Transcript Australian Curriculum: History

Curriculum K-12 Directorate
A period of public consultation, with the opportunity to
provide feedback on the draft Australian Curriculum in
English, Mathematics, Science and History, will occur
from:
1 March until 23 May 2010.
150 schools across Australia will be trialling the new
curriculum over the next three months.
The purpose of the Department’s consultation process is
to initially:
Brief teachers about the draft Australian Curriculum:
History
Seek feedback from teachers about the draft Australian
Curriculum
Identify issues for implementation of the Australian
Curriculum: History for teachers
This round of consultation must focus on the Draft
Australian Curriculum that has been presented.
This consultation process provides the opportunity to
ensure that the Australian Curriculum: History
Is a quality Curriculum
Is clearly understood and can be implemented by
teachers at all stages of their career
ACARA:
http://www.australiancurriculum.edu.au/
Board of Studies:
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/australiancurriculum/
Department of Education and Training:
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.
au/home/consultation.htm
Online Consultation
forums have been
established so that
you can have a say
The process of implementing the Australian Curriculum is
a matter for each state.
Commencement of implementation will depend on:
extent of difference with existing curriculum
alignment with existing credentialing arrangements
provided the K–10 Australian Curriculum is implemented
by 2013.
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There is no time allocation identified for the
Australian Curriculum: History
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Your feedback should be based on how
successfully the curriculum can be taught in the
current time allocated to history
The Australian Curriculum History:
is developed for K-10 and Years 11 and 12
is described in years not stages
is described around content descriptions NOT
outcomes
• no stem to content i.e. students learn...
• includes content addressing 10 General capabilities
• includes content addressing Cross curriculum
dimensions
Australian Curriculum identifies essential content that all
students should be taught, by year of schooling. The
content descriptions will incorporate, where appropriate:
the 10 general capabilities e.g. ICT, literacy, numeracy,
thinking skills, creativity
and cross-curriculum dimensions in ways appropriate to
each learning area
The General Capabilities:
literacy
numeracy
self management *
teamwork *
ICT
thinking skills
creativity
intercultural understanding
ethical behaviour
social competence *
The Cross-Curriculum Dimensions:
Indigenous perspectives, to ensure that all young
Australians have the opportunity to learn about,
acknowledge and respect the history and culture of
Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders
a commitment to sustainable patterns of living which
will be reflected in curriculum documents
skills, knowledge and understandings related to Asia
and Australia’s engagement with Asia
Australian Curriculum is described around content
descriptions NOT outcomes
Each learning area includes:
Content descriptions which specify what teachers are
expected to teach
Elaborations which are examples that illustrate each
content description
Achievement standards that describe the quality of
learning (the depth of understanding, extent of
knowledge and sophistication of skill) expected of
students at each year level
Annotated student work samples will illustrate the
achievement standard at each year level.
An achievement standard is an expectation of the quality
of learning that students should reach by a particular
point in their schooling (e.g. the depth of their
understanding, the extent of their knowledge and the
sophistication of their skills).
For K-10, they will be represented at every year by:
a statement of the learning typically expected of
students for that year
a set of work samples that will illustrate achievement of
the standard.
They will be linked to the A-E reporting framework.
Each year has a focus
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The Year 7 curriculum focuses on history from the time
of the earliest human communities to the end of the
Ancient period (c. 60 000 BP - c.500AD).
and broad enquiry questions
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what are the defining characteristics of societies?
how did people live in other times and places?
who should rule in a society?
An understanding of world history will enhance
students’ appreciation of Australian history.
It will enable them to appreciate Australia’s
distinctive path of social, economic and political
development, its position in the Asia-Pacific
region, and global interrelationships that are
essential to an informed and active participation in
Australia’s diverse society
Years 7 – 10 includes
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An overview designed to introduce the broad
content and contexts for study
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Depth studies investigate studies in greater depth
providing scope for the development of historical
skills
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School developed depth studies in Years 7 - 9
The history curriculum is organised into two
interrelated strands
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Historical knowledge and understanding
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Historical skills
This strand includes skills that are used in the
process of historical inquiry associated with:
 historical questions and research;
 the analysis and use of sources;
 perspectives and interpretations;
 comprehension and communication.
There is an increasing emphasis on historical
interpretation and the use of evidence within this
strand.
Kindergarten to Year 2 students begin to look at the
stories of their families and communities
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Examples include:
how families commemorate past events that are
important to them
terms that are used to express time such as
tomorrow and a long time ago
significance of local place names
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The content of Years 3 to 6 broadens to regional
and national history.
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It includes life in Australia before 1800, the
building of the Australian nation and Australia’s
links with other nations.
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Year 7 focuses on history from the time of the
earliest human communities to the end of the
Ancient period (c. 60 000 BC–c.500 AD).
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Year 8 focuses on history from the end of the
Ancient period to the beginning of the Modern
period (c.500–1750).
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Year 9 focuses on the history of the Modern World
and Australia from 1750 to 1901
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The history of Australia is 40% of course time
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Year 10 focuses on the history of Australia and the
Modern World from 1901 to the present.
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The history of Australia is 60% of course content
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Broad feedback on the curriculum is sought in
relation to:
Content coverage
Content clarity
Content placement and sequence
Manageability for teachers
The digital format and layout
More specific feedback on the curriculum is
sought in relation to:
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Content descriptions
Content elaborations
Achievement standards
Structure of the curriculum
General capabilities
Cross-curriculum dimensions
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Use the Curriculum Support forum
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Send your feedback to
Pauline Sheppard SCA HSIE 7-12
Phone 9886 7692
[email protected]
Brian Elliott
Manager HSIE
Phone 9886 7603
[email protected]