Australian Curriculum Update

1. Australian Curriculum Update Sandy Deam Regional Curriculum Consultant October 2011

3. The Australian Curriculum describes the learning entitlement for ALL students. • The purpose of engaging with and implementing Australian Curriculum is to realise the goals of the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians. • Goal 1: Australian schooling promotes equity and excellence • Goal 2:All young Australians become: • successful learners • confident and creative individuals • active and informed citizens

4. The Australian Curriculum is made up of the equally important elements: • Learning areas • General capabilities • Cross-curriculum priorities • Achievement standards.

5. “21st century learning does not fit neatly into a curriculum solely organised by learning areas or subjects. • The Australian Curriculum has identified a comprehensive set of skills, behaviours and dispositions or general capabilities that will assist students in living and working successfully in an increasingly complex, information-rich, globalised world.”

6. Step 1 • Paper resources to support site leaders / teachers • Learning area content • Backwards planning model • What do I want them to learn? (content) • How will I know they got it? (assessment) • What will I do to get there? (learning tasks) • Step 2: Going deeper-Knowledge, understanding and inclusion of the seven general capabilities • Essential tools for learning: literacy, numeracy, critical and creative thinking, information and communication technology competence • Ways of acting, behaving or learning to live with others: • ethical behaviour, personal and social competence and intercultural understanding. • Next Steps: Focus on Cross Curriculum Priorities.Further development of assessment, quality teaching etc

7. Backwards Planning Model

9. The “WHAT”

10. Overview Statements

11. Overview Statements eg English

12. Support Materials either recommended or produced.

13. Planning Guides

14. Scope & Sequence Statements 14

15. Topic / Lesson Planners

16. Topic / Lesson Plan Examples

17. Examples of Assessment Tasks (R-7) • Assessment Tasks • Assessment Criteria • Evidence of - • at year level • high achievement 17

19. The “HOW” Using TfEL

20. Assessment of Learning • Assessment for Learning • Assessment about Learning (Achievement Standards)

21. Assessment of Learning Assessment for Learning • The primary purpose of all assessment is to improve student learning. • Assessment is the process of: • Gathering information from a variety of sources • Providing students with descriptive feedback for future development • Assessment should allow you to pinpoint what a student can do, cannot do yet and the next steps for learning. • This information should be shared with students in a timely fashion (feedback)

22. Assessment about Learning – Achievement Standards • The primary purpose of all assessment is to improve student learning.Assessment is the process of: • Gathering information from a variety of sources • Providing students with descriptive feedback for future development

24. A: Excellentachievement beyondof what is expected at this year level B:Good achievementof what is expected at this year level C: Satisfactoryachievementof what is expected at this year level D: Partialachievementof what is expected at this year level E: Minimalachievementof what is expected at this year level NB: The A-E will be used to report against the Achievement standard for that year level (Students do no not need to achieve what is expected beyondthat year level to receive an A)

28. Site Considerations

29. Australian Curriculum Implementation 1.Where are you at? 2.What other considerations are relevant for your site? 3. Questions, Issues, Concerns

30. Focus on Literacy Genre Development Professional Learning Opportunities Literacy Coaches 2012 Reading Standards

32. Increasing Complexity of Language in Some Common Genres (Also look at the Development of Genres Early Years – Secondary Years Document)

33. The Development of Genres Early Years – Secondary Years

34. Eg SACE Stage 2 • Business and Enterprise • Issues Study • an introductory statement outlining the business trend, development, or issue • a summary of the investigation process undertaken • an analysis, a synthesis, and an evaluation of primary and secondary sources of information • justified conclusions and recommendations • appropriate acknowledgment of sources.