1. The Similarities/Differences Between it and a Single Cell Class
The Sports Class
The Similarities/Differences
Between it and a
Single Cell Class

2. As mentioned earlier, the main difference is the learning context.
Sport, physical education, fitness, health and other related fields are used as the learning context to help support students to grasp concepts, ideas and understandings.

3. I Know Your Worries!
I guess the main fears, concerns, worries and questions that parents have are the following:
How is this class different to another class?
Does the classroom programme and content still follow the current NZ Curriculum Framework, National Standards and it’s objectives and learning outcomes? Also, does it raise student achievement?
Is it just all about playing sport?

4. Learning Intentions
Each teaching lesson/session taught in the classroom has a goal. That goal is for the student to have understood the idea, concept or understanding that is being taught. This comes in the form of a learning intention.

5. ‘To create bar, line and pie graphs on Excel using this data’
Numeracy/I.C.T
Learning Intentions
‘To create a simple data spreadsheet on Excel using statistics from two Super 14 players’
‘To create bar, line and pie graphs on Excel using this data’
‘To learn various techniques to enhance the visual impact of the graphs’
‘To calculate the mean, (average), median, mode and range from the data’
‘To analyse the data and make judgements, statements and conclusions from it’

6. So What’s the Same/Different?
The learning intention/s
Different
What data is used. A single cell class might use students birthdates; I used data from the testrugby.com website

7. Literacy Learning Intention
‘To be able to structure/scaffold and write a piece of procedural writing using the appropriate language features’

8. So What’s the Same/Different?
The learning intention
Different
What information is used. A single cell class might use recipes (how to bake a cake) or similar (how to make something.) I used the opportunity to get the kids to either learn how to perform a new skill or reinforce one they already had. For example, ‘How to put curve on a shot at goal in football.’

9. Integrated Studies
Each Integrated Studies Unit at NX studied each Term has the following:
The Enduring Understandings (what concepts/ideas or the ‘big picture’ we wish them to grasp.
The Essential Questions (the vital questions that will help them gain those understandings.

10. Integrated Studies: ‘Systems’
Many Learning Intentions from all subject areas can be covered in an Integrated Unit. I will now show you how this is possible using the ‘Systems’ Integrated Unit.

11. Integrated Studies: ‘Systems’
Enduring Understandings
Systems are a part of existence.
Changing one part of a system affects other parts.
Essential Questions
How does change impact on systems?
How are we interconnected with our environment?

12. So What’s the Same/Different?
The learning intention/s
Different
What information is used. A single cell class might look at Food Chains (Webs) as an example.
There will be many Reading Learning Intentions covered in the Unit ranging from Skimming, Scanning, Find, Select and Retrieve Information to Making Inferences

13. Integrated Studies: ‘Systems’
In the Sports Class we looked at the following:
Body Systems: Visual Language. Websites/Charts/Models/Videos/Infographics
Training Methods and Energy Systems: Writing; Explanation Writing. What are the major differences between the three energy systems and how does this influence/affect how we train?
Political Systems (Apartheid): Writing; Information Report Writing. Websites/Charts
The System of a Debate: Procedure of a Debate and Persuasive Writing. Sports Debates. For example, Moot = ‘Technology and Video Should Not Be Used In Sport.’