COSA+

Whole School Literacy Enrichment Model

VISUAL ALIGNMENT OF FOCUS/CONCEPTS:

Engage in
collaboraBve
professional
development to
improve
outcomes for
the students

Literacy Block

IdenBfy what
engages students
and how to
implement this in
the classroom
context (technology)

Inquiry Based
Approach (Kay
Lowe), targeSng
outcomes across the
developmental
conBuum

VerBcal Timetableling:
allowing students to
ow across the stages
whilst engaging all
students and
providing
opportuniBes to
engage in giVed
pedagogies

COSA+ Project

Increase the
levels of student
engagement in
Literacy across
all stages whilst
catering to all
levels of ability

VariaBon to
environment,
content, process and
product

Enrichment

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COLLABROATIVE DIGITAL NEWSLETTER

Teachers select a specic genre/KLA (Drama, Art, Poetry
etc.) to expolore/parBcipate in. Children are then required
to collate a newspaper page (collaboraBon) to show their
experience. In addiBon there would be a central group of
students organsied to collate/record/broadcast (possibly
senior students or those with excepBonal abiliBes in this
area). Whole school celebraBon via distribuBon online &
sharing at assembly.

ST MARY'S HAS GOT TALENT SHOWCASE

Teachers select a specic genre/KLA (Drama, Art, Poetry
etc.) to expolore/parBcipate in. Students work on hands
on acBvity to explore/develop conceputal understanding.
They then work to create a journal entry using technology
to demonstrate learning journey. Whole school
celebraBon via digital presentaBon at assembly.

COSA+Whole School Literacy

Enrichment Model
Concept Chart 1
LITERACY MOSAICS

QUESTIONABLE QUANDRIES

* Teachers select a specic topic focus (E.g.: RoboBcs/

Math Problems/Horrible Histories) and link it in with a
litearacy skill focus (E.g.: K-2: 1 x teacher descripBve
wriBng linking to Horrible Histories, 1 x teacher
proceedure wriBng linking to RoboBcs etc.). VariaBon to
product/process & content as per teacher & student
negoBaBon and needs for dierentaBon. Whole school
celebraBon via presentaBon of a digital poster to
demonstrate learning (future teaching tool?) & sharing at
assembly.

Teachers pose real life quesBons/problems (E.g.: How can

we provide assistance the homless people in our
community? or How can we reduce the amount of
rubbish in our school environment? If I were teacher for a
day I would ....). Students research the problem, generate
new ideas & formulate a strategic plan to solve the
problem (using a model), and create a document (yer/
newslefer/poster etc.) to demonstrate understanding &
arBculate their soluBon/process/idea/thoughts. Whole
school celebraBon via digital presentaBon at assembly.

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INSTRUCT/DESCONSTRUCT/RECONSTRUCT/INSTRUCT
Students work to create a set of instrucBons to teach
someone else how to perform a certain task. Using a
creaBve wriBng twist, e.g.: MinecraV Mania/Lego City/
Bridge Structures/Tall Towers/Bmes tables/origami.
children look at these things and then write a story/
poem/rap etc. to instruct other students. A set of books
are created to share in the library.

TELL ME A STORY
Teachers create a workshop based on their favourite
book (e.g.: Where The Wild Things Are). The children
explore the book with teacher guidance through a
variety of mediums (1. dramaBc play 2. visual depicBon/
movie/TV 3. Puppetry) . Children and teachers work to
create their own depicBon of the story to showcase
(max. 5 minute producBon/song/scene etc.).

COSA+Whole School Literacy

Enrichment Model
Concept Chart 2

WRITE THIS
Teachers create a workshop based on their favourite
genre of wriBng. Children work through the workshops
to learn about this kind of wriBng (e.g.: Haikau poetry,
comic strips etc.) and then create their own version
based on a whole school theme (e.g.: Australia, Nature,
Recycling). This is collated into a book to put into the
library.

TWISTING TALES
Teachers select a story/fable/song/rhyme to explore.
Children explore the selected wriBng and then work to
rewrite the item with a new theme/idea/twist. (E.g.: Jack
and Jill become Elsa & Anna or The Very Hungry
Caterpillar is rewrifen as The Very Hairy Fairy). This is
collated into a book or showcase.

SOME KEY QUESTIONS: What do we see as feasible? What are our objectives? How can we use the above to meet our objectives? Can
we think of other methods to meet our objectives? What is our focus? What can we use from the above as a starting point? Can we
cut and paste or mash ideas together to reach a trial concept? How will we measure success? Can we see opportunities to drive
forward with? Is there room for this in our school now? Can this form part of our strategic management plan (Element 7) for
improvement? Does the COSA+ Project lend itself to including enrichment? How will the Kay Lowe approach fit with our model?

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RANDOM STAFF SURVEY:

What do we take out?

Where do we fit it in?
It needs to be outcome
driven.

Start small own class.

Design a project, plan, set a
goal, produce a product.
Have a block of time e.g.: 5
weeks (3 weeks too small).
Reevaluate next year to see if we
can grow it.

It would be good to imbed into

literacy.
Trial it over a limited time frame.

Keep infants and primary separate.

Great leadership opportunities for kids in Year 2
and Year 6.
Connect to literacy and have an explicit literacy
link e.g.: descriptive writing. Have different
focus links and rotate them around over a year
and children rotate around during the year.
Teachers could reuse the program then.
Time is the biggest constraint.
Expert teacher and differentiation is the key.
PD opportunity if we have a cyclic program, i.e.:
use/evaluate/improve/reimplement.

Have seen these kinds of fads

before.
Parents need to take responsibility
for these kids learning like with the
special needs kids.
Something has to go and it is usually
sport.

It is a concern that staff

dont contribute to open
discussion on topics.
Cant please everyone.
Aligns with strategic plan.
Has to be authentic and
use 21st century learning.
Across the whole school
would be good (mixing all
students together).
Link to literacy

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STAFF CONCERNS/QUESTIONS/SUGGESTIONS: SWOT ANALYSIS

Strengths
! COSA+ link
! Diverse staff
! Collaborative &
talented staff
! Technology
knowledge & assets
! Genuine concern for
student welfare
! Parent/community
support
! Mindset to grow and
improve whole school
practice & classroom
practice
! Willingness to try
! Integrated approach
could reduce
programming (long
term)
! Providing leadership
opportunities for kids

Weaknesses

! Perceived additional
workload to staff
! Concerns:
Where do we fit it?
What has to go?
! Lack of conceptual
understanding - feeling
it is a specialist field
! Trying to please all
staff it is not going to
happen
! No prewritten model,
policy or procedure to
base identification
upon (future direction)

OpportuniBes
! Vertical timetabling
! Integrated approach
! Increase student
engagement
! New approach in
alignment with new
Syllabus, BOSTES &
Strategic Plan
! PD in G&T pedagogy
st
! Innovative 21
teaching practice
! Catering to high
achieving & possibly
gifted students with
support
! Become leading school
in this kind of practice
(no one else doing it
well in region)
! Integrate Kay Lowe
literacy approach

Threats

! Limitation by outcome
! Limitation by time
! Non commitment to
project by some staff
! Inconsistent approach
! Mindset: Parents
responsibility to extend.
! No follow through (fad -
like past attempts at
enrichment)
! Overloaded curriculum
! Tall Poppy Syndrome
from community

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BUILDING THE CONCEPT: What is on the table?

Grouping

OrganisaBon
Planning &
Content
ReporBng/
Recording
Models/
Scaolds

Own class
Buddy Class
Ability
Interest
Stage
Infants/Primary
Whole School

During literacy block

AVernoon when there is no PE or
Performing Arts
Predetermined Bme frame (e.g.: 3 weeks)

Set by teacher
Whole school concept/focus
Outcome driven
ConBuum plaoorm

Project teacher responsibility to collate

Classroom teacher responsibility to report
CollaboraBon using conBnuum
(boardroom board)

Gagne DMGT (talent development)

Maker Model (process, product, content,
environment)
The Design Process
TASC Wheel

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MAKER MODEL OF CURRICULUM DIFFERENTATION: A sound framework to provide differentiation for the Gifted Child.

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TWO PROPOSED MODELS AS TOOLS FOR TEACHING/LEARNING











TASC (Thinking Actively in a Social Context) Wheel

The Design Process