
Working together
Creative thinking
Problem solving
Time management
Team responsibility
Research
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13. Changed Exam Specifications Pg 11
Area
Items
Subsets
Context
Time %
Reading mc
Main idea
3 texts
60min 25
Vocabulary
Grammar
And
Writing
Listening
Speaking
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14. New Examination Skills Pg 12
What do they look like?
What teaching and learning needs to take place to prepare students?
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15. Examination Examples Pg 13
Mock exams will be available on the MOE website
go to the assessment link – student mock exams
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16. Rubrics Pg 24 Example: Speaking – provides reasons Mark Performance 3
Opinion stated with excellent evidence 2
Opinion stated with adequate evidence 1
Opinion stated with no evidence
Does not respond or response is unrelated
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17. Support Pg 27 Students Principals Parents Teachers
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18. Principals as Curriculum Leaders Pg 27
Principals and Operators as partners
Be positive and enthusiastic about the change
Visit classrooms with enthusiasm for the different learning
Publicly support Grade 12 teachers
with class visits
with students
with parents
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19. Principals support teachers
Help teachers retain their different teaching style
Trust the process
Work as a positive partnership
Principal
Parents
Teachers
Operator
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20. Principals support parents, students, teachers Pg 28
Inform students of reasons for the change
Support parents in understanding the change
Involve the Grade 12 teachers in communication with students and parents
Encourage the Grade 12 teachers in their teaching practice
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21. Parents supporting students Pg 33
Principals
Students
Parents
Teachers
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22. Preparing for the future - A Change Pg 34 + 35
STUDENTS
THE REALITY
SOLUTIONS
What do students need now?
Only 3% of students gain direct access to UAE Universities without foundation
Different teaching and learning style
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23. Teachers supporting students
Teachers and Operators work cooperatively to:
offer varied learning experiences
offer wide reading on the themes
develop reading strategies to be better readers and writers
provide opportunities to practice reading, writing, listening, speaking
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24. The text book is only 1 resource
Text book themes
Discussion and portfolio reflection
English TV and radio
Wide reading -a range of different texts
Reading strategies to support understanding
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25. Different teaching style student success
Students exchanging ideas
Students working collaboratively
Students working on different activities using different resources in the same class
Learning related to the real world
Teacher as group facilitator
A range of teaching experiences in and outside the classroom
Grammar, vocabulary and language structures taught in context
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26. DIFFERENT CLASSROOM GROUPINGS
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27. Revision versus practice
Limit revision – maximize class time
Practice don’t memorize
Practice don’t revise
There are no facts to revise
Practice skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening
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28. Your choices
Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past
Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today
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29. Supporting a change in teaching and learning
Unit examples Pg
Supporting a change in teaching and learning
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30. Communication change - your next step Pg 42
For further clarification:
PPP and Model Schools
Contact Operator personnel in your school
Advisers, Cluster Managers, PMA’s
Private and Adult Schools
Contact your Zone Supervisors
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31. Communication step #2 When further/new information comes to hand
the above contact groups will advise you
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32. Key messages 1. MOE requirements
2. On Location text book is only 1 resource
3. The different teaching style by Grade 12 teachers will make the difference to student success
4. Practice versus revision
5. CEPA is NOT compulsory
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33. Working towards success for students
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34. Reflection Student reflection The Lion or Gazelle
If we are to work together to help our Grade 12 students how far will you cast your net?
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35. With thanks Kariman Al Jallad, English Supervisor
Abu Dhabi Education Zone
Jamila Al-Hassani, English Supervisor
Al Ain Education Zone
Ghada Mahmoud Suleiman, English Supervisor
Al Gharbia Education Zone
Margaret Atkinson, PPP Contract Manager English
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