THE TRANSITION YEAR PROGRAMME European Studies …过渡年计划欧洲的研究….pptVIP

* * * Attitudes/ skills/ knowledge Process nt product 3 Ts – thinking/ teamwork/ technology * * * * * * * * * * * * Michael OLeary Michael OLeary The Second Level Support Service is funded by the Department of Education and Science under the National Development Plan The Second Level Support Service is funded by the Department of Education and Science under the National Development Plan THE TRANSITION YEAR PROGRAMME European Studies Conference Dublin 2013 TRANSITION YEAR INTRODUCED IN 1973 163 SCHOOLS BY 1993 MAINSTREAMED IN 1994 Over 550 SCHOOLS IN 2012/13 APROX. 30,000 STUDENTS APROX. 80% OF ALL POST PRIMARY SCHOOLS CERTIFIED by Dept. of Education and Science in 2000 Michael OLeary AIMS of Transition Year Michael OLeary Education for MATURITY with emphasis on social awareness increased social competence Education through experience of ADULT WORKING LIFE as a basis for personal development maturity Promotion of general, technical and academic SKILLS with an emphasis on interdisciplinary and self-directed learning TRANSITION YEAR Mission Statement of Transition Year “To promote the personal, social, vocational, and educational development of students and to prepare them for their role as autonomous and participative members of society” (Dept of Education , Transition Year Guidelines 1994/1995 ) Michael OLeary Transition Year Guidelines 2. Prepare students for their role as autonomous, participative and responsible members of society 3. Enable students to take a greater responsibility for their own learning and decision making. 4. Help students to develop a range of transferable critical thinking and creative problem solving skills Michael OLeary Transition Year Guidelines 5. Prepare students for the world of work. 6. Enable students to develop basic competencies in key areas according to their individual needs, including remediation where appropriate. This would include: Identification and elimination of weakness Development of self