{"id":14544,"date":"2021-01-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/bjoda-ollum-skolum-landsins-nytt-matstaeki\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:16:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:16:27","slug":"offer-all-the-countrys-schools-a-new-canteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/bjoda-ollum-skolum-landsins-nytt-matstaeki\/","title":{"rendered":"Offer all schools in the country a new food measure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three local authorities are offering all schools in the country a new food tool free of charge. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the autumn of 2016, the municipalities of \u00c1rborg, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and Reykjanesb\u00e6r have been in professional collaboration on the translation and adaptation of an assessment tool used by schools to evaluate the academic competence, knowledge and experience of students of foreign origin in their own language. At the end of 2018, Fellask\u00f3li in Reykjav\u00edk also joined the collaboration.<\/p>\n

Progress assessment for international students<\/h4>\n

The assessment is hosted on the website of the National Education Agency, which also took on the task of applying for the translation rights from Skolverket in Sweden. The material is open to all.Language assessment for international students | The National Centre for Education (mms.is)<\/a> However, all the necessary materials to administer the Position Assessment can be found there, such as instructional guides, tasks, scoring rubrics and summary documents. There are also promotional videos presenting the history of the Position Assessment, the administration of each section, practical considerations and the conclusion.<\/p>\n

There has been a great need for a robust assessment tool for students of foreign origin in this country. The project aims to build on students' strengths and enhance their learning abilities, and to respond as early as possible to the individual learning needs of each student through early assessment and targeted intervention in the early stages of their schooling in a new country. The emphasis is on viewing the Placement Assessment as an assessment tool, not a test, and the assessment is divided into three levels:<\/p>\n

Level 1 \u2013 prior knowledge and experience:<\/h4>\n

Support schools in placing students in terms of their prior knowledge and experience. The results of the assessment make it easier for schools to plan the student's learning based on their strengths and needs. To explore the student's prior knowledge and experience, e.g. regarding language skills, schooling, strengths, etc.<\/p>\n

Level 2 \u2013 literacy and numeracy. <\/h4>\n

A test that assesses the student's reading skills and numeracy in their own mother tongue.<\/p>\n

Level 3 \u2013 subjects: <\/h4>\n

Assesses the student's proficiency in the school's subject areas, such as English, History, Biology, Mathematics, etc. It provides an indication of the student's prior ability and a basis for organising appropriate learning and teaching. This subject area section is partially under development.<\/p>\n

Many schools are already using the local assessment. <\/h4>\n

A steering group has led this important development work, and the following people are on the group. From \u00c1rborg: Aneta Figlarska, adviser on teaching children of foreign origin, Hrund Har\u00f0ard\u00f3ttir, teaching adviser, and \u00deorsteinn Hjartarson, Head of Department. From Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur: Fanney D\u00f3r\u00f3the Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir, Director of the Department; Kristr\u00fan Sigurj\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir, Multicultural Education Adviser; and \u00de\u00f3rd\u00eds Helga \u00d3lafsd\u00f3ttir, former special education officer for primary schools, now a teacher at Borgarholtssk\u00f3li. From Reykjanesb\u00e6r: Halld\u00f3ra Fr\u00ed\u00f0a \u00deorvaldsd\u00f3ttir, project manager for Icelandic as a Second Language, Helgi Arnarson, Director of the Department, and Kolfinna Nj\u00e1lsd\u00f3ttir, Head of School Services. .<\/p>\n

The Positioning project has received grants from the Sprotasj\u00f3\u00f0ur fund and, following courses organised by the steering group, the Positioning has been adopted in many schools in this country, such as in \u00c1rborg, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, Reykjanesb\u00e6r and Reykjav\u00edk. More municipalities that are taking the first steps have received training on implementation. Two upper secondary schools, Borgarholtssk\u00f3li and Fj\u00f6lbrautarsk\u00f3li Su\u00f0urlands, have started using the Positioning Assessment, and more are considering its implementation as there are opportunities at that level of education.<\/p>\n

See also the news item on the Ministry of Education and Culture's website.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00derj\u00fa sveitarf\u00e9l\u00f6g bj\u00f3\u00f0a \u00f6llum sk\u00f3lum landsins n\u00fdtt matst\u00e6ki \u00feeim a\u00f0 kostna\u00f0arlausu Fr\u00e1 haustd\u00f6gum 2016 hafa sveitarf\u00e9l\u00f6gin \u00c1rborg, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur og Reykjanesb\u00e6r veri\u00f0 \u00ed faglegu samstarfi um \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingu og sta\u00f0f\u00e6ringu \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0umatst\u00e6ki sem n\u00fdtist sk\u00f3lum til a\u00f0 leggja mat \u00e1 n\u00e1msh\u00e6fni, \u00feekkingu og reynslu nemenda af erlendum uppruna \u00e1 \u00feeirra tungum\u00e1li. \u00cd lok \u00e1rsins 2018 b\u00e6ttist s\u00ed\u00f0an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14544"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}