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Introducing AusVELS

Introducing AusVELS. Presented by Lisa Hill Based on information from INTRODUCING THE AUSVELS WEBSITE, OVERVIEW AND FEATURES (VCAA Collaborate PD 15 November 2011). 2011 -2012 Assess using all VELS.

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Introducing AusVELS

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  1. Introducing AusVELS Presented by Lisa Hill Based on information from INTRODUCING THE AUSVELS WEBSITE, OVERVIEW AND FEATURES (VCAA Collaborate PD 15 November 2011)

  2. 2011 -2012 Assess using all VELS In 2011 and 2012, government and Catholic sector schools will use the 2011-2012 VELS website as the source for the mandated Victorian curriculum i.e. we’ll continue to assess with existing curriculum & assessment standards. BUT…

  3. 2011 -2012 PLAN using AusVELS Next year, we’ll use the AusVELSwebsiteto plan units and assessment tasks, for teaching and assessing the hybrid AusVELScurriculum framework in 2013.

  4. What is the Australian curriculum?

  5. How long will we have a hybrid curriculum for? Curriculum has a shelf-life of about 5-7 years, AusVELS will be around from 2013, and they expect it to last for about 5 years.

  6. Recap: how is it being phased in?

  7. Recap: Victorian timelines Phase 1

  8. The AusVELS portal • For information, support and resources about the F-10 curriculum (including AusVELS)at the VCAA http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/foundation10/curriculum/index.html. When in doubt, go here for official advice. • From there you can link to the entry portal to AusVELS http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au • The design of AUSVELS is intended to be so that teachers have just ONE webpage to visit, that it’s trustworthy, and to integrate the two curricula.

  9. This is the AusVELS home page. The link is on the intranet staff page. Note the little box at the top which links to 2011-2012 VELS.

  10. Select Overview from the menu and scroll down to the chart Note the AC links for English, Maths, History and Science. ALL THE OTHERS LINK TO EXISTING VELS.

  11. On the Overview page, scroll down to Levels. Each level in the RH column links through to the whole curriculum for that level i.e. the 4 new AC subjects (English, Maths, Science and History) + the existing VELS for that level. h

  12. From the Domains menu you can see all the subjects with a little AC text box denoting the 4 new AC subjects.

  13. Click on the drop-down Filter menu (LHS) and deselect SELECT ALL. Click on Science. Click on APPLY FILTERS (RHS). From the Levels menu you can filter content to get exactly what you want. Select LEVEL 4.

  14. Change the view by clicking on the little box logo that’s greyed out. What practical purpose can you use these different views for?

  15. Notice the greyed numbers and letters: - Click on this to see elaborations and more details about this content description. Scroll down the page and hover over the symbols under Earth and Space Science – what do the symbols mean?

  16. Notice you can download the curriculum from any page. The General Capabilities page is just a brief description because they are still working on validating it for Victoria.

  17. These 3 priorities are embedded in the domains where appropriate.

  18. Tailor what you download to suit your needs.Except you CAN”T download it as a Word doc.

  19. To recap: be ready for 2013! • In 2013 Government and Catholic sector schools will use AusVELS for curriculum planning, assessment and reporting. This will be the current VELS curriculum with the Learning Focus and Standards for English, Mathematics, Science and History replaced by the respective Australian Curriculum Content Descriptions and Achievement Standards.

  20. Recap: Features of the AusVELS site • Domains are marked to show which ones are AC, levels allow you to choose which level you want. Old domains show an overview & intro + structure + stages of learning. These are rebadged as AC Levels instead of VELS ones. • Functionality to turn off elements e.g. learning focus or standards, and also a filter to show year levels that you're interested in. • 2 different ways to view, ‘flat’ or in columns across the page with year levels side by side, especially useful for composites. • A next/previous function, and also a Show More/Show Less option for some pages. • Content description code boxes link to elaborations and more detail. • Cross Curriculum priorities are also tagged with symbols. • Every page can be printed.

  21. Further changes ahead: Responding to feedback, they are working on • viewing modes by levels i.e. reading, writing, oral; • LOTE progression measures. These are different because they’re ‘between’ a learning focus and a standard They’re developing new support materials not recycling old ones. Templates are being developed for planning, see the overview and resources website, also on home page of AusVELS site - use Implementation, planning support resources menus.

  22. Website addresses Existing VELS curriculum for assessing in 2012 • http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/overview/index.html New AusVELS curriculum for planning with the hybrid curriculum in 2012 • http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/ Portal for resources and support • http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/foundation10/f10index.html

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