goals and levels of capability. It is very rare Varsity's curriculum is completely based on to see a lecture format except at the start of a OneNote platform with students able to the day when expectations are established collaborate during group projects. so that students understand what they Students in grades 7-12 use pen-enabled need to achieve for the day. The tablet technology, so all of their lessons personalized nature of the 1:1 program has are designed to work around an been especially beneficial for students who interactive digital approach. have learning and behavior challenges Improving student outcomes because it leads to timely remediation, assistance, and encouragement. It has also Varsity College students have continually allowed high performers to expand performed at high levels. As one of the themselves without traditional classroom largest public schools in Australia, it prides restraints. itself on being ahead of similar schools and comparable to the most elite private Key Technology schools. It maintains a strong focus on All students have access to digital collecting data to ensure its digital platform technology. OneNote is used to store all is improving student learning outcomes. data and plans. Students in grades 4-12 use their own devices running the Driving leadership and a Windows operating system, while students culture of innovation in grades P-3 share Windows 8 tablets. Leadership is the most significant driver of Project-based learning innovation at this school. is a very distinctive leadership development environments program, resulting in an overall philosophy The curriculum at Varsity College is based of improvement through innovation. around VIPs, (Varsity Integrated Projects). Educators, curriculum developers, and the The VIPs allow for strong student overall leadership team is able to trial ideas ownership of learning and are designed to and then test their assumptions using be suitable for students at all levels. quality assurance practices to ensure reliability. Students work in groups on projects but are assessed through a range of different rubrics that take into account the learning outcomes required for each project. Students complete a core element of learning and then progress to a digital project that stretches their core understanding. VIPs have been measured and seen to produce significant growth in student performance across all grade levels. Key Technology
goals and levels of capability. It is very rare to see a lecture format except at the start of the day when expectations are established so that students understand what they need to achieve for the day. The personalized nature of the 1:1 program has been especially beneficial for students who have learning and behavior challenges because it leads to timely remediation, assistance, and encouragement. It has also allowed high performers to expand themselves without traditional classroom restraints. Key Technology All students have access to digital technology. OneNote is used to store all data and plans. Students in grades 4-12 use their own devices running the Windows operating system, while students in grades P-3 share Windows 8 tablets. Project-based learning environments The curriculum at Varsity College is based around VIPs, (Varsity Integrated Projects). The VIPs allow for strong student ownership of learning and are designed to be suitable for students at all levels. Students work in groups on projects but are assessed through a range of different rubrics that take into account the learning outcomes required for each project. Students complete a core element of learning and then progress to a digital project that stretches their core understanding. VIPs have been measured and seen to produce significant growth in student performance across all grade levels. Key Technology Varsity's curriculum is completely based on a OneNote platform with students able to collaborate during group projects. Students in grades 7-12 use pen-enabled tablet technology, so all of their lessons are designed to work around an interactive digital approach. Improving student outcomes Varsity College students have continually performed at high levels. As one of the largest public schools in Australia, it prides itself on being ahead of similar schools and comparable to the most elite private schools. It maintains a strong focus on collecting data to ensure its digital platform is improving student learning outcomes. Driving leadership and a culture of innovation Leadership is the most significant driver of innovation at this school. is a very distinctive leadership development program, resulting in an overall philosophy of improvement through innovation. Educators, curriculum developers, and the overall leadership team is able to trial ideas and then test their assumptions using quality assurance practices to ensure reliability.
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