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Australian Curriculum Information for parents

Australian Curriculum Information for parents. Background . Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). 2008 National Curriculum Board (NCB). 2009 ACARA became responsible for national curriculum, assessment and reporting. ACARA website. Why an Australian Curriculum?.

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Australian Curriculum Information for parents

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  1. Australian CurriculumInformation for parents

  2. Background

  3. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) • 2008 National Curriculum Board (NCB). • 2009 ACARA became responsible for national curriculum, assessment and reporting.

  4. ACARA website

  5. Why an Australian Curriculum? • A COAG decision. • Provides skills, knowledge and capabilities for young Australians. • The combined efforts of states and territories focused on improving student learning. • Offers greater consistency for the mobile student and teacher population.

  6. Melbourne Declaration (2009)

  7. Australian Curriculum — Learning areas

  8. Developing Australian Curriculum

  9. Australian Curriculum development

  10. Timelines

  11. Australian Curriculum structure Rationale Aims Organisation of the learning area strands content descriptions content elaborations Achievement standards samples of student work

  12. Content descriptions and elaborations • Content descriptions are explicit statements about what all students should be taught. • Content elaborations are designed to support teachers’ understanding of the content descriptions.

  13. General capabilities Cross-curricular dimensions

  14. What will the Australian Curriculum look like?

  15. Years K(P)–10

  16. K(P)–10 Strands

  17. K(P)–10 Achievement standards The quality of learning expected of students who are taught the content. Specified for each learning area by year of schooling. Students who have reached the standard are well able to progress to the next level.

  18. Years 11 and 12

  19. Years 11 and 12

  20. English: four courses English for life and the workplace Focus on further students’ literacy and language skills for effective participation in work, training and community, social and civic life. English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D) Focuses on students for whom English is an additional language. English Focuses on extending students use of language and literature and meeting the demands for further study, work and community, social and civic life. Literature A two-year course focusing on the study of literature.

  21. Science: four courses Biology Chemistry Physics Earth and environmental science History: two courses Modern history Ancient history

  22. Mathematics: four courses Essential mathematics Focuses on applied mathematics for everyday life. General mathematics Focuses on mathematics suitable for preparation for further study with a moderate demand in mathematics. Mathematical methods Focuses on substantial development of mathematical knowledge and higher level mathematics. Specialist mathematics Focuses on mathematics for further study in mathematics or engineering and students with a strong interest in mathematics.

  23. Assessment — processes and certification will remain a state/school responsibility • States and territories will be responsible for: • assessment • certification • quality assurance • tertiary entrance. • Where there is a nationally developed course states/territories will cease to offer any comparable existing course. • The number of courses may grow over time.

  24. Providing feedback

  25. Providing feedback

  26. Queensland’s alignment with the national approach Excellence and equity through: clarity about content clarity about standards valuing teacher professionalism.

  27. Keep in touch

  28. Australian Curriculum contacts General enquiries australiancurriculum@qsa.qld.edu.au Subscribe to ACARA Update http://www.acara.edu.au

  29. Sign up for QSA’s Australian Curriculum Latest e-newsletter http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au

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