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Throughout the 4 Contexts for Learning
Throughout the 4 Contexts for Learning
The 6 WDCs are brought to life throughout a child's entire experience from ELC right the way through to senior phase. They will look different at each stage. To help with understanding how the 6 WDCs will look like at each stage the 6 WDCs Progression Framework can be used.
Drawings used with permission of Single Steps Learning
Here you will find practical tools for use with children and young people of all ages.
IDL and Project Based Learning
IDL and Project Based Learning
As one of the 4 contexts for learning IDL is a key vehicle for allowing children and young people develop and demonstrate these competencies. In West Dunbartonshire we have developed an approach for delivering IDL projects based on Project Based Learning.
Click on the projects below to be taken through some examples.
Community Learning
Community Learning
Learners are more likely to take the risks needed to fully engage in reflection, innovation and problem-solving if they feel they are in a supportive, collaborative learning environment.
Learners are more likely to take the risks needed to fully engage in reflection, innovation and problem-solving if they feel they are in a supportive, collaborative learning environment.
A safe and fair environment needs to be purposefully built, nurtured and maintained by all learners. The well-being of individuals becomes the responsibility of all members of a community.
A safe and fair environment needs to be purposefully built, nurtured and maintained by all learners. The well-being of individuals becomes the responsibility of all members of a community.
Problem Based Learning
Problem Based Learning
Learning becomes engaging when it involves finding and solving problems that are meaningful and relevant to the learner, thus motivating them to explore, innovate and be enterprising. The problems will look very different in the nursery and P1 to how they will in P7. However, the Skills developed are the same.
Learning becomes engaging when it involves finding and solving problems that are meaningful and relevant to the learner, thus motivating them to explore, innovate and be enterprising. The problems will look very different in the nursery and P1 to how they will in P7. However, the Skills developed are the same.
Quality Checking
Quality Checking
Quality Learning
Quality Learning
Teachers and key workers design problem-based experiences which contain quality success criteria with reference to both the process of problem-solving and the solution/final product.
Teachers and key workers design problem-based experiences which contain quality success criteria with reference to both the process of problem-solving and the solution/final product.
During reflection, learners consider the criteria and identify areas where they have met or surpassed the required standards and areas which require improvement.
During reflection, learners consider the criteria and identify areas where they have met or surpassed the required standards and areas which require improvement.
Checking the criteria
Checking the criteria
Reflective Learning
Reflective Learning
People do not learn from experience, they learn from reflecting upon an experience.
People do not learn from experience, they learn from reflecting upon an experience.
Learners identify their strengths and areas for improvement both in their problem-solving processes and also their final products/solutions. Learners are also encouraged to make wider connections and transfer their learning beyond the task at hand.
Learners identify their strengths and areas for improvement both in their problem-solving processes and also their final products/solutions. Learners are also encouraged to make wider connections and transfer their learning beyond the task at hand.
Reflection takes time and must be specifically planned for when designing high quality learning opportunities.
Reflection takes time and must be specifically planned for when designing high quality learning opportunities.
Example of reflection:
Example of reflection:
What Went Well....
What Went Well....
Even Better if. . .
Even Better if. . .
Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning
Learning is more powerful and memorable when learners are engaged in active, immediate and authentic experiences from which they can make personal sense of their world.
Learning is more powerful and memorable when learners are engaged in active, immediate and authentic experiences from which they can make personal sense of their world.
P1 Building an Ark for Noah and all the Animals.
P1 Building an Ark for Noah and all the Animals.
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