1. TISOL Information Evening for parents – February 2008 United We Learn

2. TISOL – FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Thinking points

3. Who owns the school? TISOL is owned and operated by the International Education Agency The IEA has been in existence for 30 years and operates more than 20 schools across PNG.

4. What is the IEA’s Aim? The International Education Agency provides high quality private education, meeting the needs of individual learners in a caring environment. IEA Mission Statement

5. What does TISOL offer? A comprehensive education from Early Childhood to Grade Six A safe and caring environment Resources and facilities appropriate to learning Innovative and current teaching and learning A technology rich learning environment Access to professional support and development for all teachers and professional staff Two parallel programmes at different fee levels

6. What is the TISOL programme? The TISOL Programme absorbed Primary students from Coronation in 2006 and offers a lower fee education Class sizes can be up to 33 per class Students can access all resources at the school Some specialist teacher support is available

7. What is the TISOL - Plus programme? The TISOL Programme continued from the original TISOL primary school which was a higher fee programme Class sizes are usually lower than in the TISOL programme Students have access to a wide range of resources Additional specialist teacher support is provided

8. What about Grade 7 onwards? In Lae Coronation College offers PNG and International Curriculum from Grades 7 to 12 TAFE courses in many subjects are provided at Coronation Boarding facilities are available at Coronation Coronation College is also an IEA school Many other centres offer IEA schooling from Early Years to Grade 12 and TAFE Colleges

9. What is the IEA Curriculum? It is an International Curriculum… Students from a diverse range of cultural groups from both ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ Papua New Guinea attend IEA schools. The IEA curriculum outcomes outline a learning journey which prepares students for the next stage of schooling whether it is in Papua New Guinea or elsewhere in the world. The Curriculum interfaces especially well with the curricula of Western Countries.

10. What areas does the IEA Curriculum cover?  Early Childhood – covering all subjects  English  Mathematics  Science  Society and the Environment  The Arts  PE Health Personal Development  Technology How are these different to you own school experience?

11. What are the IEA Curriculum Five Key Outcomes? That each child will…  Be self-directing  Communicate effectively  Behave ethically  Work collaboratively  Analyse and solve problems How might these be valuable skills and traits for your child growing up and in later life?

12. What is the IEA Approach to Learning? It has an Outcomes Based Approach… The identification of learning outcomes allows for a clear statement of the curriculum, presented in a way that ensures that students move along a continuum to achieve the next level of learning of which they are capable.

13. What are Learning Outcomes? Outcomes describe some form of achievement for the student. Science Achievement Level 1 Level Outcome 1.01 Apply simple systems of classification to a range of materials Identify some uses of materials Identify changes in materials using senses Discuss familiar technologies that change materials such as cooking Identify changes in materials using senses

14. IEA Curriculum: Outcome Based Design The Learner The Five IEA Key Outcomes The Level Outcomes The Contributing Outcomes

15. IEA Curriculum Subject – Time Allocation Early Learning (to Grade 2) Primary School (to Grade 8) Core Focus on English and Mathematics Other curriculum areas may be integrated Focus on discrete curriculum areas (subjects) Time

16. IEA Curriculum: Approaches to Teaching Subject BasedThematicIntegrated  curriculum areas planned for and taught separately  themes of study cross over a number of curriculum areas  curriculum areas are easily identifiable  topic selected has relevance to the cultural, maturational and academic needs of a class  different curriculum areas are woven together.  implementation of all curriculum areas can be viewed as a year-long process.

17. What are the achievement levels about? How is this different from a Grade based curriculum? Learning outcomes are arranged around five achievement levels for students from Prep to Grade 8. The levels do not correlate with any grade but are sequential. Students starting school would normally be working towards outcomes stated for Level 1 and students in Grade 8 would be working around level 5.

18. IEA Curriculum: PNG Perspective Each of the IEA curriculum documents includes a section which outlines ways in which the subject can be taught with PNG Perspectives in mind.

19. IEA Curriculum: Equity All students in IEA schools have the right to take full advantage of the education they are offered. IEA Core Document How will my child benefit from individualised learning?

20. IEA Curriculum: Student Focussed “ How students feel - about themselves, about their teachers, about their curriculum and the whole experience of school – is crucially related to the quality of their learning.” Alfie Kohn, 2004 How can we ensure that students feel positive about their learning experiences?

21. IEA Curriculum: ICT Integration “IC Technologies facilitate the kinds of learning, thinking, and analysis that today’s world demands.” M. Waraschauer, 2006 How important are ICT skills going to be in the future? ▪ supporting moves to higher order thinking ▪ developing all facets of information literacy skills ▪ engaging students in learning tasks ▪ developing literacy skills in a wide range of contexts ▪ sharing learning experiences across subject boundaries.

22. Future Challenges? “The world has its own problems in this century, as we have already seen. Making learning seductive, engaging, challenging, ambitious and global is as great a design task as any of us have ever faced.” Stephen Heppell, 2005 How can we all contribute to building schools for the future?

23. The International School of Lae Association Incorporated AGM Thursday, 28 th February 6pm

24. Any Questions?