Transcript Document 7208893

Asia Literacy – imperatives for the
Australian Classroom
Pres-service teachers
Monash University
The moral imperative….
I am future’s child…
I am future’s child. I am 16 years old. I will
be alive and well in 2070.
My children will see the 22nd century.
Can you even imagine what the world will be
like for them?
Wherever I live and work I will certainly be
mixing in a multi national, multi cultural and
multi faith setting; white people may be the
ethnic minority.
Are you confident you can design a
curriculum that will equip me to live in my
world?
I am sixteen years old and I am sitting in one
of your classrooms today.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd wants:
“Australia to become the most Asialiterate country in the Western
world.”
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said
“It is impossible to conceive of a
future Australian education system
that does not take the study of Asia
seriously.”
Speech to Asia Society 11th Annual Dinner, 6 April 2008, New York
The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Speech, AEF National Forum, Adelaide 19 May 2008
“India, China and other
Asian nations are growing
and their influence is
increasing. Australians
need to become ‘Asia
literate’, engaging and
building strong
relationships with Asia.”
Goal 2:
All young Australians
become successful learners,
confident and creative
individuals, and active and
informed citizens
“active and informed
citizens…are able to relate
and communicate across
cultures, especially in
relation to cultures and
countries of the AsiaPacific.”
Global and regionally-engaged
Asia-literate young Australians
Countries of Asia?
Wealth 1990
Population
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Wealth 2015
Christians
Buddhists
Movement
Transport
Food
Goods
Manufacturers
Services
Resources
Fuel
Production
Work
Income
Wealth
Poverty
Housing
Education
Health
Disease
Disaster
Death
Destruction
Violence
Pollution
Depletion
Communication
Exploitation
Action
Cause of Death
Age of Death
Religion
Language
Sport/Leisure
Fast facts of Asia….
?% of the world’s population
60%
?% of the earth’s land
30 %
Fastest growing economies?
China and India
Some religions practiced in
Asia?
Buddhism, Christianity,
Hinduism, Islam, Shintoism
2 most populous nations?
China and India
World’s most widely spoken first
language?
Mandarin
Australia’s largest trading
partner?
China
World’s largest democracy?
India
Where in Asia can snow be
found?
Mongolia, China, India, Nepal,
Bhutan, Japan, Korea, Pakistan
What is an Asia-engaged student?
Understand ‘Asia’
Explain ‘Asia’ – geography,
history, culture, economy
Understand diversity –
environments, cultures, beliefs,
societies
Understand importance of
economic, strategic, cultural
links with world and Australia.
What do you see??
What is an Asia-engaged student?
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and
values
toward Asian people, events,
lifestyles, ideas
Of plurality, interdependence
Critically analyse stereotyped views
of Asia
What is an Asia-engaged student?
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and
values
Know about contemporary and
traditional Asia
Cultures, societies, beliefs
Contributions of Asia to human endeavour
Know about events and issues to explain
the history and added to world
development.
What is an Asia-engaged student?
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
Know about contemporary and traditional
Asia
Connect Asia to Australia
Current trends common to Australia, Asia, the
world
Increasing cultural diversity has added to
Australian society and culture
Historical and current Australia-Asia engagement,
co-operation tensions and friendship
What is an Asia-engaged student?
Understand ‘Asia’
Developed informed attitudes and values
Know about contemporary and traditional
Asia
Connect Asia to Australia
Communicate
Develop intercultural skills and understandings to
engage in diverse cultures at home and abroad
Communicate in one or more Asian languages
Features of an Asia-engaged school
An Asia Literate school can be summarised as: The school community acknowledges the place of the Studies of Asia and Australia (SOAA) in the school documents and has a policy of
incorporating these studies across learning areas in accordance with the National Statement on Engaging Young Australians with the Studies of
Asia in Australian schools.
POLICY
*Audit curriculum, resources and staff to
identify baseline and identify areas for
improvement.
*School action plan being developed by an
interested group of educators using the
National Statement as a guide.
*There is a school action plan to
implement the SOAA as set out in the
national statement and it is being
implemented.
CURRICULUM
SOAA is delivered in small, occasional
unrelated tasks.
SOAA occur in some learning areas
presented through various topics.
SOAA are sequential and inter-related with
multiple entry points for students.
The curriculum has some Asian content or
stand-alone Asian studies.
Some teachers working in an isolated
approach in some learning areas or across
the curriculum.
SOAA is IMPLEMENTATION
found in several learning areas and
year levels.
Some teachers working together in learning
areas or year levels across the curriculum or
year levels.
The curriculum reflects the integrated scope &
sequence of SOAA across the learning areas
and the year levels.
There is a team commitment to a whole
school, across the curriculum approach to the
SOAA.
STUDENT OUTCOMES
Student learning is typically around food,
flags, festivals and folktales of Asia.
Student learning develops positive values,
attitudes and skills enabling them to develop
intercultural understandings of and about
Asia.
Student learning involves deep and rich
learning tasks and intercultural
understandings.
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