1. Monday 18 th February 2013

3. PAC FACIILITATOR -Primary Australian Curriculum Facilitator Tangara Cluster -Grange -Hendon -West Lakes Shore -Westport Bower Cluster -Brompton -Challa Gardens -Kilkenny -Pennington JPS -Pennington PS -Woodville -Woodville Gardens

4. Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians -Successful learners -Confident & creative individuals -Active & informed citizens

5. Consultative process with the development of the AC Shaping Paper Design of the Australian Curriculum paper Shaping Papers for each Curriculum Area -Draft -Updated/published Draft Curriculum Published Curriculum

6. Dimension 1 – learning areas - 8 English Mathematics Science Humanities and Social Science (HASS) (comprising History, Geography, Civics & Citizenship and Business & Economics) The Arts (comprising Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music and Visual Arts) Languages Health and Physical Education Technologies (comprising ICT and Design and Technology). Dimension 2 – general capabilities - 7 Literacy Numeracy Information and communication technology (ICT) capability Critical and creative thinking Personal and social capability Ethical understanding Intercultural understanding Dimension 3 – cross-curriculum priorities - 3 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander histories & cultures Asia & Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability 3 dimensions of the Australian Curriculum…

7. Curriculum Areas -English -Maths -Science -Humanities & Social Sciences -History -Geography -Civics & Citizenship -Business & Economics -The Arts -Dance - Drama- Media -Music- Visual Arts -Languages -Health & PE -Technologies -ICT -Design & Technology

8. Cross Curriculum Priorities -Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander histories & cultures -Asia & Australia’s engagement with Asia - Sustainability

9. General Capabilities Literacy Numeracy ICT Critical and Creative Thinking Ethical Understanding Personal & Social Competence Intercultural Understandings

10. AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM WEBSITE www.australiancurriculum.edu.au Online document -Constantly changing -Version 4.1

11. Update -All curriculum areas due to be published by the end of 2013 -DECD implementation timelines TBA

12. PUBLISHED -MATHEMATICS -SCIENCE -HISTORY (HASS – Humanities & Social Sciences) - ENGLISH - General Capability continuums : New continuums (F, 2,4,6,8,10 all areas) DRAFT DOCUMENTS -The Arts -Geography (HASS – Humanities & Social Sciences) -Some Languages -Health & PE (consultation closes April 2013) SHAPING PAPERS - Business & Economics (HASS – Humanities & Social Sciences) : updated Dec 2012 - Civics & Citizenship (HASS – Humanities & Social Sciences) : updated Oct 2012 -The Technologies : released March 2012

13. DECD Timeline 2011 Familiarisation of Maths & Science 2012 Implementation of Maths & Science Familiarisation of English & History 2013 Implementation of Maths, Science, English & History

14. Reporting : changes to reporting : 2 different curriculums -SACSA -Australian Curriculum : Cyclical vs hierarchical curriculum : new guidelines for DECD schools

15. Taking a look at the curriculum

16. Conclusion