1 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Induction Program

2 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Aims of Induction Program Aims Participants will: Slide 1.1 Understand why it is important for their school community to engage with Asia Be introduced to the rationale and the intent of the National Statement for Engaging Young Australians with Asia in Australian Schools Be introduced to the 3 stages of Awareness, Audit Curriculum and Develop Curriculum Consider ideas for raising awareness in their own school setting.

3 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia National Statement “Knowledge and understanding of Asia and Australia’s relationship with Asia make an important contribution to building the social capital of our nation: enriching Australians’ social, creative and intellectual development by extending their skills, vocational opportunities and aspirations; and developing an understanding of themselves, their own society and the richness of human experience”. National Statement, page 4 Slide 1.2

4 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia 4 Key Reasons to Engage With Asia Being good neighbours and responsible global citizens Harmonious Australia Creative Australia Prosperous Australia Slide 1.3

5 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Module 1: The importance of engaging young Australians with Asia Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia

6 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Module 1: The importance of engaging young Australians with Asia Module delivery plan Step 1: The importance of Asia globally Step 2: The implications of the National Statement for leaders and schools Step 3: What might an Asia engaged school look like ? Aims To develop the capacity of participants to: understand the significance of Asia understand the key messages contained in the National Statement explore the implications of the National Statement for school leaders and schools 1 Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia

7 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia New economic world order 2 Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia

8 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia NZ, US and UK have Asian education initiatives 3 Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia

9 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Implications of the National Statement for school leaders Personal reflection Draw on the National Statement and your experience to consider the implications of the statement for you as a school leader. What might you need to do? Jot down your thoughts in point form Share reflections In groups of 3-4 share your thoughts Combine the team’s thoughts into a consolidated list 4 Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia

10 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Curriculum activity in an Asia-engaged school State or Territory education priorities / curriculum 5 Leading 21st Century Schools: Engage with Asia

11 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Learning from others Aims Participants will: Slide 1.4 Learn of good practice undertaken by schools Gain an understanding of key strategies to audit curriculum, resources and expertise Identify possible change strategies

12 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Framework for Moving Forward AACDC Awareness Audit Curriculum Develop Curriculum Slide 1.5

13 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Reflections In secondary schools (Page 10) In primary schools (Page 7) Early days (Page 13) Making a commitment real (Page 14) The small school (Page 15) What do you take from this story in terms of the Awareness, Audit the Curriculum, Develop the Curriculum processes? Slide 1.6

14 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Auditing the Curriculum Rank their school’s Asia-literacy Investigate audit tools Slide 1.7 Aims Participants will:

15 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Continuity for Stages of School Development Slide 1.8

16 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia 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. SOAA is found in several learning areas and year levels. The curriculum reflects the integrated scope & sequence of SOAA across the learning areas and the year levels. IMPLEMENTATION Some teachers working in an isolated approach in some learning areas or across the curriculum. Some teachers working together in learning areas or year levels across the curriculum or 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. Features of an Asia-literate school Slide 1.9

17 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Developing the Curriculum Slide 2.1 Aims Participants will: Be introduced to a policy based strategy and resources for building a sequenced inclusion of Asia in English/SOSE/Arts curriculum Understand policy underpinnings for the Studies of Asia Examine the Asia Scope and Sequence documents in the Toolkit to show how Asia-literacy can be mapped in existing curriculum Note supporting websites and resources

18 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Curriculum Corporation Slide 2.2

19 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Asia Education Foundation Slide 2.3

20 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Victorian Asia Wikisite Slide 2.4

21 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Auditing Slide 2.5 What will I audit? What tools will I use? Who will carry out the audit? When will it be completed? What does it tell me? What are my next steps?

22 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia What is an Asia-Engaged School? Slide 2.6 Pg 5 Teacher and school Resource

23 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Actions/Timelines Slide 2.7 ActionBy…. End of today End of 2009 PD days term 1/ st network meeting End term 1/2010 End semester 1/ nd network meeting

24 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia Networks Establish a minimum of two meeting dates (By March 2010 and September 2010) Appoint a contact person Decide a venue Ideas for discussion –What have you achieved (AACDC) –Advice, speakers –Accessing support programs –What next Slide 2.8

25 Leading 21st Century Schools Victoria : Engage with Asia What to do Next Slide 2.9 Awareness – Speak to your community about the need for Asia–literacy in a broad context. Audit the curriculum (people and resources) Develop the curriculum (put a plan of action into motion) Attend 2 L21CSV principal meetings Access the support programs for your staff