Key Competencies and Digital Photography

I am a great advocate of the New Zealnd revised curriculum. The key competencies are the foundation for preparing our 21st century children for a 21st century where the rate of change is exponential. At Puketapu School I believe that the key competencies are visible in the classroom, in relationships and at playtime. What I was a little unsure of was how explicit we were in teaching and talking about these competencies. Always looking for a way to do things smarter, I wanted to integrate the promotion of ICT and a natural forum to promote class blog sites. To do this I promoted a scheme of work where a group of gifted and talented children worked with me for one afternoon per week to develop a blog which we could use as a platform to exhibit the key competencies through the use of digital photograpy. I was ably assisted by a parent who works as a professional photographer and I think the results speak for themselves. Check out these outstanding pieces of work.