Transcript what`s new in home economics?

What’s new
in Home Economics?
Laura McGreevy
Overview
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Cross-curricular opportunities
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Using Mathematics
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ICT
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Communication
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Resource update
CROSS-CURRICULAR SKILLS
The cross-curricular skills of Communication,
Using Mathematics, and Using Information
and Communications Technology (ICT) are
the bedrock skills through which young people
access knowledge.
These skills are developed across the
curriculum and are the responsibility of all
teachers.
Unique subject
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Excellent position to exploit opportunities to
develop our pupils skills and capabilities in a wide
range of contexts.
We naturally develop our pupils practical skills
but we also have the opportunity to explore the
cross curricular skills from our Northern Ireland
curriculum.
USING MATHEMATICS
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Using Mathematics is the skill of applying mathematical
concepts, processes and understanding appropriately in a
variety of contexts. Ideally these should be in relevant real
life situations that require a mathematical dimension.
In HOME ECONOMICS our pupils have opportunities to
develop their Knowledge and Understanding of:
Number and algebra
Handling data
Shape, Space and Measures
Lesson starters and Accredited tasks
CONFUSED?
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CONFUSED?
USING MATHEMATICS
Cereal activity- Handling data
Energy value of drinks from Food a fact of life- Handling
data
Scaling up recipes activity- Shape, Space and Measures
Converting measurements- Shape, Space and Measures
Calculating BMI- Algebra
Formula for cooking meat- Algebra
WHOLE SCHOOL
As part of our whole school commitment to healthy eating we
actively encourage our pupils to drink water instead of high
sugar/energy drinks.
Exploited opportunity to use maths!
USING ICT
In school, ICT forms a vital part of every pupil's
developing knowledge, understanding and experience.
Pupils need a broad range of experiences that reflect
real-world uses of technology.
All teachers have a responsibility to provide learners with
experiences of using ICT appropriate to their subject.
5 ‘E’s
Explore, express, exchange, evaluate and exhibit.
USING ICT
Storyboards and videos
Picture aids using the Ipad- of particular benefit to SEN
pupils
Food a fact of life- nutritional analysis
Food a fact of life videos
Stem Works! CCEA resource
Communication
Communication is central to the whole curriculum.
Children should be able to communicate in order to
express themselves socially, emotionally and
physically, to develop as individuals, engage with
others and contribute as members of society.
The modes of communication include talking and
listening, reading and writing.
The Statutory Curriculum at Key Stage 3: Rationale and Detail, (CCEA, 2007)
COMMUNICATION
CCEA Accredited Communication tasks
Agony aunt letter (anaemia)-Writing
Instructional text, persuasive writing, report writing
Presentation-Talking and Listening
Debate-Talking and Listening
Comprehension-Reading
RESOURCE UPDATE
Key Stage 3 textbook for
Home Economics...
a sneaky peak!
CONTACT DETAILS
Laura McGreevy
St Columbanus’ College
Ballymaconnell Road
Bangor
BT20 5PU
[email protected]