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ISTE Study tour briefing Monday 1 st O ctober

ISTE Study tour briefing Monday 1 st O ctober. Introductions ……. In 2011 there were 3,541,809 students attending schools in Australia In 2011, there were 9,435 Australian schools, comprising 6,705 government schools (71%), 1,710 Catholic schools (18%) and 1,020 Independent schools (11%).

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ISTE Study tour briefing Monday 1 st O ctober

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  1. ISTE Study tour briefing Monday 1stOctober

  2. Introductions ……

  3. In 2011 there were 3,541,809 students attending schools in Australia • In 2011, there were 9,435 Australian schools, comprising 6,705 government schools (71%), 1,710 Catholic schools (18%) and 1,020 Independent schools (11%). • Of the 290,854 teaching staff in 2011, 186,075 (64%) were working in government schools and 104,779 (36%) were working in non-government schools.

  4. The Political Scene • Federal Elections in 2007, 2010 and 2013 • State Elections • Australian Capital Territory 2009 • New South wales 2011 • Northern Territory 2012 • Queensland 2012 • South Australia 2010 • Tasmania 2010 • Victoria 2011 • Western Australia 2010

  5. The Melbourne Declaration • ACARA • AITSL • The NBN • $43billion Australian dollars • The DER • $2.3 billion Australian dollars over 7 years • The BER • $16.0 billion Australia dollars, response to GFC

  6. The Melbourne Declaration (December 2008) • Australian Schooling promotes equity and excellence • All young Australian become: • Successful learners • Confident and creative individuals • Active and informed citizens • Promote personalised learning that aims to fulfil the diverse capabilities of each young Australian • Have the essential skills in literacy and numeracy and are creative and productive uses of technology, especially ICT, as a foundation for success in all learning areas.

  7. ACARA • CurriculumAssessment Reporting • ESA • Digital Learning Resources Information Technology, Curriculum, Assessment, and Professional Learning Services • AITSL • Quality Teaching Leadership Professional Learning Standards

  8. The delivery structure? • ACARA is a national authority responsible for a national curriculum (K-12), a national assessment program, national data collection and reporting • AITSL is a National institute. AITSL has responsibility for: • rigorous national professional standards • fostering and driving high quality professional development for teachers and school leaders • working collaboratively across jurisdictions and engaging with key professional bodies. • ESA is a Ministerial company formed by MCEECDYA by merging Curriculum Corporation and education.au, former digital content providers (as part of their responsibilities) • Part of the national educational architecture

  9. State and Territory Governments’Role in School Education • State and Territory Governments are responsible for provision of school education to students in their state/territory and also • Student assessment and certification • Curriculum and course accreditation • Resource allocation for Government schools • Teacher employment and professional development in Government schools

  10. Australian Government’s Rolein School Education • National leadership in school education issues • Supplementary funding to government and non-government schools • The Commonwealth is the principal funder of non-government schools • Support for effective transition beyond school education • Funding for Indigenous students

  11. Local Government does not have a role • Australia has no equivalent of school districts or local education authorities • Local or regional structures play no significant role in the delivery of education in Australia • Government schools are controlled directly by State Government education departments • Catholic systemic schools may be organised on a State-wide basis or a diocesan basis • Independent schools operate independently

  12. Government and Non-Government Schools

  13. The Digital Education Revolution Policy • Announced as a $A1 billion four year election commitment in 2007 • Now a 7 year $A2.3 billion program • The core rationale for the policy was described as follows: “Information and communications technology is no longer just another subject taught by schools, it is a means of learning across all subjects – from English to mathematics and science, to the humanities, technical and applied studies, music and visual arts. It is also a driver of productivity and growth across all sectors of the economy, from farming and mining to manufacturing and services”

  14. Core elements of the policy • The core premise is that getting the right implementation of ICT in education is genuinely important for Australia • And that making effective use of ICT in Australian education requires: • ubiquitous computing capacity • high speed ubiquitous telecommunications • high quality nationally accessible content (and collaboration tools) and; • well trained teachers

  15. National Broadband Network • Fibre to the premises for 93% • Fixed Wireless for 4% • Satellite for 3%

  16. Questions • Groups • Comments/Questions • BBQ

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