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Maximising In-country Experiences

Maximising In-country Experiences. The Strategic Context 16 May, 2012 Chris Wardlaw, Deputy Secretary Strategy and Review Group Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Maximising In-country Experiences.

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Maximising In-country Experiences

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  1. Maximising In-country Experiences

  2. The Strategic Context 16 May, 2012 Chris Wardlaw, Deputy Secretary Strategy and Review Group Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Maximising In-country Experiences

  3. We can learn from other education systems (schools) even though the contexts differ Maximising In-country Experiences

  4. Maximising In-country Experiences

  5. Top 2 levels (5 & 6) in maths proficiency PISA 2009 Victoria Maximising In-country Experiences

  6. Aspirational or minimum standards? • 85% HK P3 students meet minimum standards in mathematics • 96% in Australia (NAPLAN) • ? Maximising In-country Experiences

  7. 2 further complacency busters 1. Hong Kong topped PISA in Problem Solving in 2006 2. Shanghai students enjoyed reading more than any other 15 year olds (Shanghai topped reading in PISA) But… Maximising In-country Experiences

  8. Student Attitudinal Factors Confidence in mathematics (Grade 8) (TIMSS) Maximising In-country Experiences

  9. Catching up: Learning from the best school systems in East Asia • Provide high quality initial teacher education • Provide mentoring that continually improves learning and teaching • View teachers as researchers • Use classroom observation • Promote effective teachers and give them more responsibility for learning and teaching Source: Grattan Institute Maximising In-country Experiences

  10. Developing a learning community – the third wave of reform Victoria as a Learning Community builds on earlier waves of reform 3 non-negotiable principles • Local decision-making • Engagement through choice • Community ownership Underpinning concepts • Professional Trust • Default Autonomy Maximising In-country Experiences

  11. VLC – Five interrelated reform areas The Goal Student Outcomes • Curriculum reform: ‘essential’, Victorian Baccalaureate, industry themed pathways The Foundation Order and Inclusion • ‘Orderly environment’, Alternative settings The Driver School innovation • Culture, Discipline/Evidence The Facilitator School Partnerships • School to school, School to DEECD, School to parent, School to community, School to other partners The Context Internationalising Education • Languages, Outlook, Intercultural Understanding Maximising In-country Experiences

  12. WARM New Zealand 83% Canada 80% Germany 68% USA 67% Japan 66% India 56% China 53% South Korea 53% Indonesia 49% Burma 46% Pakistan 42% Iran 38% Afghanistan 37% North Korea 30% COLD

  13. Indonesians & Australians: main fear? Indon No1 worry: Separatists. (And Aussie “meddling”) Aussie No1 worry: Climate. (Not enough Indons care). Source: Roy Morgan Research, August 2008

  14. Submissions to the White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century Maximising In-country Experiences

  15. ‘Asia literacy’ histories, geographies, societies, cultures, literatures and languages Maximising In-country Experiences

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