Transcript Update on the Australian Curriculum

The draft NSW Mathematics
K-10 syllabus
Version 2
February 2012
The draft NSW K-10 syllabuses
• The Board of Studies NSW has developed draft K-10
syllabuses for English, mathematics, science and history.
The first round of consultation for these syllabuses has now
closed.
• A second round of consultation based on version 2 of the
draft syllabuses is now open.
• NSW school teachers will only need to teach in accordance
with the new K-10 syllabus documents developed for NSW.
• The Board advises all schools to continue to use the existing
NSW K-12 syllabuses for 2012.
Overview
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Key issues from consultation on version 1
What's changed from version 1 to version 2?
What is the syllabus structure in version 2?
Key issues for consultation on version 2
Designing the NSW Syllabuses
Australian Curriculum
New NSW syllabuses
(ACARA)
(Board of Studies NSW)
Year-based Content
Stage-based Outcomes
and content
General capabilities,
Cross-curriculum
priorities
Learning across the
curriculum areas
embedded in content as
appropriate to individual
Learning Areas
Implementation Timeframe
Education Ministers
approve Australian
Curriculum
achievement
standards.
Board of Studies
NSW considers
consultation
feedback and
revises syllabuses.
2011
Term 4
Syllabuses available
to schools.
Second round of
consultation with
Board of Studies
NSW.
Professional learning
for school executive.
School planning and
preparation for
implementation.
2012
Teacher
professional
learning for new
syllabuses.
Substantial
implementation of
new syllabuses.
School
programming and
development of
teaching, learning
and assessment
materials.
2013
2014
Senior secondary curriculum
• ACARA has indicated that further work to develop senior
secondary courses in English, mathematics, science and
history is being undertaken, with draft documents to be
available for consultation in 2012.
• In the meantime NSW teachers are to continue teaching
current NSW syllabuses for senior secondary courses.
Key issues
from consultation
on Version 1
Key issues from consultation on version 1
• Breadth of draft syllabus outcomes:
• lack of clarity for common understanding
• lack of specificity for assessment and reporting
• Need for K-10 continuum of ‘key ideas’
• Amount of content in some Stages to be reduced
• Assessment advice to be more specific
• Life Skills outcomes and content to be clearer
What's changed
from version 1 to
version 2?
What changed from version 1 to version 2 for K-10?
Syllabus element
Changes
Rationale
The relationship of K–10 Mathematics to other
subject areas made more explicit.
The place of the
Mathematics K-10
syllabus in the K-12
curriculum
Diagram revised clarifying the pathways of
learning in Mathematics.
Aim
The second of the three Australian curriculum:
Mathematics aims has been added.
The aim now includes ‘lifelong learning’.
Objectives
Labelled with strand titles.
What changed from version 1 to version 2 for K-10?
Syllabus element
Changes
Outcomes
Additional outcomes included to align one
outcome to each substrand in each Stage.
Outcomes now coded.
Organisation of
content
One additional component of Working
Mathematically – Communicating – has been
included.
Strand overviews developed and included.
Descriptions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander histories and cultures, Asia and
Australia’s engagement with Asia and
Sustainability included.
What changed from version 1 to version 2 for K-10?
Syllabus element
Changes
Stage outcomes
Continuum of learning amended
Stage statements
Australian curriculum achievement standards
included
Assessment
Revised for consistency
Glossary
Will be included in syllabus materials
What changed from version 1 to version 2 for K-6?
Syllabus element
Changes
Content for Early
Stage1 to Stage 3
Communicating tagged as a Working
Mathematically component to align with the
appropriate outcome
Sequence of content for ES1 to S3 reviewed to
improve the continuum of learning
The language of the content has been revised.
The Background Information and Language
sections have been updated.
What's changed from version 1 to version 2 for K-6?
Syllabus element
Changes
Content for Early
Stage1 to Stage 3
Content related to money strengthened.
‘Two-Dimensional Space’ substrand resequenced.
Statistics and Probability strand revised.
Content on place-value strengthened.
Content for ‘Whole Numbers’ in Stage 2 limited
to five-digit numbers.
What's changed from version 1 to version 2 for K-6?
Syllabus element
Changes
Content for Stage 3
Content on other number systems moved to the
‘Additional Content’ section
Sector graphs and divided bar graphs moved to
Stage 4
Cartesian plane reviewed to make it more
accessible
Order of operations revised
What's changed from version 1 to version 2 for 7-10?
Syllabus element
Changes
Content for Stage 4
to Stage 5
Communicating has been tagged as a Working
Mathematically component
Background Information and Language sections
updated
Content on other number systems has been
moved from Stage 3 to the ‘Additional Content’
section
Sector graphs and divided bar graphs have been
moved from Stage 3 to Stage 4.
What's changed from version 1 to version 2 for 7-10?
Syllabus element
Changes
Years 7-10 Life Skills
outcomes
Life Skills outcomes related to the Stage 4 and 5
outcomes have been added to each substrand.
Outcomes have been reviewed
Outcomes restructured
Years 7-10 Life Skills
content
More access points for students with significant
disabilities, particularly in relation to the
substrands ‘Money', 'Time’, and ‘Measurement’
What is the syllabus structure in
version 2?
Syllabus structure in version 2
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Rationale
Aim
Objectives
Outcomes
Content – essential and additional
Years 7-10 Life Skills outcomes and content
Continuum of learning in Mathematics K-10
• Stage outcomes
• Stage statements
• Assessment
Syllabus structure in version 2
Essential
content
Mathematics K–10 Draft Syllabus Version 2 , NSW BOS, 2012, page 23
Key issues for consultation
on version 2
Key issues for consultation on version 2
K-10?
• Are the additional outcomes for each substrand clear?
• Are the outcomes useful for programming and
assessment?
• Does the Continuum of learning in Mathematics K-10
(pages 393-397) show a clear progression of learning
across the Stages in each content strand?
• Is Learning across the curriculum content embedded
appropriately?
Key issues for consultation on version 2
K-6?
• Is the amount of content appropriate for the allocated
teaching time for K-6?
• Is the assessment advice specific enough to facilitate a
more consistent approach to A-E reporting of student
achievement?
• What specific areas of the syllabus will require targeted
professional learning and/or resourcing?
Key issues for consultation on version 2
7-10?
• Is the amount of content appropriate for the allocated
teaching time for 7-10, particularly for the Stage 5.3
pathway?
• Is the assessment advice specific enough to facilitate a
more consistent approach to A-E reporting of student
achievement?
• Are the Life Skills outcomes and content clear and
appropriate?
• What specific areas of the syllabus will require targeted
professional learning and/or resourcing?
Key issues for consultation on Version 2
- The interactive online format
• Is the navigation clear and logical?
• Will this format be helpful for planning, programming,
assessing and reporting?
Click to preview the
draft syllabuses in
interactive online
format
How can I start to prepare
for implementation
of the new syllabus?
Make your opinion count
The Board of studies NSW is asking for your feedback
on the Version 2 draft syllabuses:
• Complete an online survey about the draft syllabus
Version 2 content.
• Register for a Board of Studies consultation
meeting.
The Department will produce a response representing
the views of public schools and wants to hear your
opinion to inform that response.
• Please complete the Department’s survey.
Preparation
• Keep up to date:
o Watch the NSW Curriculum & Learning Innovation
Centre’s website (www.clic.det.nsw.edu.au).
o Watch the Board of Studies website
(www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au).
• Areas to consider:
o Official notices from the Board of Studies.