1. Digital Technologies: Curriculum Connections F to 6
Paula Christophersen
Digital Technologies Curriculum Manager

2. Why make connections?
Types of connections – close/related/extended
Process for making meaningful connections
Examples of connections

4. Why make connections? Reflect a connected, knowledge-based society
Efficiencies – time; crowded curriculum?
Educational effectiveness – meaningful partnerships; shared core concepts
Source:

5. Concepts Words Contexts Types of connections Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Common words
Similar intent
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

6. Close Related Extended How connected?
Common concept with different perspectives
Common words with similar intent
Common words with different intent
Requires interpretation

7. Concepts Words Contexts Types of connections Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Common words
Similar intent
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

8. Conceptual connections: processes (Digi Tech)
DIGITAL SOLUTIONS
ANALYSE
DESIGN
DEVELOP
EVALUATE

9. Conceptual connections: processes (D&T)
DESIGNED SOLUTIONS
INVESTIGATE
GENERATE
PRODUCE
EVALUATE
PLAN AND MANAGE

10. Conceptual connections - processes
INVESTIGATE
ANALYSE
GENERATE
PLAN & MANAGE
DESIGN
D&T DT
PRODUCE
DEVELOP
EVALUATE
EVALUATE

11. Conceptual connections: types of inquiries
SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY
QUESTIONING AND PREDICTING
PLANNING AND CONDUCTING
RECORDING AND PROCESSING
ANALYSING AND EVALUATING
COMMUNICATING
HISTORICAL INQUIRY
SEQUENCING THE PAST
USING HISTORICAL SOURCES AS EVIDENCE
IDENTIFYING CONTINUING AND CHANGE
ANALYSING CAUSES AND EFFECT
DETERMINING HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
COMMUNICATING

12. Conceptual connections - design:
Design thinking is a methodology that helps people understand and develop creative ways to solve a specific issue
Understanding design problems
Visualising ideas
Generating ideas
Analysing ideas
Evaluating ideas

13. Conceptual connections - design
Media Arts – Making involves using techniques, technologies and processes to design, produce and distribute media artworks
What’s the same? What’s different? Language; Units of measure?
Digital Technologies – generating ideas and instructions for the appearance and functionality of digital solutions
Design and Technologies – processes to identify and investigate a need or an opportunity, to generate, plan, manage and create designed solutions, and evaluate products and processes

14. Close connections
Different perspectives creates a product, solution or explanation otherwise not possible

15. Levels 3 to 4

16. Levels 3 to 4

17. Levels 3 to 4

18. Levels F to 2

19. Levels F to 2
Students verbally retell the story (of the Three Little Pigs) to a partner, ensuring that the sequence of events in constructing each house is correct (for example, a frame, then roof, then walls).

20. Types of connections - Words
Concepts
Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Words
Common words
Similar intent
Contexts
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

21. Types of connections – Words (Levels 3 to 4)
Different words; same intent?
Collect, access and present different types of data using simple software to create information and solve problems
(Digi Tech)
Use media technologies to create time and space through the manipulation of images, sounds and text when telling stories (Media Arts)
Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns and relationships using formal and informal scientific language (Science)
Create
information
solutions
stories
Technologies
Simple software
Media technologies
Data
Types of data
Images, sound, text

22. Levels 5 to 6

23. Levels 5 to 6 GAME RULES Consequences of decisions Means versus ends
ETHICS
Responsibility of game designer
Treatment of others
PROTOCOLS
Sharing rights
Inclusions/exclusion

24. Levels 5 to 6 GAME RULES ETHICS PROTOCOLS Consequences of decisions
Means versus ends
ETHICS
Responsibility of game designer
Treatment of others
PROTOCOLS
Sharing rights
Inclusions/exclusion

25. Connections - Science

26. Connections - Maths

27. Types of connections Concepts Common idea/content
Different perspectives
Words
Common words
Similar intent
Contexts
Elaboration connection
Requires interpretation

28. Types of connections - Contexts

29. Types of connections - Contexts
Recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented in different ways
Explore a range of digital systems with peripherals devices for different purposes …

30. Types of connections - Contexts

32. Context connections

33. Tools for making connections

34. Tools: Knowing the curriculum

35. Options and tools: Course planning

36. Options and tools: Knowing the curriculum
A to 2
3 to 4
5 to 6
7 to 8
9 to 10

37. Options and tools: Decision making
A guaranteed and viable curriculum ensures that all students have an equal opportunity to learn. Each student will have access to an effective or highly effect teacher, and access to the same content, knowledge and skills in each section or class
program

38. Options and Tools: Decisions
In summary: Decisions affecting planning
Factors
Short term
Medium term
Long term
Human resources
Staff e.g.
Readiness
Allotments PD
Students
Community
Sector
Physical resources
Equipment
Infrastructure
Time
Priorities
Timetable
Policy
Curriculum construct/documentation
Curriculum ‘whitespace’
Assessment and reporting
Options and Tools: Decisions

39. and Assessment Authority
PAULA CHRISTOPHERSEN
Victorian Curriculum
and Assessment Authority