How am I addressing the audiences and their perspectives for my inquiry?
Through my inquiry, I am hoping to develop a more connected and critical thinking student base by providing the students with hands on learning and problems where they will have to come together to think, create, and reflect on ideas that will help to develop their ability.
By reflecting on the ideas of local school community, and how it relates to a wider audience of national and even international outcomes, I will be able to get a better idea of what is needed to be taught.
The local school environment is showing gaps in social behaviours, the student have trouble working through conflict and confrontation in a social setting, which in turn, impairs the students ability to learn and think about ideas that are presented in a classroom setting.
My inquiry is trying to develop these social skills at an early age so that they are able to work together, while simultaneously developing critical thinking and problem solving skills.
These skills of critical thinking and problem solving are reflected throughout the New Zealand Curriculum document. The idea of creating strong, and independent future focused learners is also outlined in this document. By creating these learning experiences, the students will be able to build ideas so that as they grow, they will become stable and connected learners.
The New Zealand Curriculum (2017) states that it would like to develop more confident, connected, and actively involved lifelong learners. By developing collaborative skills early on, it will help to engage the students, and allow them the decision making and problem solving skills needed to build these skills. As this is a national document, it will help to create continuity in education an a future society.
This relates on a larger, international scale as it will help to encourage lifelong learners who are passionate about using interconnections to solve problems and thinking critically. This will help them to get a grasp of a larger perspective and help them in the long run to gain employment where they will help to make a difference in a positive way.
International issues in education contributes to social issues that are arising in a newer generation. As technology has become a focus around education, it would be a benefit that students are able to develop these social skills around issues so they are able to solve problems as a part of a team. Reference
New Zealand. Ministry of Education. (2017). The New Zealand curriculum framework: te anga marautanga o aotearoa.
